Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 3:57AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
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* AFFECTED AREA... Yuma, Kit Carson, Cheyenne KS and Dundy counties. * TIMING... 9 AM MDT to 4 PM MDT (10 AM MDT to 5 PM CDT). Duration of strong winds and low humidities together expected to be 1 to 2 hours. * WINDS... West southwesterly 15 to 30 mph in the morning, decreasing through the afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... Falling to 10 to 15 percent in the afternoon. * TEMPERATURES... Lower to mid 80s. * FUELS... Fuels will promote fire spread if fires were to develop. * FIRE DANGER...Lowest humidities will overlap with stronger winds for an hour or two this afternoon. While not expected to be widespread or persistent, these conditions could make controlling any fire difficult. Outdoor burning and activities that cause open sparks or flames are discouraged. Fire and emergency officials should be aware that weather conditions will be favorable for the development of grass and crop fires.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Dundy
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-12T03:57:00-06:00
- states
- ["CO","KS","NE"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-12T03:57:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1acd03c9b579ecc6a7220870638699d9960c29dc.001.1
- references
- []
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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