Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 1988, 12:22 AM MDT for Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1988, 12:22 AM MDT (06:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1988, 1:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sherman County, KS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2390 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KGLD 190622
SVRGLD
KSC039-181-190715-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
122 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF KANSAS
DECATUR...SHERMAN
AT 115AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORTHWEST DECATUR COUNTY..10 MILES NORTHWEST OF OBERLIN
SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY..15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HOXIE. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH..
PRODUCING WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH..VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTING.
IF YOU ARE IN AN jAREA THREATENED BY THE STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..VERY HEAVY
RAIN..AND LIGHTNING.
FREIBURGERWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:08 PM MDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 705 PM MDT MON JUL 18 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR EXTREME WESTERN KANSAS..WEST OF A LINE FROM ST FRANCIS TO LIBERAL... AT 700 PM MDT NO SEVERE WEATHER INDICATED BY RADAR OR REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC OVER NORTHWEST OR WESTCENTRAL KANSAS. THE ONLY THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTCENTRAL KANSAS WAS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF TRIBUNE..IN SOUTHERN GREELEY COUNTY. LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS..SOME VERY HEAVY WERE OVER EASTERN COLORADO IN A 60 MILE WIDE BAND FROM ALONG THE WYOMING/COLORADO BORDER NORTH OF STERLING TO LA JUNTA COLORADO. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH% AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 8:01 PM MDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 800 PM MDT MON JUL 18 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR EXTREME WESTERN KANSAS..WEST OF A LINE FROM ST FRANCIS TO LIBERAL... AT 755 PM MDT NO SEVERE WEATHER INDICATED BY RADAR OR REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC OVER NORTHWEST OR WESTCENTRAL KANSAS. THE ONLY THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTCENTRAL KANSAS WAS 10 MILES SOUTH OF TRIBUNE..IN SOUTHERN GREELEY COUNTY. LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS..SOME VERY HEAVY WERE OVER EASTERN COLORADO IN A 60 MILE WIDE BAND FROM ALONG THE WYOMING/COLORADO BORDER NORTH OF STERLING TO NORTH OF LA JUNTA COLORADO. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10A MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 9:01 PM MDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1000 PM CDT MON JUL 18 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3AM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHARON SPRINGS TO HAYS TO PHILLIPSBURG... AT 955 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER INDICATED BY RADAR OR REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE ONLY THUNDERSTORM WAS IN WESTERN ROOKS COUNTY 10 MILES WEST OF STOCKTON MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS..SOME VERY HEAVY WERE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA AND EASTERN COLORADO..NORTH OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON NEBRASKA TO IMPERIAL NEBRASKA. AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WRAY COLORADO..TO SHERIDAN LAKE COLORADO. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 10:08 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1105 PM CDT MON JUL 18 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3AM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHARON SPRINGS TO HAYS TO PHILLIPSBURG... AT 11 PM CDT NO SEVERE WEATHER INDICATED BY RADAR OR REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS. THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY RADAR..THE STRONGEST ALONG THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER 15 MILES WEST OF GOODLAND..AND IN SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS COUNTY..15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ALONG THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER FROM 10 MILES WEST OF ST FRANCIS TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRIBUNE. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 11:32 PM MDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1230 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3AM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHARON SPRINGS TO HAYS TO PHILLIPSBURG... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SHERMAN COUNTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND DECREASED IN INTENSITY. HOWEVER.. RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE MOST INTENSE STORM WERE IN A LINE 5 MILES WIDE..FROM WESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY 10 MILES WEST OF ATWOOD..SOUTH TO JUST EAST OF COLBY TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKLEY IN CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS AND SOME HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURG.ER
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 12:08 AM MDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 100 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3AM CDT FOR THAT PART OF KANSAS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SHARON SPRINGS TO HAYS TO PHILLIPSBURG... AT 1255 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE. FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATWOOD IN NORTHEAST RAWLINS COUNTY.. SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN THOMAS COUNTY..JUST EAST OF COLBY..ACROSS EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY..TO JUST NORTH OF SCOTT CITY IN CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY. THUNDER STORM WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTING CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN OR CLOSE TO VTHE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FREIBURGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 10:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 12:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 12:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 58 min |
| Jul 19, 1:36 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Phillips, Rooks | 69 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.