Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 1994, 8:58 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 24, 1994, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 1994, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 875 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 24, 8:56 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 8:56 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
NEZ079>081-COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-250005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 501 PM MDT (601 PM CDT) SUN JUL 24 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL BUT EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION THROUGH 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF EASTERN COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT). THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT GENERALLY EAST OF A NORTON / QUINTER LINE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG THE SHERMAN/ THOMAS COUNTY LINE IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BARKER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
NEZ079>081-COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-250005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION THE WORD EAST FIRST PARA. TO WEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 501 PM MDT (601 PM CDT) SUN JUL 24 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL BUT EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION THROUGH 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF EASTERN COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT). THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT GENERALLY WEST OF A NORTON / QUINTER LINE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG THE SHERMAN/ THOMAS COUNTY LINE IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BARKER : ".w6>FQX_CrFF2>"T: v r^VrFd*
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
NEZ079>081-COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-250005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION THE WORD EAST FIRST PARA. TO WEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 501 PM MDT (601 PM CDT) SUN JUL 24 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL BUT EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION THROUGH 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF EASTERN COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT). THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT GENERALLY WEST OF A NORTON / QUINTER LINE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY OCCURRING ALONG THE SHERMAN/ THOMAS COUNTY LINE IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. BARKER : ".w6>FQX_CrFF2>"T: v r^VrFd*
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 6:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
NEZ079>081-COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-250100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 555 PM MDT (655 PM CDT) SUN JUL 24 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT EXTREME EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION THROUGH 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT CDT)... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS. THE WATCH IS FOR AN AREA GENERALLY WEST OF A NORTON / QUINTER LINE. AT 550 PM MDT (650 PM CDT)...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN KANSAS FROM ST. FRANCIS INTO NORTHWEST LOGAN COUNTY. THE RADAR ALSO SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN COLORADO FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF AKRON TO LIMON. BOTH AREAS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BULLER
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 8:05 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wichita | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 66 min |
| Jul 24, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 66 min |
| Jul 24, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 58 min |
| Jul 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 63 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.