Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1996, 8:31 PM CDT for Decatur County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1996, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1996, 9:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Decatur County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:42 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 61 | Norcatur, KS | |
| Jun 22, 8:52 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Dresden, KS |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Jun 22, 8:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 8:15 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 715 PM MDT (815 PM CDT) SAT JUN 22 1996 WIL TWEEK ZONES FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS AND CANCEL WATCH EARLY IN NWRMOST ZNS CO ZNS 90/91. WIL TWEEK PCPN CHCS AS WELL. VOJTESAK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
COZ090>092-KSZ001-002-013-014-027-028-041-042-NEZ079-080-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 257 PM MDT (357 PM CDT) SAT JUN 22 1996 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTCENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...WESTCENTRAL AND NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 9 PM MDT...10 PM CDT... AT 3 PM MDT...4 PM CDT GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTCENTRAL COLORADO FROM NEAR YUMA COLORADO TO KIT CARSON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT INB THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...LIE DOWN IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. RFF
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 4:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-230335-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
333 PM MDT (433 PM CDT) SAT JUN 22 1996
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT (10 PM CDT)...
THERE ARE TWO TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT THAT INCLUDE NORTHWEST
KANSAS...NORTHEAST COLORADO...AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WATCH NUMBER
670 COVERS WESTERN AREAS...AND NUMBER 671 COVER EASTERN AREAS. BOTH
ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT (10 PM CDT).
THE WATCHES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:
IN EASTERN COLORADO... YUMA...KIT CARSON...CHEYENNE
IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... DUNDY...HITCHCOCK...RED WILLOW
IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... CHEYENNE...RAWLINS...DECATUR...NORTON...
SHERMAN...THOMAS...SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...WALLACE
LOGAN...GOVE...GREELEY...WICHITA
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF A STORM APPROACHES
YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED
AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...LIE DOWN IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
STAVISHSpecial weather statement, Jun 22, 6:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-230015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 511 PM MDT (611 PM CDT) SAT JUN 22 1996 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 9 PM MDT (10 PM CDT)... THE FIRST WAVE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TRACKING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FOR THE MOST PART...THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND SOME PEA-SIZED HAIL. AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO...SOME 3/4-INCH HAIL BRIEFLY FELL NEAR STRATTON. HOWEVER...THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE IMPRESSIVE...WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR IN THE VICINITY OF STRATTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT OF THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OVER AREAS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS ALREADY SATURATED BY PRECIPITATION DURING THE PAST WEEK. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR SEVERE AND TORNADIC STORMS CONTINUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. VOJTESAK
Local storm report, Jun 22, 7:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
619 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 1996
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
330 PM STRATTON CO 3-4 INCHES OF RAINFALL. 1/2 TO
06/22/96 KIT CARSON 3/4 INCH HAIL.
500 PM 12 N SHARON SPRINGS KS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
06/22/96 WALLACE
600 PM COLBY 6 KS WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
06/22/96 THOMAS
603 PM 3 S CHEYENNE WELLS CO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
06/22/96 CHEYENNE
STAVISHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Thomas | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 94 min |
| Jun 22, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 50 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.