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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 300, NWS Goodland, KS

October 31, 2000Sherman County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 31, 2000, 3:59 PM MST for Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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: Oct 31, 2000, 3:59 PM MST (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Oct 31, 2000, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Whole counties

County Sherman County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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
Oct 31, 4:31 PM MST	Hail 0.75	Edson, KS
Oct 31, 4:49 PM MST	Tornado F0	Edson, KS	Brief tornado crossed Interstate 70, and was also sighted by Law Enforcement.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 31, 1:30 PM MST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KGLD 312258
SVRGLD
KSC071-181-199-010000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
359 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS
  WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS
  SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS

* UNTIL 500 PM MST

* AT 353 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF SHARON SPRINGS
  TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF TRIBUNE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  GOODLAND AT 415 PM MST
  WALLACE AT 425 PM MST
  EDSON AT 440 PM MST

HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR
MORE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

$$

LAT...LON 3918 10183 3861 10182 3826 10175 3827 10156
          3870 10157 3870 10150 3913 10149 3914 10139
          3957 10139 3958 10163

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 Oct 31, 1:15 PM MST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 1:15 PM MST, 2 hours 44 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
115 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

...FORECAST CHALLENGES ARE PRECIP TONIGHT WITH TEMPS AND WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...

YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT YIELDING ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL GET DRY SLOTTED THIS TIME AROUND...
EXCEPTION BEING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA WHERE DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN
THE MIDDLE 50S. THE LOW CONTINUES ITS NORTHEAST TRACK THURSDAY WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE PLAINS. BASED ON ITS PERFORMANCE
WITH PRECIPITATION FORECASTS THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND CURRENT HANDLING
OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND FRONTAL POSITION...ILL RELY HEAVILY ON
THE ETA. WILL ISSUE EVENING PACKAGE WITH THE TORNADO WATCH.

TONIGHT...DRYLINE AND ASSOCIATED TRW ACTIVITY MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN CWA TONIGHT WITH COLD FRONT PROGGED ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
THE NORTHWEST CWA. SOME WRAPAROUND SHOWERS MAY AFFECT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN HALF...SPEEDS IN THE
BREEZY CATEGORY. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM MIDDLE 30S NORTHWEST TO 50 TO
55 EAST.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...SOME WRAPAROUND MOISTURE LINGERS OVER
THE NORTHWEST CORNER WHERE MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
ELSEWHERE...MOSTLY SUNNY. COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA
WEDNESDAY BRINGING WINDY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE
PUSHES INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. BASED ON PAST
PERFORMANCE...WILL RELY ON THE COLDER MAV/FWC FOR LOWS. AS FOR
HIGHS...DIFFERENCES PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AT 850 WITH THE ETA/AVN ALMOST
10F COOLER THAN THE NGM. WITH GUIDANCE HIGHS IN GOOD AGREEMENT I
WONT DEVIATE MUCH. WILL WORD IT NEAR 50 NORTHWEST AND NEAR 60 EAST.
THURSDAYS HIGHS WILL BE ABOUT 5F COOLER AS COLDER AIR ALOFT FILTERS
IN TO THE AREA.

FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST (FRI-SUN)...LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE IN
FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. UPPER LOW DIVES TOWARD THE
SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH RIDGE AXIS PASSING
OVER THE AREA. ON SUNDAY THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO ADVANCE TOWARD THE
AREA BUT REMAINS WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA TO AFFECT OUR DRY
WEATHER. AT THE SURFACE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA
BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE SLOWLY MOVING
EAST AS LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE SUNDAY. MRF APPEARS
A LITTLE TO EAGER TO GENERATE PRECIP SATURDAY WITH SUCH A STRONG
SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE AREA. CANADIAN/NOGAPS KEEP US DRY AS
WELL AS THE PREVIOUS RUN OF THE MRF. WILL TREND TOWARD THE MORE
CONSISTENT ECMWF AND PREVIOUS RUN OF THE MRF 850 TEMPS FOR HIGHS.

.GLD...NONE.

THEDE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:36 PM MST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-010300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED WORDING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
236 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
UNTIL 8 PM MST (9 PM CST)...
...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO
AND ALL OF NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 8 PM MST (9 PM CST)...

A STRONG DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY PRODUCE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  FOR THIS
REASON A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...DUNDY...HITCHCOCK...AND RED WILLOW.  A TORNADO
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
CHEYENNE...RAWLINS... DECATUR...NORTON...SHERMAN...THOMAS...
SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...WALLACE... LOGAN...GOVE...GREELEY...AND
WICHITA.  THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EASTERN COLORADO ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS WATCH...YUMA...KIT CARSON...AND CHEYENNE.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

AWJ/LB

Local storm report, Oct 31, 2:49 PM MST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
249 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

TIME(MST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0155 PM    ARAPAHOE                  CO   .88 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   CHEYENNE                       REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0205 PM    ARAPAHOE                  CO   .75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   CHEYENNE                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER. HAIL 3 TO 4
                                          INCHES DEEP.

0210 PM    2 E MINGO                 KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0213 PM    1 N MINGO                 KS   .75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0215 PM    5 N STRATTON              CO   1 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   KIT CARSON                     REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0216 PM    5 E MINGO                 KS   TORNADO
10/31/00   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0230 PM    8 NE STRATTON             CO   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   KIT CARSON                     REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTERq.

N

Local storm report, Oct 31, 3:00 PM MST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

TIME(MST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0237 PM    14 S KANORADO             KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0248 PM    2 W RULETON               KS   .88 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0252 PM    15 SSW OBERLIN            KS   TORNADO
10/31/00   DECATUR                        REPORTED BY STORM
                        	                  SPOTTER.

0254 PM    8 S RULETON               KS   TORNADO
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

N

Local storm report, Oct 31, 3:06 PM MST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
306 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

TIME(MST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0301 PM    3 N CARUSO                KS   TORNADO
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          STORM CHASER ALSO
          <                                CONFIRMED TORNADO.

N

Local storm report, Oct 31, 3:16 PM MST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
415 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

TIME(MST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0224 PM    1 N HALFORD               KS   1 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0251 PM    6 S RULETON               KS   TORNADO
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0300 PM    1 W RULETON               KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
10/31/00   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY STORM
               G                           SPOTTER.

N

Local storm report, Oct 31, 3:32 PM MST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
332 PM MST TUE OCT 31 2000

TIME(MST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0320 PM    OBERLIN                   KS   FUNNEL CLOUD
10/31/00   DECATUR                        BRIEF FUNNEL REPORTED
                                          BY LAW ENFORCEMENT
                                          OFFICIAL.

N
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 31, 1:21 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Logan	39 min
Oct 31, 1:52 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Thomas	23 min
Oct 31, 1:58 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Wallace	47 min
Oct 31, 2:12 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Thomas	48 min
Oct 31, 2:26 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Sherman	49 min
Oct 31, 2:47 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur	58 min
Oct 31, 2:55 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	50 min
Oct 31, 3:14 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley, Sherman, Wallace	46 min
Oct 31, 3:19 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	41 min
Oct 31, 3:59 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace	61 min
Oct 31, 4:01 PM MST	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	44 min
Oct 31, 4:20 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan	25 min
Oct 31, 4:30 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	45 min

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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.