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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Goodland, KS

April 20, 2001Cheyenne County, Sherman County, Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2001, 6:58 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Sherman County, Kansas; Dundy County, Nebraska. It was in force for 62 min. 4 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: Apr 20, 2001, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired: Apr 20, 2001, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Whole counties

Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Dundy County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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
Apr 20, 7:05 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 61 E	St Francis, KS
Apr 20, 7:10 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52 E	Haigler, NE
Apr 20, 7:15 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 70 E	Parks, NE	Many trees and power lines were knocked down across Dundy County.
Apr 20, 7:25 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 85 E	Benkelman, NE	Many uprooted trees, damaged buildings, and loss of power due to straight-line winds. One barn was totally destroyed with debris scattered at least 300 feet. Damage unknown in and around Benkelman.

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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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: 3264 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGLD 202359
SVRGLD
KSC023-181-NEC057-210100-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
558 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
  CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS
  SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS

* UNTIL 700 PM MDT (800 PM CDT)

* AT 558 PM MDT (658 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 
  RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 16 MILES 
  NORTHWEST OF HAIGLER TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF KANORADO...OR FROM 5 
  MILES NORTHEAST OF WRAY TO 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON... 
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HAIGLER...RULETON AT 610 PM MDT
  ST. FRANCIS AT 720 PM CDT
  GOODLAND...WHEELER AT 725 PM CDT (625 PM MDT)
  EDSON...PARKS AT 630 PM MDT
  BENKELMAN...BIRD CITY AT 740 PM CDT (640 PM MDT)

ANOTHER LOCATION IN THIS WARNING IS...MAX.

HAIL AND STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR MORE AND
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER. FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. IF YOU ARE
OUTSIDE...MOVE TO SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.

$$

LAT...LON 4034 10204 3913 10205 3914 10142 4034 10140

ENTWISTLE

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 Apr 20, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
310 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2001

CHALLENGES ARE MANY WITH THIS PACKAGE. THE GREATEST OF WHICH IS THE
TRACK OF THE LOW ON SUN. WILL IT BE SOUTH OF OR OVER OR SLIGHTLY
NORTH OF CWA.

HAVE GONE WITH ETA. IT TAKE LOW SOUTH OF CWA AND PULLS CWA INTO COLD
AIR AS OF LATE SAT AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHT AND KEEPS IT THERE. AVN
LOW PLACEMENT SLIGHTLY NORTH AND KEEPS CWA IN WARM AND DRIER AIR
UNTIL LATE SUN NIGHT. NGM LEANS SLIGHTLY TOWARD ETA. MAJOR
DIFFERENCE WRT SUN WX IF AVN IS CORRECT.

CURRENTLY LOTS OF ACTION WITH HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN WEST AND
SEVERE TSRA BOX JUST ISSUED FOR EAST. WILL GO WITH SCATTERED TSRAS
IN NW THROUGH NE OF CWA THIS EVENING. LOW IN NC CO MOVES RAPIDLY TO
NE AND MUCH OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. CLEARING LATE TONIGHT
THROUGHOUT.

SAT COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS AREA LATE IN PM AND INTO EVENING. LOW
BEGINS TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY IN S CO LATE IN DAY. THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE EVERYWHERE LATE. DURING NIGHT LOW LEVELS COOL CONSIDERABLY
EARLY BUT LOTS OF UVV AGAIN AND MOD-HIGH POPS. SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN
IN CO AREAS.

LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN SUN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NE ACROSS CEN KS.
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH CHILLY NORTH WINDS OVER ALL OF CWA. POPS HIGH
WITH RAIN LIKELY OVER CWA WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE IN KS AND
NEB. UPPER LOW APPROACHES GLD AREA LATE SUN NIGHT FROM SW. CURRENTLY
PROGGED TO GO OVERHEAD EARLY MON MORNING. TSRAS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT
NIGHT WITH THUNDERSNOW OBVIOUSLY POSSIBLE. WILL GO WITH JUST SNOW IN
CO COUNTIES SUN NIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
WITH GROUND WARM WILL MELT FAST. BUT COULD EFFECT TRAVEL WX
CONSIDERABLY...ESPECIALLY DURING SUN NIGHT. MORE LATER ON THIS
POSS.

LITTLE CHANGE IN EXTENDED. MON PRECIP ENDS BY LATE AFTERNOON. COOL
AND DRY TUES THEN WARMUP (BUT DRY) BEGINS. HAVE ADDED FRI WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE TSRAS AS WARMUP CONTIN4UES.

.GLD...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR YUMA...KIT CARSON...AND CHEYENNE
COUNTIES IN CO UNTIL 5 PM MDT.

RJC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 20, 4:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

KSZ003-004-015-016-NEZ081-210200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2001

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE RED WILLOW IN SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...AND DECATUR...NORTON...SHERIDAN AND GRAHAM IN NORTHWEST
KANSAS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.
BE ALERT AND READY TO TAKE ACTION WHEN THREATENING WEATHER
APPROACHES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

O$$

BULLER

Local storm report, Apr 20, 4:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
357 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2001

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

0148 PM    30 NW KIT CARSON          CO   NON TSTM WINDS
04/20/01   CHEYENNE                       62 MPH NON TSTM WINDS.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0330 PM    GOODLAND                  KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0330 PM    12 N WHEELER              KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   CHEYENNE                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0332 PM    8 N GOODLAND              KS   50 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   SHERMAN

0336 PM    (GLD)RENNER FLD GOODLAND  KS   62 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   SHERMAN

0336 PM    GOODLAND                  KS   72 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   SHERMAN                        REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0350 PM    BENKELMAN                 NE   .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/01   DUNDY

Local storm report, Apr 20, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
445 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2001

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

0400 PM    COLBY                     KS   64 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR.

0405 PM    COLBY                     KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0405 PM    6 SE PALISADE             NE   .75 INCH HAIL
04/20/01   HITCHCOCK

0410 PM    COLBY                     KS   70 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   THOMAS                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0417 PM    PALISADE                  NE   1 INCH HAIL
04/20/01   HITCHCOCK

0420 PM    7 N ATWOOD                KS   65 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   RAWLINS                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0420 PM    ATWOOD                    KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   RAWLINS

0425 PM    ATWOOD                    KS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   RAWLINS                        6-8 INCH TREE LIMBS
                                          DOWN.REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0430 PM    PALISADE                  NE   1 INCH HAIL
04/20/01   HITCHCOCK                      REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0440 PM    OBERLIN                   KS   70 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   DECATUR                        SPRINKLERS OVER TURNED
                                          AND MAILBOXS DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0445 PM    OBERLIN                   KS   75 MPH TSTM GUST
04/20/01   DECATUR                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 20, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	59 min
Apr 20, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	55 min
Apr 20, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	54 min
Apr 20, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	63 min
Apr 20, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Gove, Sheridan, Thomas	62 min
Apr 20, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	55 min
Apr 20, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock	62 min
Apr 20, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock	53 min
Apr 20, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2001 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2001 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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.