Alert archive / Colorado / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2002, 1:29 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 24, 2002, 1:29 AM MDT (07:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2002, 2:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cheyenne County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 1:36 AM MDT | Hail 1 | Kit Carson, CO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 10:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3250 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 Aug 23, 10:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 10:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1050 PM MDT FRI AUG 23 2002 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 630 HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH 631 FOR SOUTHERN PART OF CWA. ZONES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE WITH MINOR TWEAK TO POPS. NO OTHER CHANGES. .GLD...NONE. 72
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 23, 11:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1133 PM MDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 23, 11:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1137 PM MDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 5 W GOODLAND KS WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TRACTOR TRAILER PICKED
UP AND BLOWN OFF I-70.
0501 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0504 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0506 PM GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0515 PM 8 W WINONA KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0525 PM WINONA KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0544 PM 5 E WALLACE KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WALLACE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0610 PM 17 S ECKLEY CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN
0620 PM 3 SW FLAGLER CO 75 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0629 PM RUSSELL SPGS KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0636 PM 7 S IDALIA CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA
0654 PM 11 N BETHUNE CO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 KIT CARSON CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION
SYSTEM OVERTURNED BY
HIGH WINDS AND LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0705 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0705 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0712 PM 7 N RULETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0720 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0730 PM 7 SSE GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL WITHIN 30 MINUTES
RESULTED IN WASHED OUT
ROADS. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0912 PM 5 S MINGO KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0920 PM 5 S MINGO KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0925 PM COLBY KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 23, 11:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1153 PM MDT FRI AUG 23 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 5 W GOODLAND KS WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TRACTOR TRAILER PICKED
UP AND BLOWN OFF I-70.
0501 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0504 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0506 PM GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0515 PM 8 W WINONA KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0525 PM WINONA KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0544 PM 5 E WALLACE KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WALLACE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0610 PM 17 S ECKLEY CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN
0620 PM 3 SW FLAGLER CO 75 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0629 PM RUSSELL SPGS KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0636 PM 7 S IDALIA CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA
0654 PM 11 N BETHUNE CO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 KIT CARSON CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION
SYSTEM OVERTURNED BY
HIGH WINDS AND LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0705 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0705 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0712 PM 7 N RULETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0720 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL WITHIN 30 MINUTES
RESULTED IN WASHED OUT
ROADS. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0730 PM 7 SSE GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0912 PM 5 S MINGO KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0920 PM 5 S MINGO KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0925 PM COLBY KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1145 PM LEOTI KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WICHITA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 24, 12:11 AM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1210 PM MDT SAT AUG 24 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 5 W GOODLAND KS WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TRACTOR TRAILER PICKED
UP AND BLOWN OFF I-70.
0501 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0504 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0506 PM GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0515 PM 8 W WINONA KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0525 PM WINONA KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0544 PM 5 E WALLACE KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WALLACE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0610 PM 17 S ECKLEY CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN
0620 PM 3 SW FLAGLER CO 75 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0629 PM RUSSELL SPGS KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0636 PM 7 S IDALIA CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA
0654 PM 11 N BETHUNE CO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 KIT CARSON CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION
SYSTEM OVERTURNED BY
HIGH WINDS AND LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0705 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0705 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0712 PM 7 N RULETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0720 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL WITHIN 30 MINUTES
RESULTED IN WASHED OUT
ROADS. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0730 PM 7 SSE GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0912 PM 5 S MINGO KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0920 PM 5 S MINGO KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0925 PM COLBY KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1145 PM LEOTI KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WICHITA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 24, 12:15 AM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1213 PM MDT SAT AUG 24 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0500 PM 5 W GOODLAND KS WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TRACTOR TRAILER PICKED
UP AND BLOWN OFF I-70.
0501 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0504 PM GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0506 PM GOODLAND KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0515 PM 8 W WINONA KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0525 PM WINONA KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0544 PM 5 E WALLACE KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WALLACE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0610 PM 17 S ECKLEY CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0620 PM 17 NW GOODLAND KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0620 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN
0620 PM 3 SW FLAGLER CO 75 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0629 PM RUSSELL SPGS KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0636 PM 7 S IDALIA CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 YUMA
0654 PM 11 N BETHUNE CO WIND DAMAGE
08/23/02 KIT CARSON CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION
SYSTEM OVERTURNED BY
HIGH WINDS AND LARGE
TREE LIMBS DOWNED
0705 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0705 PM 4 SE RUSSELL SPGS KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 LOGAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0712 PM 7 N RULETON KS 1.75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0720 PM 12 NW GOODLAND KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 SHERMAN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO FLOOD
08/23/02 KIT CARSON 3.50 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL WITHIN 30 MINUTES
RESULTED IN WASHED OUT
ROADS. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0730 PM 7 SSE GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0730 PM 17 N BURLINGTON CO .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 KIT CARSON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0830 PM GOODLAND KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 SHERMAN
0912 PM 5 S MINGO KS .88 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0920 PM 5 S MINGO KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0925 PM COLBY KS .75 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 THOMAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
1145 PM LEOTI KS 1 INCH HAIL
08/23/02 WICHITA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Aug 24, 12:53 AM MDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1253 PM MDT SAT AUG 24 2002
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1250 AM WILD HORSE CO 1 INCH HAIL
08/24/02 CHEYENNE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 56 min |
| Aug 23, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 61 min |
| Aug 23, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 66 min |
| Aug 23, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 59 min |
| Aug 23, 8:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Sherman | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 64 min |
| Aug 23, 9:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 55 min |
| Aug 23, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 46 min |
| Aug 23, 10:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 11:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 44 min |
| Aug 23, 11:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 1:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 64 min |
| Aug 23, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 62 min |
| Aug 23, 8:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 3 hr |
| Aug 24, 12:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 55 min |
| Aug 24, 7:43 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002
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.