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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 308, NWS Goodland, KS

August 27, 2005Decatur County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2005, 10:43 PM CDT for Decatur County, Kansas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2005, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2005, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Decatur County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:44 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 27, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2005-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2005-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 27, 8:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 8:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
735 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...HAVE UPDATED SHORT TERM GRIDS TO INCREASE POPS AS A
BROKEN LINE OF STORMS ADVANCES TOWARD WESTERN KANSAS/SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA.

GENERAL SCENARIO CALLING FOR UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CURRENTLY WORKING
WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND LIFT OVER THE WESTERN 1/4 OF
THE AREA TO CONTINUE EAST OVERNIGHT. ACTIVITY IN WATCH AREA SLOW
TO DEVELOP BUT AS INCREASING MID TO UPPER MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH
ABOVE MENTIONED DISTURBANCE AND STRONG INSTABILITY STORMS WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE.

FOR THE EVENING UPDATE I HAVE INCLUDED LIKELY POPS FOR THE AREA AS
THE CURRENT COLORADO ACTIVITY CONTINUES EAST. AFTER MIDNIGHT
THINGS LESS CONFIDENT SO FOR NOW LEFT THEM AT CHANCE.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
NE...NONE.
CO...NONE.
&&

DDT
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 11:50 AM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1050 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-281245-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1150 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005 /1050 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND SUNSHINE TO ALLOW THE AIR MASS TO BECOME
UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THESE FEATURES. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
KANSAS AND EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 2 PM MDT (3 PM
CDT). THESE STORMS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FRONT WILL DETERMINE THE BEST CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
A FLAGLER TO GOODLAND TO HILL CITY LINE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
BECAUSE OF THE FRONT...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY...AND A FAVORABLE
TURNING OF WINDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ALONG AND SOUTH A LINE
FROM FLAGLER TO GOODLAND TO MCCOOK. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING DURING THE MORNING HOURS ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MCCOOK TO HOXIE TO SHARON SPRINGS. AFTER
THOSE STORMS END...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THIS SAME AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. AT THIS TIME...THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME
SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

AFTER A DRY MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS ANOTHER FRONT AND UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 2 PM MDT (3 PM CDT) ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A FLAGLER TO GOODLAND TO MCCOOK LINE.

BULLER/LAMMERS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 5:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
456 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             9 N QUINTER             39.20N 100.23W
08/27/2005  1.00 INCH        SHERIDAN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PFP
Local storm report, Aug 27, 9:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
814 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0809 PM     HAIL             6 S MCCOOK              40.12N 100.62W
08/27/2005  1.75 INCH        RED WILLOW         NE   PUBLIC

&&

PFP
Local storm report, Aug 27, 9:49 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
849 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     HAIL             6 W OBERLIN             39.82N 100.64W
08/27/2005  1.75 INCH        DECATUR            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PFP
Local storm report, Aug 27, 10:21 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
921 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0912 PM     HAIL             19 SW GOODLAND          39.15N 101.96W
08/27/2005  1.75 INCH        SHERMAN            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

BULLER
Local storm report, Aug 27, 10:37 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 27, 10:39 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
939 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0933 PM     HAIL             8 W RULETON             39.34N 102.03W
08/27/2005  1.00 INCH        SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0937 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W GOODLAND            39.35N 101.80W
08/27/2005  70 MPH           SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BULLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur65 min
Aug 27, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWallace38 min
Aug 27, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman61 min
Aug 27, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins55 min
Aug 27, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDecatur3 hr
Aug 27, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDNorton59 min
Aug 27, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne53 min
Aug 27, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman30 min
Aug 27, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins56 min
Aug 27, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham42 min
Aug 27, 11:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDNorton3 hr
Aug 27, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan28 min
Aug 27, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDNorton44 min
Aug 28, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham36 min
Aug 27, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRed Willow40 min
Aug 28, 6:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRed Willow48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.