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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2005, 7:30 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2005, 7:30 PM MDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2005, 8:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:45 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 705 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KGLD 030131 SVRGLD COC125-030215- /O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0099.050603T0130Z-050603T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 730 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO * UNTIL 815 PM MDT * AT 728 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IDALIA TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF IDALIA TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF KIRK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... BONNY RESERVOIR AROUND 745 PM MDT... HALE AROUND 750 PM MDT... THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 75 MPH OR MORE...HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS OR LARGER...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. SEEK INDOOR SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY. LAT...LON 3983 10279 3957 10265 3956 10206 3987 10206 $$ MWM
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGLD 030201 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 801 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 COC125-030215- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-050603T0215Z/ YUMA CO- 801 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR YUMA COUNTY... AT 758 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF HALE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. LAT...LON 3983 10279 3957 10265 3956 10206 3987 10206 $$ MWM
000 WWUS53 KGLD 030220 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 819 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 COC125-030229- /O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-050603T0215Z/ YUMA CO- 819 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR YUMA COUNTY EXPIRED AT 815 PM MDT... HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO CHEYENNE COUNTY KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. LAT...LON 3983 10279 3957 10265 3956 10206 3987 10206 $$ MWM
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 2, 2:11 PM MDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 2:11 PM MDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 211 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT-SUNDAY) WATER VAPOR SHOWS LARGE CUT OFF SYSTEM SPINNING OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. FAST FLOW ON SOUTHERN PERIPHERY WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE OVER NORTHERN UTAH THIS MORNING WILL ROTATE ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...WITH FORECAST AREA ON SOUTHERN FRINGE OF ASSOCIATED FORCING. OVERNIGHT MCS LAID DOWN AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH AT 18Z WAS LOCATED ROUGHLY FROM LAMAR COLORADO TO HILL CITY. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY LOW CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO ERODE IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS. HOWEVER CLEARING WAS NOTED OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO AND RUCII INSISTS ON AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING BY THE AFTERNOON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. ASSUMING SURFACE HEATING DOES OCCUR...ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WITH CAPE APPROACHING 4000 J/KG. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES WILL BE AROUND 40KTS. MOST LIKELY SCENARIO WILL BE FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION TO OCCUR OVER NORTHEASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WITH APPROACH OF MID LEVEL FORCING...SPREADING EASTWARD THIS EVENING INTO THE FORECAST AREA. OTHER STORMS MAY FIRE ON THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ZONES. A FEW SUPERCELLS LIKELY GIVEN SHEAR AND INSTABILITY...THEN EVOLVING INTO AND OVERNIGHT MCS. FRIDAY...SYNOPTIC SITUATION CHANGES VERY LITTLE OWING TO SLOW MOVEMENT OF CUT OFF LOW TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER STRONG SHORTWAVE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURFACE FRONT WILL ARC FROM NORTH CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS THEN NORTH INTO EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. STORMS LIKELY TO INITIATE ALONG THE FRONT WITH APPROACHING SHORTWAVE...THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE EVENING. ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF THE STORMS WILL BE UNSTABLE WITH CAPE VALUES FORECAST 1000-2000 J/KG AND BULK SHEAR AGAIN NEAR 40KTS. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS. SATURDAY/SUNDAY...FORECAST AREA TO REMAIN UNDER FAST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TIMING DIFFERENCES EXIST AMONG THE SHORT RANGE MODELS WITH THAT FEATURE. AFTER TWO DAYS OF CONVECTION MESOSCALE DETAILS VERY DIFFICULT TO FORECAST AT THIS POINT AS WELL. BETTER UPPER SUPPORT ON SATURDAY WARRANTS CHANCE POPS...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON SUNDAY FOR NOW WITH WARMING MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES AND SHORTWAVE ENERGY SOUTH/WEST OF THE AREA. .LONG TERM... (MONDAY-THURSDAY) GENERAL UPPER PATTERN WILL FEATURE CUT OFF UPPER LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHICH WILL VERY SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND EVENTUALLY EJECT INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. LARGE TROUGH WILL BE CARVED OUT ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS. UPPER RIDGING AND SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN WARM CONDITIONS FOR THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. UPPER HEIGHT FALLS WILL BEGIN OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES MONDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL SUPPORT LEE CYCLOGENESIS OVER EASTERN COLORADO. BEST SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING WILL STAY WELL TO THE NORTH...WHILE BEST MOISTURE WILL BE TO THE EAST. MONDAY APPEARS TO BE THE BETTER DAY FOR CONVECTION BASED ON LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...BUT TOUGH TO FIND INITIATING MECHANISM OTHER THAN SURFACE HEATING NEAR LEE TROUGH IN COLORADO. TUESDAY THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST...AND CONVECTION LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG SHARPENING DRY LINE. TOUGH CALL ON WHERE THAT DRY LINE WILL BE LOCATED...BUT ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO MENTION THUNDERSTORMS EASTERN HALF. GFS ADVERTISING A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THE ECMWF KEEPS THE AREA UNDER WARM RIDGING ALOFT. SAME DISCREPANCIES LIKELY TO CARRY INTO THURSDAY. WILL AVERAGE OUT THE 850MB TEMPERATURES TO DERIVE SURFACE HIGH TEMPERATURES. NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN EITHER MODEL SOLUTION FOR MORE THAN A SILENT 10 POP AT THIS POINT. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .KS...NONE. .NE...NONE. .CO...NONE. && JDK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 10:28 AM MDT, 9 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1028 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031200- CHEYENNE KS-CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-DECATUR KS-DUNDY NE-GOVE KS-GRAHAM KS- GREELEY KS-HITCHCOCK NE-KIT CARSON COUNTY CO-LOGAN KS-NORTON KS- RAWLINS KS-RED WILLOW NE-SHERIDAN KS-SHERMAN KS-THOMAS KS-WALLACE KS- WICHITA KS-YUMA COUNTY CO- 1028 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.. THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CLOUDS CURRENTLY COVER THE TRI-STATE AREA. HOWEVER...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLEARING OVER COLORADO. THIS CLEARING TEND WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS BY NOON MDT. AS CLOUDS DECREASE...SURFACE HEATING WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL CREATE A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. WIND SHEAR WILL ALSO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. FINALLY...A DRY LINE WILL EXTEND ALONG THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER BY THE AFTERNOON. THESE FEATURES WILL ALL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA. DUE TO FAVORABLE INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR... TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF CONCERN FOR TORNADO FORMATION. THE FIRST IS ALONG THE DRY LINE AS IT PUSHES EAST. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE DRY LINE AROUND 3 PM MDT (4 PM CDT) NEAR THE KANSAS/COLORADO BORDER. THE SECOND AREA IS EAST OF A TRENTON NEBRASKA TO TRIBUNE KANSAS LINE WHERE AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM CONVECTION LAST NIGHT HAS MOVED. THE AIR MASS IN THAT AREA WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE...AND WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM THERE BY 6 PM CDT. DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR...SOME TORNADOES MAY BE STRONG. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS ALSO RETURNED TO THE AREA...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. DEW POINTS ARE IN THE LOWER 60S. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME MINOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE THROUGH SATURDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THAT TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MENTZER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:42 PM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 142 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2005 KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-030400- CHEYENNE KS-DECATUR-GOVE-GRAHAM-GREELEY-LOGAN-NORTON-RAWLINS- SHERIDAN-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-WICHITA- 142 PM MDT (242 PM CDT) THU JUN 2 2005 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 10 PM MDT (11 PM CDT). A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THE FOLLOWING KANSAS COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH...CHEYENNE...RAWLINS...DECATUR...NORTON...SHERMAN...THOMAS... SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...WALLACE...LOGAN...GOVE...GREELEY...AND WICHITA. IF A TORNADO IS OBSERVED OR A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT. JOHNSON
Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:31 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
631 PM MDT THU JUN 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0629 PM HAIL 2 N JOES 39.68N 102.68W
06/02/2005 2.75 INCH YUMA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:36 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
636 PM MDT THU JUN 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM TORNADO 2 E JOES 39.65N 102.64W
06/02/2005 YUMA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
2 BRIEF TORNADOS TOUCHED DOWN OVER OPEN FIELDS
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 2, 6:54 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
654 PM MDT THU JUN 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM HAIL KIRK 39.62N 102.60W
06/02/2005 2.50 INCH YUMA CO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:18 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
718 PM MDT THU JUN 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0703 PM HAIL 4 W FLAGLER 39.29N 103.14W
06/02/2005 2.50 INCH KIT CARSON CO NWS EMPLOYEE
ON KIT CARSON SIDE OF THE COUNTY LINE ON INTERSTATE 70
0714 PM HAIL FLAGLER 39.29N 103.07W
06/02/2005 2.00 INCH KIT CARSON CO TRAINED SPOTTER
DENTING CARS IN FLAGLER
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jun 2, 7:20 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
720 PM MDT THU JUN 02 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0719 PM HAIL FLAGLER 39.29N 103.07W
06/02/2005 2.75 INCH KIT CARSON CO TRAINED SPOTTER
2 5/8 INCH DIAMETER HAIL MEASURED BY SPOTTER
&&
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 6:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 7:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 7:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 19 min |
| Jun 2, 7:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 9:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 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.