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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Goodland, KS

June 15, 20064 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2006, 10:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 60 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
Jun 15, 2006, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2006, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2006-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2344 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 2006-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2344 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2191 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
10.9

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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 Jun 15, 6:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:19 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
519 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

.UPDATE...

UPDATED ZONES AND GRIDS FOR EXPIRATION OF HIGH WIND WARNING IN KIT
CARSON AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN EASTERN COLORADO. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM MDT FRIDAY.
OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANGES.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM MDT /2 AM CDT/ FRIDAY FOR KSZ002-KSZ003-
     KSZ004-KSZ013-KSZ014-KSZ015-KSZ016-KSZ027-KSZ028-KSZ029-
     KSZ041-KSZ042.

NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ081.

CO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR COZ091-COZ092.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ253-COZ254.

&&

FS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 11:45 AM CDT, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1045 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-161700-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1145 AM CDT THU JUN 15 2006 /1045 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT STALLED BETWEEN CHEYENNE WELLS COLORADO AND STRATTON
NEBRASKA MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY
THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.

AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 90S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL
ALLOWING THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TO REACH THE EXTREME
CATEGORY.

EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD
FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS.
ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LOCKHART

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 9:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
813 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

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

0735 PM     HAIL             HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006  E1.00 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0805 PM     HAIL             HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006  E0.75 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0807 PM     TSTM WND GST     HILL CITY               39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006  E60 MPH          GRAHAM             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SBLAIR
Local storm report, Jun 15, 9:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
833 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

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

0410 PM     TORNADO          15 NE OBERLIN           39.98N 100.33W
06/15/2006                   DECATUR            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER POLES DOWN. EAST WALL OF GARAGE DESTROYED. NARROW
            PATH IN CORN FIELD.

&&

SBLAIR
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
834 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006

KSZ014-160300-
THOMAS-
934 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2006

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

AT 933 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINGO...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF
COLBY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.

KILLINGSWORTH
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 10:06 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wichita61 min
Jun 15, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove43 min
Jun 15, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan67 min
Jun 15, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace66 min
Jun 15, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove27 min
Jun 15, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham45 min
Jun 16, 11:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Sheridan and 1 more10 hr
Jun 16, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace58 min
Jun 16, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove59 min
Jun 16, 1:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham58 min
Jun 16, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman26 min
Jun 16, 2:08 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSherman37 min
Jun 16, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton60 min
Jun 16, 2:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSherman37 min
Jun 16, 2:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDSherman3 hr
Jun 16, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDNorton23 min
Jun 16, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham26 min
Jun 16, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Thomas52 min
Jun 16, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins24 min
Jun 16, 4:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan, Wichita3 hr
Jun 16, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita38 min
Jun 16, 4:32 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDLogan28 min
Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas53 min
Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDSheridan, Thomas34 min
Jun 16, 5:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Sheridan3 hr
Jun 16, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan39 min
Jun 16, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan36 min
Jun 16, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne54 min
Jun 16, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.