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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Goodland, KS

May 22, 2008Graham County, Norton County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2008, 10:13 PM CDT for Graham County, Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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: May 22, 2008, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 1:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 489 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 418 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 4.7

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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 May 22, 9:19 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 9:19 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:37 PM CDT, 7 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
137 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-231600-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
137 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /237 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

...DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...

SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES.
STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND FAVORABLE INSTABILITY WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF
A JOES TO SELKIRK LINE. STORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH...HOWEVER
IF TRAINING OF STORMS OCCURS...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70.

IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...
WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT MAY ALSO
DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.

EXTREME FIRE WEATHER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF THE AREA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A FLAGLER COLORADO TO
RUSSEL SPRINGS KANSAS LINE. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH
VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS BURNING
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MAINLY
THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS MAINLY THE EASTERN SECTIONS. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A RESULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED.

JRM

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 7:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
641 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0639 PM     HAIL             15 S NORTON             39.62N 99.89W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED.

&&

MENTZER

Local storm report, May 22, 7:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
654 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0648 PM     HAIL             12 S NORTON             39.66N 99.89W
05/22/2008  E0.88 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALSO REPORTED.

&&

MENTZER

Local storm report, May 22, 8:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
718 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0627 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N LEBANON             40.09N 100.28W
05/22/2008                   RED WILLOW         NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LIGHT POLES SNAPED AND GARAGE DESTROYED. TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

SJOHNSON

Local storm report, May 22, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
726 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0719 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 ENE DENSMORE          39.66N 99.67W
05/22/2008  M58 MPH          NORTON             KS   STORM CHASER

            REPORT RELAYED FROM SPOTTER NETWORK.

0719 PM     FLOOD            NORTON                  39.84N 99.89W
05/22/2008                   NORTON             KS   STORM CHASER

            STREET FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN NORTON. WATER UP TO 1 FOOT
            DEEP. REPORT RELAYED FROM SPOTTER NETWORK.

&&

SJOHNSON

Local storm report, May 22, 8:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
738 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0728 PM     HAIL             ALMENA                  39.89N 99.71W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALONG WITH 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS

&&

SJOHNSON

Local storm report, May 22, 8:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
742 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0731 PM     HAIL             3 E ALMENA              39.89N 99.65W
05/22/2008  E2.50 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SJOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:09 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	GLD	Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita	4 hr
May 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	48 min
May 22, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas	59 min
May 22, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton, Sheridan	44 min
May 22, 7:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	6 hr
May 22, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Norton	49 min
May 22, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	57 min
May 22, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Norton	20 min
May 22, 8:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham	38 min
May 22, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	58 min
May 22, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	41 min
May 23, 4:31 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	GLD	Cheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more	16 hr
May 23, 4:41 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace, Wichita	16 hr
May 23, 4:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace	39 min
May 23, 8:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur	53 min
May 23, 9:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	21 min
May 23, 11:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	GLD	Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Rawlins and 2 more	17 hr
May 23, 1:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Rawlins	18 hr
May 23, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins, Thomas	66 min
May 23, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	67 min
May 23, 2:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur	18 hr
May 23, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	58 min
May 23, 3:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	64 min
May 23, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Gove, Sheridan	38 min
May 23, 4:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	53 min
May 23, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas	67 min
May 23, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan, Thomas	42 min
May 23, 4:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	6 hr
May 23, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas, Wichita	38 min
May 23, 4:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	53 min
May 23, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas	60 min
May 23, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	60 min
May 23, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Thomas	26 min
May 23, 5:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Thomas	10 min
May 23, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan, Thomas	24 min
May 23, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	61 min
May 23, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wichita	26 min
May 23, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	39 min
May 23, 6:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	65 min
May 23, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas	42 min
May 23, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton, Sheridan	52 min
May 23, 6:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Sheridan	44 min
May 23, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	21 min
May 23, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Wallace	24 min
May 23, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	34 min
May 23, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham, Sheridan	62 min
May 23, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	55 min
May 23, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	59 min

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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.