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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2009, 7:25 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 65 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 14, 2009, 7:25 PM MDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2009, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Kit Carson County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1:50 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1953 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 14, 5:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 5:11 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 511 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .DISCUSSION... 200 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 THICK STRATUS DECK IS CONTINUING TO ERODE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE EAST AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. GULF MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE WITH LOWER 60S OVER THE CO/KS BORDER AND MIDDLE 60S NEAR HILL CITY WITH MORE MOISTURE ADVECTING TO THE HIGH PLAINS. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE AND ACROSS SERN COLORADO AND EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO STRENGTHEN AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. KGLD SOUNDING AND HODOGRAPHS BOTH INDICATED A STRONGLY UNSTABLE DAY WITH SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES REACHING NEARLY 2800 J/KG. 0-1KM SRH VALUES REACH OVER 100 M2/S2 AND 0-3KM APPROACHES OVER 250 M2/S2. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS TO DEVELOP WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. AFTERWORD...IT LOOKS AS ANOTHER MCS WILL DEVELOP AS THE LLJ INCREASES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE AS IT PROPAGATES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED LARGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. IN THE WAKE OF THE MCS...ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. MONDAY LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER REPEAT OF POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAINS IN PLACE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PATTERN BEGINS TO CHANGE TUESDAY AS PACNW TROUGH DIGS SOUTH TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AMPLIFIES PUTTING AND END TO THE IMPULSES RIDING OVER THE ROCKIES CAUSING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE UPPER 80S BY MID WEEK AND INTO THE 90S TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. BURTIS && .AVIATION... 511 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 FOR 00Z TAFS...AVIATION CONCERNS INCLUDE CONVECTION TONIGHT AND LOW STRATUS/FOG DURING THE LATE OVERNIGHT TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING PERIOD. SIGNS THAT AN MCS WAS DEVELOPING IN EASTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON...AND GIVEN VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF IT IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA IT SHOULD EASILY BE MAINTAINED ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG/AHEAD OF THE LINE OF STORMS...AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL UNDER STRONGER PRECIPITATION CORES. NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL JET SHOULD KEEP A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z...FOLLOWED BY LOW STRATUS DECK AND FOG INTO MONDAY MORNING. 024 && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. NE...NONE. CO...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 10:34 AM MDT, 8 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1034 AM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151215- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1034 AM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 /1134 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 3 PM CDT (2 PM MDT). LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF GOLF BALL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PROBABILITY FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER REMAINS LOW TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:52 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:25 PM MDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 625 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 COZ090-150115- YUMA COUNTY- 625 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 626 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR YUMA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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. BULLER
Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:40 PM MDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
640 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0634 PM HAIL 2 SE YUMA 40.10N 102.70W
06/14/2009 E0.75 INCH YUMA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MENTZERSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 6:48 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 648 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 COZ090-150145- YUMA COUNTY- 648 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 648 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ECKLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. BULLER
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:52 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 652 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 COZ091-150145- KIT CARSON COUNTY- 652 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 652 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLAGLER...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 9:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 10:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 10:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Thomas | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 10:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:05 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 12 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:05 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:02 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 10 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 54 min |
| Jun 15, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 10:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.