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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2011, 7:14 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2011, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 7:48 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:15 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Ese Abarr, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 2473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
308 WUUS53 KGLD 080114 SVRGLD COC125-080200- /O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0002.110408T0114Z-110408T0200Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 714 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 800 PM MDT * AT 710 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HEARTSTRONG TO KIRK...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VERNON...IDALIA...BEECHER ISLAND...BONNY RESERVOIR AND HALE. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 240. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4003 10206 3958 10206 3959 10265 4001 10265 TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 278DEG 19KT 3995 10247 3964 10255 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ AEP
3 follow-up statements
583 WWUS53 KGLD 080125 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 725 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 COC125-080200- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ YUMA CO- 725 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... AT 724 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HEARTSTRONG TO 7 MILES EAST OF KIRK...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VERNON...IDALIA...BONNY RESERVOIR...HALE AND BEECHER ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 240. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4003 10206 3958 10206 3959 10253 4001 10254 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 269DEG 19KT 3987 10248 3963 10247 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN $$ AEP
575 WWUS53 KGLD 080141 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 741 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 COC125-080200- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ YUMA CO- 741 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... AT 738 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERNON TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IDALIA...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IDALIA...VERNON...BONNY RESERVOIR...HALE AND BEECHER ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 203 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 208 AND 240. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 3959 10239 4001 10243 4003 10206 3958 10206 TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 269DEG 19KT 3987 10237 3962 10234 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.25IN $$ AEP
872 WWUS53 KGLD 080148 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 748 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 COC125-080159- /O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ YUMA CO- 748 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY...HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. LAT...LON 3959 10239 4001 10243 4003 10206 3958 10206 TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 269DEG 19KT 3987 10231 3962 10229 $$ AEP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 7:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 1:06 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 9 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 17 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:30 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 29 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.