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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

June 15, 2011Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2011, 6:09 PM CDT for Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2011, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2011, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

County Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 96 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-370 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 15, 5:50 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 5:50 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
324 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-161300-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
324 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011 /424 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST
PARTS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY...WHERE
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THURSDAY
NIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
322 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

KSZ027-152130-
WALLACE-
322 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 317 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WESKAN...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3895 10167 3873 10154 3870 10198 3886 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 252DEG 27KT 3880 10184

JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 4:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
348 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

KSZ041-152200-
GREELEY-
348 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 345 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES EAST OF SHERIDAN LAKE...OR 14 MILES WEST
OF HORACE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3836 10205 3855 10205 3856 10163 3833 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 272DEG 23KT 3846 10202

JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
402 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

KSZ041-152230-
GREELEY-
402 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 359 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF HORACE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3852 10205 3859 10157 3853 10156 3836 10157
      3835 10202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 264DEG 21KT 3844 10192

JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:12 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
412 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

KSZ027-028-152245-
LOGAN-WALLACE-
512 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WALLACE
COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF WALLACE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 3891 10177 3897 10099 3874 10095 3870 10159
      3870 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 262DEG 36KT 3880 10151

JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 6:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 4:14 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDGreeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita19 hr
Jun 15, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman13 min
Jun 15, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace8 min
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWallace46 min
Jun 15, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace52 min
Jun 15, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley12 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley28 min
Jun 15, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan33 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Thomas33 min
Jun 15, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan46 min
Jun 15, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wichita35 min
Jun 15, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan, Thomas24 min
Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan, Thomas44 min
Jun 15, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita36 min
Jun 15, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton46 min
Jun 15, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita24 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.