Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2012, 7:33 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 57 min. 5 reports 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
- Jun 30, 2012, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2012, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 N Colby, KS | |
| Jun 30, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 13 N Colby, KS | PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL COVERING HWY 25. RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Jun 30, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 12 N Colby, KS | MOSTLY DIME-SIZED HAIL. |
| Jun 30, 7:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Gem, KS | ESTIMATED THE WINDS HAVE NOW CALMED TO 45 MPH. |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | Seguin, KS | A 66 MPH WIND GUST OCCURRED AT 802 PM CDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 WUUS53 KGLD 010033 SVRGLD KSC039-153-179-193-010130- /O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0113.120701T0033Z-120701T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 733 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF COLBY...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GEM...HALFORD...REXFORD...MENLO...SEGUIN AND SELDEN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 57. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 197. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3971 10056 3933 10048 3935 10114 3969 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 267DEG 23KT 3946 10100 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ THEDE
4 follow-up statements
924 WWUS53 KGLD 010043 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 643 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSC039-153-179-193-010130- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120701T0130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS- 743 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS...NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 738 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GEM...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 735 PM CDT A WIND GUST OF 62 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE COLBY AIRPORT WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GEM...HALFORD...REXFORD...MENLO...SEGUIN AND SELDEN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 57. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 195. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3971 10056 3933 10048 3935 10114 3969 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 267DEG 23KT 3946 10093 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.25IN $$ THEDE
059 WWUS53 KGLD 010101 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 801 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSC039-153-179-193-010130- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120701T0130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS- 801 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS...NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REXFORD...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... REXFORD...MENLO...SEGUIN AND SELDEN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 57. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 195. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3971 10056 3933 10048 3935 10114 3969 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 267DEG 23KT 3947 10076 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ THEDE
423 WWUS53 KGLD 010115 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 715 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSC039-153-179-193-010130- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120701T0130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS- 815 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS...NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 813 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REXFORD...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SEGUIN AND SELDEN. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 57. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 168 AND 195. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3971 10056 3933 10048 3935 10114 3969 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 267DEG 23KT 3947 10064 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ THEDE
906 WWUS53 KGLD 010126 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 726 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSC039-153-179-193-010136- /O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120701T0130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS- 826 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR... SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS...NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MDT/830 PM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3971 10056 3933 10048 3935 10114 3969 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 267DEG 23KT 3947 10056 $$ THEDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 12:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 57 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.