Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 4, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 62 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
- Sep 4, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 78 | Angelus, KS | ALSO DIME SIZED HAIL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -259 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
294 WUUS53 KGLD 042028 SVRGLD KSC063-109-179-193-042130- /O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0151.120904T2028Z-120904T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 328 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHERN THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 323 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 8 MILES SOUTH OF LEVANT...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MINGO...HALFORD...MONUMENT...OAKLEY...ANGELUS...GRINNELL... GRAINFIELD AND GOVE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 99. 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 3923 10032 3889 10049 3915 10127 3945 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 291DEG 26KT 3925 10109 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN $$ BULLER
3 follow-up statements
218 WWUS53 KGLD 042100 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 300 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012 KSC063-109-179-193-042130- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-120904T2130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-LOGAN KS-GOVE KS- 400 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GOVE...NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANGELUS...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANGELUS...GRINNELL...GRAINFIELD AND GOVE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 99. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS RESULTING IN AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON INTERSTATE 70...AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3941 10097 3923 10032 3889 10049 3911 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 298DEG 34KT 3917 10073 WIND...HAIL 70MPH <1.00IN $$ BULLER
342 WWUS53 KGLD 042115 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 415 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 KSC063-109-179-193-042130- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-120904T2130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-LOGAN KS-GOVE KS- 415 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GOVE...NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 409 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRINNELL...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 404 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN ANGELUS REPORTED A 78 MPH WIND GUST AND DIME SIZED HAIL WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GRAINFIELD AND GOVE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 99. 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. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS RESULTING IN AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY. 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 3941 10097 3923 10032 3889 10049 3911 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 292DEG 40KT 3914 10054 WIND...HAIL 80MPH 1.00IN $$ BULLER
870 WWUS53 KGLD 042128 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 328 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012 KSC063-109-179-193-042138- /O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-120904T2130Z/ THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-LOGAN KS-GOVE KS- 428 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GOVE... NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM MDT/430 PM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ANOTHER WARNING WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THIS WARNING. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3941 10097 3923 10032 3889 10049 3911 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 292DEG 40KT 3908 10034 $$ BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 22 min |
| Sep 4, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 44 min |
| Sep 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 55 min |
| Sep 4, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 58 min |
| Sep 4, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 34 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.