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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

July 1, 20125 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2012, 12:03 AM CDT for 5 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 57 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
Jul 1, 2012, 12:03 AM CDT (05:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 00:00Z on 2012-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 295 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 00:00Z on 2012-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 30, 11:55 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 11:55 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 10:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
959 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011745-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
959 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 /1059 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY STORM THAT FORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

JTL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 8:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
743 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0739 PM     TSTM WND GST     PARK                    39.11N 100.36W
06/30/2012  E70 MPH          GOVE               KS   PUBLIC

            FLAG POLE BEING BLOWN SIDEWAYS QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.

&&

PMURRAY
Local storm report, Jun 30, 8:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
751 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0748 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 N PARK                39.23N 100.35W
06/30/2012  E60 MPH          SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH.

&&

PMURRAY
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 9:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
825 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

KSZ016-010300-
GRAHAM-
925 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

AT 922 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOGUE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING
AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9961 3913 9965 3937 9992 3945 9964
      3941 9959 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 317DEG 20KT 3937 9975

THEDE
Local storm report, Jun 30, 9:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
852 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N COLBY               39.43N 101.05W
06/30/2012  M62.00 MPH       THOMAS             KS   AWOS

0645 PM     HAIL             13 N COLBY              39.58N 101.06W
06/30/2012  E0.50 INCH       RAWLINS            KS   PUBLIC

            PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL COVERING HWY 25. RELAYED BY
            EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0645 PM     HAIL             12 N COLBY              39.56N 101.05W
06/30/2012  E0.75 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            MOSTLY DIME-SIZED HAIL.

0650 PM     TSTM WND GST     GEM                     39.43N 100.90W
06/30/2012  E70.00 MPH       THOMAS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED THE WINDS HAVE NOW CALMED TO 45 MPH.

0707 PM     TSTM WND GST     SEGUIN                  39.34N 100.60W
06/30/2012  M76.00 MPH       SHERIDAN           KS   MESONET

            A 66 MPH WIND GUST OCCURRED AT 802 PM CDT.

0735 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRAINFIELD              39.11N 100.47W
06/30/2012  E60.00 MPH       GOVE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH GUSTS.

0739 PM     TSTM WND GST     PARK                    39.11N 100.36W
06/30/2012  E70.00 MPH       GOVE               KS   PUBLIC

            FLAG POLE BEING BLOWN SIDEWAYS QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.

0748 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 N PARK                39.23N 100.35W
06/30/2012  E60.00 MPH       SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH.

&&

PMURRAY
Local storm report, Jun 30, 11:56 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1056 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1024 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST HILL CITY AIRPORT (ASOS 39.39N 99.83W
06/30/2012  M59 MPH          GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

&&

LUNDQUIST
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:03 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1203 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

KSZ003-004-015-016-029-010600-
DECATUR-GOVE-GRAHAM-NORTON-SHERIDAN-
1203 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SHERIDAN...NORTON...DECATUR...GOVE AND GRAHAM
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

AT 1156 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF SAINT PETER...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

WINDS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS STORM AS IT MOVES OUT OF
THE AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 10014 3869 10016 3870 10082 3913 10080
      3914 10072 4000 10074 3999 9962 3914 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 308DEG 13KT 3921 9994

LUNDQUIST

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas57 min
Jun 30, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove35 min
Jun 30, 8:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan67 min
Jun 30, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham35 min
Jul 1, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLincoln14 min
Jul 1, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLincoln20 min
Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne44 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.