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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Goodland, KS

April 8, 2013Cheyenne County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2013, 7:47 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2013, 7:47 PM CDT (00:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 8, 2013, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cheyenne County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 8, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 8, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 4:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
305 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-091700-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
305 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 /405 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 24 IN NORTHWEST
KANSAS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEVERE
OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD
FRONT CAUSING RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW.  IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY
27.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

TUESDAY PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING FOR
LOCATIONS WEST OF A LEOTI TO OBERLIN AND MCCOOK LINE. DURING THE
AFTERNOON THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW...WITH ANY
LINGERING ACTIVITY TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

TUESDAY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AROUND 40 MPH...WHICH WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING. PLEASE DIRECT ANY STORM REPORTS TO THE WEATHER OFFICE IN GOODLAND.

JTL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
537 PM MDT MON APR 08 2013

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

0527 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 N BURLINGTON         39.45N 102.26W
04/08/2013  M59 MPH          KIT CARSON         CO   STORM CHASER

            REPORTED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK.

&&

LUNDQUIST

Local storm report, Apr 8, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 8, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
542 PM MDT MON APR 08 2013

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

0523 PM     HAIL             5 NNW YUMA              40.19N 102.77W
04/08/2013  E0.75 INCH       YUMA               CO   PUBLIC

&&

JMARTIN

Local storm report, Apr 8, 6:51 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
551 PM MDT MON APR 08 2013

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

0539 PM     HAIL             8 NNW YUMA              40.23N 102.78W
04/08/2013  E1.00 INCH       YUMA               CO   PUBLIC

            STORM PRODUCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF HAIL, COVERING GROUND

&&

JMARTIN

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 7:18 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
618 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

COZ090-090045-
YUMA COUNTY-
618 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...

AT 614 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLARKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10233 4026 10252 4026 10279 4026 10280
      4035 10280 4036 10279 4042 10279 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 219DEG 13KT 4034 10255

THEDE

Local storm report, Apr 8, 7:19 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
619 PM MDT MON APR 08 2013

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

0617 PM     TORNADO          5 SE BONNY RESERVOIR    39.57N 102.10W
04/08/2013                   KIT CARSON         CO   STORM CHASER

            BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADO OBSERVED, HAS DISSAPATED.

&&

JRM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 8, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	32 min
Apr 8, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	50 min
Apr 8, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	60 min
Apr 8, 11:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	24 min
Apr 8, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	67 min
Apr 8, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Phillips	27 min
Apr 8, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Yuma	22 min
Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Yuma	34 min
Apr 8, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	61 min
Apr 8, 9:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Yuma	18 min
Apr 8, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	61 min
Apr 8, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	29 min
Apr 8, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	64 min
Apr 8, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	63 min
Apr 8, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy	58 min
Apr 8, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	60 min
Apr 8, 11:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	11 min
Apr 8, 11:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	25 min
Apr 8, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock	61 min
Apr 9, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	37 min
Apr 9, 1:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	63 min
Apr 9, 2:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	55 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.