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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Goodland, KS

June 23, 2013Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2013, 12:05 AM CDT for Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 55 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
Jun 23, 2013, 12:05 AM CDT (05:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2013, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:05 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3186 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 101 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
3186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.7
Supercell composite
28.0

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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 Jun 22, 11:56 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 11:56 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 8 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
243 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-231715-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
243 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013 /343 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013/

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 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EVENING GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM YUMA AND IDALIA
COLORADO TO GOODLAND AND TRIBUNE KANSAS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY THREATS.

THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY
WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS WALLACE...GREELEY AND
WICHITA COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WRAY COLORADO TO GOODLAND
AND LEOTI KANSAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
711 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

KSZ003-230200-
DECATUR-
811 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

AT 807 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OBERLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  OBERLIN BY 830 PM CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRAER BY 840 PM CDT...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3989 10030 3959 10054 3965 10074 4000 10074
      4000 10072
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 211DEG 20KT 3975 10066

LOCKHART
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
717 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

KSZ028-230200-
LOGAN-
817 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

AT 816 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF RUSSELL SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  WINONA BY 855 PM CDT...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3894 10149 3914 10135 3914 10130 3892 10089
      3870 10117 3870 10119
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 213DEG 16KT 3889 10133

LOCKHART
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 8:47 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

COZ090-NEZ079-230230-
DUNDY-YUMA COUNTY-
747 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

AT 744 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF CLARKVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  RURAL YUMA COUNTY AT 800 PM MDT

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

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10204 4036 10204 4035 10195 4018 10191
      4016 10242 4044 10254 4045 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 253DEG 29KT 4038 10240

LOCKHART
Local storm report, Jun 22, 9:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
801 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

0725 PM     TSTM WND GST     OAKLEY                  39.13N 100.85W
06/22/2013  M70 MPH          LOGAN              KS   MESONET

            MESONET MEASURED 70 MPH WIND GUST

&&

ALW
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
909 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

NEZ079-080-230400-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
1009 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND HITCHCOCK
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

AT 1008 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF MAX...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  PALISADE BY 1055 PM CDT...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4002 10085 4001 10168 4035 10164 4036 10162
      4035 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 248DEG 23KT 4023 10145

LOCKHART
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 11:19 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1019 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

COZ090-230500-
YUMA COUNTY-
1019 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

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

AT 1015 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LONE STAR...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
CLARKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  CLARKVILLE BY 1035 PM MDT...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10231 4013 10279 4014 10280 4035 10280
      4036 10279 4044 10279 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 232DEG 23KT 4035 10274

LOCKHART

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita29 min
Jun 22, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur34 min
Jun 22, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace32 min
Jun 22, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur49 min
Jun 22, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan43 min
Jun 22, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins52 min
Jun 23, 3:49 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDGreeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita13 hr
Jun 22, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma36 min
Jun 22, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDPhillips43 min
Jun 22, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma44 min
Jun 22, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma41 min
Jun 23, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma30 min
Jun 22, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock51 min
Jun 22, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock53 min
Jun 22, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow48 min
Jun 23, 12:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow31 min

Nearby

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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.