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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 267, NWS Goodland, KS

August 1, 2013Cheyenne County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2013, 2:42 AM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2013, 2:42 AM MDT (08:42 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2013, 3:30 AM MDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cheyenne County, CO

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 31, 11:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 11:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 9:22 PM MDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
922 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011600-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
922 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013 /1022 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A COUPLE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO
THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AS THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS REGION EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS WEEK WILL BE ON THURSDAY WHEN A
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM EVENT IS FORECAST. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

JTL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 10:32 PM MDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1032 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

COZ090-010450-
YUMA COUNTY-
1032 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

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

AT 1029 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURDETT...OR 16 MILES WEST OF
CLARKVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  RURAL NORTHEAST YUMA COUNTY AT 1050 PM MDT

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

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF THE STORMS MOVE INTO
THE AREA. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10267 4044 10264 4030 10264 4027 10280
      4035 10280 4036 10279 4044 10279 4044 10278
      4045 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 248DEG 21KT 4035 10291

LUNDQUIST

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 10:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 31, 11:15 PM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1115 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

COZ091-010530-
KIT CARSON COUNTY-
1115 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL
COLORADO...

AT 1113 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF VONA...MOVING EAST 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 3951 10252 3932 10262 3938 10291 3957 10283
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 289DEG 13KT 3945 10275

LUNDQUIST

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 11:31 PM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1131 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

COZ091-010600-
KIT CARSON COUNTY-
1131 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

AT 1130 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF
JOES TO VONA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF ARRIVAL INCLUDE...
  STRATTON BY 1145 PM MDT...
  BETHUNE BY MIDNIGHT MDT...

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10258 3921 10232 3921 10281 3957 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 286DEG 19KT 3952 10272 3931 10269

MOORE

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 11:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 2:32 AM MDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 31, 7:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	25 min
Jul 31, 7:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	49 min
Jul 31, 7:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	65 min
Jul 31, 7:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	63 min
Jul 31, 8:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	23 min
Aug 1, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	57 min
Aug 1, 5:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Thomas	49 min
Jul 31, 8:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Yuma	40 min
Jul 31, 10:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Phillips	18 min
Jul 31, 10:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Phillips	16 min
Jul 31, 11:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	15 min
Jul 31, 11:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	29 min
Jul 31, 11:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	31 min
Aug 1, 2:32 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	13 min
Aug 1, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.