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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Goodland, KS

September 27, 2013Sherman County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 27, 2013, 6:17 PM MDT for Sherman County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 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 27, 2013, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2013, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 27, 6:23 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6012 N Edson, KSBLOWING DUST REDUCED VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE. THIS OCCURRED AS THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PASSED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2013-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2013-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
634 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
92 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

307 
WUUS53 KGLD 280017
SVRGLD
KSC181-193-280115-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0310.130928T0017Z-130928T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
617 PM MDT FRI SEP 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
  WESTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT/815 PM CDT/

* AT 613 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANORADO...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BURLINGTON COLORADO
           REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST ON
           INTERSTATE 70 NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RULETON...GOODLAND...EDSON...BREWSTER AND LEVANT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 51.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 186.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3956 10111 3914 10111 3914 10190 3956 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 255DEG 25KT 3935 10202

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

STASSER
2 follow-up statements
854 
WWUS53 KGLD 280036
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
636 PM MDT FRI SEP 27 2013

KSC181-193-280115-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-130928T0115Z/
THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS-
636 PM MDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHERMAN AND
WESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT/815 PM CDT/...

AT 631 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RULETON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 60 MPH WIND AND 1/4 MILE 
VISBILITY IN BLOWING DUST 12 MILES NORTH OF EDSON.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RULETON...GOODLAND...EDSON...BREWSTER AND LEVANT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 51.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 186.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3956 10111 3914 10111 3914 10190 3956 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 265DEG 17KT 3938 10193

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

STASSER
542 
WWUS53 KGLD 280049
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
649 PM MDT FRI SEP 27 2013

KSC181-193-280059-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-130928T0115Z/
THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS-
649 PM MDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SHERMAN AND WESTERN THOMAS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3956 10111 3914 10111 3914 10190 3956 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 265DEG 49KT 3937 10172

$$

STASSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 6:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins35 min
Sep 27, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur35 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.