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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Goodland, KS

May 19, 2013Sherman County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2013, 4:11 AM MDT for Sherman County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 34 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
May 19, 2013, 4:11 AM MDT (10:11 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 2013, 4:45 AM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2013-05-19Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2013-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 19, 2:36 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:36 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 8:33 PM MDT, 7 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
833 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-191515-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
833 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /933 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP LATE
THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND MOVE EAST INTO NORTHWEST
KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF
THE WEEK AS AN UNSETTLED PATTERN REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 11:10 PM MDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1110 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

COZ090-190545-
YUMA COUNTY-
1110 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

AT 1107 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF YUMA...MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH.

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10265 4043 10237 4012 10254 4017 10279
      4045 10277 4045 10271 4044 10267
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 202DEG 14KT 4022 10264

LUNDQUIST
Local storm report, May 18, 11:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1114 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

1045 PM     HAIL             YUMA                    40.12N 102.72W
05/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       YUMA               CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MK
Local storm report, May 18, 11:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1114 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

1045 PM     HAIL             YUMA                    40.12N 102.72W
05/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       YUMA               CO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MK
Special weather statement, May 19, 12:30 AM MDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1230 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

COZ090-NEZ079-190700-
DUNDY-YUMA COUNTY-
1230 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 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 1228 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ECKLEY TO 8 MILES
NORTH OF PARKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4035 10204 4035 10148 4004 10171 4003 10268
      4045 10238 4045 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0630Z 211DEG 33KT 4014 10253 4017 10176

ROBINSON
Special weather statement, May 19, 1:47 AM MDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
147 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

COZ092-190815-
CHEYENNE COUNTY-
147 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

AT 142 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF KIT CARSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 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 3904 10265 3885 10215 3862 10265 3876 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 229DEG 21KT 3875 10263

MARTIN
Special weather statement, May 19, 2:07 AM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
207 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

COZ091-190845-
KIT CARSON COUNTY-
207 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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

AT 203 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BETHUNE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 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 3957 10251 3957 10244 3951 10223 3920 10241
      3926 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 201DEG 17KT 3932 10248

MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 2:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace61 min
May 19, 3:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman29 min
May 19, 4:37 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins, Sherman, Thomas53 min
May 19, 5:20 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins40 min
May 19, 2:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan20 min
May 19, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove12 min
May 19, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove17 min
May 19, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove20 min
May 19, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove19 min
May 19, 3:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove15 min
May 19, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove35 min
May 19, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove31 min
May 19, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham18 min
May 19, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley20 min
May 19, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove18 min
May 19, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham17 min
May 19, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham19 min
May 18, 11:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma37 min
May 18, 11:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma35 min
May 18, 11:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma43 min
May 18, 11:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma35 min
May 18, 11:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma43 min
May 19, 1:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne28 min
May 19, 2:07 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson38 min
May 19, 2:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson59 min
May 19, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson79 min
May 19, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson21 min
May 19, 5:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson19 min
May 19, 5:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson39 min
May 19, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson30 min
May 18, 6:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy25 min
May 18, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy31 min
May 19, 12:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy30 min
May 19, 5:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock, Red Willow33 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.