Severe Thunderstorm Warning 322, NWS Goodland, KS

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WWUS53 KGLD 280007
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
707 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

KSC065-280017-
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GRAHAM KS-
707 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL....
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3918 9961 3917 10011 3938 10012 3949 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 261DEG 14KT 3932 9988 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
109 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 1222 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

MESSY SITUATION WITH MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW BENEATH LARGE
UPPER LOW OVER NW COLORADO WHICH WILL SEND A SERIES OF IMPULSES
NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA. AS CLOUDS CONTINUE TO THIN OUT THIS
AFTERNOON...SFC HEATING WILL GENERATE POCKETS OF MODERATE
INSTABILITY WITH TSRA DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WV SATELLITE
SHOWS THE FIRST UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH LIFTING INTO EASTERN
COLORADO AT THE MOMENT WHICH WILL ENHANCE PRECIP CHANCES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
A FEW STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH MAINLY A LARGE HAIL THREAT.

A SECOND SHORT WAVE TROUGH CLOSER TO THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS CENTRAL COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL GENERATE A
SECOND AREA OF TSRA WHICH WILL REACH EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN
KANSAS THIS EVENING...CONTINUING TONIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
AGAIN THIS EVENING IN WESTERN COUNTIES WITH THE SECOND ROUND OF
STORMS WHICH WILL TRANSITION TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN THREAT
OVERNIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1256 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
WILL BE IN EASTERN AREAS...BUT DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE FAIRLY LOW
SO OVERALL SEVERE THREAT LOOKS LIMITED. STORMS WILL END WEST TO
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER IN
FAR EASTERN AREAS FRIDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE FRIDAY WILL BE DRY AS
SHORTWAVE RIDGING DEVELOPS. THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN RATHER QUICKLY
AS NEXT TROUGH DIGS INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON SATURDAY.
DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OUT OF
NORTHERN COLORADO WILL BRING SLIGHT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. THAT SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD EARLY NEXT
WEEK...BUT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH ON MONDAY FOR CONTINUED LOW
CHANCES OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BEGIN
TO DECLINE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A RIDGE REBUILDING ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL ON FRIDAY...ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE
WEEKEND...SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND THEN NEAR
NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1222 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

LARGE SLOW-MOVING UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL IMPACT
BOTH TAF SITES WITH BROKEN TO OVERCAST SKIES AND SEVERAL ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. A SURFACE LOW
WILL ULTIMATELY FORM OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO THIS EVENING AND MOVE
INTO WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT. CEILINGS WILL BE FL030-040 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING OVERNIGHT TO
IFR AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER. TSRA WILL BE HIT AND MISS VARIETY
FROM 18Z-22Z WITH BEST CHANCES AFTER 02Z AT KGLD AND AFTER 22Z AT
KMCK.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
CO...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...DLF
LONG TERM...024
AVIATION...DLF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1045 AM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-281230-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1045 AM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TWO ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION. THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 1 PM MDT ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF WALNUTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT AS THEY MOVE
NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

FURTHER WEST OVER COLORADO...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FRONT RANGE WHICH WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN
COLORADO THIS EVENING AND INTO AND WESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS EARLY ON...WITH THE SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING AS STORMS TRANSITION
TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN THREAT OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SEVERE STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING EAST OF HIGHWAY 27. LARGE HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND BY PHONE ARE
APPRECIATED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
353 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

COZ090-272300-
YUMA COUNTY CO-
353 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM MDT...

AT 353 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTH OF WAUNETA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL YUMA
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10215 4031 10220 4031 10244 4044 10242
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 176DEG 2KT 4040 10230

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
423 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

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

0420 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S PARK                39.05N 100.37W
08/27/2014                   GOVE               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE FOOT OF WATER ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 58

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
536 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

KSZ004-015-016-029-272330-
NORTON KS-GOVE KS-GRAHAM KS-SHERIDAN KS-
536 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAHAM...NORTHEASTERN GOVE...
EASTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHERN NORTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 535 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EDMOND TO NEAR PARK...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTON...HILL CITY...ALMENA...GRAINFIELD...LENORA...MORLAND...
BOGUE...PARK...EDMOND...SAINT PETER...DENSMORE...PENOKEE...NEW
ALMELO...CALVERT...STUDLEY AND TASCO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10015 3909 10015 3912 10055 3980 9998
      3994 9963 3913 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 220DEG 23KT 3959 9986 3915 10027

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
510 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

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

0507 PM     HAIL             4 E MONUMENT            39.11N 100.93W
08/27/2014  E0.75 INCH       LOGAN              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

JJM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
530 PM MDT WED AUG 27 2014

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

0529 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 E MONUMENT            39.11N 100.93W
08/27/2014  M1.80 INCH       LOGAN              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            FELL IN 15 MINUTES.

&&

JJM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
637 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

KSZ003-004-014>016-280015-
DECATUR KS-NORTON KS-THOMAS KS-GRAHAM KS-SHERIDAN KS-
637 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAHAM...THOMAS...SOUTHEASTERN
RAWLINS...SHERIDAN...SOUTHERN DECATUR AND SOUTHERN NORTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 635 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MORLAND TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MONUMENT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 74.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3914 10120 3956 10108 3957 10075 3963 10074
      3986 9963 3914 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 187DEG 19KT 3932 10007 3916 10114

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