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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 9, 2014, 8:22 PM CDT for Logan County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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
- Sep 9, 2014, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Logan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
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 Sep 9, 7:55 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 7:55 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 9, 4:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 318 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-101315- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK- RED WILLOW- 318 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT/1100 PM CDT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EAST OF THE COLORADO BORDER ALONG A COLD FRONT. STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST WITH THE FRONT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE WALNUT SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WHICH MAY LEAD TO PATCHY FROST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. KSZ041-042-101315- GREELEY-WICHITA- 318 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EAST OF THE COLORADO BORDER ALONG A COLD FRONT. STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AND MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST WITH THE FRONT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE WALNUT SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WHICH MAY LEAD TO PATCHY FROST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. JN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 5:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 558 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ002-NEZ080-092330- RAWLINS KS-HITCHCOCK NE- 558 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL RAWLINS AND SOUTHWESTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 556 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STRATTON...OR NEAR STRATTON NE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENTLY HARVESTED OR PLOWED FIELDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRENTON AND STRATTON. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3994 10131 4019 10131 4019 10090 3993 10088 TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 259DEG 26KT 4006 10118 MENTZER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 637 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ002-003-NEZ080-081-100000- DECATUR KS-RAWLINS KS-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE- 637 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS... NORTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN RED WILLOW COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 635 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTH OF LUDELL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO NEAR RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HERNDON...CEDAR BLUFFS AND TRAER. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3987 10048 3985 10107 4013 10104 4013 10051 TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 275DEG 34KT 3997 10093 MENTZER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Sep 9, 7:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 603 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ013-027-100045- WALLACE KS-SHERMAN KS- 603 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN KIT CARSON... SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN AND NORTHWESTERN WALLACE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 601 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTH OF KANORADO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY NEAR RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. VISIBILITIES MAY OCCASIONALLY BE LIMITED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN KIT CARSON...SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN...AND NORTHWESTERN WALLACE COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3917 10205 3919 10165 3900 10164 3900 10205 TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 268DEG 40KT 3910 10201 MENTZER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 7:32 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 632 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ013-014-100115- THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS- 632 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT/815 PM CDT/... AT 631 PM MDT /731 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOODLAND...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN GOODLAND AND BREWSTER. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOODLAND...BREWSTER AND EDSON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 42. LAT...LON 3916 10128 3914 10177 3941 10177 3949 10127 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 259DEG 49KT 3934 10165 MENTZER
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 7:56 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 656 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 KSZ013-014-028-100130- LOGAN KS-THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS- 656 PM MDT TUE SEP 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN... SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM MDT/830 PM CDT/... AT 654 PM MDT /754 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINONA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE NEAR RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WINONA. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3902 10147 3929 10147 3930 10108 3904 10108 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 269DEG 38KT 3919 10135 MENTZER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 42 min |
| Sep 9, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 43 min |
| Sep 9, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 34 min |
| Sep 9, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 47 min |
| Sep 9, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 32 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.