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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2014, 7:16 PM CDT for Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2014, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
County Norton County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 886 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 6, 6:57 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 6:57 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 300 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-071200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 300 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2014 /400 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS MAY PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME FLOODING ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 545 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 KSZ002-003-062315- DECATUR-RAWLINS- 545 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 541 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF HERNDON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 3986 10057 3964 10065 3972 10092 3991 10085 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 283DEG 6KT 3979 10076 HUSTED
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 603 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 KSZ003-062315- DECATUR- 603 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF OBERLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 3974 10040 3973 10074 3991 10074 3995 10043 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 264DEG 20KT 3983 10064 HUSTED
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 613 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 KSZ003-062345- DECATUR- 613 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OBERLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 3997 10035 3974 10031 3975 10069 3989 10069 TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 264DEG 20KT 3983 10057 HUSTED
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:22 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 622 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 KSZ003-062345- DECATUR- 622 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OBERLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS TO 50 MPH...BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE MILE...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 3997 10035 3974 10031 3975 10069 3989 10069 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 264DEG 20KT 3984 10052 HUSTED
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 6:44 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
644 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014
KSZ004-016-070015-
GRAHAM-NORTON-
644 PM CDT WED AUG 6 2014
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND GRAHAM
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW ALMELO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH BLOWING
DUST...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 3945 9986 3952 10016 3957 10016 3957 10018
3969 10018 3968 9982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 277DEG 16KT 3959 10013
HUSTEDSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 7:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 56 min |
| Aug 7, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 1:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.