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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT for Gove County, Kansas. It was in force for 67 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
- Jun 4, 2015, 8:23 PM CDT (01:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Gove County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 Jun 4, 7:25 PM CDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 7:25 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 7:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 620 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2015 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-060030- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 620 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION. SOME STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING AS THE MAIN THREATS. AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE COLORADO BORDER. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE INCLUDING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 740 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015 KSZ029-050115- GOVE KS- 740 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 740 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF UTICA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. LAT...LON 3870 10045 3896 10042 3896 10017 3870 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 240DEG 49KT 3877 10024 MENTZER
Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:02 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
702 PM MDT THU JUN 04 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM HAIL LUDELL 39.85N 100.96W
06/04/2015 E2.50 INCH RAWLINS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
RAWLINS COUNTY DISPATCH RECEIVED A REPORT OF GOLF BALL TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
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HILLLocal storm report, Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
703 PM MDT THU JUN 04 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL 3 SSW LUDELL 39.81N 100.98W
06/04/2015 M1.50 INCH RAWLINS KS NWS EMPLOYEE
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RHUSTEDLocal storm report, Jun 4, 8:07 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
707 PM MDT THU JUN 04 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0701 PM HAIL 4 SE LUDELL 39.81N 100.91W
06/04/2015 M1.75 INCH RAWLINS KS STORM CHASER
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RHUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 20 min |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 9 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 17 min |
| Jun 5, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 63 min |
| Jun 5, 4:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 10 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 20 min |
| Jun 5, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 12 min |
| Jun 4, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.