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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2015, 3:55 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 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
- May 4, 2015, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2015, 4:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
County Greeley County, KS
The radar
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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 4, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 4, 2:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 339 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015 KSZ042-042100- WICHITA KS- 339 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 338 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES SOUTH OF LEOTI...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LYDIA. 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 3835 10147 3836 10113 3826 10113 3826 10149 TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 199DEG 5KT 3820 10138 HUSTED
Special weather statement, May 4, 2:57 PM MDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
357 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015
KSZ042-042115-
WICHITA KS-
357 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM CDT...
AT 357 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17
MILES SOUTH OF LEOTI...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYDIA.
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 3831 10148 3831 10147 3832 10113 3826 10113
3826 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 199DEG 5KT 3823 10137
HUSTEDSpecial weather statement, May 4, 3:43 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
343 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2015
KSZ041-042-042200-
GREELEY KS-WICHITA KS-
343 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY AND WEST
CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT/500 PM CDT/...
AT 343 PM MDT /443 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HORACE TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRIBUNE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SELKIRK.
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.
THESE STORMS 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 3837 10181 3851 10150 3836 10149 3826 10166
3826 10177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 166DEG 14KT 3831 10170 3838 10159
HUSTEDSpecial weather statement, May 4, 3:55 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 355 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2015 KSZ041-042-042215- GREELEY KS-WICHITA KS- 355 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL GREELEY AND WEST CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM MDT/515 PM CDT/... AT 355 PM MDT /455 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF TRIBUNE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SELKIRK. 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. 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 3841 10152 3838 10166 3853 10172 3857 10154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 166DEG 14KT 3843 10161 HUSTED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 9:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 52 min |
| May 3, 10:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 42 min |
| May 3, 10:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 52 min |
| May 3, 11:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 41 min |
| May 3, 11:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Thomas | 26 min |
| May 4, 2:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 19 min |
| May 4, 2:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 21 min |
| May 4, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 18 min |
| May 4, 3:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 17 min |
| May 3, 11:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Furnas | 36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.