Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
552 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday)
Issued at 1222 PM MDT Sat May 21 2016

Latest upper air and satellite data place a closed upper level low
over the Pacific Northwest.  Increased upper level moisture is seen
rotating around the base of the closed low.  Over the Desert
Southwest a band of dry air/subsidence was also rotating around the
closed low.  This narrow corridor may not move over the Tri-
State area until later this evening.  To the east an expanse of low
clouds and drizzle continued over the northeast half of the Tri-
State area under a short wave ridge.  At the surface a couple low
pressures were located over Eastern Colorado, one over Denver and the
other developing over Southeast Colorado.  A dry line extended from
near Denver, arcing southeast to the KS/CO border, then curving back
southwest into New Mexico.  East of the dry line a warm front was
slowly moving northeast across the Tri-State area, as evident by the
eroding stratus.

For the rest of the afternoon expect thunderstorms to begin
developing in the 2-3 PM MT time frame along the dry line.  As the
afternoon progresses expect the coverage to increase between the dry
line and the warm front, where the instability axis will be located
over the southern part of the area. Low-level and deep layer shear
also increase through the afternoon, causing storm intensity to
also increase. Storm movement will be to the northeast at 35 MPH,
which is perpendicular to the instability axis. This will serve to
limit the duration/extent of the severe storms. Expect storm
coverage to peak around 5 PM MDT before storms move east of the
area. Meanwhile overcast skies and drizzle are expected to
continue north of the warm front.

Main uncertainty today will be how far north will the warm front
move during the afternoon.  The further north the front moves, the
more of the area will be impacted by severe weather.

Regarding hazards for today, large hail up to baseball size will be
possible with the strongest storms, as well as damaging winds and
tornadoes.  The best window of opportunity for tornadic development
will be from roughly 5 PM to 7 PM MDT, although development may
begin an hour earlier.

This evening severe storm activity should move east of the area
around 9 PM MDT.  During the early evening storms may become
elevated before moving east of the area.  Have the highest chances
for measurable precipitation east of highway 83 where the low levels
will be saturated the deepest and the isentropic lift will be
strongest.  Overnight fog will develop, mainly along and east of
Highway 25.  The lowest visibilities will be around sunrise.  Winds
will turn more to the southeast as a pre-frontal trough moves
through.

Sunday morning fog and drizzle will continue over the east half of
the area.  Mid to late morning the fog will lift and the stratus
will begin to erode as the warm front moves through.  The drizzle
should end by late morning.

Sunday afternoon mixed layer CAPE increases east of a dry line
between of Highway 25 and Highway 83.  Meanwhile an upper level
short wave trough moves over the dry line by mid afternoon, which
should cause storms to begin firing along the dry line.  Storm
motion will again be to the northeast at 35 MPH.  Deep layer shear
will not be as strong as today, but am still expecting severe storms
to develop.  Storm coverage will expand along and east of the dry
line during the latter half of the afternoon.

Regarding hazards for Sunday afternoon, large hail up to ping-pong
ball size is possible, along with damaging winds.  Tornadoes will
also be possible during the last couple hours of the afternoon as 0-
1km shear increases to 25 kts with the strengthening low level
jet.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday)
Issued at 112 PM MDT Sat May 21 2016

Thunderstorms will linger through Sunday evening then begin to
diminish after midnight as the shortwave trough lifts north.
However...surface cold front will move through overnight so cannot
rule out an isolated shower/thunderstorm through the night.

Southwesterly flow aloft Monday through Wednesday will result in
occasional chances for showers and thunderstorms as a series of
shortwave troughs move through. Currently the area is outlooked
for severe weather by SPC only for Day 4 (Tuesday). The
instability axis will be along and north of a Hill City to Yuma
line with little to no instability south of that area. However the
set up will be similar on Wednesday with the instability axis a
bit further south perhaps. Thursday stands out as the day with the
best upper forcing since the main upper low will be ejecting
across the central Rockies and adjacent plains. Instability for
severe weather may be limited by cloudiness due to low level
easterly flow in place north of the surface front which will be
over southwest Kansas. However given the strong forcing, weak to
moderate instability and strong deep layer shear another round of
severe weather cannot be ruled out on Thursday. The upper low,
and accompanying chances of precipitation, will linger at least
through Friday, then the models diverge next weekend with how fast
to lift it out. All in all, a rather wet pattern can be expected
for the long term period with temperatures near to slightly above
normal.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening)
Issued at 538 PM MDT Sat May 21 2016

For Kgld...an isolated thunderstorm will be possible near the site
through 03z and put in vcts through that time. Until late evening
southeast winds will be sustained 25 to 30 knot with gusts near 40
knots. From 05z to 13z ifr will drop into the lifr/vlifr
categories. winds will remain sustained in the 19 to 25 knot
range with gusts 27 to 33 knots. At 13z vfr conditions are
expected. by 16z sustained winds will increase to near 25 knots
with gusts between 30 and 35 knots.

For Kmck...mvfr conditions will drop quickly to ifr. At 06z lifr
conditions will begin and continue until 19z. Through this entire
period southeast to south sustained winds will stay in the 15 to
21 knot range with gusts 7 to 8 knots higher.

&&

.GLD Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
KS...NONE.
CO...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...JTL
LONG TERM...024
AVIATION...BULLER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
854 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221500-
YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS-
DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-
GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
854 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016 /954 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

AREAS OF FOG MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES
THIS MORNING.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WEST OF A BREWSTER TO GOVE LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS, HOWEVER A TORNADO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. ANTICIPATE THE
SEVERE WEATHER TO LAST UNTIL AROUND 9 PM MDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING EAST OF KANSAS HIGHWAY 25. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. ANY WEATHER
REPORTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OR BY PHONE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

JTL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
619 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

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

0600 PM     HAIL             10 N LEOTI              38.63N 101.36W
05/21/2016  E2.00 INCH       WICHITA            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TLYNCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
620 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

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

0606 PM     TORNADO          8 NNW LEOTI             38.59N 101.41W
05/21/2016                   WICHITA            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF TORNADO

&&

TLYNCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
644 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

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

0640 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     11 ESE WALLACE          38.83N 101.42W
05/21/2016                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

TLYNCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
654 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

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

0650 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     14 N LEOTI              38.68N 101.38W
05/21/2016                   WICHITA            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

TLYNCH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
715 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

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

0712 PM     HAIL             13 SW RUSSELL SPRINGS   38.80N 101.37W
05/21/2016  E1.00 INCH       LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

TLYNCH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
744 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

KSZ014-027-028-220215-
WALLACE KS-LOGAN KS-THOMAS KS-
744 PM MDT SAT MAY 21 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL WALLACE...
SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM
MDT/915 PM CDT/...

AT 743 PM MDT/843 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF WINONA...OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHARON
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINONA.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT/1000 PM CDT/ FOR
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3901 10155 3914 10143 3914 10139 3918 10139
      3925 10133 3911 10111 3896 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 216DEG 27KT 3904 10141

BULLER