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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

July 29, 2016Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT for Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 15 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: Jul 29, 2016, 2:00 AM CDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 29, 2016, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS

County Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1277 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 29, 12:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 12:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 12:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 10:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1035 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

KSZ016-290345-
GRAHAM KS-
1035 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY UNTIL 1045
PM CDT...

AT 1035 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER HILL CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILL CITY...BOGUE AND PENOKEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9989 3941 10005 3948 9985 3934 9960
      3927 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 314DEG 30KT 3937 9987

JRM

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 10:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1049 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

KSZ028-290400-
LOGAN KS-
1049 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY UNTIL 1100
PM CDT...

AT 1049 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES EAST OF WALLACE...OR 18 MILES EAST OF SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSSELL SPRINGS.

LAT...LON 3872 10127 3889 10148 3900 10148 3908 10139
      3893 10106
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 312DEG 22KT 3896 10141

JRM

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 10:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
952 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COZ092-290400-
CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-
952 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...

AT 952 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEYENNE WELLS AND FIRSTVIEW.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 159.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3890 10265 3901 10247 3886 10220 3871 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 311DEG 21KT 3889 10249

JRM

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1001 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COZ092-290415-
CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-
1001 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 1015 PM MDT...

AT 1001 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEYENNE WELLS AND FIRSTVIEW.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 139 AND 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3889 10259 3900 10242 3876 10213 3861 10241
      3861 10242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 326DEG 27KT 3887 10243

JRM

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1020 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

COZ092-290500-
CHEYENNE COUNTY CO-
1020 PM MDT THU JUL 28 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...

AT 1020 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR CHEYENNE WELLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEYENNE WELLS AND ARAPAHOE.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 143 AND 158.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

LAT...LON 3882 10248 3895 10238 3881 10206 3864 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 303DEG 21KT 3886 10234

JN

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 2:00 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	10 min
Jul 28, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	10 min
Jul 28, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham	19 min
Jul 28, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	11 min
Jul 28, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	14 min
Jul 28, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	8 min
Jul 28, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	8 min
Jul 28, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	27 min
Jul 28, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	33 min
Jul 28, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	16 min
Jul 28, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	17 min
Jul 28, 10:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Kit Carson	26 min
Jul 28, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	8 min
Jul 28, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	14 min
Jul 28, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	40 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.