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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 298, NWS Goodland, KS

September 13, 2017Sherman County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 13, 2017, 3:44 PM MDT for Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 13, 2017, 3:44 PM MDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2017, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sherman County, KS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 13, 2:50 PM MDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 2:50 PM MDT, 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 10:45 AM MDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1045 AM MDT Wed Sep 13 2017

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-141645-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1045 AM MDT Wed Sep 13 2017 /1145 AM CDT Wed Sep 13 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central Colorado...
extreme southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Thunderstorms will be possible from early this afternoon through the
overnight hours as a weather disturbance moves across the area.
Gusty outflow winds to 60 mph will be the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

An elevated fire weather threat is expected Thursday afternoon
generally east of a line from near Norton Kansas to Gove Kansas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 13, 2:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
323 PM CDT WED SEP 13 2017

KSZ002-132100-
Rawlins KS-
323 PM CDT WED SEP 13 2017

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McDonald, or 19 miles east of St. Francis, moving northeast at 15
mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

Locations impacted include...
Atwood, McDonald, Blakeman and Beardsley.

LAT...LON 3968 10139 3986 10141 3999 10110 3980 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 240DEG 11KT 3977 10143

JN
Local storm report, Sep 13, 2:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 13, 2:53 PM MDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 13, 3:02 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 13, 3:08 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 2:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins37 min
Sep 13, 2:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins22 min
Sep 13, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins37 min
Sep 13, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne28 min
Sep 13, 3:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman37 min
Sep 13, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman, Thomas45 min
Sep 13, 4:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman, Thomas44 min
Sep 13, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.