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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Goodland, KS

October 2, 2017Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 2, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT for Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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
Oct 2, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT (03:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 2, 2017, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 2, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-10-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2098 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2017-10-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2098 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1361 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
10.2

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WUUS53 KGLD 030315
SVRGLD
KSC063-065-179-030345-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0331.171003T0315Z-171003T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1015 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Gove County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 1045 PM CDT

* At 1015 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
  of Quinter, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Quinter, Park and Saint Peter. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 99 and
113.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3913 10015 3898 10015 3890 10037 3901 10050
      3931 10017 3913 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 231DEG 35KT 3899 10032 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EV
2 follow-up statements
468 
WWUS53 KGLD 030331
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1031 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017

KSC063-065-179-030345-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-171003T0345Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-Graham KS-
1031 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...NORTHEASTERN GOVE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM
COUNTIES...

At 1031 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
Quinter, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Quinter, Park and Saint Peter. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 99 and
107.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3905 10015 3908 10042 3931 10017 3913 9997
      3913 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 231DEG 35KT 3909 10016 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EV
855 
WWUS53 KGLD 030342
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1042 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017

KSC063-065-179-030350-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0331.000000T0000Z-171003T0345Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-Graham KS-
1042 PM CDT MON OCT 2 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...
NORTHEASTERN GOVE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer 
poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore the warning 
will be allowed to expire. Small hail and gusty winds will remain 
possible with this thunderstorm as it tracks northeast from 
southeast Sheridan county into western Graham county through 1130 PM 
CDT.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3905 10015 3908 10042 3931 10017 3913 9997
      3913 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 231DEG 35KT 3914 10008 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita38 min
Oct 2, 7:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDGove, Logan29 min
Oct 2, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDGove, Sheridan35 min
Oct 2, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas38 min
Oct 2, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins47 min
Oct 2, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas3 hr
Oct 2, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins26 min
Oct 2, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan58 min
Oct 2, 8:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Sheridan6 hr
Oct 2, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham, Norton49 min
Oct 2, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Logan, Sheridan45 min
Oct 2, 9:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGraham6 hr
Oct 2, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton, Sheridan43 min
Oct 2, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham32 min
Oct 2, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan34 min
Oct 2, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham31 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.