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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS

May 18, 2018Logan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2018, 7:13 PM CDT for Logan County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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 18, 2018, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Logan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 18, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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: 1976 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 15.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

285 
WUUS53 KGLD 190013
SVRGLD
KSC109-190100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0021.180519T0013Z-180519T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
713 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Logan County in west central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Russell
  Springs, or 18 miles northwest of Scott State Lake, moving north at
  30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Winona, Monument and Russell Springs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3872 10099 3877 10131 3913 10124 3909 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 199DEG 25KT 3888 10116 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JRM

2 follow-up statements

002 
WWUS53 KGLD 190026
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
726 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

KSC109-190100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180519T0100Z/
Logan KS-
726 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...

At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast of
Russell Springs, or 18 miles southwest of Oakley, moving north at 30
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...
Winona, Monument and Russell Springs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 10099 3877 10131 3913 10124 3909 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 199DEG 25KT 3897 10112 

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

JRM

909 
WWUS53 KGLD 190040
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
740 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

KSC109-190100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180519T0100Z/
Logan KS-
740 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...

At 740 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of
Russell Springs, or 12 miles northwest of Scott State Lake, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Winona, Monument and Russell Springs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3872 10099 3877 10131 3913 10124 3909 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 212DEG 20KT 3884 10102 

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

JRM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 7:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	3 hr
May 18, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	32 min
May 18, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	36 min
May 18, 7:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	32 min
May 18, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	14 min
May 18, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur	32 min
May 18, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	26 min
May 18, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	22 min
May 18, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan	51 min
May 18, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	34 min
May 18, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	18 min
May 18, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins, Thomas	29 min
May 18, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur	51 min
May 18, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	33 min
May 18, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	33 min
May 18, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Wallace	58 min
May 18, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	35 min
May 18, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur	43 min
May 18, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	36 min
May 18, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	35 min
May 18, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan	33 min
May 18, 8:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Thomas	16 min
May 18, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	38 min
May 18, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	51 min
May 18, 8:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton, Sheridan	47 min
May 18, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace	58 min
May 18, 9:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Gove	4 hr
May 18, 9:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove	13 min
May 18, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	25 min
May 18, 9:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	6 hr
May 18, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan, Thomas	24 min
May 18, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	26 min
May 18, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Thomas	47 min
May 18, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	23 min
May 18, 10:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Sherman	4 hr

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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.