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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 214, NWS Goodland, KS

June 24, 2018Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2018, 12:17 AM MDT for Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2018, 12:17 AM MDT (06:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2018, 1:15 AM MDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 11:37 PM MDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 11:37 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 9:04 PM MDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:42 PM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
642 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

KSZ041-240100-
Greeley KS-
642 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL 700
PM MDT...

At 641 PM MDT, thunderstorm outflow was located along a line
extending from near Tribune to 9 miles west of Horace to near Towner.
Movement was south at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 55 mph will be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Tribune and Horace.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3851 10204 3847 10168 3826 10159 3826 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 353DEG 22KT 3843 10177 3845 10195 3848 10212
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:47 PM MDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:41 PM MDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 23, 8:02 PM MDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
802 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

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

0606 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SELDEN                  39.54N 100.57W
06/23/2018                   SHERIDAN           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES
            OF TOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 83. DEPTH IN THE
            MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS 6" DEEP, AND 1'
            DEEP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AREA
            FLOODED WAS 150' LONG. WATER HAS SINCE
            RECEDED AS OF 9 PM CT.

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Local storm report, Jun 23, 10:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1047 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2018

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

0606 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SELDEN                  39.54N 100.57W
06/23/2018                   SHERIDAN           KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES
            OF TOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 83. DEPTH IN THE
            MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS 6" DEEP, AND 1'
            DEEP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE AREA
            FLOODED WAS 150' LONG. WATER HAS SINCE
            RECEDED AS OF 9 PM CT.

0604 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 SSE SHARON SPRINGS    38.77N 101.68W
06/23/2018  M73 MPH          WALLACE            KS   MESONET

            MESONET STATION C6099, 9 SSE SHARON SPRINGS.

0509 PM     HAIL             10 S WILD HORSE         38.67N 102.99W
06/23/2018  E1.75 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   PUBLIC

0500 PM     HAIL             7 NNW GRAINFIELD        39.21N 100.54W
06/23/2018  E1.75 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED.

0436 PM     HAIL             7 N BEARDSLEY           39.91N 101.23W
06/23/2018  E1.00 INCH       RAWLINS            KS   PUBLIC

0422 PM     HAIL             4 S BURLINGTON          39.25N 102.27W
06/23/2018  E1.50 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 PM     HAIL             2 NNE ANGELUS           39.22N 100.68W
06/23/2018  E1.00 INCH       SHERIDAN           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL FOR ROUGHLY 5
            MINUTES. GROUND COVERED.

0415 PM     HAIL             STRATTON                39.31N 102.60W
06/23/2018  M1.75 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC

            ***UPDATE, UP THE SIZE TO GOLF BALL DUE TO
            REPORTER SENDING IN PICTURES WITH DIVOTS
            THAT EST TO BE GOLF BALL SIZE*** THIS
            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT. FACEBOOK
            REPORT RECEIVED OF MEASURED HALF DOLLAR
            HAIL. THE REPORTER SAID THEY JUST GOT HOME
            ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THE STORM PASSED SO DOES
            NOT KNOW THE ACTUAL SIZE THE HAIL WAS DURING
            THE STORM.

0353 PM     HAIL             5 ENE RULETON           39.37N 101.80W
06/23/2018  E0.75 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZE HAIL 4 MILES WEST OF GOODLAND.

0350 PM     HAIL             ATWOOD                  39.81N 101.04W
06/23/2018  E0.88 INCH       RAWLINS            KS   911 CALL CENTER

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL FOR SEVERAL
            MINUTES AROUND 450 PM CDT (350 PM MDT).

0343 PM     HAIL             7 NE BURLINGTON         39.37N 102.17W
06/23/2018  E1.25 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. HAIL COVERING THE
            GROUND FROM PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE.

0339 PM     HAIL             ATWOOD                  39.81N 101.04W
06/23/2018  E1.00 INCH       RAWLINS            KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0334 PM     HAIL             6 E MINGO               39.28N 100.85W
06/23/2018  E1.25 INCH       THOMAS             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0304 PM     HAIL             3 NE MINGO              39.31N 100.92W
06/23/2018  E1.75 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. HARD TO TELL
            LARGEST SIZE BECAUSE SOME OF STONES BREAKING
            AS THEY HIT.

0247 PM     HAIL             VONA                    39.30N 102.74W
06/23/2018  E0.75 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC

0235 PM     HAIL             1 NE COLBY              39.40N 101.03W
06/23/2018  M1.00 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0230 PM     HAIL             1 SW LEVANT             39.37N 101.20W
06/23/2018  E1.75 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0230 PM     HAIL             COLBY                   39.39N 101.05W
06/23/2018  M1.25 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0226 PM     HAIL             COLBY                   39.39N 101.05W
06/23/2018  M2.00 INCH       THOMAS             KS   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0225 PM     HAIL             COLBY                   39.39N 101.05W
06/23/2018  E0.50 INCH       THOMAS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan17 min
Jun 23, 6:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita47 min
Jun 23, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley18 min
Jun 23, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan28 min
Jun 23, 7:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita19 min
Jun 23, 11:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita61 min
Jun 24, 12:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace, Wichita46 min
Jun 24, 1:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman, Thomas39 min
Jun 24, 1:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman11 min
Jun 24, 1:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman25 min
Jun 24, 2:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne26 min
Jun 24, 3:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan, Thomas16 min
Jun 24, 4:24 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita36 min
Jun 24, 12:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne25 min
Jun 24, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman46 min
Jun 24, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman46 min
Jun 24, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne38 min
Jun 24, 4:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas52 min
Jun 24, 5:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Logan36 min
Jun 24, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita44 min
Jun 24, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur51 min
Jun 24, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne34 min
Jun 24, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan, Thomas46 min
Jun 24, 1:46 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma44 min
Jun 24, 11:55 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma20 min
Jun 24, 12:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma24 min
Jun 24, 3:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma27 min
Jun 24, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma37 min
Jun 24, 3:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson34 min
Jun 24, 3:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson28 min
Jun 24, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma39 min
Jun 23, 6:09 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock3 hr
Jun 23, 6:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock25 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2018Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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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.