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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2018, 1:46 AM MDT for Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 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, 1:46 AM MDT (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2018, 2:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 66 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 11:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 11:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1137 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 853 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 Current radar shows storms forming along the approaching cold front to the northwest of Yuma County. Confidence is low regarding the intensity of these storms as they move into the forecast area in the next hour or so due to influences from previous convection. The earlier convection left several boundaries across the forecast area. However this next round of storms will be elevated, so the question is will these storms still be influenced by the earlier convection, and to what degree. The majority of the storm activity was south of Highway 36, so the environment to the north should have been much less altered by the prior convection than to the south. In summary confidence for another round of storms tonight is on the high side. Confidence is low regarding how strong the storms will be. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 230 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 Tonight-Sunday...low confidence forecast through the period. Am thinking an organized line/cluster of storms will develop in the vicinity of the CO/KS border along and south of the interstate late in the afternoon moving east or southeast this evening with another possibility of thunderstorms developing near or along a cold frontal boundary. Couldnt get too detailed unfortunately. Low temperatures near normal. On Sunday gut tells me we will be in a lull for part of the day but I guess we could see some storms along the cold front. Not confident in severe weather as well given in part the NAM model producing afternoon temperatures in the 60s to low 70s. 18z NAM event cooler with low 60s to upper 70s. We cant completely rule out the NAM as there have been two or three other events where it was the outlier (temperature wise) and it actually was pretty close. Currently have highs in the mid 70s to around 80 but that is certainly subject to change. Sunday night-Monday...precipitation chances end from west to east Sunday night with dry conditions expected for most on Monday. Afternoon temperatures warm into the low to mid 80s. Monday night-Tuesday...dry through the period. After morning lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s high temperatures warm into the low to upper 90s. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 114 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 In the extended the models are showing the local area being under the influence of an upper-level ridge on Wednesday. This ridge flattens out and shifts towards the east Wednesday afternoon as an upper level trough deepens over the western U.S. This puts our local area in between the upper-level trough, to our west, and ridge, to our east. By Friday the trough deepens enough to produce southwesterly flow aloft over the Plains for the rest of the period. On the surface, the upper level low will influence the development of lee side lows off the front range. At this time they look to form mostly to our northwest and produce little to no impacts to the Tri-State region. This pattern will produce mostly dry conditions, southerly winds, and above normal high temperatures during the period. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1132 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018 VFR to MVFR conditions forecast for the TAFs. Current storms near KMCK will quickly move through. Behind this weakening line is another round of storms moving in from the west. Foresee these storms increasing in coverage around 9z over the forecast area. However confidence of whether these will actually be near a TAF site are low. Coverage should reach a peak around 12z before shifting east of the TAF sites. More storm activity may occur Sunday afternoon. Current model consensus is showing MVFR ceiling developing in the morning. Have moderate confidence this will occur. Overall confidence of storm coverage is on the low side for both tonight and Sunday. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...JTL SHORT TERM...99 LONG TERM...BW AVIATION...JTL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 1:01 AM MDT, 45 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 23, 10:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 59 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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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 17 min |
| Jun 23, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 18 min |
| Jun 23, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 7:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 19 min |
| Jun 23, 11:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 12:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 58 min |
| Jun 24, 12:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 1:13 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 1:19 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 11 min |
| Jun 24, 1:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 2:34 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 3:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 16 min |
| Jun 24, 4:24 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 12:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 4:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 5:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley, Logan | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 5:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 5:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 5:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 11:55 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 20 min |
| Jun 24, 12:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 24 min |
| Jun 24, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 3:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 3:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 6:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 6:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 25 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.