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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 353, NWS Goodland, KS

July 29, 2018Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2018, 6:13 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 62 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
Jul 29, 2018, 6:13 PM MDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2018, 7:15 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
80.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 29, 1:07 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

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 Jul 29, 5:57 PM MDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:57 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 2:39 PM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
239 PM MDT Sun Jul 29 2018

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Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
239 PM MDT Sun Jul 29 2018 /339 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018/

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

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

A Tornado Watch is currently in effect until 9 PM MDT for Colorado
counties, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, and Yuma. It is also in effect for
the following Kansas counties, Sherman, Greeley, and Wallace
until 9 PM MDT.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 PM MDT 10 PM CDT
for Nebraska counties Dundy and Hitchcock, and Kansas counties,
Cheyenne, Rawlins, Thomas, Sheridan, Logan, Gove, and Wichita.

Severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing hail up to golf
ball or even hen egg size. Wind gusts up to 70 mph may occur south of
Highway 36. Tornadoes may occur in the tornado watch area, with the
threat increasing to the west. The potential for severe weather will
be greatest in eastern Colorado and extreme western Kansas between 6
PM and 9 PM MDT. Flash flooding will remain possible, particularly
in areas repeatedly affected by thunderstorms during the past 48
hours and for locations south of Highway 36.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. Any
severe weather reports are greatly appreciated.

JTL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 29, 9:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDNorton39 min
Jul 29, 11:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham23 min
Jul 30, 4:45 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Norton5 hr
Jul 29, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson51 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.