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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Goodland, KS

May 24, 2018Logan County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2018, 6:17 PM CDT for Logan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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
May 24, 2018, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

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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
May 24, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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 May 24, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 12:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1120 AM MDT Thu May 24 2018

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-251200-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1120 AM MDT Thu May 24 2018 /1220 PM CDT Thu May 24 2018/

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

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

There is a slight risk for strong and severe thunderstorms from mid
afternoon through mid evening for areas generally along and south of
a line from McCook Nebraska to Goodland Kansas to Flagler Colorado.
The storms should initially favor large hail to the size of
golfballs, damaging winds to 65 mph and possibly a tornado through
late afternoon. For the early to mid evening hours the storms are
then expected to transition into an organized cluster capable of
producing strong outflow winds to 65 mph which may produce some
blowing dust and reduced visibilities. They will also be capable of
producing locally heavy rainfall as they move east.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed from 3 PM MDT (4 PM CDT) through 10
PM MDT (11 PM CDT).

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 6:03 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 24, 6:06 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 6:06 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
606 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018

KSZ003-015-250000-
Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-
606 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHERN
DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

At 606 PM CDT, thunderstorm outflow was located near Selden, or 16
miles south of Oberlin, moving east at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and one half inch hail will be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Selden, Dresden and Leoville.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3938 10022 3951 10070 3968 10065 3965 10018
      3957 10018 3957 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 281DEG 13KT 3958 10057

Lockhart
Special weather statement, May 24, 6:07 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 6:08 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
608 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018

KSZ014-028-250015-
Thomas KS-Logan KS-
608 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS AND
NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Monument, or 14 miles west of Oakley, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Oakley, Monument and Mingo.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 58 and 75.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3922 10125 3938 10093 3913 10079 3913 10083
      3906 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 246DEG 7KT 3917 10112

Lockhart
Special weather statement, May 24, 6:11 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
511 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2018

KSZ013-014-027-028-250015-
Wallace KS-Thomas KS-Logan KS-Sherman KS-
511 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WALLACE...
SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT/715 PM CDT/...

At 511 PM MDT/611 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 10 miles north of Wallace, or 16 miles northeast of
Sharon Springs, moving northeast at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Winona.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000
PM CDT/ for northwestern and west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3894 10157 3911 10167 3927 10134 3902 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 245DEG 8KT 3906 10154

Lockhart

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWallace48 min
May 24, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan54 min
May 24, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas53 min
May 24, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas67 min
May 24, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan64 min
May 24, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan, Thomas44 min
May 24, 6:34 PM CDTDust Storm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Wallace112 min
May 24, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita51 min
May 23, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson25 min
May 24, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne12 min
May 24, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne14 min
May 24, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne16 min
May 24, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne16 min
May 24, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne24 min
May 24, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson33 min
May 24, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne31 min
May 24, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne31 min
May 24, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne15 min
May 24, 5:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson23 min
May 24, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson30 min
May 24, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson32 min
May 24, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.