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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2018, 2:17 PM MDT for Greeley 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2018, 2:17 PM MDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2018, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
County Greeley County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 267 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 23, 2:09 PM MDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:09 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 407 AM MDT Mon Jul 23 2018 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-241015- Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins- Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 407 AM MDT Mon Jul 23 2018 /507 AM CDT Mon Jul 23 2018/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... An area of thunderstorms will form west of the Tri-State Area by mid afternoon, moving into Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties around 5 PM MDT. Flash flooding and hail up to ping-pong ball size may occur. The best time for severe weather to occur will be from 5 to 11 PM MDT for locations west of a Burlington to Leoti line. Confidence of severe thunderstorms occurring increases to the southwest. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Wednesday severe thunderstorms and flash flooding may occur during the afternoon and evening. Confidence of hazardous weather occurring is greatest south of I-70. Locally heavy rainfall is likely from Thursday through Saturday night. Severe thunderstorms may occur Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Any reports by phone or through social media are greatly appreciated. JTL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:31 AM MDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
943 AM MDT MON JUL 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM HAIL 4 NNE WRAY 40.14N 102.20W
07/22/2018 E1.00 INCH YUMA CO COCORAHS
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SJSLocal storm report, Jul 23, 10:41 AM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1041 AM MDT MON JUL 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 SSW FLAGLER 39.22N 103.10W
07/23/2018 KIT CARSON CO 911 CALL CENTER
REPORT OF ROAD CLOSURE ON COUNTY ROAD 3
BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD R AND COUNTY ROAD L DUE
TO WATER ACROSS THE ROAD.
&&
SJSLocal storm report, Jul 23, 10:46 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1046 AM MDT MON JUL 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM FLASH FLOOD 6 SSW FLAGLER 39.22N 103.10W
07/23/2018 KIT CARSON CO 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD REPORT FROM 6
SSW FLAGLER. REPORT OF ROAD CLOSURE ON
COUNTY ROAD 3 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD R AND
COUNTY ROAD L DUE TO APPROX. 2 FEET OF WATER
ACROSS THE ROAD.
&&
SJSSpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 2:17 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
217 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018
KSZ027-041-042-232100-
Wichita KS-Wallace KS-Greeley KS-
217 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WICHITA...
SOUTHEASTERN WALLACE AND NORTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
MDT/400 PM CDT/...
At 216 PM MDT/316 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an isolated
thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Sharon Springs, moving south at
20 mph.
Torrential rainfall and wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible
with this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Wichita...southeastern Wallace and northeastern Greeley Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive
your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 3878 10178 3884 10174 3886 10158 3880 10151
3856 10144 3852 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 348DEG 16KT 3875 10166
VincentThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 11 min |
| Jul 22, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 9:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 9:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 13 min |
| Jul 22, 9:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 48 min |
| Jul 22, 11:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 28 min |
| Jul 23, 2:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 40 min |
| Jul 23, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 24 min |
| Jul 23, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 14 min |
| Jul 22, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 11 min |
| Jul 22, 6:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 6:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 12 min |
| Jul 22, 7:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 22 min |
| Jul 22, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 14 min |
| Jul 22, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 15 min |
| Jul 22, 7:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 18 min |
| Jul 22, 8:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 14 min |
| Jul 22, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 8:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 23 min |
| Jul 22, 10:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 11:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 15 min |
| Jul 23, 8:38 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 22 min |
| Jul 23, 9:03 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 27 min |
| Jul 23, 9:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 14 min |
| Jul 23, 10:22 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 14 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 8:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 8 min |
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