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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 5, 2018Decatur County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2018, 8:01 PM CDT for Decatur County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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
Aug 5, 2018, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2018, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

County Decatur County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2018-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2214 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2018-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2214 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.6
Supercell composite
14.3

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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 Aug 5, 3:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 3:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
255 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 242 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018

Uncertain and low confidence forecast. Subtle features surface and
aloft. Cloud cover and early convection have hindered instability
in some place. In general, it is a messy setup out there. Outflow
boundaries and at least one surface trough are over the area at
this time. Cold front remains to the north and is expected to move
through tonight. Right rear quadrant is current affecting the
area. Also the first in a number shortwaves are moving through.

General consensus of high resolution/Cams is for spotty and
unorganized convection. Most intense convection looks to be move
in from the west and northwest during the evening and overnight
hours. Put pops in the high chance category ahead of surface
trough and shortwave. These storms should move to the south and
east through the night. Look to have a chance for isolated severe
and locally heavy rainfall.

On Monday morning, look to have some lingering rainfall in the
morning. Front will have moved through and looks to go south of
the area with upslope flow behind it. At this same time area gets
affected by right rear quadrant of the upper jet and another
shortwave. Models not too excited about the afternoon
precipitation chances over our area. It is possible that main area
of rainfall could be south of area. Considering the shear in
place, there looks to be a chance of severe in the afternoon.

It will be cooler tomorrow area wide due to being in a postfrontal
upslope air mass, and lingering cloud cover and precipitation.
Depending on the cloud cover, the temperatures could go either
direction.

.LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)
Issued at 131 PM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018

A persistent upper-level ridge will be present over the southwest
United States Monday evening while a broad longwave upper-level
trough over the northern Great Plains slowly progresses eastward.
The combination of these two features aloft will produce a jet of
relatively strong upper-level westerlies/northwesterlies over the
Central High Plains which should last until Wednesday. This upper-
level flow pattern is conducive to the formation of several
shortwave troughs developing lee of the Rockies which may provide
the conditions necessary for showers and thunderstorms in the Tri-
State Region. As such, the afternoon/evening hours for Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday could all see scattered showers and
thunderstorms across the area with PoPs around 20-40% in some
places. More exact timing and location of these storms will be
difficult before the day of for each event, but it is possible
that some of these storms may be severe. The main threats if so
would be large hail and damaging winds.

Starting Wednesday, the ridge over the southwest United States
begins to expand northward, bringing a more northerly flow pattern
over the Central High Plains which will last from Thursday through
Sunday next week. The end of next week is therefore expected to
be much drier, especially as the upper-level flow becomes weaker
and strong vertical wind shear is no longer present over the Tri-
State Region.

Temperatures will be slightly cooler next week with highs generally
in the upper 80s across the Central High Plains and lows generally
in the low 60s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon)
Issued at 1141 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018

Messy and uncertain forecast. Models showing ideas and coverage in
regards to where thunderstorms will be. Believe there will be a
lull in any precipitation until later this afternoon into early
this evening. Due to the uncertainty and this still being 6 to 7
hours away, chose to only have Vcts from 00 to 01z through 06z at
both sites. Conditions will be vfr unless a thunderstorm moves
across and then sub vfr conditions will occur.

The winds will be highly variable and unpredictable due to the
convection. In general this afternoon into this evening the winds
will be southeast to east at 10 knots or less. After midnight the
winds should shift to the north around 10 knots and will continue
through the end of the period.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
CO...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...BULLER
LONG TERM...PATTON
AVIATION...BULLER
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 11:40 AM CDT, 8 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1040 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-061200-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1040 AM MDT Sun Aug 5 2018 /1140 AM CDT Sun Aug 5 2018/

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the area into the
overnight hours. Some of these storms could become severe this
afternoon and evening. The main threats will be damaging winds,
large hail of at least 2 inches in diameter, and locally heavy
rainfall which could cause flash flooding. An isolated tornado will
be possible for locations along the Nebraska and Kansas border.

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

There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms across northeast
Colorado and northwest Kansas Monday afternoon and evening. Threats
will include large hail and damaging winds...as well as locally heavy
rainfall creating potential isolated flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and evening over
the entire area.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
511 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018

COZ091-060000-
Kit Carson County CO-
511 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM MDT...

At 511 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arriba, or 13 miles west of Flagler, moving east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Flagler, Seibert and Vona.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
416.

LAT...LON 3939 10315 3939 10267 3905 10266 3904 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 272DEG 32KT 3925 10332

Vincent
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
630 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2018

KSZ042-060000-
Wichita KS-
630 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WICHITA COUNTY UNTIL 700
PM CDT...

At 630 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Leoti, moving east at 45 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Leoti, Marienthal and Selkirk.

LAT...LON 3827 10147 3847 10154 3861 10113 3832 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 254DEG 41KT 3838 10141

EV
Local storm report, Aug 5, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:35 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
635 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018

KSZ013-014-027-028-060100-
Wallace KS-Thomas KS-Logan KS-Sherman KS-
635 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WALLACE...
SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT/800 PM CDT/...

At 635 PM MDT/735 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles south of Goodland, moving southeast at 40 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Goodland.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 17 and 26.

LAT...LON 3926 10187 3938 10165 3919 10130 3896 10165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 320DEG 36KT 3923 10167

EV
Local storm report, Aug 5, 7:55 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
655 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2018

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

0650 PM     TSTM WND GST     11 NNW SHARON SPRINGS   39.05N 101.81W
08/05/2018  M65 MPH          WALLACE            KS   MESONET

&&
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
801 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2018

KSZ003-004-060130-
Norton KS-Decatur KS-
801 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Oberlin, moving east at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Oberlin, Norcatur, Jennings, Clayton, Reager and Kanona.

LAT...LON 3964 10055 3981 10059 3992 10010 3965 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 261DEG 27KT 3974 10048

EV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman25 min
Aug 5, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace48 min
Aug 5, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas, Wichita39 min
Aug 5, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove20 min
Aug 5, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham51 min
Aug 5, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma56 min
Aug 5, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma18 min
Aug 5, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow24 min
Aug 5, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.