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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Goodland, KS

June 14, 20196 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2019, 4:55 PM MDT for 6 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 50 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 14, 2019, 4:55 PM MDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2019, 5:45 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 14, 1:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 14, 1:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 1:09 PM MDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
109 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151915-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
109 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019 /209 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2019/

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

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

Thunderstorms will develop over eastern Colorado around 2 PM MDT and
will move to the east across the rest of the area through 10 PM MDT.
Some severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and
evening with the primary threats being damaging wind gusts in excess
of 70 mph and hail up to 2 inches in diameter. The best chance for
severe weather is along and south of Interstate 70 and east of the
Kansas and Colorado state line.

Thunderstorms may be accompanied by areas of blowing dust, which may
create rapidly changing visibilities and potentially brown out
conditions for a short time. The best chance for blowing dust will be
along and southwest of a Burlington to Leoti line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

Thunderstorms will return to the area Saturday afternoon and evening.
A few severe storms are possible, with large hail being the primary
threat. Severe storm coverage will be lower on Saturday than on
Friday.

An active pattern will continue over the central high plains
region with showers and thunderstorms expected each day from
Saturday through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please report severe weather to the National Weather Service office
in Goodland KS.

JRM

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
350 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

COZ091-142215-
Kit Carson County CO-
350 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM MDT...

At 350 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southwest of Flagler, moving east at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Flagler and Seibert.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
407.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.

LAT...LON 3913 10316 3917 10315 3934 10315 3944 10291
      3919 10279 3911 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 249DEG 16KT 3924 10314

DDT
Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:14 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
414 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2019

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

0340 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W KIT CARSON          38.76N 102.81W
06/14/2019  M54 MPH          CHEYENNE           CO   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UP729 KTCRSN.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:15 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
415 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

COZ091-092-KSZ027-142245-
Kit Carson County CO-Cheyenne County CO-Wallace KS-
415 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE...EASTERN KIT
CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND WESTERN WALLACE COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

At 415 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles south of Cope to near Stratton to 4
miles northwest of Cheyenne Wells to 12 miles north of Brandon.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Burlington, Cheyenne Wells, Stratton, Bethune, Firstview and
Arapahoe.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 416 and 447.
 Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 203.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you see an advancing wall of dust, do not drive into it. Blowing
dust can quickly reduce visibility which can result in deadly traffic
accidents, chain collisions and massive pileups.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
northeastern and east central Colorado...and northwestern and west
central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3957 10293 3957 10229 3929 10206 3888 10199
      3862 10205 3861 10260 3885 10253 3927 10267
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 267DEG 36KT 3956 10281 3928 10257 3886 10243
3862 10250

DDT
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:49 PM MDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
449 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

COZ091-092-KSZ013-027-028-041-042-142315-
Kit Carson County CO-Cheyenne County CO-Wichita KS-Wallace KS-
Greeley KS-Logan KS-Sherman KS-
449 PM MDT Fri Jun 14 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND EASTERN KIT
CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...NORTHWESTERN WICHITA...
WALLACE...WEST CENTRAL LOGAN...NORTHERN GREELEY COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS AND SHERMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 515
PM MDT/615 PM CDT/...

At 448 PM MDT/548 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles west of Bonny
Reservoir to 6 miles southwest of Kanorado to near Weskan to 11 miles
north of Towner. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Goodland, Burlington, Sharon Springs, Kanorado, Ruleton, Weskan and
Wallace.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 23.
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 440 and 450.
 Highway 385 between mile markers 190 and 206, and near mile marker
211.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you see an advancing wall of dust, do not drive into it. Blowing
dust can quickly reduce visibility which can result in deadly traffic
accidents, chain collisions and massive pileups.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000
PM CDT/ for east central Colorado...and northwestern and west central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3862 10205 3862 10213 3886 10209 3929 10223
      3957 10248 3957 10183 3931 10159 3888 10145
      3849 10157 3847 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 267DEG 36KT 3958 10238 3930 10214 3887 10200
3863 10207

DDT
Local storm report, Jun 14, 4:51 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
451 PM MDT FRI JUN 14 2019

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E FIRSTVIEW           38.81N 102.46W
06/14/2019  M57 MPH          CHEYENNE           CO   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UP723 FRSTVW.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 10:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne42 min
Jun 13, 10:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins67 min
Jun 13, 11:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton64 min
Jun 13, 11:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan66 min
Jun 14, 12:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham59 min
Jun 14, 1:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton48 min
Jun 14, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Sherman, Wallace26 min
Jun 14, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace and 1 more46 min
Jun 13, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma24 min
Jun 14, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne32 min
Jun 14, 3:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne29 min
Jun 14, 3:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson21 min
Jun 14, 3:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne28 min
Jun 14, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson25 min
Jun 14, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson30 min
Jun 13, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy45 min
Jun 13, 10:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.