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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Goodland, KS

July 20, 2019Greeley County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2019, 8:01 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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 20, 2019, 8:01 PM MDT (02:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2019, 8:45 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Greeley County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 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
Jul 20, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 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 20, 6:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 6:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 20, 3:16 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
316 PM MDT SAT JUL 20 2019

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

0253 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   1 E HILL CITY           39.37N 99.83W
07/20/2019  M108 F           GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:14 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
714 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

KSZ041-210130-
Greeley KS-
714 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL
730 PM MDT...

At 713 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Horace, or 8 miles west of Tribune, moving
northwest at 5 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tribune and Horace.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3830 10168 3831 10197 3852 10202 3857 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 123DEG 6KT 3843 10190

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:30 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
730 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

KSZ041-210145-
Greeley KS-
730 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL 745
PM MDT...

At 730 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tribune, moving north at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tribune and Horace.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3829 10158 3829 10197 3857 10199 3857 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 184DEG 12KT 3847 10176

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 7:46 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
746 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

KSZ041-210215-
Greeley KS-
746 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL 815
PM MDT...

At 745 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Horace, or near Tribune, moving north at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Tribune and Horace.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3837 10158 3836 10192 3858 10191 3859 10158
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 190DEG 15KT 3850 10178

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley16 min
Jul 20, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley15 min
Jul 20, 7:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley29 min
Jul 20, 7:55 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchGLDCheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace5 hr
Jul 20, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita34 min
Jul 20, 8:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Wichita29 min
Jul 20, 9:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace28 min
Jul 20, 10:07 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita2 hr
Jul 20, 10:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman29 min
Jul 20, 10:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman33 min
Jul 20, 11:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Sherman13 min
Jul 20, 11:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne15 min
Jul 20, 9:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne38 min
Jul 20, 9:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
Jul 20, 9:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson26 min
Jul 20, 10:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson22 min
Jul 20, 11:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma16 min
Jul 20, 11:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma32 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.