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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 8, 2019Graham County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2019, 3:35 AM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 8, 2019, 3:35 AM CDT (08:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2019, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

County Graham County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 161 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2019-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 892 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2019-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 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
892 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2987 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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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 7, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 11:57 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1057 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019

.SHORT TERM (Tonight-Friday)...
Issued at 235 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019

Tonight: A line of thunderstorms is expected to develop over the
Rocky Mountains and propagate over the region during the late
evening hours tonight. East to southeasterly winds with magnitudes
around 20 mph have been observed over Oakley, Goodland, and
Oberlin, advecting low level moisture from eastern Kansas. The
more moist areas, CAPE values are around, depending on the model
used, 1500 J/kg to 3000 J/kg. All of which are producing strong
thunderstorms developing beginning around midnight tonight. The
main impact of the storm will be excessive rainfall amounts
greater than 1.0", hail stones up to the size golf balls, and wind
gusts around 70 mph possible. The exact track of where the main
cell develops is still uncertain, but at this point in time, it
appears that the storm will track over the Nebraska counties, Yuma
County in Colorado, and Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, and Norton
Counties in Kansas. If the storms tracks either north or south the
tight moisture gradient will shift in its respective direction.
After the storms propagate further east, left over low level
moisture and northeasterly upslope flow will form low stratus and
the potential for fog over the western portions of the area during
the early morning hours. Expect low temperatures across the
region to span the mid to upper 60s.

Tomorrow: Substantially cooler air is anticipated tomorrow and
the low level moisture produced by the overnight MCS will
stabilize the atmosphere. Cloudy conditions and scattered showers
are still anticipated due to storm development to the west, but
convection will be limited over the region. CAPE values are
anticipated to be around 500-1000 J/kg, but there isn't much of a
lifting mechanism that will reach the more unstable air.

Friday: Friday morning, some dense fog is possible over the
majority of the region as the 900-800 hPa layer is fully
saturated. Fog should dissipate by the early afternoon hours.
Upper level ridge remains over the south-central US, which will
enable a shortwave trough to develop over the region, bringing the
potential for scattered thunderstorms during the evening hours.

PUB-Backup ~Skelly~

.LONG TERM (Saturday-Wednesday)...
Issued at 235 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019

The upper level ridge will remain relatively stationary over
Texas throughout the long term forecast. A low pressure center
located off of the coast of the Pacific Northwest will keep
ejecting shortwave troughs daily over the region. What this means
is a daily chance at showers and thunderstorms. The exact timing
will depend on when the shortwave arrives, but nevertheless,
scattered to numerous storms are anticipated. Saturday afternoon a
stronger shortwave is resolved to develop over the region, which
may spark a stronger complex of storms.

On Monday afternoon the previously mentioned Pacific based storm
is being resolved by both the ECMWF and GFS to propagate around
the upper level ridge. The low pressure center will form a cold
front that is forecast to travel over the region, creating another
day of severe weather. All in all, the extended forecast period
is active, with daily chances of showers and thunderstorms, some
severe.

Temperatures will fluctuate between the mid to upper 80s and the
low 90s during this forecast period. It'll be dependent on how
strong the shortwaves are that develop over the region. Overnight
lows will range from the low to upper 60s.

PUB-Backup ~Skelly~

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night)
Issued at 1055 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019

Thunderstorms will affect the GLD terminal late this evening into
tonight, primarily between 04-08Z. Thunderstorms cannot be ruled
out at the MCK terminal between 07-11Z, however, confidence is too
low to warrant explicit mention at this time. Gusty/erratic winds
can be expected in vicinity of any thunderstorms.

VFR conditions and easterly winds at 7-12 knots will otherwise
prevail at both terminals. Isolated thunderstorms cannot be ruled
out at the GLD terminal near the end of the TAF period (00-06Z
Fri).

&&

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

AVIATION...VINCENT
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 11:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1034 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-090445-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1034 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 /1134 PM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Scattered thunderstorms will progress eastward from Colorado into
western Kansas overnight. Although severe weather is not
anticipated, a few storms may be capable of producing dime to penny
size hail. Locally heavy rainfall may result in hazardous travel
conditions, particularly along Interstate 70 from Burlington east to
Oakley.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms will remain possible each
day through the upcoming weekend. Isolated severe storms will be
possible, however, predictability remains well below average.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

Vincent

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 1:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1247 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2019

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

1246 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BREWSTER                39.36N 101.37W
08/08/2019                   THOMAS             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DISPATCH REPORTED VARIOUS ROADS IN BREWSTER
            ARE FLOODED.

&&

JN
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley55 min
Aug 7, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace44 min
Aug 7, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman38 min
Aug 7, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne41 min
Aug 8, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman27 min
Aug 8, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas45 min
Aug 8, 12:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDSherman2 hr
Aug 8, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace41 min
Aug 8, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas54 min
Aug 8, 1:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace94 min
Aug 8, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins63 min
Aug 8, 1:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins109 min
Aug 8, 1:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDSheridan, Thomas88 min
Aug 8, 2:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton55 min
Aug 8, 2:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan84 min
Aug 7, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne52 min
Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne40 min
Aug 7, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson43 min
Aug 7, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson41 min
Aug 7, 11:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson50 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.