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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Goodland, KS

July 18, 2020Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2020, 6:18 PM CDT for Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 18, 2020, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2020, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Gove County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

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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 Jul 18, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 3:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 3:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:54 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
554 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2020

KSZ002-182315-
Rawlins KS-
554 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM CDT...

At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Ludell, or 11 miles southeast of Atwood, moving east
at 10 mph.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Rawlins County.

LAT...LON 3986 10074 3962 10074 3961 10097 3978 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 264DEG 7KT 3970 10088

Lundquist

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:56 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
556 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2020

KSZ028-029-182315-
Gove KS-Logan KS-
556 PM CDT Sat Jul 18 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LOGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN GOVE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Oakley, moving east at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Oakley.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 76 and 84.

LAT...LON 3886 10094 3913 10097 3913 10065 3885 10061
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 263DEG 15KT 3897 10086

Lundquist

Local storm report, Jul 18, 6:03 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
503 PM MDT SAT JUL 18 2020

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

0453 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   1 E HILL CITY           39.37N 99.83W
07/18/2020  M105 F           GRAHAM             KS   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY.

&&

KAK

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:11 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
511 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2020

KSZ027-028-041-042-182330-
Wichita KS-Wallace KS-Greeley KS-Logan KS-
511 PM MDT Sat Jul 18 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WICHITA...SOUTHEASTERN WALLACE...
SOUTHERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT/630
PM CDT/...

At 511 PM MDT/611 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles west of Russell
Springs to 10 miles southwest of Leoti. Movement was northeast at 30
mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Leoti, Russell Springs, Selkirk, Marienthal and Lydia.

LAT...LON 3827 10182 3898 10139 3898 10095 3870 10107
      3870 10113 3855 10113 3826 10124
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 222DEG 27KT 3891 10126 3841 10153

Lundquist

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:16 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	21 min
Jul 18, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	21 min
Jul 18, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Gove	19 min
Jul 18, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan, Wichita	19 min
Jul 18, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	14 min
Jul 18, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	26 min
Jul 18, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	68 min
Jul 18, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan	59 min
Jul 18, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Gove	19 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.