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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 175, NWS Goodland, KS

July 20, 2020Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2020, 4:12 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 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, 2020, 4:12 PM MDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2020, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2020-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2020-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-356 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3129 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 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 Jul 20, 2:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
206 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 206 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

Satellite imagery and 500 mb RAP analysis showed a broad trough
across the northern half of the country this morning. A shortwave
exiting the central Plains sparked convection over eastern Kansas
and western Missouri. Behind this disturbance, northwest flow
prevailed over the region, with areas of high pressure across the
desert southwest and southeastern CONUS. At 2:00 PM MT, a cold front
was draped from west to east across the center of the region with
mostly sunny skies. Temperatures were in the upper 80s to low 90s
with east to southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph. A few small storms had
developed in western Kit Carson county.

The cold front is expected to help trigger thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening, as an upper wave passes through the northwest
flow. Showers and storms should develop in eastern Colorado this
afternoon, and spread east into western Kansas and southwestern
Nebraska this evening. There will be enough shear and instability
for a few severe thunderstorms. Main threats with these storms are
damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

Another area of storms are forecast to form in central Nebraska this
afternoon and evening, congeal into an MCS, and track southeast
tonight. Depending on how this plays out, we could see another round
of thunderstorms across the eastern part of the region during the
late evening/overnight hours. However, confidence is low at this
time on where this cluster of storms will track. If the line grazes
the region, damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall would be the
main threats.

Otherwise, increased cloud cover is expected tonight, with lows in
the upper 50s to mid 60s. Will need to monitor for the potential of
stratus developing (and perhaps fog) around sunrise.

The region will see a brief break from storm chances Tuesday
morning. Temperatures should be slightly cooler behind the front,
with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Thunderstorms are forecast
to develop off of the Front Range and spread into the area in the
afternoon and evening. A few strong to severe storms will be
possible once again, with threats of damaging winds, large hail, and
locally heavy rainfall. Temperatures fall into the upper 50s to
upper 60s overnight.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 149 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

For the extended period the models are showing an upper-level ridge
extending from the southern Plains over the Rockies dominating the
week with above normal temperatures (middle 90s). Thunderstorms may
develop around the periphery of the ridge each day, along the Front
Range, and move into northeastern Colorado during the late
afternoon/evening hours. Heading into the weekend, the ridge looks
to move eastward into the northern Plains region, which may allow
some storms to move into northwest Kansas/southwest Nebraska area.
Given the weak flow aloft in proximity to the ridge, the chance for
severe storms will be low.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 1125 AM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

Vfr conditions are anticipated at both KGLD and KMCK terminals to
start the TAF period. The main thing to monitor will be
thunderstorm development across the region this afternoon through
the evening hours. Have tried to give best guess on timing of
storms at the terminals, but confidence is not the greatest.
Thunderstorm impacts could occur outside of the mentioned window.
Cloud cover will increase through the evening as storms develop.
Otherwise, southeast winds become light and variable overnight
before becoming east northeast Tuesday morning. Will also need to
monitor for the potential of stratus at KMCK around sunrise.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...JBH
LONG TERM...BW
AVIATION...JBH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 1:49 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
149 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-212000-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
149 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 /249 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020/

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

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

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop
in eastern Colorado in the afternoon and spread into northwest Kansas
and southwest Nebraska through the evening. Damaging winds, large
hail, and locally heavy rainfall will be the primary threats.

A line of storms is anticipated to form in central Nebraska this
evening and track south through the overnight hours. This second
round of storms could move through an area east of a line from
Trenton, Nebraska to Hill City, Kansas. Damaging winds and locally
heavy rainfall will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms across the entire
region for the late afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday. Besides
damaging wind and large hail threats, flash flooding is also
possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe or significant weather
to the National Weather Service in Goodland via social media or
telephone.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
226 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

COZ091-202045-
Kit Carson County CO-
226 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY
UNTIL 245 PM MDT...

At 226 PM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was reported 6 miles northwest
of Seibert. This storm was nearly stationary.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Seibert.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 406 and
409.

LAT...LON 3930 10302 3945 10303 3946 10280 3927 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 280DEG 1KT 3937 10295

Hill
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:43 PM MDT, 29 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins68 min
Jul 19, 11:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton48 min
Jul 19, 6:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma85 min
Jul 20, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson19 min
Jul 20, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne47 min
Jul 20, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne57 min
Jul 20, 5:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne67 min
Jul 20, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne48 min
Jul 20, 5:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne52 min
Jul 19, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy48 min
Jul 19, 10:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Colorado, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.