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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 9, 2020Sherman County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2020, 2:04 PM MDT for Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2020, 2:04 PM MDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2020, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

County Sherman County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 2020-08-09Temperature 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 2020-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
4035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 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 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 9, 1:25 PM MDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 1:25 PM MDT, 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
125 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night)
Issued at 125 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

Tonight...isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms
are expected to initiate along a wind shift line extending from
Benkelman to Ruleton and Vona through 20z with a motion to the
east and northeast reaching a line from around McCook to Colby and
Tribune by 00z. Thunderstorms will continue moving east and
southeast through this evening then dissipate while moving out of
the area before midnight. The primary threats will be outflow wind
gusts to 70 mph, hail up to the size of golf balls, and a brief
period of locally heavy rainfall that could produce flash
flooding. After midnight a cold front moves south through much of
the area with winds shifting to the north and northeast with gusts
to around 20 mph possible. Low temperatures are expected to be in
the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Monday-Monday night...some cooler air moves into the area with east
to northeast winds of 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts during the day.
High temperatures will be below normal in the low to upper 80s. A
minor weather disturbance moves across the area during the afternoon
and evening supporting a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low
temperatures are expected to be in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Tuesday-Tuesday night...another weather disturbance moves toward the
CO/KS border during the afternoon with some weak upper jet support.
Should have a nice wind profile for strong to possibly severe
storms. Thunderstorm activity continues east during the evening and
about out of the area by sunrise Wednesday morning. High
temperatures warm back into the upper 80s to low 90s. Low
temperatures fall into the upper 50s to upper 60s.

Wednesday...like clockwork another weather disturbance reaches the
CO/KS border in the afternoon and if the trend continues some slight
chance pops for thunderstorms will need to be added. High
temperatures return to slightly above normal levels in the low to
mid 90s.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 1253 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

Strong ridging at 500 mb continues to be the main weather focus in
the extended period. Zonal flow at the start of the period with
ridge south of the CWA, but by the tail-end of next weekend, a slow
shift to northwest flow does occur. Previous models runs had an
earlier shift to northwest flow, but with this, a couple of quick
moving shortwaves work over the north side of the upper ridge and
across the Tri State region.

Surface to 850 mb troughing over the eastern Rockies will aid in
triggering a few showers or storms across the area. Passage of these
systems will focus on an evening timeframe. Ample moisture on
southerly surface flow feeding into the area along the remnants of
the surface fronts/boundaries(that work east with the passing
shortwaves), will also support some potential fog formation towards
12z each morning.

For temps, a westerly to northwesterly upper flow, combined with a
southerly surface gradient, will give the area above normal highs
mainly in the 90s up to the upcoming weekend, with a dip into the
mid and upper 80s next weekend as slightly cooler air advects into
the CWA. Lows stay mainly in the 60s for the overnight periods,
warmest east. A few spots in northeast Colorado may drop into the
upper 50s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon)
Issued at 1055 AM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

For KGLD and KMCK, vfr conditions are currently expected through
the period. Showers and thunderstorms with a primary threat of
strong outflow winds and locally heavy rainfall will be possible
at KGLD in the 23z-01z timeframe and KMCK in the 23z-03z
timeframe. The locally heavy rainfall could create sub vfr cigs.
Otherwise for today a south to southeast wind expected at speeds
approaching 10kts. For this evening after convection dissipates am
expecting a cold front to move through the terminals with a north
to northeast wind approaching 12kts with some higher gusts. Post
frontal stratus and sub vfr cigs are possible for a few hours at
KGLD around 14z and KMCK as early as 12z. Northeast winds Monday
morning look to gust up to 25kts.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM...JN
AVIATION...99
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 10:30 AM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:04 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
204 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

COZ091-KSZ013-092030-
Kit Carson County CO-Sherman KS-
204 PM MDT Sun Aug 9 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL KIT CARSON AND
SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM MDT...

At 203 PM MDT, thunderstorm outflow was located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Burlington to 5 miles southeast
of Kanorado to 11 miles south of Ruleton. Movement was northeast at
15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Goodland and Ruleton.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 1 and 23.

LAT...LON 3930 10214 3940 10178 3929 10151 3913 10180
      3920 10202 3916 10219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 226DEG 12KT 3921 10216 3927 10197 3918 10180

DDT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Rawlins45 min
Aug 8, 6:23 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne3 hr
Aug 8, 6:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins46 min
Aug 8, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley47 min
Aug 8, 7:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan40 min
Aug 8, 8:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove23 min
Aug 9, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman19 min
Aug 9, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman26 min
Aug 9, 3:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman42 min
Aug 9, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne46 min
Aug 9, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace71 min
Aug 9, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne47 min
Aug 9, 4:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace50 min
Aug 9, 4:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace95 min
Aug 9, 5:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace3 hr
Aug 9, 5:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Wichita57 min
Aug 9, 5:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita83 min
Aug 8, 7:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow51 min
Aug 9, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock, Red Willow64 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.