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Areal Flood Warning 14, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this areal flood warning at Jul 6, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT for Decatur County, Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 83 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 6, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2021, 5:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 83 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Decatur County, KS, Norton County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 688 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1249 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Jul 6, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:18 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 218 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-072030- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 218 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021 /318 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage this afternoon and continue into the evening generally east of a line from Joes to Benkelman. Some storms are capable of locally heavy rainfall which may cause flash flooding. A few severe thunderstorms are also possible, with the primary hazards being hail up to one inch and wind gusts up to 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Patchy fog will be possible early Wednesday, developing around sunrise and dissipating by mid morning. The favored location for fog and reduced visibilities will be along and west of the Colorado border. Elevated fire weather conditions are possible Thursday afternoon for portions of eastern Colorado. Hot conditions return on Friday with heat index values near 100 degrees for areas along and east of Highway 83. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 145 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021 KSZ003-004-015-061900- Norton KS-Sheridan KS-Decatur KS- 145 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTON... NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT... At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Jennings, or 19 miles southeast of Oberlin, moving southeast at 25 mph. Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Jennings, Clayton, Dresden, Leoville and Kanona. 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. && LAT...LON 3965 10064 3987 10043 3973 10005 3939 10029 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 307DEG 21KT 3962 10028 MRC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 2:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
101 PM MDT TUE JUL 6 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 AM HEAVY RAIN SAINT FRANCIS 39.77N 101.80W
07/06/2021 M1.00 INCH CHEYENNE KS PUBLIC
FACEBOOK REPORT OF 1 INCH OF RAIN IN 30 MINS
FROM 1145AM CT TO 1215 CT.
&&
TTSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 2:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
202 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021
KSZ003-014-015-061915-
Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-Thomas KS-
202 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS...
NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM
CDT...
At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southeast of Selden, or 8 miles northwest of Hoxie, moving east
at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Hoxie, Rexford, Selden, Dresden, Leoville and Seguin.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3924 10045 3946 10083 3957 10075 3957 10074
3958 10074 3968 10067 3959 10026
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 291DEG 24KT 3947 10051
MRCSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 216 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021 KSZ015-061930- Sheridan KS- 216 PM CDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT... At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Selden, or 10 miles north of Hoxie, moving east at 40 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hoxie and Tasco. 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. && LAT...LON 3923 10031 3940 10062 3957 10050 3957 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 291DEG 35KT 3950 10044 MRC
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:40 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
240 PM MDT TUE JUL 6 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0239 PM HEAVY RAIN 11 S BREWSTER 39.21N 101.38W
07/06/2021 M1.71 INCH THOMAS KS PUBLIC
PERSONAL WEATHER STATION REPORTED 1.71
INCHES OF RAIN.
&&
TTLocal storm report, Jul 6, 4:04 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
304 PM MDT TUE JUL 6 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0303 PM HEAVY RAIN WINONA 39.07N 101.24W
07/06/2021 M1.65 INCH LOGAN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
EM RELAYED A CALL OF 1.65 INCHES OF RAIN.
ALSO REPORTED THAT DRAWS ARE RUNNING AND
DITCHES ARE FILLING WITH WATER.
&&
TTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 11:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 20 min |
| Jul 6, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 1:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 21 min |
| Jul 6, 1:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 13 min |
| Jul 6, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 14 min |
| Jul 6, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 17 min |
| Jul 6, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 16 min |
| Jul 6, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 13 min |
| Jul 6, 11:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 22 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.