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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Goodland, KS

May 29, 2021Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2021, 6:16 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 29, 2021, 6:16 PM MDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 6:22 PM MDTHAIL 1.75Seibert, COSHERIFF REPORTED HAIL RANGING FROM QUARTER TO GOLF BALL NEAR SEIBERT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 29, 6:26 PM MDTHAIL 1Seibert, COHAIL RANGING FROM PEA TO QUARTER IN SIZE WITH MOST BEING NEAR NICKLE IN SIZE.
May 29, 6:40 PM MDTHAIL 0.73 E Vona, COPEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ONGOING REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
May 29, 6:45 PM MDTHAIL 15 N Vona, COREPORT OF VARIETY OF HAIL UP TO QUARTER IN SIZE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 278 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2021-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 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
278 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

636 
WUUS53 KGLD 300016
SVRGLD
COC063-300045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0104.210530T0016Z-210530T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
616 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 616 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
  Seibert, moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Seibert around 635 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Vona.

People attending Hi-
Plains School should seek safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 397 and
419.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 10291 3926 10304 3947 10278 3925 10258
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 230DEG 9KT 3924 10290 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JN
2 follow-up statements
846 
WWUS53 KGLD 300028
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
628 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021

COC063-300045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210530T0045Z/
Kit Carson CO-
628 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR WESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...

At 628 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Seibert, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported nickel to quarter sized 
         hail in Seibert.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Seibert around 635 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Vona.

People attending Hi-
Plains School should seek safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 397 and
419.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3912 10291 3926 10304 3947 10278 3925 10258
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 230DEG 9KT 3926 10287 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JN
041 
WWUS53 KGLD 300036
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
636 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021

COC063-300045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-210530T0045Z/
Kit Carson CO-
636 PM MDT Sat May 29 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...

At 636 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Seibert, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters in Seibert report quarter sized 
         hail.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
  Vona.

People attending Hi-
Plains School should seek safe shelter immediately!

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 405 and
419.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3918 10280 3932 10293 3947 10278 3925 10258
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 230DEG 9KT 3927 10285 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson25 min
May 29, 6:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson48 min
May 29, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne54 min
May 29, 7:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson36 min
May 29, 7:34 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDKit Carson63 min
May 29, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson65 min
May 29, 8:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma23 min
May 29, 8:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma54 min
May 29, 9:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDYuma28 min
May 30, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.