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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 140, NWS Goodland, KS

June 25, 2021Rawlins County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 7:12 PM CDT for Rawlins County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 6 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
Jun 25, 2021, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 7:57 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rawlins County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 63 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
Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 6014 N Colby, KSWIND WAS DESCRIBED AS AT LEAST 60 MPH.
Jun 25, 7:15 PM CDTHAIL 1.7514 N Colby, KSDELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC OR STORM SPOTTER.
Jun 25, 7:19 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 552 Ne Colby, KS
Jun 25, 7:25 PM CDTHAIL 112 N Colby, KSDELAYED REPORT. VIDEO SENT IN ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING ESTIMATED DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jun 25, 7:29 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 563 N Colby, KS
Jun 25, 7:38 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 547 Nw Rexford, KS

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 494 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
494 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
914 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

087 
WUUS53 KGLD 260012
SVRGLD
KSC153-193-260115-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0140.210626T0012Z-210626T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
712 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
  Southern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast
  of McDonald, or 15 miles southwest of Atwood, moving southeast at
  25 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Gem.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3963 10074 3961 10074 3936 10090 3951 10139
      3957 10139 3975 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 295DEG 21KT 3964 10121 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MRC
3 follow-up statements
290 
WWUS53 KGLD 260030
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
730 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC153-193-260115-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210626T0115Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
730 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...

At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of
Colby, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Colby and Gem. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3963 10074 3961 10074 3936 10090 3948 10129
      3972 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 295DEG 21KT 3960 10109 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MRC
876 
WWUS53 KGLD 260045
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
745 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC153-193-260115-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210626T0115Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
745 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...

At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest
of Gem, or 12 miles north of Colby, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Colby and Gem. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3963 10074 3961 10074 3936 10090 3943 10112
      3968 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 295DEG 21KT 3956 10098 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MRC
183 
WWUS53 KGLD 260057
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
757 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

KSC153-193-260107-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0140.000000T0000Z-210626T0115Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
757 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Kansas.

LAT...LON 3963 10074 3961 10074 3936 10090 3943 10112
      3968 10098
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 295DEG 21KT 3953 10090 

$$

MRC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins22 min
Jun 25, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas65 min
Jun 25, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham18 min
Jun 25, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham15 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.