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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Goodland, KS

July 4, 2021Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT for Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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: Jul 4, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 4, 4:33 PM CDT	HAIL 1	6 Ne Park, KS	MAINLY PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL, WITH A FEW QUARTER SIZED.
Jul 4, 4:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Park, KS	FULL GROWN EVERGREEN TREE UPROOTED.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 4, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -290 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

399 
WUUS53 KGLD 042110
SVRGLD
KSC063-065-179-042145-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0142.210704T2110Z-210704T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
410 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Gove County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of Morland, or 12 miles east of Hoxie, moving south at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Sheridan, northeastern Gove and southwestern Graham
  Counties, including the following locations... Saint Peter, Tasco
  and Studley.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 100 and
110.
 
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 3913 10015 3905 10015 3903 10018 3910 10038
      3938 10032 3938 10011 3913 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 003DEG 6KT 3930 10021 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JN

2 follow-up statements

504 
WWUS53 KGLD 042120
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
420 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

KSC063-065-179-042145-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-210704T2145Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-Graham KS-
420 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...NORTHEASTERN GOVE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM
COUNTIES...

At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Morland, or 13 miles east of Hoxie, moving south at 5 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...
Quinter, Park, Saint Peter, Tasco and Studley. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 100 and
110.
 
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 3913 10015 3905 10015 3903 10018 3910 10038
      3938 10032 3938 10011 3913 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 003DEG 6KT 3928 10021 

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

JN

045 
WWUS53 KGLD 042132
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
432 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

KSC063-065-179-042145-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-210704T2145Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-Graham KS-
432 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...NORTHEASTERN GOVE AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM
COUNTIES...

At 432 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Morland, or 13 miles north of Quinter, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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...
Quinter, Park, Saint Peter, Tasco and Studley. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 100 and
110.
 
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 3913 10015 3905 10015 3903 10018 3910 10038
      3938 10032 3938 10011 3913 10006
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 003DEG 6KT 3926 10021 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	27 min
Jul 3, 9:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	33 min
Jul 4, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	28 min
Jul 4, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	34 min
Jul 4, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	36 min
Jul 4, 4:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	2 hr
Jul 4, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Sheridan	32 min
Jul 4, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan	60 min
Jul 4, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	30 min
Jul 4, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	36 min
Jul 4, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Gove	30 min
Jul 4, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	26 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.