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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2021, 4:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2021, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
953
WUUS53 KGLD 042126
SVRGLD
KSC039-065-137-179-042200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0143.210704T2126Z-210704T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
426 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Norton County in northwestern Kansas...
Northeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 426 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Jennings, or 20 miles southwest of Norton, 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Norton, northeastern Sheridan, southeastern Decatur
and northwestern Graham Counties, including the following
locations... New Almelo.
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 3970 10028 3970 10004 3938 9998 3938 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 010DEG 5KT 3962 10017
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JN1 follow-up statement
297
WWUS53 KGLD 042141
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
441 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021
KSC039-065-137-179-042200-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210704T2200Z/
Norton KS-Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-Graham KS-
441 PM CDT Sun Jul 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTON...NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...SOUTHEASTERN
DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...
At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Jennings, or 22 miles northeast of Hoxie, moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
New Almelo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3966 10028 3966 10004 3938 9998 3938 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 010DEG 5KT 3960 10017
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JNThe 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, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.