Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2021, 7:54 PM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 96 min. 3 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 2, 2021, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 96 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Graham County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:39 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 4 Wnw Nicodemus, KS | DELAYED REPORT VIA WEATHER UNDERGROUND. MESONET STATION KKSBOGUE1 MEASURED A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 80 MPH. |
| May 2, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 E Hill City, KS | ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY MEASURED A GUST OF 64 MPH. |
| May 2, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 E Hill City, KS | ASOS STATION KHLC HILL CITY MEASURED A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 60 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1069 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 394 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 12.1
The text
As transmitted.
037
WUUS53 KGLD 030054
SVRGLD
KSC065-030230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0018.210503T0054Z-210503T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
754 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Graham County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 754 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Dresden to 7 miles southeast of
Oakley, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Graham County, including the following locations... Saint Peter,
Penokee and Studley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
These thunderstorms will produce damaging winds resulting in areas of
near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must
travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10016 3957 10016 3957 9960 3913 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 267DEG 35KT 3956 10032 3903 10079
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Lundquist3 follow-up statements
892
WWUS53 KGLD 030126
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
826 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC065-030230-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210503T0230Z/
Graham KS-
826 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR GRAHAM COUNTY...
At 825 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles east of Lenora to 6 miles north of Park,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hill City, Morland, Bogue, Nicodemus, Penokee, Saint Peter and
Studley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
These thunderstorms will produce damaging winds resulting in areas of
near zero visibility in blowing dirt. Use extreme caution if you must
travel and be alert for rapidly changing visibility.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10016 3957 10016 3957 9960 3913 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 279DEG 26KT 3960 9994 3921 10035
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Lundquist911 WWUS53 KGLD 030149 SVSGLD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 849 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021 KSC065-030230- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210503T0230Z/ Graham KS- 849 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR GRAHAM COUNTY... At 849 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Logan to 7 miles northeast of Quinter, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...64 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Weather INSTRUMENT at Hill City. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hill City, Morland, Bogue, Nicodemus, Penokee, Saint Peter and Studley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3913 10016 3957 10016 3957 9960 3913 9961 TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 273DEG 31KT 3961 9966 3915 10015 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Lundquist
904
WWUS53 KGLD 030205
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
905 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
KSC065-030230-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210503T0230Z/
Graham KS-
905 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR GRAHAM COUNTY...
At 905 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Bogue to 7 miles north of Voda,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Weather Instrument at Hill City.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hill City, Morland, Bogue, Nicodemus, Penokee and Saint Peter.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10016 3934 10014 3957 9977 3957 9960
3913 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 291DEG 28KT 3943 9969 3915 9997
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LundquistThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Thomas | 78 min |
| May 2, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Sheridan and 1 more | 63 min |
| May 2, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas, Wichita | 83 min |
| May 2, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 72 min |
| May 2, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 90 min |
| May 2, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 9 min |
| May 2, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 47 min |
| May 2, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 46 min |
| May 2, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 38 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.