Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT for Gove County, Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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
- Aug 12, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Gove County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Angelus, KS | DELAYED REPORT. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Aug 12, 6:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Angelus, KS | PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER TO GOLFBALL HAIL |
| Aug 12, 6:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Angelus, KS | SUSTAINED HAIL FOR 5-10MINS RANGING FROM PEA TO QUARTERS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 1295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KGLD 122314
SVRGLD
KSC063-179-193-130015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0192.210812T2314Z-210813T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
614 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
North central Gove County in west central Kansas...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
Grinnell, moving northwest at 25 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Menlo.
This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 81 and 92.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3915 10040 3905 10068 3938 10095 3944 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 127DEG 20KT 3919 10063
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
0242 follow-up statements
293
WWUS53 KGLD 122322
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
KSC063-179-193-130015-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-210813T0015Z/
Thomas KS-Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
622 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS...SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL
GOVE COUNTIES...
At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of
Grinnell, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Grinnell, Menlo, Angelus, Halford and Seguin.
This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 81 and 92.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3915 10040 3905 10068 3938 10095 3944 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 152DEG 8KT 3918 10056
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
024818
WWUS53 KGLD 122338
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
638 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
KSC063-122347-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-210813T0015Z/
Gove KS-
638 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3913 10045 3913 10075 3938 10095 3944 10050
3915 10040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 131DEG 19KT 3924 10068
$$
KSC179-193-130015-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-210813T0015Z/
Thomas KS-Sheridan KS-
638 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...
At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Menlo, or 8 miles north of Grinnell, moving northwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Grinnell, Menlo, Angelus, Halford and Seguin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10045 3913 10075 3938 10095 3944 10050
3915 10040
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 131DEG 19KT 3924 10068
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
024The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 21 min |
| Aug 11, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 15 min |
| Aug 11, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 26 min |
| Aug 12, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 36 min |
| Aug 12, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 29 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.