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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 218, NWS Goodland, KS

August 26, 2021Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2021, 3:12 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 63 min. 1 report 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 26, 2021, 3:12 PM MDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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
Aug 26, 4:09 PM MDTHAIL 1Seibert, CODELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WITH 2.25 INCHES OF RAIN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 852 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2021-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
852 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-281 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1389 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

742 
WUUS53 KGLD 262112
SVRGLD
COC017-063-262215-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0218.210826T2112Z-210826T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
312 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado...
  Southwestern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 312 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Boyero, or 23 miles south of Flagler, moving east at 5 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Cheyenne and southwestern Kit Carson Counties in east
  central Colorado, including the following locations... Wild Horse
  and Aroya.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 390 and
421.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10316 3934 10258 3886 10256 3867 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 252DEG 6KT 3896 10313 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vincent
4 follow-up statements
908 
WWUS53 KGLD 262123
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
323 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

COC017-063-262215-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-210826T2215Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
323 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 323 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Boyero, or 20 miles south of Flagler, moving northeast at 5 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert, Vona, Wild Horse and Aroya. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 390 and
421.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10316 3934 10258 3890 10256 3873 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 236DEG 5KT 3900 10311 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vincent
566 
WWUS53 KGLD 262134
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
334 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

COC017-063-262215-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-210826T2215Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
334 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 334 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Boyero, or 16 miles south of Flagler, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert, Vona, Wild Horse and Aroya. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 390 and
421.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10316 3934 10258 3890 10256 3873 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 238DEG 9KT 3905 10305 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vincent
922 
WWUS53 KGLD 262141
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
341 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

COC017-063-262215-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-210826T2215Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
341 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 340 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of
Flagler, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert, Vona and Aroya. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 390 and
421.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10316 3934 10258 3897 10256 3884 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 216DEG 10KT 3911 10304 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vincent
629 
WWUS53 KGLD 262207
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
407 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

COC017-262216-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-210826T2215Z/
Cheyenne CO-
407 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved 
northward into Kit Carson county. As a result, the warning for 
Cheyenne county has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3929 10315 3934 10258 3910 10257 3909 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 179DEG 7KT 3929 10288 

$$

COC063-262215-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0218.000000T0000Z-210826T2215Z/
Kit Carson CO-
407 PM MDT Thu Aug 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...

At 406 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Seibert, moving
north at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Stratton, Flagler, Seibert and Vona. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
421.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10315 3934 10258 3910 10257 3909 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 179DEG 7KT 3929 10288 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Vincent

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson57 min
Aug 26, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson55 min
Aug 26, 4:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson48 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.