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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Goodland, KS

September 5, 2021Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2021, 6:53 PM CDT for Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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: Sep 5, 2021, 6:53 PM CDT (23:53 UTC)
Expired: Sep 5, 2021, 7:26 PM CDT
In force: 33 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

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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
Sep 5, 6:59 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	7 Ene Angelus, KS	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 7 ENE ANGELUS.
Sep 5, 6:59 PM CDT	HAIL 1	6 Ene Angelus, KS	HAIL RANGED FROM PENNY TO QUARTER SIZED.

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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 98 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -293 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1107 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

858 
WUUS53 KGLD 052353
SVRGLD
KSC063-179-060100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0231.210905T2353Z-210906T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
653 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
  North central Gove County in west central Kansas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
  Grinnell, and is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Grainfield and Grinnell.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 84 and
100.
 
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 3926 10065 3929 10045 3906 10034 3905 10068
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 004DEG 3KT 3922 10058 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JN

5 follow-up statements

087 
WWUS53 KGLD 060002
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
702 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

KSC063-179-060100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
702 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES...

At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of
Grinnell, and is nearly stationary.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter 11 miles southwest of Hoxie.

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

Locations impacted include...
Grainfield, Grinnell and Park. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 84 and
100.
 
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 3926 10065 3929 10045 3906 10034 3905 10068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 004DEG 3KT 3921 10058 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JN

480 
WWUS53 KGLD 060003
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
703 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

KSC063-179-060100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
703 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES...

At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of
Grinnell, and is nearly stationary.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter 11 miles southwest of Hoxie.

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

Locations impacted include...
Grainfield and Grinnell. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 84 and
100.
 
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 3922 10064 3924 10047 3906 10034 3905 10068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 004DEG 3KT 3921 10058 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JN

793 
WWUS53 KGLD 060015
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
715 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

KSC063-179-060100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
715 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES...

At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of
Grinnell, and is nearly stationary.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter 11 miles southwest of Hoxie.

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

Locations impacted include...
Grainfield and Grinnell. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 86 and 99.
 
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 3919 10061 3921 10048 3906 10034 3906 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 004DEG 3KT 3920 10058 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JN

540 
WWUS53 KGLD 060023
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
723 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

KSC063-179-060100-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
723 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES...

At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of
Grinnell, and is nearly stationary.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter 11 miles southwest of Hoxie.

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

Locations impacted include...
Grainfield.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 89 and 99.
 
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 3916 10056 3921 10048 3906 10034 3906 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 004DEG 3KT 3919 10058 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JN

416 
WWUS53 KGLD 060026
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
726 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

KSC063-179-060036-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
726 PM CDT Sun Sep 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN AND
NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However small hail and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3916 10056 3921 10048 3906 10034 3906 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 004DEG 3KT 3919 10058 

$$

JN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 5, 3:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	28 min
Sep 5, 8:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	44 min
Sep 5, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	23 min
Sep 5, 5:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Wichita	53 min
Sep 5, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	34 min
Sep 5, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	35 min
Sep 5, 6:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	72 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.