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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 233, NWS Goodland, KS

September 12, 2021Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2021, 5:44 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 61 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 12, 2021, 5:44 PM MDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2021, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 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 23:47 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
Sep 12, 6:16 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 604 Ssw Wild Horse, COPUBLIC REPORT OF 50-60 MPH WINDS.
Sep 12, 6:44 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 532 Sw Firstview, CO

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-09-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2021-09-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-377 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2276 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

503 
WUUS53 KGLD 122344
SVRGLD
COC017-063-130045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0233.210912T2344Z-210913T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
544 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

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

* Until 645 PM MDT.

* At 543 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boyero, or 26
  miles southwest of Flagler, moving east at 35 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.

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

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
407.
 
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 3929 10315 3928 10258 3869 10250 3869 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 272DEG 32KT 3894 10326 

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

$$

TT
3 follow-up statements
652 
WWUS53 KGLD 130014
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
614 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

COC017-063-130045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-210913T0045Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
614 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 614 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Kit Carson, or 25 miles south of Seibert, moving east at 35 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...
Flagler, Kit Carson, Firstview, Wild Horse and Aroya. 

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 391 and
407.
 
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 3929 10315 3928 10258 3869 10250 3869 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 272DEG 32KT 3893 10290 

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

$$

TT
483 
WWUS53 KGLD 130030
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
630 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

COC017-063-130045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-210913T0045Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
630 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...

At 630 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Kit Carson, or 20 miles west of Cheyenne Wells, moving east at 35
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Kit Carson, Wild Horse and Firstview. 

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 3925 10308 3928 10258 3869 10250 3877 10312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 272DEG 32KT 3892 10271 

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

$$

TT
816 
WWUS53 KGLD 130039
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
639 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

COC017-063-130047-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0233.000000T0000Z-210913T0045Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
639 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CHEYENNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM MDT...
                
A new Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for northern 
Cheyenne County in Colorado replacing the previous warning. This new 
warning will allow the previous warning to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in for 
northern Cheyenne County until 730pm MDT

LAT...LON 3925 10308 3928 10258 3869 10250 3877 10312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 272DEG 32KT 3892 10263 

$$

TT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 9:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma28 min
Sep 11, 10:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson32 min
Sep 12, 4:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson25 min
Sep 12, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson31 min
Sep 12, 5:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson54 min
Sep 12, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma47 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.