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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Goodland, KS

September 12, 2021Wallace County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2021, 7:01 PM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 12, 2021, 7:01 PM MDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wallace County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

496 
WUUS53 KGLD 130101
SVRGLD
KSC199-130145-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0236.210913T0101Z-210913T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wallace County in west central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 700 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Weskan, or 13 miles west of Sharon Springs, moving southeast 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Weskan around 710 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Sharon Springs.

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 3875 10205 3902 10204 3903 10179 3883 10160
      3871 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 304DEG 22KT 3894 10199 

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

$$

TT
2 follow-up statements
946 
WWUS53 KGLD 130133
SVSGLD

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

KSC199-130145-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-210913T0145Z/
Wallace KS-
733 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY...

At 733 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Sharon Springs, moving southeast 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Wallace County.

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 3875 10205 3902 10204 3903 10179 3883 10160
      3871 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 304DEG 22KT 3883 10177 

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

$$

TT
867 
WWUS53 KGLD 130144
SVSGLD

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

KSC199-130154-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-210913T0145Z/
Wallace KS-
744 PM MDT Sun Sep 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Goodland.

LAT...LON 3875 10205 3902 10204 3903 10179 3883 10160
      3871 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 304DEG 22KT 3880 10172 

$$

TT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 12, 6:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman42 min
Sep 12, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Sep 12, 6:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace25 min
Sep 12, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley30 min
Sep 12, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman43 min
Sep 12, 7:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace32 min
Sep 12, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley17 min
Sep 12, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace, Wichita18 min
Sep 12, 8:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan, Thomas, Wichita65 min
Sep 12, 8:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley, Sherman, Wallace13 min
Sep 12, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman30 min
Sep 12, 9:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove45 min
Sep 12, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley42 min
Sep 13, 4:29 AM MDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton5 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.