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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Goodland, KS

May 13, 2021Cheyenne County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 5 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
May 13, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
May 13, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Cheyenne County, KS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 13, 7:06 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 E Saint Francis, KS
May 13, 7:10 PM CDTHAIL 0.887 Se Wheeler, KS
May 13, 7:11 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Wheeler, KS
May 13, 7:19 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 5311 S Wheeler, KSNWS EMPLOYEE.
May 13, 7:21 PM CDTHAIL 2Saint Francis, KSREPORT FROM MPING: HEN EGG (2.00 IN.).

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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 40 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2021-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
40 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

744 
WUUS53 KGLD 140002
SVRGLD
KSC023-140045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0026.210514T0002Z-210514T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
702 PM CDT Thu May 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
  of St. Francis, moving south at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  St. Francis around 705 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3985 10162 3957 10144 3957 10183 3982 10185
      3987 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 349DEG 22KT 3982 10170 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

AW
2 follow-up statements
876 
WWUS53 KGLD 140023
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
723 PM CDT Thu May 13 2021

KSC023-140045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210514T0045Z/
Cheyenne KS-
723 PM CDT Thu May 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Bird City, or 12 miles southeast of St. Francis, moving south at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas, including the
following locations... Wheeler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3978 10158 3957 10144 3957 10183 3974 10180
      3978 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 349DEG 15KT 3963 10166 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

AW
974 
WWUS53 KGLD 140042
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
742 PM CDT Thu May 13 2021

KSC023-140050-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210514T0045Z/
Cheyenne KS-
742 PM CDT Thu May 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY
IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Southeastern Cheyenne County until 8:30PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3978 10158 3957 10144 3957 10183 3974 10180
      3978 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 270DEG 22KT 3955 10160 

$$

AW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Sherman51 min
May 13, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman54 min
May 13, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas46 min
May 13, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan30 min
May 13, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan13 min
May 13, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan41 min
May 13, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita8 min
May 14, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton66 min
May 14, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham, Norton56 min
May 14, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan19 min
May 14, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan32 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.