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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Goodland, KS

May 16, 2021Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 6:49 PM CDT for Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 41 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
May 16, 2021, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Graham County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 16, 6:55 PM CDTHAIL 0.884 S Morland, KSCALLER REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL THAT FELL FOR A DURATION OF 20 MINUTES.

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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

497 
WUUS53 KGLD 162349
SVRGLD
KSC065-179-170030-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0051.210516T2349Z-210517T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
649 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
  Southwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Morland, or
  13 miles west of Hill City, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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
  southeastern Sheridan and southwestern Graham Counties, including
  the following locations... Saint Peter, Studley and Penokee.

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 3913 10018 3940 10018 3942 9999 3913 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 346DEG 10KT 3933 10009 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JN
2 follow-up statements
858 
WWUS53 KGLD 170000
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
700 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC179-170010-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210517T0030Z/
Sheridan KS-
700 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3913 10016 3934 10016 3937 9999 3913 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 346DEG 10KT 3930 10008 

$$

KSC065-170030-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210517T0030Z/
Graham KS-
700 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...

At 700 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Morland, or 13
miles west of Hill City, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Morland and Saint Peter. 

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 3913 10016 3934 10016 3937 9999 3913 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 346DEG 10KT 3930 10008 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JN
628 
WWUS53 KGLD 170007
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
707 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

KSC065-170030-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210517T0030Z/
Graham KS-
707 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...

At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Morland, or 13 miles southwest of Hill City, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotter in Moreland reported quarter to 
         half dollar hail.

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

Locations impacted include...
Morland and Saint Peter. 

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 3913 10016 3934 10016 3937 9999 3913 9984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 346DEG 10KT 3928 10007 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley41 min
May 15, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley34 min
May 15, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita36 min
May 15, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGreeley4 hr
May 15, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley44 min
May 15, 9:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDWichita4 hr
May 15, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace45 min
May 15, 9:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita55 min
May 15, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley58 min
May 15, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove39 min
May 15, 10:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan3 hr
May 15, 10:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan58 min
May 15, 10:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove3 hr
May 15, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan42 min
May 15, 11:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham, Sheridan, Thomas55 min
May 15, 11:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDWichita2 hr
May 15, 11:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita40 min
May 15, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSheridan15 min
May 16, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman41 min
May 16, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins78 min
May 16, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham, Sheridan, Thomas75 min
May 16, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove, Logan57 min
May 16, 1:27 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan, Wichita5 hr
May 16, 1:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace, Wichita5 hr
May 16, 2:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGraham5 hr
May 16, 2:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGove, Sheridan5 hr
May 16, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGLDGove, Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita23 hr
May 16, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas57 min
May 16, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan, Thomas63 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.