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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2021, 11:29 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 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
- May 23, 2021, 11:29 PM CDT (04:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 12:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 930 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted.
803
WUUS53 KGLD 240429
SVRGLD
NEC087-145-240545-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0069.210524T0429Z-210524T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1129 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Red Willow County in southwestern Nebraska...
Eastern Hitchcock County in southwestern Nebraska...
* Until 1245 AM CDT.
* At 1129 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles
southeast of Trenton, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Culbertson around 1140 PM CDT.
McCook around 1145 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4035 10026 4000 10053 4000 10121 4035 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 225DEG 52KT 4007 10088
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Lundquist3 follow-up statements
968 WWUS53 KGLD 240439 SVSGLD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 1139 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 NEC087-145-240545- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210524T0545Z/ Red Willow NE-Hitchcock NE- 1139 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR RED WILLOW AND EASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTIES... At 1139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of Culbertson, or 11 miles southwest of McCook, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... McCook and Indianola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4035 10026 4000 10053 4000 10117 4035 10085 TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 230DEG 30KT 4009 10079 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Lundquist
735 WWUS53 KGLD 240449 SVSGLD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 1149 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 NEC087-145-240545- /O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210524T0545Z/ Red Willow NE-Hitchcock NE- 1149 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR RED WILLOW AND EASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTIES... At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest of McCook, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... McCook, Trenton, Culbertson and Indianola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4035 10026 4000 10053 4000 10117 4035 10085 TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 226DEG 21KT 4008 10071 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Lundquist
195
WWUS53 KGLD 240505
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1205 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021
NEC087-145-240515-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210524T0545Z/
Red Willow NE-Hitchcock NE-
1205 AM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RED WILLOW AND EASTERN
HITCHCOCK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4035 10026 4000 10053 4000 10117 4035 10085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0504Z 225DEG 52KT 4025 10049
$$
LundquistThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 46 min |
| May 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 50 min |
| May 23, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 9 min |
| May 23, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 32 min |
| May 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 60 min |
| May 23, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 27 min |
| May 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.