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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2021Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Sherman County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 10:09 AM CDT for Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 66 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 26, 2021, 10:09 AM CDT (15:09 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 11:15 AM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sherman County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:10 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 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -221 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

009 
WUUS53 KGLD 261509
SVRGLD
KSC023-153-181-261615-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0080.210526T1509Z-210526T1615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
909 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas...
  Western Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...
  Northeastern Sherman County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 1015 AM MDT/1115 AM CDT/.

* At 907 AM MDT/1007 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 13
  miles northwest of Brewster, moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 907 AM MDT...half dollar 
           size hail was reported 10 miles north northwest of 
           Brewster.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  McDonald.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10136 3957 10139 3953 10139 3940 10151
      3951 10169 4000 10153 4000 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1507Z 218DEG 36KT 3952 10154 

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

Husted

3 follow-up statements

833 
WWUS53 KGLD 261530
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
930 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021

KSC023-153-181-261615-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210526T1615Z/
Cheyenne KS-Rawlins KS-Sherman KS-
930 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM
MDT/1115 AM CDT/ FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE...WESTERN RAWLINS AND
NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

At 928 AM MDT/1028 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles
southeast of Bird City, or 19 miles north of Brewster, moving 
northeast at 35 mph. Another severe thunderstorm was located 12 
miles north of Goodland.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 907 AM MDT...half dollar size hail was 
         reported 10 miles north northwest of Brewster.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bird City, McDonald and Beardsley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10136 3957 10139 3953 10139 3940 10151
      3951 10169 4000 10153 4000 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 215DEG 29KT 3965 10143 

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

Husted

739 
WWUS53 KGLD 261540
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
940 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021

KSC023-153-181-261615-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210526T1615Z/
Cheyenne KS-Rawlins KS-Sherman KS-
940 AM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM
MDT/1115 AM CDT/ FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE...WESTERN RAWLINS AND
NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

At 940 AM MDT/1040 AM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 11
miles south of Bird City, or 16 miles southeast of St. Francis,
moving northeast at 30 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...
Bird City, McDonald and Beardsley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10136 3957 10139 3953 10146 3950 10157
      3951 10169 4000 10153 4000 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 202DEG 25KT 3959 10160 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Husted

946 
WWUS53 KGLD 261556
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1056 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSC181-261605-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210526T1615Z/
Sherman KS-
1056 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled for 
northeastern Sherman County. A severe thunderstorm warning remains 
in effect for most of eastern Sherman County as a result of a severe 
thunderstorm near Edson.

LAT...LON 3972 10122 3961 10146 3964 10165 4000 10153
      4000 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 210DEG 30KT 3970 10154 

$$

KSC023-153-261615-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210526T1615Z/
Cheyenne KS-Rawlins KS-
1056 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES IN
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

At 1055 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bird City, or
14 miles east of St. Francis, moving northeast 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...
Bird City, McDonald and Beardsley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3972 10122 3961 10146 3964 10165 4000 10153
      4000 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1555Z 210DEG 30KT 3970 10154 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Husted

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 9:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	19 min
May 26, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	16 min
May 26, 9:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Thomas, Wallace	67 min
May 26, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	30 min
May 26, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	13 min
May 26, 10:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman, Thomas	63 min
May 26, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins	40 min
May 26, 11:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins, Thomas	56 min
May 26, 12:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas	68 min
May 26, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Decatur	31 min
May 26, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	28 min
May 26, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	54 min
May 26, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Wichita	19 min
May 26, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	27 min
May 26, 5:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	40 min
May 26, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Thomas	27 min
May 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan	33 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	45 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	45 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	48 min
May 26, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	39 min
May 26, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan	35 min
May 26, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	48 min
May 26, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	47 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.