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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2021Rawlins County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 11:34 AM CDT for Rawlins County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 56 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 26, 2021, 11:34 AM CDT (16:34 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rawlins County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 11:37 AM CDTHAIL 110 N Levant, KSPENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-05-26Temperature 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

471 
WUUS53 KGLD 261634
SVRGLD
KSC153-193-261730-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0083.210526T1634Z-210526T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1134 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
  Southeastern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 1230 PM CDT.

* At 1133 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Levant, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 1106 AM CDT...ping pong ball size 
           hail occurred in Brewster.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Colby around 1140 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10074 3957 10072 3944 10072 3938 10117
      3956 10128 3987 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 240DEG 24KT 3946 10120 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Husted
2 follow-up statements
606 
WWUS53 KGLD 261659
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1159 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSC153-193-261730-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210526T1730Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
1159 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...

At 1158 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Colby, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1152 AM CDT...Tennis Ball size 
         hail was reported 10 miles north of Colby.

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

Locations impacted include...
  Rexford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10074 3957 10072 3944 10072 3943 10113
      3961 10120 3987 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 254DEG 18KT 3949 10104 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Husted
803 
WWUS53 KGLD 261718
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1218 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSC153-193-261730-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210526T1730Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
1218 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...

At 1217 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Gem, or 13 miles northeast of Colby, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1152 AM CDT...tennis ball size 
         hail was reported 10 miles north of Colby.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Thomas and southeastern Rawlins Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10074 3957 10072 3944 10072 3943 10095
      3969 10106 3987 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 247DEG 19KT 3955 10091 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Husted

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 9:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne19 min
May 26, 9:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman16 min
May 26, 9:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas, Wallace67 min
May 26, 10:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman30 min
May 26, 10:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman66 min
May 26, 10:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins13 min
May 26, 10:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas63 min
May 26, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins40 min
May 26, 12:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas68 min
May 26, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur31 min
May 26, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita28 min
May 26, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins54 min
May 26, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wichita19 min
May 26, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan27 min
May 26, 5:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDDecatur, Rawlins40 min
May 26, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Thomas27 min
May 26, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan33 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas45 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins45 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur48 min
May 26, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan39 min
May 26, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSheridan35 min
May 26, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur48 min
May 26, 6:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins47 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.