Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Goodland, KS
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 11:37 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 N Levant, KS | PENNY 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.
- 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
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
$$
Husted2 follow-up statements
606
WWUS53 KGLD 261659
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1159 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC153-193-261730-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210526T1730Z/
Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-
1159 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...
At 1158 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Colby, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 1152 AM CDT...Tennis Ball size
hail was reported 10 miles north of Colby.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rexford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 10074 3957 10072 3944 10072 3943 10113
3961 10120 3987 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 254DEG 18KT 3949 10104
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Husted803
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
$$
HustedThe 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, 10:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 66 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, 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 | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.