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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM MDT for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2021, 2:41 PM MDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 14, 2:36 PM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 2:36 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 405 AM MDT Sun Mar 14 2021 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-151100- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 405 AM MDT Sun Mar 14 2021 /505 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon generally east of a line from Atwood to Oakley. The primary hazards will be large hail and perhaps brief landspout tornadoes. For tonight snow is expected west of a line from Trenton to Colby and Leoti. Snowfall amounts ranging from a few tenths of an inch to as much as 3 inches are expected, highest across far eastern Colorado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... Another storm system will cross the Rockies and track east across the Central and Southern Plains late Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing another chance of rain and snow to the entire Tri-State area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon across parts of western Kansas. We would also appreciate rainfall and snowfall amounts via telephone and social media.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 14, 1:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
225 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021
KSZ003-004-NEZ081-142130-
Norton KS-Decatur KS-Red Willow NE-
225 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021
...Brief Landspout Tornadoes Possible...
At 225 PM CDT, conditions are becoming favorable for the development
of landspout tornadoes in and close to the Kansas and Nebraska
border. However, at this time it is unknown which if any storm would
produce a landspout. Any landspouts which develop are expected to
pose a limited threat.
Locations impacted include...
McCook, Norton, Oberlin, Indianola, Almena, Bartley and Norcatur.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Goodland.
Landspout tornadoes can form with a developing thunderstorm before
rain, hail, and even thunder is observed. Landspout tornadoes are not
usually associated with a wall cloud and are often difficult to
detect with weather radar.
&&
LAT...LON 3971 9966 3981 10072 4025 10075 4028 10019
4000 10019 4000 9964
JRMLocal storm report, Mar 14, 1:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
204 PM MDT SUN MAR 14 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1145 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE SAINT FRANCIS 39.74N 101.77W
03/14/2021 CHEYENNE KS PUBLIC
TWO GRAIN BINS WERE BLOWN OFF THEIR
FOUNDATION AND OTHER UNKNOWN DAMAGE REPORTED
BY THE PUBLIC.
&&Local storm report, Mar 14, 2:15 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
215 PM MDT SUN MAR 14 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM HAIL 6 N TRENTON 40.26N 101.01W
03/14/2021 M0.25 INCH HITCHCOCK NE PUBLIC
DELAYED SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF PEA SIZED
HAIL LASTING ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
&&Special weather statement, Mar 14, 2:41 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
241 PM MDT Sun Mar 14 2021
KSZ002-NEZ079-080-142245-
Rawlins KS-Hitchcock NE-Dundy NE-
241 PM MDT Sun Mar 14 2021
...Brief Landspout Tornadoes Possible...
At 240 PM MDT/340 PM CDT/, conditions are favorable for the
development of landspout tornadoes along and just north of a line
from Herndon to Benkelman. However, at this time it is unknown which
if any storm would produce a landspout. Any landspouts which develop
are expected to pose a limited threat.
Locations impacted include...
Benkelman, Trenton, Culbertson, Stratton, Herndon and Max.
Landspout tornadoes can form with a developing thunderstorm before
rain, hail, and even thunder is observed. Landspout tornadoes are not
usually associated with a wall cloud and are often difficult to
detect with weather radar.
&&
LAT...LON 4034 10077 3987 10074 3998 10141 4000 10141
4000 10153 4035 10204
JRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 12:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 1:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 84 min |
| Mar 13, 7:27 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 12:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 31 min |
| Mar 14, 4:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 48 min |
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