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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

June 1, 2021Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2021, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2021, 3:30 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS

County Kit Carson County, CO

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jun 1, 2:39 PM MDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 2:39 PM MDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 10:33 AM MDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1033 AM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-021645-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
1033 AM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021 /1133 AM CDT Tue Jun 1 2021/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms this evening in
northeast Colorado. Storms will be isolated, but if any develop they
will be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds. Storms are
expected to dissipate along the Colorado and Kansas border area late this
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:25 PM MDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
225 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

COZ091-012100-
Kit Carson County CO-
225 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

At 225 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Cope, or 13 miles north of Seibert, moving southeast
at 10 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Kit
Carson County.

LAT...LON 3957 10292 3957 10283 3941 10263 3931 10295
      3953 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 331DEG 7KT 3949 10289

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 2:58 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
258 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

COZ091-012130-
Kit Carson County CO-
258 PM MDT Tue Jun 1 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY
UNTIL 330 PM MDT...

At 258 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Seibert, moving south at 10 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Seibert and Vona.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 400 and
414.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3946 10295 3946 10281 3926 10269 3925 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 348DEG 9KT 3940 10288

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 5:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	41 min
Jun 1, 5:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne, Sherman	43 min
Jun 1, 2:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	35 min
Jun 1, 3:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	48 min
Jun 1, 4:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	38 min
Jun 1, 4:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	60 min
Jun 1, 4:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	26 min
Jun 1, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	39 min
Jun 1, 5:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	48 min
Jun 1, 5:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.