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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

June 24, 2021Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2021, 4:44 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 16 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 24, 2021, 4:44 PM MDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
16 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 23, 5:30 PM MDT, 23 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 5:30 PM MDT, 23 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 5:10 PM MDT, 23 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
510 PM MDT Wed Jun 23 2021

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-241300-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
510 PM MDT Wed Jun 23 2021 /610 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will remain possible
generally along and west of Highway 25 through around sunset. The
primary hazards will be wind gusts to 70 mph and hail to the size of
quarters. Additional thunderstorms are possible east of Highway 25
through about midnight MDT (1 AM CDT). The primary hazards will be
wind gusts to 70 mph and hail up to the size of quarters.

Heat indices ranging from 100 to 105 degrees will continue through
sunset east of Highway 83.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

Scattered thunderstorms will develop along the Colorado Front Range
and portions of the Palmer Divide late Thursday afternoon,
progressing eastward into northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska
during the late afternoon and evening. Severe thunderstorms capable
of producing large hail and damaging winds are possible, mainly
between 4 pm and 10 pm MDT. If storms coalesce and organize into a
squall line, significant and/or widespread damaging wind is
possible.

Scattered thunderstorms are anticipated during the afternoon and
evening hours on Friday, as well. Isolated severe thunderstorms
capable of producing large hail and damaging winds are possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated. We would appreciate reports of
wind gusts over 60 mph and hail greater than one inch diameter via
telephone and social media.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas22 min
Jun 23, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas27 min
Jun 23, 7:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas21 min
Jun 23, 7:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas26 min
Jun 23, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton27 min
Jun 23, 10:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham18 min
Jun 24, 3:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson60 min
Jun 24, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne35 min
Jun 24, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson15 min
Jun 24, 5:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
Jun 24, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
Jun 24, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson18 min
Jun 24, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
Jun 24, 5:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLincoln13 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.