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Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Goodland, KS

May 8, 2022Greeley County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this red flag warning at May 8, 2022, 2:13 AM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It took effect at May 8, 2022, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2022, 2:13 AM MDT (08:13 UTC)
In effect from
May 8, 2022, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 8, 2022, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Greeley County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2022-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2022-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
4612 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at May 7, 11:12 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 11:12 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 7:25 PM MDT, 6 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Goodland KS
725 PM MDT Sat May 7 2022

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-090130-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
725 PM MDT Sat May 7 2022 /825 PM CDT Sat May 7 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT...

A few thunderstorms may develop in southwest Nebraska this evening.
An isolated severe thunderstorm is possible prior to 10 PM MDT. Dime
to quarter size hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph are the primary
severe weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

On Sunday, a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for portions of the
area, mainly south and west of Goodland.

On Monday, a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for portions of the
area, mainly along and west of Highway 25.

On Tuesday, elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are
possible across portions of the area, mainly south and west of
Goodland.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A few thunderstorms may develop in southwest Nebraska this evening.
Spotters are encouraged to report any severe or significant weather.

Vincent

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 7, 8:39 PM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
839 PM MDT Sat May 7 2022

COZ090-080315-
Yuma County CO-
839 PM MDT Sat May 7 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Yuma
County through 915 PM MDT...

At 839 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles north of Wray, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Yuma
County, including the following locations... Alvin and Wauneta.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 255 and 263.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4032 10205 4021 10220 4027 10231 4044 10222
      4044 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 214DEG 27KT 4031 10220

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KMK
Special weather statement, May 7, 10:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1119 PM CDT Sat May 7 2022

NEZ081-080515-
Red Willow NE-
1119 PM CDT Sat May 7 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Red Willow
County through 1215 AM CDT...

At 1119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of McCook, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Dime to penny size hail and wind gusts up to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Indianola and Bartley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4020 10020 4020 10076 4035 10076 4035 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 269DEG 28KT 4030 10069

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Vincent
Local storm report, May 7, 10:54 PM MDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 8, 12:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 2:17 PM MDTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas and 2 more29 hr
May 7, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDPhillips36 min
May 7, 10:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow56 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2022Red Flag Warnings in Kansas, 2022Every red flag warning in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.