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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Goodland, KS

June 12, 2022Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2022, 12:16 AM MDT for Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2022, 12:16 AM MDT (06:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2022, 1:00 AM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 262 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2022-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 954 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2022-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
954 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-240 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2209 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 10:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 10:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 7:10 PM MDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
710 PM MDT Sat Jun 11 2022

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-121200-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
710 PM MDT Sat Jun 11 2022 /810 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Isolated thunderstorms are anticipated in far eastern Colorado
through sunset, moving east into extreme southwest Nebraska and
northwest Kansas through about midnight MDT (1 AM CDT). The primary
hazard at this time will be damaging outflow wind gusts. These wind
gusts may also produce a sudden increase in temperature and rapid
decrease in relative humidity, also known as a heat burst.

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

Heat indices will be at or a few degrees above 100 degrees east of
Highway 83 for Sunday and Monday afternoons.

Sunday isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible across
the Tri- State Region during the afternoon and evening, with some
possibly becoming severe. Quarter size hail and damaging wind gusts
will be the main threats with these storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 10:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 11:43 PM MDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1143 PM MDT Sat Jun 11 2022

COZ091-092-120615-
Kit Carson County CO-Cheyenne County CO-
1143 PM MDT Sat Jun 11 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Cheyenne
and eastern Kit Carson Counties in east central Colorado through 1215
AM MDT...

At 1143 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles north of Bethune to 9 miles north of
Cheyenne Wells. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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.

These storms will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Cheyenne and eastern Kit Carson Counties in east central Colorado.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 426 and 450.
 Highway 385 between mile markers 155 and 206, and near mile marker
211.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3953 10249 3957 10219 3957 10205 3886 10205
      3887 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 269DEG 27KT 3946 10240 3895 10240

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KAK
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:10 AM MDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1210 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

COZ091-KSZ013-120630-
Kit Carson County CO-Sherman KS-
1210 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Kit
Carson and western Sherman Counties through 1230 AM MDT...

At 1206 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of Kanorado, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Ruleton around 1220 AM MDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Goodland.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 17.
 Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 440 and 450.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3946 10224 3948 10174 3913 10170 3913 10205
      3912 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0606Z 260DEG 35KT 3928 10206

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

JRM
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 12:11 AM MDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1211 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

COZ091-092-KSZ027-120630-
Kit Carson County CO-Cheyenne County CO-Wallace KS-
1211 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Cheyenne, southeastern Kit Carson Counties in east central Colorado
and northwestern Wallace Counties in west central Kansas through 1230
AM MDT...

At 1210 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles northwest of Weskan, or 18 miles northeast of Cheyenne Wells,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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
Cheyenne, southeastern Kit Carson Counties in east central Colorado
and northwestern Wallace Counties in west central Kansas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3890 10220 3912 10228 3914 10203 3913 10195
      3893 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 258DEG 35KT 3902 10212

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 12:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman20 min
Jun 12, 12:11 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace19 min
Jun 12, 12:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman33 min
Jun 12, 1:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas31 min
Jun 12, 2:28 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Jun 12, 3:16 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Rawlins and 2 more39 hr
Jun 12, 3:51 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas69 min
Jun 11, 10:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson26 min
Jun 11, 10:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma20 min
Jun 11, 10:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson29 min
Jun 11, 11:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson32 min
Jun 11, 11:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson32 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.