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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Goodland, KS

August 31, 2022Cheyenne County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2022, 3:38 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 31, 2022, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2022, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cheyenne County, KS

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 31, 3:34 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:34 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 11:36 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1036 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011645-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
1036 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 /1136 AM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the
Tri-State area, mainly between 3 PM and 10 PM MDT. Damaging wind
gusts up to 70 mph with blowing dust and locally heavy rainfall are
the main hazards.

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

Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are possible
Friday
afternoon, mainly along and west of the Colorado border.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:58 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
158 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022

COZ090-312015-
Yuma County CO-
158 PM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Yuma
County through 215 PM MDT...

At 158 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles south of Wray, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Yuma
County, including the following locations... Vernon and Beecher
Island.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 221 and 234.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3976 10238 3995 10238 3996 10209 3976 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 270DEG 24KT 3985 10224

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KAK
Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:14 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:19 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne26 min
Aug 31, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman31 min
Aug 31, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman41 min
Aug 31, 4:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins, Sherman40 min
Aug 31, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace46 min
Aug 31, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan, Wallace47 min
Aug 31, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan41 min
Aug 31, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan34 min
Aug 31, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove31 min
Aug 31, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma17 min
Aug 31, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
Aug 31, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow21 min
Aug 31, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow41 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.