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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Goodland, KS

September 2, 20224 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 2022, 6:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 63 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: Sep 2, 2022, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired: Sep 2, 2022, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -158 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1706 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 127 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 Sep 2, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 2, 11:50 AM CDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1050 AM MDT Fri Sep 2 2022

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031700-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
1050 AM MDT Fri Sep 2 2022 /1150 AM CDT Fri Sep 2 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY...

Scattered thunderstorms may develop across portions of the area this
afternoon and evening, mainly between 3 PM and 10 PM MDT. A few
severe storms are possible. Brief, localized wind gusts up to 65 mph
and dime to quarter size hail are the primary hazards. Confidence in
thunderstorm location and coverage is below average. Widespread
and/or significant severe weather is NOT anticipated.

Elevated fire weather conditions are anticipated this afternoon in
northeast Colorado, where relative humidity readings will bottom out
around 15 percent and winds may shift to the north at 10 to 20 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any severe or significant weather
to the National Weather Service in Goodland via telephone or social
media.

Vincent

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 5:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
533 PM CDT Fri Sep 2 2022

KSZ001>003-014>016-022300-
Rawlins KS-Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-Thomas KS-Graham KS-Cheyenne KS-
533 PM CDT Fri Sep 2 2022

...A broken line of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
southeastern Cheyenne, northern Thomas, southern Rawlins, Sheridan,
southwestern Decatur and west central Graham Counties in
northwestern Kansas through 600 PM CDT...

At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles north of Morland to 7 miles west of
Selden to 9 miles north of McDonald. Movement was south at 25 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Rexford around 550 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include McDonald and Bird
City.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 55 and 56.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Goodland.

&&

LAT...LON 3924 10083 3966 10157 3993 10145 3963 10066
      3949 10011 3919 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 018DEG 21KT 3946 10013 3958 10069 3992 10140

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

Trigg

Special weather statement, Sep 2, 6:00 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 2, 6:04 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 2, 6:06 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 2, 6:16 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 2, 6:40 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 2, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	13 min
Sep 2, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Decatur	26 min
Sep 2, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	11 min
Sep 2, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	10 min
Sep 2, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Norton	33 min
Sep 2, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins, Sheridan	27 min
Sep 2, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan	33 min
Sep 2, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	15 min
Sep 2, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	26 min
Sep 2, 6:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	14 min
Sep 2, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan, Thomas	31 min
Sep 2, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Sheridan	57 min
Sep 2, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	24 min
Sep 2, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	16 min
Sep 2, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	28 min
Sep 2, 3:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	24 min
Sep 2, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Red Willow	24 min
Sep 2, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Red Willow	23 min
Sep 2, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Red Willow	15 min
Sep 2, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Red Willow	39 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.