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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Goodland, KS

May 25, 2023Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at May 25, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT for Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 25, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Sheridan County, KS

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NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 25, 3:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 3:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 10:53 AM CDT, 6 hours 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
953 AM MDT Thu May 25 2023

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-261600-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
953 AM MDT Thu May 25 2023 /1053 AM CDT Thu May 25 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Additional showers and storms with heavy rainfall are forecast along
and east of Highway 83 through the afternoon with an additional
round moving east across Colorado during the evening hours. A
conditional chance for an isolated severe storm exists across
Cheyenne county Colorado during the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

For Friday through Friday night, additional showers and storms are
forecast to develop. A severe storm or two remains possible during
the afternoon and evening hours for those along and west of a line
from Haigler to Tribune. The threat for excessive rainfall and
flooding or flash flooding continues.

For the periods Saturday through Wednesday, chances for showers and
thunderstorms continues. Although severe weather cannot be ruled
out, the primary concerns at this time continue to be locally heavy
rainfall and the possibility of flooding and flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 12:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 1:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 3:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 4:37 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
437 PM CDT Thu May 25 2023

KSZ015-252200-
Sheridan KS-
437 PM CDT Thu May 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Sheridan County through 500 PM CDT...

At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hoxie. This storm was moving around 10 mph towards the northeast.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central
Sheridan County, including the following locations... Tasco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 10031 3931 10044 3945 10042 3938 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 208DEG 4KT 3933 10037

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Local storm report, May 25, 5:02 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
402 PM MDT THU MAY 25 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LENORA                  39.61N 100.00W
05/25/2023  M2.10 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER SENT PHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
            OF 2.1 INCHES TOTAL RAINFALL IN RAIN GAUGE.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 9:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	28 min
May 24, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley, Wallace, Wichita	45 min
May 25, 9:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Graham	3 hr
May 25, 12:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Graham	12 hr
May 25, 2:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan	3 hr
May 25, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sheridan	23 min
May 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	16 min
May 24, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	46 min
May 24, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	36 min
May 24, 8:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	30 min
May 24, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.