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Flash Flood Warning 51, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2023, 6:01 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 4 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
- Jul 8, 2023, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2023, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cheyenne County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 8, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 219 PM MDT Sat Jul 8 2023 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 218 PM MDT Sat Jul 8 2023 As of 1:30 PM MDT, storms are beginning to develop over the northwest corner of the Tri-State area and up into Southeast Wyoming. So far the HRRR has had the best handle of the rapidly developing storms. These storms are expected to be scattered storms with supercells capable of producing all hazards. Storms are expected to impact areas generally along and west of US-83; however, the best likelihood for severe weather is expected along and west of the KS Highway 27 corridor from Dundy County, Nebraska to Wallace County, Kansas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect until 9 PM MDT for those on either side of the Colorado border. While all hazards are possible, the main ones of concern are up to 2" hail, wind gusts up to 70 mph, and heavy rainfall. A couple of tornadoes can't be ruled out mainly over Northeast Colorado, but confidence is low to moderate at this time. This environment is a bit different from the last few severe days as it is essentially a High Shear-Low CAPE day. Low level wind shear is out of the west to northwest at 30-60 kts, increasing throughout the evening. MLCAPE leave a bit to be desired with values ranging from 500-~1000 J/kg. There is a bit of a capping inversion along and east of the first row of counties in Kansas and Nebraska, which could limit severe storms moving further east over the area. Storms are expected to exit the Tri-State area completely between midnight and sunrise tomorrow morning though the severe threat should taper off during the evening hours. Overnight lows are expected to be in the mid to upper 50s tonight. Sunday is a bit quieter with little to no chance for precipitation for the area. The upper ridge is expected to move further over the area while a surface high moves over Kansas. Shortwave disturbances are expected to help develop/strengthen a lee trough later in the day. There may be an isolated As the disturbances move over, a few showers and storms may be triggered; however, confidence is very low at this time. Temperatures look to warm a bit more on Sunday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. On Monday we are expected to be under the ridge, but there will be an upper shortwave move over from the Rockies during the afternoon hours. For much of the day, the Tri-State area is expected to be dry with temperatures reaching the upper 80s to lower 90s. During the evening hours, scattered showers and storms are possible. The main area of concern for any severe weather is mainly east of the Colorado border. The overnight low is expected to be mainly in the 60s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 102 PM MDT Sat Jul 8 2023 Sprawling upper ridge will move from the Southern Plains at the beginning of the period to the Desert Southwest by the end of the period. Warmest temperatures will be under the ridge, so will start the period with highs in the 90s both Tuesday and Wednesday, then cooling off towards the end of the period to the 80s. Cold frontal timing a little faster compared to previous runs and is moving through the forecast area during the day Thursday. Daily thunderstorm chances continue through the entire period. However, storms will be more scattered with proximity to the ridge Tuesday and Wednesday, then increasing in coverage for Thursday through Saturday as the area gets under northwest flow aloft. Deep layer shear appears that it will be sufficient for a severe risk, at or above 30 kts, the entire period. Front will also play a role on Thursday for convective initiation and enhanced severe threat, and is the same day deep layer shear is forecast to be around 50 kts. Given daily rounds of storms and increasing moisture, especially Thursday and beyond, flooding will also be a potential hazard. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1118 AM MDT Sat Jul 8 2023 KGLD: Ceilings should improve from MVFR to VFR over the next 2-3 hours as the low stratus continues to dissipate. There is potential for scattered showers and storms to develop this afternoon around ~20-23Z around the area with more showers and storms moving near the terminal between 00Z and 05Z tonight. Winds are expected to remain out of the southeast through the evening at 10-15 kts with gusts to ~20 kts possible during the mid to late afternoon. Overnight winds will shift to become more southerly at 5-10 kts through the end of the period. KMCK: VFR conditions are anticipated through the end of the period with winds out of the east to east-southeast at 5-10 kts through ~12Z Sunday. After 12Z, winds are expected to become more southerly for the remainder of the period with speeds of 5-10 kts. There is potential for showers and possibly storms to move within the vicinity of the terminal during the late afternoon and evening hours; however, confidence is too low at this time to include in the TAFs. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KMK LONG TERM...024 AVIATION...KMK
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.