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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2023, 9:46 PM CDT for Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 3 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 22, 2023, 9:46 PM CDT (02:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2023, 12:34 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Norton County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 959 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
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 22, 5:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 5:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 445 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 130 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 Attempts at convective initiation in southwest Nebraska so far have been a struggle. The environment is uncapped with MLCAPE up to 2500 j/kg and effective shear values around 40 kts. However, forcing is weak. Models seem to be keying on a surface convergence boundary which is difficult to identify with winds generally light and variable across the area. Nonetheless, if the boundary can become better defined as it moves south this afternoon, isolated to perhaps widely scattered thunderstorms will develop. The environment is supportive of severe storms capable of producing large hail and damaging winds, it is only a question of initiation and coverage. Storms will be moving quickly south and exit the area by around 03/04z. The rest of the night will see clear skies and lows in the 60s. For Monday and Tuesday, the upper ridge over the Four Corners will amplify and move to the southern Rockies. This will result in hot conditions across the area. Highs both days will be in the upper 90s to lower 100s with heat indices up to 105. Would like to see more widespread apparent temperatures of 105 before considering a Heat Advisory and models may be a little warm given the recent rainfall. There is a low chance of an overnight shower or thunderstorm in eastern areas Sunday night if storms in the Nebraska panhandle rotating around the ridge can survive that long. At this time will just have silent pops. Otherwise, expecting dry conditions across the area. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday) Issued at 151 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 For the long term period, near to above average temperatures are forecasted along with low chances for storms. The pattern is largely dominated by an upper high that is forecasted to be near the West-Central CONUS. With this over the Tri-State area, temperatures should remain in the 90's if not 100's for the period. An upper low is forecasted to move across the Northern CONUS and deamplify the ridging over the center of the country. With this laminar to northwest flow may develop and all for shortwaves to come through and give chances for a few storms during the afternoon and evening hours. For the period, the main uncertainty looks to be the surface dewpoints. The dewpoints have helped in keeping temperatures from reaching their full heating potential the past week or so. This time, we will have more of the upper ridge and high over the area so it will be interesting to see if the area could rewarm to hit the 100's or not. If so, with dewpoints that high, heat indices could easily exceed the mid 100's and heat advisories may be needed. All of this is also dependent on how far south the upper lows come, but current probabilities for more southerly track are very low. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening) Issued at 445 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 KGLD...VFR conditions are expected through the period. Light and variable winds at taf issuance are forecast to establish a south to southwesterly direction at speeds up to 10kts from 04z-21z. After 22z, winds become light and variable. Will mention thunderstorms near/over the terminal in the 00z-01z timeframe, primary hazard being locally heavy rainfall which could drop visibilities briefly below VFR category and produce some wind gusts to 25 mph. KMCK...VFR conditions are expected through the period. Light and variable winds at taf issuance will establish a southwesterly direction with speeds up to 10kts after 18z. Will have to keep a thunderstorm mention going from taf issuance through 01z or so. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...KAK AVIATION...99
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 11:36 AM CDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1036 AM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-231645- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 1036 AM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023 /1136 AM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms from around 3 PM MDT (4 PM CDT) through 9 PM MDT (10 PM CDT) for locations generally east of a line from McCook, Nebraska, to Tribune, Kansas, with a Marginal Risk further west. The primary hazards will be large hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... The Tri-State Area has heat indices reaching into the triple digits generally along and east of Kansas Highway 25 Monday through Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 45 min |
| Jul 22, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 82 min |
| Jul 22, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 54 min |
| Jul 22, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 64 min |
| Jul 22, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 64 min |
| Jul 22, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 32 min |
| Jul 22, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 53 min |
| Jul 22, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 55 min |
| Jul 22, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 23 min |
| Jul 22, 10:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 19 min |
| Jul 22, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 38 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.