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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Goodland, KS

June 21, 2023Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2023, 7:35 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 55 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: Jun 21, 2023, 7:35 PM MDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired: Jun 21, 2023, 8:30 PM MDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 21, 4:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Jun 21, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 4:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 3:43 PM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
343 PM MDT Wed Jun 21 2023

COZ092-212215-
Cheyenne County CO-
343 PM MDT Wed Jun 21 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Cheyenne County in east central Colorado through 415 PM MDT...

At 343 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northeast of Haswell, or 37 miles west of Cheyenne Wells,
moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern
Cheyenne County in east central Colorado.

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 3869 10317 3869 10316 3872 10316 3878 10292
      3862 10268 3861 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 229DEG 7KT 3863 10301

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

DDT

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:06 PM MDT, 2 hours 29 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
Jun 22, 11:05 AM MDT	Flood Watch	GLD	Cheyenne, Sherman	11 hr
Jun 21, 6:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	33 min
Jun 21, 8:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	81 min
Jun 21, 9:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	27 min
Jun 21, 10:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	45 min
Jun 22, 2:55 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kiowa	35 min
Jun 22, 3:18 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	42 min
Jun 22, 4:05 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	40 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.