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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Goodland, KS

June 27, 2023Dundy County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2023, 6:28 PM MDT for Dundy County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 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 27, 2023, 6:28 PM MDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2023, 6:57 PM MDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Dundy County, NE

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 27, 2:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 309 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: 2616 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1067 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.6
Supercell composite: 6.5

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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 Jun 27, 5:58 PM MDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 5:58 PM MDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 2:46 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
246 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-282100-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
246 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023 /346 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9pm MDT/10pm CDT for
counties from Kit Carson to Sheridan and north. Large hail up to
tennis ball in size and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

There will be thunderstorm chances for the latter half of the week,
especially during the afternoon through overnight hours with some
severe weather possible. The threat for locally heavy rainfall and
potential flash flooding looks to be from Thursday night into Friday
night, for those generally along and north of Interstate 70.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required. Please send any severe weather
reports to NWS Goodland.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:12 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
412 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023

COZ090-272245-
Yuma County CO-
412 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Yuma County
through 445 PM MDT...

At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northeast of Yuma, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Yuma
County, including the following locations... Wauneta and Clarkville.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 248 and 270.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
northeastern Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 4044 10226 4014 10213 4011 10278 4035 10279
      4035 10278 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 247DEG 27KT 4027 10261

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JRM

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:14 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
414 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023

COZ091-272245-
Kit Carson County CO-
414 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Kit
Carson County through 445 PM MDT...

At 413 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Flagler, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Strongest winds may occur with little or
         no rainfall.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Kit
Carson County.

This includes Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 390 and
418.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.

&&

LAT...LON 3956 10315 3957 10281 3956 10279 3927 10261
      3924 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 237DEG 28KT 3936 10315

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Trigg

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 5:42 PM MDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:46 PM MDT, 42 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 27, 7:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Red Willow	21 min

Nearby

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Sources

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