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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2023, 6:21 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 54 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
- Jul 4, 2023, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2023, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1953 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
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 Jul 4, 5:55 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 5:55 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 220 PM MDT Tue Jul 4 2023 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-051300- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 220 PM MDT Tue Jul 4 2023 /320 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A high impact weather day is anticipated through this evening, generally through 11 PM MDT (12 AM CDT) as a strong cold front moves through the area. The primary hazards include destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph, blowing dust producing sharply reduced visibilities, destructive hail up to the size of tennis balls, and flash flooding or flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Those with outdoor interests are encouraged to stay aware of the weather and have a place of shelter in mind should warnings be issued. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... The threat for severe thunderstorms will continue during the afternoon and evening hours Wednesday through the weekend. The primary hazards include large hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall that may produce flash flooding or flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Thursday continues to be the most favorable day for severe weather during this timeframe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed through 11 PM MDT (midnight CDT). We would appreciate any reports of severe weather, blowing dust and flooding via telephone and social media.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:30 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 4, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 16 min |
| Jul 4, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 47 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.