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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Goodland, KS

July 20, 2023Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2023, 2:59 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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 20, 2023, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2023, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1472 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2023-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1472 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Jul 20, 2:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 2:30 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
130 PM MDT Thu Jul 20 2023

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-211930-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
130 PM MDT Thu Jul 20 2023 /230 PM CDT Thu Jul 20 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 now in effect for Eastern Colorado
until 9pm MT.

A Flood Watch remains in effect for most of the area until
2 AM MDT.

Severe weather is expected this afternoon into the overnight hours.
70+ mph winds, hail up to two inches, and a tornado or two are all
possible with the storms today.

Excessive rainfall is the main threat and could lead to flash
flooding.

Dense fog may be possible for counties along the Colorado border
during the late overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

The Tri-State Area sees heat indices reaching into the lower triple
digits in some locations on Sunday through Thursday. Please consider
making preparations for multiple days of very hot conditions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any reports of severe weather or flooding would be appreciated!

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:23 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
123 PM MDT Thu Jul 20 2023

KSZ027-201945-
Wallace KS-
123 PM MDT Thu Jul 20 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Wallace
County through 145 PM MDT...

At 121 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Sharon Springs, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, half inch hail and torrential
         rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible. Torrential rainfall with this storm may lead to
         localized flooding.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Wallace County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10171 3880 10180 3886 10181 3896 10171
      3897 10159 3889 10148 3870 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 311DEG 21KT 3885 10169

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Vincent

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDDecatur, Rawlins68 min
Jul 19, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDRawlins64 min
Jul 19, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Jul 19, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman28 min
Jul 19, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDDecatur, Sheridan63 min
Jul 19, 8:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman30 min
Jul 19, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDSheridan65 min
Jul 19, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham29 min
Jul 19, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas27 min
Jul 19, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDGove58 min
Jul 19, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan36 min
Jul 19, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDGraham44 min
Jul 19, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDGove, Logan67 min
Jul 19, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDGove38 min
Jul 19, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita33 min
Jul 19, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan32 min
Jul 19, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove33 min
Jul 19, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove47 min
Jul 19, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita34 min
Jul 20, 3:51 AM CDTFlood WatchGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Greeley, Logan, Rawlins and 5 more23 hr
Jul 20, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace22 min
Jul 20, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita58 min
Jul 20, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita27 min
Jul 20, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita27 min
Jul 20, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWichita18 min
Jul 19, 7:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson29 min
Jul 19, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne31 min
Jul 20, 5:22 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDYuma4 hr
Jul 20, 9:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma56 min
Jul 20, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma24 min
Jul 20, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma30 min
Jul 20, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne34 min
Jul 20, 6:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma2 hr

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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.