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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Goodland, KS

July 22, 2023Graham County, Norton County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2023, 3:57 PM CDT for Graham County, Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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 22, 2023, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2023, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 22, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2023-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 810 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2023-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
810 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 22, 3:40 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:40 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 11:36 AM CDT, 4 hours 21 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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 1:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1204 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0229 PM     Hail             7 N Marienthal          38.59N 101.21W
07/20/2023  E1.75 inch       Wichita            KS   Public

            Delayed report. Caller reported hail to at
            least Golf Ball in size.

&&

KAK
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:12 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
312 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

KSZ004-222045-
Norton KS-
312 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Norton
County through 345 PM CDT...

At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Hendley, or 13 miles north of Norton, moving south at
30 mph. An additional storm is located over Beaver City and moving
south towards Norton County.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Norton.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3982 10005 4000 10006 4000 9962 3981 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 346DEG 28KT 4003 9994

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Trigg
Local storm report, Jul 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:50 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton33 min
Jul 22, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDNorton40 min
Jul 22, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace25 min
Jul 22, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace46 min
Jul 22, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDGraham40 min
Jul 22, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWallace47 min
Jul 22, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne34 min
Jul 22, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace17 min
Jul 22, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton36 min
Jul 22, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan16 min
Jul 22, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham12 min
Jul 22, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley24 min
Jul 22, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman34 min
Jul 22, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne15 min
Jul 22, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace60 min
Jul 22, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace39 min
Jul 22, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur17 min
Jul 22, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton48 min
Jul 22, 6:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace23 min
Jul 22, 6:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace18 min
Jul 22, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan54 min
Jul 22, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley63 min
Jul 22, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace30 min
Jul 22, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins63 min
Jul 22, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDDecatur, Sheridan31 min
Jul 21, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson36 min
Jul 22, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne26 min
Jul 22, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne22 min
Jul 22, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy27 min
Jul 22, 4:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow26 min
Jul 22, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow30 min
Jul 22, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock14 min
Jul 22, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDHitchcock52 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.