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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 5, 2023Rawlins County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2023, 2:37 AM CDT for Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2023, 2:37 AM CDT (07:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2023, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
55

County Rawlins County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 00:00Z on 2023-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1434 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 00:00Z on 2023-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

395 
WWUS83 KGLD 050737
SPSGLD

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
237 AM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023
 
KSZ002-050815-
Rawlins KS-
237 AM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Rawlins
County through 315 AM CDT...

At 237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Benkelman, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Rawlins
County, including the following locations... Blakeman and Beardsley.

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 3988 10087 3969 10123 3989 10141 4000 10141
      4000 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 312DEG 20KT 3997 10136 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

Alexander

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne33 min
Aug 4, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne32 min
Aug 4, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins64 min
Aug 4, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne26 min
Aug 4, 8:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins36 min
Aug 4, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton35 min
Aug 4, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton28 min
Aug 5, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Norton, Rawlins45 min
Aug 5, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan41 min
Aug 5, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Rawlins47 min
Aug 5, 1:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGraham31 min
Aug 5, 2:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur49 min
Aug 5, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne61 min
Aug 5, 3:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins51 min
Aug 5, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins, Thomas47 min
Aug 5, 4:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas32 min
Aug 5, 5:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman30 min
Aug 5, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan27 min
Aug 5, 5:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne21 min
Aug 5, 5:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne18 min
Aug 5, 6:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan, Sheridan33 min
Aug 5, 8:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman29 min
Aug 5, 8:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman23 min
Aug 5, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman32 min
Aug 5, 10:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman36 min
Aug 5, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace53 min
Aug 5, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman30 min
Aug 5, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne42 min
Aug 5, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne50 min
Aug 5, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan24 min
Aug 5, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas39 min
Aug 5, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan62 min
Aug 5, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman27 min
Aug 5, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma28 min
Aug 5, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson33 min
Aug 5, 1:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDYuma4 hr
Aug 5, 2:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma24 min
Aug 5, 3:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson39 min
Aug 5, 3:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson42 min
Aug 5, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson34 min
Aug 5, 4:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma46 min
Aug 5, 5:55 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDYuma4 hr
Aug 5, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson24 min
Aug 5, 9:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson25 min
Aug 5, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson34 min
Aug 5, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma28 min
Aug 5, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma35 min
Aug 5, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma32 min
Aug 5, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma52 min
Aug 4, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy23 min
Aug 4, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock36 min
Aug 4, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow31 min
Aug 4, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow30 min
Aug 5, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGLDRed Willow7 hr

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Sources

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