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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Goodland, KS

July 6, 2024Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2024, 10:52 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2024, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2024, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Wichita County, KS

The radar

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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 6, 6:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 10:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
931 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-080345-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-
Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
931 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024 /1031 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

Strong to severe thunderstorms may form anywhere over the Tri-State
Area beginning around midnight. However the favored area is east of
the Colorado border. The main threat with these storms will be hail
up to golfball in size, with a secondary threat being wind gusts up
60 MPH. Flooding may occur with any locations that have prolonged
heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

Strong to severe storms may persist into Sunday morning then end mid
to late morning.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday
afternoon and evening for areas along and south of Highway 40.
Storms could produce hail up to half dollar size and damaging wind
gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

JTL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
524 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

0400 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE The Monument Rock 38.78N 100.76W
07/06/2024                   Gove               KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Numerous trees
            down on the property. All were healthy.
            Storm started around 3:30 with peak winds
            occurring around 4 pm. Location also
            received 4.2 inches of rain.

&&

KMK

Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
537 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

0153 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SE Mingo              39.26N 100.93W
07/06/2024                   Thomas             KS   911 Call Center

            Delayed report. Two overturned semis
            reported near mile marker 64 on I-70
            eastbound. Semis were empty. Most
            observations in the Colby area measured
            around 50 mph when the storm came through.

&&

KMK

Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Corrected
National Weather Service Goodland KS
538 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

0400 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE The Monument Rock 38.78N 100.76W
07/06/2024                   Gove               KS   Public

            Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1
            NNE The Monument Rocks. Reported via social
            media. Numerous cottonwood, elm, and cedar
            trees down on the property. All were
            healthy. Storm started around 3:30 with peak
            winds occurring around 4 pm. Location also
            received 4.2 inches of rain.

&&

KMK

Local storm report, Jul 6, 9:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
809 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

0335 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 WNW The Monument Rock 38.80N 100.86W
07/06/2024                   Logan              KS   Emergency Mngr

            Emergency Manager reported a semi truck
            hauling a wind turbine blade was overturned
            due to straight line winds on Hwy 83 near
            the Smoky Hill River bridge. Time is radar
            estimated.

&&

KMK

Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:11 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Goodland KS
911 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

0250 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 NNW Gove              39.04N 100.54W
07/06/2024  M82 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

0301 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Grainfield              39.12N 100.47W
07/06/2024  E70 MPH          Gove               KS   Trained Spotter

            Spotter estimated 60-70 mph winds ongoing.

0320 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 ENE Gove              39.00N 100.37W
07/06/2024  M70 MPH          Gove               KS   Trained Spotter

            Spotter estimated 70 mph gusts. Time is
            spotter and radar estimated.

0237 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 SSE Norton            39.75N 99.85W
07/06/2024  M65 MPH          Norton             KS   Mesonet

0214 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Oakley                  39.13N 100.85W
07/06/2024  M64 MPH          Logan              KS   Mesonet

            Reported via Ambient Weather Station
            Dog_House.

0333 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     11 S Quinter            38.91N 100.27W
07/06/2024  M64 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

            Reported via Ambient Weather Station My
            Weather Station.

0336 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     10 S Quinter            38.92N 100.24W
07/06/2024  M64 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

0409 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     15 SE Gove              38.79N 100.32W
07/06/2024  M64 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

            Weather Underground site KKSUTICA3 reported
            a 64 mph gust.

0226 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Campus                  39.13N 100.74W
07/06/2024  M60 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

0404 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     15 SE Gove              38.79N 100.32W
07/06/2024  M60 MPH          Gove               KS   Public

            Weather Underground site KKSUTICA3 reported
            a 60 mph wind gust.

0409 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     15 SE Gove              38.79N 100.32W
07/06/2024  M60 MPH          Gove               KS   Mesonet

0144 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 S Oberlin             39.79N 100.54W
07/06/2024  M58 MPH          Decatur            KS   Mesonet

            Reported via Ambient Weather station.

0137 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Colby               39.40N 101.05W
07/06/2024  E50 MPH          Thomas             KS   Trained Spotter

            Time estimated via radar.

0430 PM     Rain             The Monument Rocks      38.77N 100.77W
07/06/2024  M4.20 Inch       Gove               KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Storm total rain
            as of report.

1253 PM     Hail             5 N Herndon             39.98N 100.78W
07/06/2024  E1.50 Inch       Rawlins            KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Occasional ping
            pong ball sized hail. Time estimated via
            radar.

1235 PM     Hail             5 NNE Ludell            39.91N 100.91W
07/06/2024  M1.25 Inch       Rawlins            KS   Public

            Public sent photos of 1-1.5 inch hail.
            Intersection of Rds Y/28 northeast of
            Ludell.

1240 PM     Hail             Herndon                 39.91N 100.79W
07/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Rawlins            KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Dime to quarter
            sized hail fell for a duration of 10 minutes
            in Herndon. Time radar estimated.

0107 PM     Hail             1 SW Campus             39.11N 100.76W
07/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Gove               KS   Law Enforcement

            occurred at MM 75; then declined in size to
            nickel to dime.

0121 PM     Hail             11 S Herndon            39.76N 100.78W
07/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Rawlins            KS   Trained Spotter

            Spotter reported hail up to the size of
            quarters. Time estimated via radar.

0245 PM     Hail             Bartley                 40.25N 100.31W
07/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Red Willow         NE   Trained Spotter

            Time estimated via radar and report.

0255 PM     Hail             Oakley                  39.13N 100.86W
07/06/2024  E0.75 Inch       Logan              KS   Emergency Mngr

            Time estimated via radar.

0305 PM     Hail             2 E Oakley              39.12N 100.81W
07/06/2024  M0.75 Inch       Logan              KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).

0315 PM     Hail             Campus                  39.12N 100.74W
07/06/2024  M0.75 Inch       Gove               KS   Public

            Report via social media. Time estimated via
            radar.

1250 PM     Hail             Herndon                 39.91N 100.79W
07/06/2024  M0.70 Inch       Rawlins            KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Time estimated
            via radar.

0130 PM     Hail             Oberlin                 39.82N 100.53W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Decatur            KS   Public

            Reported via social media.

0220 PM     Hail             3 NW Clayton            39.76N 100.22W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Decatur            KS   Trained Spotter

            Ongoing dime sized hail.

0222 PM     Hail             4 SSW Norcatur          39.78N 100.22W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Decatur            KS   Public

            Pea to dime sized hail reported.

0232 PM     Hail             3 ENE Campus            39.15N 100.69W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Sheridan           KS   Public

            Reported via social media.

0241 PM     Hail             4 S Grinnell            39.07N 100.63W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Gove               KS   Public

            Reported via social media. Pea to dime sized
            hail.

0300 PM     Hail             2 ENE Oakley            39.13N 100.82W
07/06/2024  E0.70 Inch       Logan              KS   Trained Spotter

            pea to dime sized hail reported on I-70 at
            the Logan County line. Time estimated via
            radar.

0232 PM     Hail             1 E Campus              39.12N 100.71W
07/06/2024  E0.50 Inch       Gove               KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

0135 PM     Hail             Oberlin                 39.82N 100.53W
07/06/2024  M0.25 Inch       Decatur            KS   Public

            Pea sized hail reported in Oberlin. Time
            estimated via radar.

0137 PM     Hail             1 N Colby               39.40N 101.04W
07/06/2024  E0.25 Inch       Thomas             KS   Trained Spotter

            Estimated pea sized hail. Time estimated via
            report and radar.

0110 PM     Tornado          6 SSE Atwood            39.73N 101.00W
07/06/2024                   Rawlins            KS   Law Enforcement

            Rawlins county Dispatch has received reports
            of a Tornado about 6 miles south of Atwood.

0153 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 SE Mingo              39.26N 100.93W
07/06/2024                   Thomas             KS   911 Call Center

            Delayed report. Two overturned semis
            reported near mile marker 64 on I-70
            eastbound. Semis were empty. Most
            observations in the Colby area measured
            around 50 mph when the storm came through.

0226 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 N Oakley              39.19N 100.87W
07/06/2024                   Thomas             KS   Public

            Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or
            snapped; Roof blown off. Unsure of the exact
            degree of damage.

0335 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 WNW The Monument Rock 38.80N 100.86W
07/06/2024                   Logan              KS   Emergency Mngr

            Emergency Manager reported a semi truck
            hauling a wind turbine blade was overturned
            due to straight line winds on Hwy 83 near
            the Smoky Hill River bridge. Time is radar
            estimated.

0400 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE The Monument Rock 38.78N 100.76W
07/06/2024                   Gove               KS   Public

            Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1
            NNE The Monument Rocks. Reported via social
            media. Numerous cottonwood, elm, and cedar
            trees down on the property. All were
            healthy. Storm started around 3:30 with peak
            winds occurring around 4 pm. Location also
            received 4.2 inches of rain.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	54 min
Jul 7, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	24 min
Jul 7, 12:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	32 min
Jul 7, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wichita	42 min
Jul 7, 12:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	36 min
Jul 7, 1:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	14 min
Jul 7, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	31 min
Jul 7, 1:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	34 min
Jul 7, 1:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Logan	37 min
Jul 7, 1:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GLD	Wichita	6 hr
Jul 7, 2:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	22 min
Jul 7, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	18 min
Jul 7, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	32 min
Jul 7, 6:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	23 min
Jul 7, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	18 min
Jul 7, 5:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	23 min
Jul 7, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	32 min
Jul 7, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	13 min
Jul 7, 7:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	10 min
Jul 7, 8:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	37 min
Jul 7, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	60 min
Jul 7, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	33 min
Jul 7, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	Cheyenne, Kit Carson	33 min
Jul 7, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	20 min
Jul 7, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	32 min
Jul 7, 5:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	21 min
Jul 7, 6:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	14 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.