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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Goodland, KS

August 11, 2024Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2024, 9:08 AM CDT for Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 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 11, 2024, 9:08 AM CDT (14:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2024, 9:53 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:08 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2024-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2024-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
952 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

071 
WUUS53 KGLD 111408
SVRGLD
KSC179-193-111515-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0310.240811T1408Z-240811T1515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
908 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
  Northwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 908 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rexford, or
  14 miles east of Colby, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Rexford around 915 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Selden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10087 3957 10087 3957 10042 3937 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1408Z 262DEG 17KT 3946 10079 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Lundquist
3 follow-up statements
272 
WWUS53 KGLD 111418
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
918 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

KSC179-193-111515-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240811T1515Z/
Thomas KS-Sheridan KS-
918 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS AND NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...

At 918 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rexford, or 17
miles northwest of Hoxie, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Selden around 940 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10080 3957 10082 3957 10042 3937 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 262DEG 17KT 3947 10073 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Lundquist
716 
WWUS53 KGLD 111434
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
934 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

KSC193-111442-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240811T1515Z/
Thomas KS-
934 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10072 3957 10072 3957 10042 3937 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 262DEG 17KT 3948 10064 

$$

KSC179-111515-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240811T1515Z/
Sheridan KS-
934 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...

At 932 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
Rexford, or 13 miles northwest of Hoxie, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Selden around 940 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10072 3957 10072 3957 10042 3937 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 262DEG 17KT 3948 10064 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

Lundquist
101 
WWUS53 KGLD 111453
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
953 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

KSC179-111502-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-240811T1515Z/
Sheridan KS-
953 AM CDT Sun Aug 11 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 10072 3957 10072 3957 10042 3937 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 262DEG 17KT 3949 10052 

$$

Lundquist

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 12:33 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more8 hr
Aug 11, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Sherman50 min
Aug 11, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Sherman61 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.