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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 6:05 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Cheyenne County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 16, 2025, 6:05 PM MDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 283 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KGLD 170005
SVRGLD
COC063-125-KSC023-170045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0113.250617T0005Z-250617T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
605 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Yuma County in northeastern Colorado...
Northeastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...
Southwestern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 645 PM MDT/745 PM CDT/.
* At 604 PM MDT/704 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 9
miles northwest of Bethune, or 10 miles northeast of Stratton,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Yuma County in northeastern Colorado, northeastern Kit
Carson County in east central Colorado and southwestern Cheyenne
Counties in northwestern Kansas, including the following
locations... Hale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 10247 3965 10185 3957 10196 3957 10205
3950 10205 3924 10241 3941 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 227DEG 12KT 3943 10250
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
794
WWUS53 KGLD 170025
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
625 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
COC063-125-KSC023-170045-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-250617T0045Z/
Yuma CO-Kit Carson CO-Cheyenne KS-
625 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM
MDT/745 PM CDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO
AND SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
At 623 PM MDT/723 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles
north of Bethune, or 11 miles northwest of Burlington, moving east at
10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bonny Reservoir, Bethune, and Hale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Areas of blowing dust can be expected from the strong gusty winds.
Visibilities below one mile at times possible.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 10247 3965 10185 3957 10196 3957 10205
3950 10205 3924 10241 3925 10242 3946 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 250DEG 10KT 3943 10243
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$591
WWUS53 KGLD 170046
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
646 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
COC063-125-KSC023-170055-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-250617T0045Z/
Yuma CO-Kit Carson CO-Cheyenne KS-
646 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY IN
NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...NORTHEASTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM
MDT/midnight CDT/ for northwestern Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 10247 3965 10185 3957 10196 3957 10205
3950 10205 3924 10241 3925 10242 3946 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 227DEG 12KT 3948 10236
$$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 Jun 16, 2:48 PM MDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Strong to severe storms remain forecast This Evening and Tuesday. Tuesday continues to look like a more widespread event.
- Above normal temperatures are likely to persist through the upcoming weekend, including temperature near 105, which could break records.
- Critical fire weather potential increases later in the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 2:48 PM MDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 248 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong to severe storms remain forecast This Evening and Tuesday. Tuesday continues to look like a more widespread event. - Above normal temperatures are likely to persist through the upcoming weekend, including temperature near 105, which could break records. - Critical fire weather potential increases later in the week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A weak low situated over eastern Colorado this afternoon could serve as a focusing mechanism for some convective activity in the early evening hours. The convection will most likely form along a weak dry line forming across far eastern Colorado and a weak warm frontal boundary extending The highest probability for convective development will be in the evening hours generally between 8 pm and midnight. However, this development is highly conditioned on temperatures warming enough to overcome a weak mid-level capping inversion. The latest CAMS output does show some development, but there is disagreement between the various models on the extent of convective activity. As a result, confidence in overall thunderstorm coverage is lower than average. At this time, some isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm activity is the most likely outcome for the evening hours. Model sounding information is supportive of strong to severe wind gusts being the primary concern from any severe thunderstorms that fire up. After midnight, the convective threat will wane rapidly as temperatures cool in relation to convective cold pooling and the loss of diurnal heating. Heading into tomorrow, the threat for severe storms is substantially higher as a potent shortwave trough axis approaches the forecast area from the west. The combination of ample instability and favorable 0-3km bulk shear values of 40 to 50 knots will support some severe thunderstorm activity. The convection will most likely develop initially in the late afternoon hours across the northwest portion of the forecast area in eastern Colorado and southwest Nebraska where the greatest upper level difluence and forcing will be tomorrow afternoon. As this convective activity strengthens, there are indications that an MCV will begin to form over northeast Colorado. A potent QLCS should form along a strengthening cold pool boundary and then follow the theta-e axis to the southeast across the entire forecast area through the late afternoon and early evening hours. Model sounding analysis indicates that the highest threat from these severe thunderstorms will once again be strong to severe thunderstorm wind gusts. Once again, the cold pooling and loss of daytime heating after midnight will lead to clearing and calmer conditions for the late evening and overnight hours. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A very strong deep layer ridge axis will begin to build into the area on Wednesday and will continue to strengthen and dominate the forecast area through the weekend. The end result will be a much drier and hotter pattern. The heat should peak over the weekend when the ridge and overall subsidence will be greatest across the region. Model temperature spread is fairly low, and there is a high degree of confidence that temperatures will warm into the low to mid 100s this weekend. Monday looks to be a transitional day as the ridge axis begins to pull to the east. Lowering heights and some weak positive vorticity advection in advance of an approaching trough over the Pacific Northwest could weaken the capping inversion just enough to spark off some isolated convection. However, there is still very low confidence in the forecast for Monday, and the rain threat could shift toward later in the week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1136 AM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 For KGLD & KMCK... VFR conditions are forecast through the early overnight hours. Winds will remain from the south at 10-15 kts. Around 00Z, some convection could begin to fire up in the vicinity of weak mesolow and attendant dryline and warm frontal boundary. Overall, convective chances are low at around 30 percent, but the threat is high enough to include a PROB30 group at both terminals for 2 to 3 hours. Gusty and erratic winds and IFR visibilities would be the primary concern if a thunderstorm passes near or over one of the terminals. The convective threat should be over by 06z. Once the storms clear, there is the possibility for some lower ceilings between 1000-3000ft closer to the end of the period around 10-15Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A major pattern shift is expected Tuesday night. But between now and then, we are still expecting warm and relatively moist conditions, minimizing our traditional critical fire weather criteria. Also, this evening and again on Tuesday, we are expecting daily chances at storms, potentially severe, to impact majority of the area. These storms would create gusty, erratic winds, leading to chaotic fire behavior. After Tuesday night, a high pressure system will begin dominating the area. This will lead to a dry, warming trend for the following days. Southerly winds are already forecast to be gusting to around 25-30 MPH for large portions of the area as the RH values drop into the teens. Thursday could see brief critical fire weather conditions in eastern Colorado, but Friday and Saturday have a decent chance at seeing fairly widespread critical fire weather conditions. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...GLD LONG TERM...GLD AVIATION...GLD FIRE WEATHER...GLD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:50 PM MDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 250 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-172100- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 250 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 /350 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Another round of strong to severe storms are forecast late This afternoon and may continue overnight into early Tuesday morning. Large to very large hail and damaging winds continue to be main threats although a brief tornado and an instance of flash flooding can't be completely ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Tuesday, a large cluster of potentially severe storms is forecast to move across the area during the afternoon and through the evening. Damaging wind gusts look to be the primary hazard with this activity. Friday and Saturday, temperatures and heat indices may warm to around 100-105 degrees. East of U.S. 83 is currently favored for the hottest temperatures and heat index values. These temperatures may lead to heat related illness for those without proper cooling methods and to livestock. Critical fire weather conditions are expected to return to at least eastern Colorado Thursday through Saturday. Ensure any burns that have been done recently are fully extinguished. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. GLD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
445 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0433 PM Landspout 11 SSW Seibert 39.16N 102.95W
06/16/2025 Kit Carson CO Public
Multiple reports of a landspout around the
vicinity of the report location based on
radar. Received reports of landspout through
4:44 pm viewable between Flagler and
Bethune, CO.
&&
KMKLocal storm report, Jun 16, 6:04 PM MDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
604 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM Hail Mcdonald 39.79N 101.37W
06/16/2025 M1.00 Inch Rawlins KS Law Enforcement
Nickel to quarter sized hail ongoing over a
duration of 10 minutes.
&&
KMKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 7:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 8:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 8:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 6:10 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 1:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 3:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 6:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 7:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 7:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 9:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 9:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 10:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 10:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 10:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 10:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Thomas | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 11:18 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 31 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.