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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Goodland, KS

June 16, 2025Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Cheyenne County, Kansas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 4:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3202 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2025-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

039 
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.

&&

KMK
Local 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.

&&

KMK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 6:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson42 min
Jun 16, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma42 min
Jun 16, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma45 min
Jun 16, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDKit Carson, Yuma36 min
Jun 16, 7:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma46 min
Jun 16, 8:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma32 min
Jun 16, 8:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDYuma47 min
Jun 17, 6:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma35 min
Jun 17, 1:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne29 min
Jun 17, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne37 min
Jun 17, 3:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne31 min
Jun 17, 4:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma56 min
Jun 17, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson, Yuma42 min
Jun 16, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins47 min
Jun 16, 6:53 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins33 min
Jun 16, 7:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins4 hr
Jun 16, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins40 min
Jun 16, 7:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas38 min
Jun 16, 8:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Rawlins58 min
Jun 16, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas46 min
Jun 16, 9:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton36 min
Jun 16, 9:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas59 min
Jun 16, 9:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan56 min
Jun 16, 9:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas59 min
Jun 16, 9:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton57 min
Jun 16, 10:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins57 min
Jun 16, 10:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan55 min
Jun 16, 10:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSheridan, Sherman, Thomas49 min
Jun 16, 10:32 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDThomas6 hr
Jun 16, 11:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan61 min
Jun 16, 11:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan6 hr
Jun 17, 2:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton46 min
Jun 17, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita24 min
Jun 17, 5:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita31 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.