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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Goodland, KS

June 16, 2025Decatur County, Norton County, Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 10:48 PM CDT for Decatur County, Norton County, Kansas; Red Willow County, Nebraska. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2025, 10:48 PM CDT (03:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2025, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Decatur County, KS, Norton County, KS, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 241 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

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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 Jun 16, 7:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 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, 7:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
609 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 /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 608 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

Initial concerns for the 00Z TAF period will center around
thunderstorm development and associated impacts. Strong
thunderstorms have begun to develop along stationary front with
the most intense storms likely along and east of front/dryline
intersection near the NE/CO/KS border, with KMCK seeing the best
potential to be impacted before 06Z. Strong winds exceeding 40
kts, blowing dust, hail and periods of heavy rain will likely
bring MVFR to IFR conditions with the strongest storms. Outflow
may initiate a storm near KGLD before 03Z, but that is less
likely. After thunderstorms diminish after midnight, expect
stratus to overspread the area through the morning hours,
gradually breaking up with diurnal heating. Lower MVFR
conditions likely to be widespread around sunrise.

&&

.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...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...DDC
FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 58 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, 9:59 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:05 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
905 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

0855 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Oberlin           39.83N 100.53W
06/16/2025  M63 MPH          Decatur            KS   AWOS

            AWOS station KOIN Oberlin.

&&

Trigg
Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:17 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
917 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

0916 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 NNE Densmore          39.73N 99.67W
06/16/2025  E60 MPH          Norton             KS   Public

            Public report of 60 MPH winds and blowing
            dust with visibility near 0.

&&

CA
Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:18 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
918 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

0917 PM     Dust Storm       7 NNE Densmore          39.73N 99.67W
06/16/2025                   Norton             KS   Public

            Report of 60 MPH winds and 0 visibility in
            blowing dust.

&&

CA
Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:24 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
924 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

0915 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NNW Oberlin           39.83N 100.53W
06/16/2025  M64 MPH          Decatur            KS   AWOS

            AWOS station KOIN Oberlin.

&&

Trigg
Local storm report, Jun 16, 10:26 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
926 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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

0915 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SSE Saint Francis     39.76N 101.80W
06/16/2025  M62 MPH          Cheyenne           KS   AWOS

            KSYF reported the wind gust.

&&

Trigg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne40 min
Jun 16, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne42 min
Jun 16, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins47 min
Jun 16, 7:53 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins33 min
Jun 16, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne45 min
Jun 16, 8:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins4 hr
Jun 16, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins40 min
Jun 16, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman36 min
Jun 16, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas38 min
Jun 16, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne46 min
Jun 16, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Rawlins58 min
Jun 16, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas32 min
Jun 16, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas46 min
Jun 16, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas47 min
Jun 16, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Norton36 min
Jun 16, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas59 min
Jun 16, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan56 min
Jun 16, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas59 min
Jun 16, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton, Rawlins57 min
Jun 16, 11:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan55 min
Jun 16, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSheridan, Sherman, Thomas49 min
Jun 16, 11:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDThomas6 hr
Jun 17, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan61 min
Jun 17, 12:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan6 hr
Jun 17, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Norton46 min
Jun 17, 6:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas42 min
Jun 17, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita24 min
Jun 17, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita31 min
Jun 16, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson42 min
Jun 17, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma35 min
Jun 17, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne29 min
Jun 17, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne37 min
Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne31 min
Jun 17, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma56 min
Jun 16, 9:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDundy24 min
Jun 17, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy, Hitchcock31 min
Jun 17, 1:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock39 min
Jun 17, 2:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRed Willow43 min
Jun 17, 3:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy, Hitchcock52 min
Jun 17, 3:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock39 min
Jun 17, 6:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy40 min
Jun 17, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock26 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.