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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Goodland, KS

August 18, 2025Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2025, 6:06 PM CDT for Gove County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2025, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2025, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gove County, KS, Sheridan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 18, 6:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 524 E Grinnell, KSUP830 measured 52 mph wind gust.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 18, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 12:00Z on 2025-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 566 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2025-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
566 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-303 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1798 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

079 
WUUS53 KGLD 182306
SVRGLD
KSC063-179-182330-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0310.250818T2306Z-250818T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
606 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
  North central Gove County in west central Kansas...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 606 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grainfield,
  moving west at 5 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
  southwestern Sheridan and north central Gove Counties.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 86 and
101.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3917 10035 3905 10034 3907 10064 3924 10064
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 099DEG 5KT 3912 10049 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Meister
1 follow-up statement
760 
WWUS53 KGLD 182319
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
619 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

KSC063-179-182330-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250818T2330Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
619 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTH CENTRAL GOVE COUNTIES...

At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grainfield,
moving west at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Grainfield and Grinnell.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 86 and 97.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3918 10041 3905 10041 3907 10064 3924 10064
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 099DEG 5KT 3912 10051 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Meister

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins25 min
Aug 18, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace40 min
Aug 18, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Sheridan33 min
Aug 18, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins, Thomas31 min
Aug 18, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDSherman42 min
Aug 18, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Thomas37 min
Aug 18, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman38 min
Aug 18, 5:46 PM CDTDust Storm WarningGLDSherman32 min
Aug 18, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDThomas34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.