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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 409, NWS Goodland, KS

September 22, 2025Wallace County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 22, 2025, 8:14 PM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 31 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
Sep 22, 2025, 8:14 PM MDT (02:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2025, 8:45 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Wallace County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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
Sep 22, 7:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 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 2025-09-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 578 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 2025-09-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 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
578 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-222 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1730 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 Sep 22, 4:48 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 4:48 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 22, 5:54 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 22, 2:37 PM MDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
237 PM MDT Mon Sep 22 2025

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

0225 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WSW Grainfield        39.11N 100.48W
09/22/2025  M57 MPH          Gove               KS   Broadcast Media

            recorded via handheld anemometer on the off
            ramp of Grainfield with blinding rain and
            pea size hail.

&&

Trigg
Special weather statement, Sep 22, 4:03 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
403 PM MDT Mon Sep 22 2025

COZ092-222230-
Cheyenne County CO-
403 PM MDT Mon Sep 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 403 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cheyenne Wells, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Cheyenne County in east central Colorado, including the following
locations... Arapahoe.

This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 143 and 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

This thunderstorm is producing minor accumulations of hail, which
will make driving hazardous, similar to snow or ice. If you must
travel, be aware of rapidly changing road conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 10248 3889 10251 3901 10217 3871 10208
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 249DEG 12KT 3881 10235

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 22, 4:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 6:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Thomas26 min
Sep 22, 6:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDSherman, Wallace3 hr
Sep 22, 6:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGLDLogan, Thomas34 min
Sep 22, 7:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDLogan3 hr
Sep 22, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan18 min
Sep 22, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace30 min
Sep 22, 8:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Wichita24 min
Sep 22, 8:42 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan3 hr
Sep 22, 8:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDWallace31 min
Sep 22, 8:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan30 min
Sep 22, 9:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan35 min
Sep 22, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace24 min
Sep 22, 10:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGLDGove3 hr
Sep 22, 11:57 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan9 hr
Sep 22, 7:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson43 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.