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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Goodland, KS

June 12, 20264 counties in Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2026, 7:45 PM MDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 12, 2026, 7:45 PM MDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2026, 8:16 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 8:05 PM MDTHAIL 1.7510 N Horace, KSSocial Media Report of dime sized hail with a few golf ball sized as well.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.

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 nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2026-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 763 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 2026-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
763 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1612 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

337 
WUUS53 KGLD 130145
SVRGLD
KSC071-109-199-203-130230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0113.260613T0145Z-260613T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
745 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Wichita County in west central Kansas...
  Southeastern Wallace County in west central Kansas...
  Southwestern Logan County in west central Kansas...
  Northern Greeley County in west central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM MDT/930 PM CDT/.

* At 745 PM MDT/845 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 4
  miles north of Horace, or 5 miles north of Tribune, moving
  northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northern Wichita, southeastern Wallace, southwestern Logan and
  northern Greeley Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3857 10202 3900 10158 3870 10112 3840 10186
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 239DEG 41KT 3854 10179 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Alexander
2 follow-up statements
496 
WWUS53 KGLD 130157
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
757 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

KSC071-109-199-203-130230-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260613T0230Z/
Wichita KS-Wallace KS-Logan KS-Greeley KS-
757 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM
MDT/930 PM CDT/ FOR NORTHERN WICHITA...SOUTHEASTERN WALLACE...
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND NORTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTIES...

At 757 PM MDT/857 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles
north of Tribune, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Wallace.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3861 10187 3898 10156 3870 10112 3846 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 235DEG 29KT 3858 10171 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Alexander
893 
WWUS53 KGLD 130216
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
816 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

KSC071-109-199-203-130226-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260613T0230Z/
Wichita KS-Wallace KS-Logan KS-Greeley KS-
816 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WICHITA...
SOUTHEASTERN WALLACE...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND NORTHEASTERN GREELEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However, small hail,
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 10187 3898 10156 3870 10112 3846 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 239DEG 41KT 3869 10147 

$$

Alexander

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 12, 4:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • There is a very low chance, around 10%, for a severe thunderstorm capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail late this aft-eve, mainly in Greeley/ Wichita counties between 6-10 PM MDT.
  • Expect cooler temperatures and predominantly dry conditions this weekend. Some rain possible with scattered showers late Saturday night and late Sunday aft-eve.
  • Wednesday's high temperatures may get to above 100 degrees.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 4:19 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
419 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- There is a very low chance, around 10%, for a severe
  thunderstorm capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and
  quarter size hail late this aft-eve, mainly in Greeley/
  Wichita counties between 6-10 PM MDT.

- Expect cooler temperatures and predominantly dry conditions
  this weekend. Some rain possible with scattered showers late
  Saturday night and late Sunday aft-eve.

- Wednesday's high temperatures may get to above 100 degrees.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 150 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

Today-Tonight: Moist southerly return flow is underway.. as
surface high pressure shifts eastward/away from the Central
Plains, a baggy lee cyclone redevelops over south-
central/southeast CO and a low-level (surface to 850 mb) ridge
over the Deep South directs Gulf moisture poleward into the
Southern and Central Plains. Recent (12-18Z) model guidance
suggest that the KS-OK border area will be the northern extent
of rich low-level moisture (surface dewpoints in the 60's, 850
mb dewpoints >14C) this aft-eve, a bit further south than
previously indicated. Additionally, surface observations and
radar/satellite trends suggest that morning convection in the
TX-OK Panhandle and widespread morning cloud cover in southwest
KS have delayed/stunted diurnal heating. 19Z SPC mesoanalysis
forecast data indicates that a considerable amount (100-250
J/kg) of convective inhibition is likely to persist over
northwest KS and southwest NE this aft-eve.. and simulated
reflectivity forecasts via the 18Z HRRR and 12Z NAM NEST both
suggest that convective development will be confined to far
southwest KS, where low-level convergence on the eastern
periphery of the baggy lee cyclone is expected to serve as a
focus/catalyst for development. With the above in mind, dry
conditions are anticipated to prevail in the Goodland CWA. A
very low (5-10%) conditional potential for a severe storm still
exists in Greeley/Wichita counties ~00-04Z this evening, when
and where instability/shear will be sufficient for supercellular
organization. Expect highs in the mid-upper 80's to lower 90's.
With the driest conditions (RH's ~15-20%) confined to Yuma
County, CO.. where initially breezy SSE to S winds will weaken
to 10-15 mph during the mid-late afternoon, there are no
appreciable fire weather concerns today.

Sat-Sun: Unidirectional/westerly flow aloft will persist over
the the weekend. Guidance continues to suggest that a
cooler/drier airmass advecting southward into the Tri-State
Area in the wake of a modest cold frontal passage on Sat will
preclude appreciable convective development in the Goodland CWA.
Expect predominantly dry conditions with highs ~80-88F on Sat
and 65-75F on Sun.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 233 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

The upper pattern for Monday has a ridge off the Pacific-
Northwest and over our area the flow is from the northwest.
Monday's highs are forecast to be in the high 70s and some
localized locations hitting above 80 degrees. The winds and
gusts look to be calm and relatively tame. As for precipitation
chances PoPs are currently showing 10-20% chance and with there
being CAPE less than 1000 J/kg, these would likely just be pop-
up rain showers if anything were to develop. Tuesday looks very
similar to Monday, except the highs do warm up to the low 90s.
The winds remain calm and gusts tame. Overall Monday and Tuesday
look to be nice weather days.

Wednesday, looks to have a concern for the high temperatures
and potential fire weather. Currently they are in the range of
the high 90s and potential low 100s. Guidance is showing there
being a 20-45% chance of exceeding 100 degrees mainly for
locations, south of I-70 and east of KS Hwy 27. The NBM and
LREF's 90th percentiles are fairly close with 108 and 101
degrees respectfully. The lows for Wednesday are forecast to be
in the low to mid 60s.

There does look to be some Fire Weather concerns for Wednesday.
The winds look to be from the west then shifting to the
northwest. The gust are currently looking to be higher than 30
mph. Guidance is suggesting there being a 40-60% chance of
exceeding 30 mph. The LREF does however show lower percentages
in the 50s compared to the NBM. The gusts look to peak around
midday and are focused on Yuma County and spread out to the
bordering counties to the east and south. Moving to the Relative
Humidity (RH) values, there is a fairly significant change in
values. In the morning they are forecast to be in the 50-60%
then come midday they drop to the low teens. Guidance is showing
some uncertainly with exactly how long that period of low RH
values sticks around however. Moving to GFDI, there are values
there are a few brief moments where we have values in the 50-60
range but this is very localized. These conditions would lead to
high fire growth. There could be Critical Fire Weather, however
there is uncertainty with if all the ingredients for conditions
to meet criteria will overlap. Currently 20-35% that conditions
will meet Red Flag Criteria.

As we move further through the week, the ridge looks to de-
amplifies and the flow becomes more zonal. However during this
period there are some signs there could be some embedded
shortwave disturbances that could bring precipitation chances.
There is some signal a cold front could move through early
Thursday morning that would help keep temperature below 100
degrees. Highs for the extended part of the forecast look to be
in the low 90s and winds relative calm to breezy. As for
precipation chances PoPs currently are 10-30%. Friday has the
higher chances with 20-40%. Looking at SFC-CAPE there is roughly
500-900 J/kg and the SFC-500mb Shear in the 20 kt range. This
would lead to more rain showers than storms, but this is almost
7 days out and a fair amount can change.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 415 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

VFR conditions will rule through the TAF period at both
terminals. S to SSW winds at 20 knots gusting to 30 knots this
afternoon will decrease to ~10-15 knots around sunset. A short,
sudden period of strong southerly winds assoc/w convective
outflow cannot be ruled-out at the Goodland terminal late this
evening/tonight, around 03-07Z, if organized convection [1]
develops in southwest KS and [2] produces a consolidated cold
pool. Otherwise, light winds will prevail overnight. Winds will
shift to the N-NNE and increase to 15-25 knots in assoc/w a cold
frontal passage a few hours after sunrise (~14-16Z) and remain
breezy through Saturday afternoon.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...None.
CO...None.
NE...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...Vincent
LONG TERM...Holdren
AVIATION...Vincent
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:40 PM MDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
240 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

KSZ041-042-132045-
Greeley-Wichita-
240 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026 /340 PM CDT Fri Jun 12 2026/

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest Kansas.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

There is a very low chance, around 10%, for a severe thunderstorm
capable of producing quarter size hail and 60 mph wind gusts in
Greeley and Wichita counties between 6 PM and 10 PM MDT this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-132045-
Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne CO-Cheyenne KS-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-
Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Dundy-Hitchcock-
Red Willow-
240 PM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026 /340 PM CDT Fri Jun 12 2026/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Vincent

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace20 min
Jun 12, 8:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace26 min
Jun 12, 9:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace21 min
Jun 12, 9:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas35 min
Jun 12, 10:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas25 min
Jun 12, 10:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove32 min
Jun 12, 11:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove23 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.