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Special Weather Statement, NWS Goodland, KS

August 30, 2026Wallace County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2026, 11:52 PM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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
Aug 30, 2026, 11:52 PM MDT (05:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2026, 12:15 AM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
55

County Wallace County, KS

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 195 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 2026-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 858 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 2026-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
858 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3253 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WWUS83 KGLD 310552
SPSGLD

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1152 PM MDT Sun Aug 30 2026
 
KSZ027-028-310615-
Wallace KS-Logan KS-
1152 PM MDT Sun Aug 30 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN WALLACE AND NORTHWESTERN
LOGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM MDT/115 AM CDT/...

At 1151 PM MDT/1251 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Sharon Springs, moving northeast at
20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Wallace around 1200 AM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3870 10190 3914 10167 3914 10139 3882 10137
      3870 10167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 233DEG 18KT 3883 10167 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

Davis/CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 11:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWallace35 min
Aug 31, 12:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas32 min
Aug 31, 1:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley15 min
Aug 31, 1:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita45 min
Aug 31, 1:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan32 min
Aug 31, 1:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan31 min
Aug 31, 2:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDThomas10 min
Aug 31, 2:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan18 min
Aug 31, 2:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan31 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.