1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 24, 8:05 AM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 905 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2003 UPDATED THE ZONE FORECASTS TO REMOVE MORNING FOG AND TO ADJUST CLOUD COVER BASED ON TRENDS AND 12Z MODEL ANALYSIS. .GLD...NONE. SR
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1017 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR TODAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND FAR WESTERN KANSAS. DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY. FOR TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WEST OF A LINE FROM WRAY COLORADO TO RUSSELL SPRINGS KANSAS. AGAIN...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SR
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Ranch worker injured by lightning. He was struck while on a four-wheeler working in a field. Victim is a male, age 20. He suffered no burns or permanent injuries, but complained of tightness in his chest after the incident.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, May 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5350831.