1 strong wind, 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 Jun 15, 4:19 PM MST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
519 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
.UPDATE...
UPDATED ZONES AND GRIDS FOR EXPIRATION OF HIGH WIND WARNING IN KIT
CARSON AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN EASTERN COLORADO. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE COUNTIES UNTIL 1 AM MDT FRIDAY.
OTHERWISE NO OTHER CHANGES.
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.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM MDT /2 AM CDT/ FRIDAY FOR KSZ002-KSZ003-
KSZ004-KSZ013-KSZ014-KSZ015-KSZ016-KSZ027-KSZ028-KSZ029-
KSZ041-KSZ042.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ081.
CO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR COZ091-COZ092.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ253-COZ254.
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FSHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1045 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-161700- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1145 AM CDT THU JUN 15 2006 /1045 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT STALLED BETWEEN CHEYENNE WELLS COLORADO AND STRATTON NEBRASKA MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE TRI-STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 90S...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL ALLOWING THE RANGELAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TO REACH THE EXTREME CATEGORY. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY...SPREAD FURIOUSLY AND BURN INTENSELY. ALL FIRES ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN AREAS WITH EXTREME FIRE DANGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCKHART
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
728 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL HILL CITY 39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006 E1.00 INCH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SBLAIRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
743 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM HAIL 7 N PARK 39.21N 100.36W
06/15/2006 E1.00 INCH SHERIDAN KS PUBLIC
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SJOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
801 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM HAIL 6 S MORLAND 39.26N 100.07W
06/15/2006 E0.88 INCH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SBLAIRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
813 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM HAIL HILL CITY 39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006 E1.00 INCH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0805 PM HAIL HILL CITY 39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006 E0.75 INCH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0807 PM TSTM WND GST HILL CITY 39.37N 99.85W
06/15/2006 E60 MPH GRAHAM KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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SBLAIRPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
833 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TORNADO 15 NE OBERLIN 39.98N 100.33W
06/15/2006 DECATUR KS EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLES DOWN. EAST WALL OF GARAGE DESTROYED. NARROW
PATH IN CORN FIELD.
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SBLAIRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 834 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 KSZ014-160300- THOMAS- 934 PM CDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 933 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINGO...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF COLBY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. KILLINGSWORTH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds caused driver to lose control of motor home which subsequently overturned
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