Slow-moving thunderstorms moved across Dundy County producing heavy rain and isolated wind damage.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Slow-moving thunderstorms moved across Dundy County producing heavy rain and isolated wind damage.
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 Jul 15, 1:30 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 230 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 .DISCUSSION... WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COLORADO/KANSAS BORDER IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH THAT IS OFF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE. MORNING SOUNDINGS OVER NORTH PLATTE AND DODGE CITY SHOWS CAPE VALUES AROUND 2400 J/KG AND DECENT MOISTURE INDICATING THE ATM WAS ALREADY UNSTABLE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING OFF THE FRONT RANGE AND EXPECT THEM TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING SMALL HAIL AND SOME GUSTY WINDS. COULD SEE SOME BREEZY WINDS TONIGHT AS LLJ PICKS UP OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND TRANSLATES EAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE SAME WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER DAY LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...MODELS TRENDS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN FORECAST FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. FCAST SOUNDINGS BY THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES FROM 1.5-1.75 INCHES WITH 6 HR ACCUM PRECIP OVER 2-3 INCHES. HAVE STARTED TO UP QPF AS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE. EXPECT A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REMAIN ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT SLOWS ALONG THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE REACHING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH DECENT MOISTURE RETURN AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INTRODUCED EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. BURTIS && .AVIATION... MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAY SEE TEMPORARY MVFR CONDITIONS UNDER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH FROM 10 TO 15 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH THUNDERSTORMS. BURTIS && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. NE...NONE. CO...NONE. && 99/99/99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1020 AM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-161200- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1020 AM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 /1120 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE KANSAS AND COLORADO STATE LINE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING CHANCES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE REGION. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE ON THURSDAY WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 COZ091-152145- KIT CARSON COUNTY- 247 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 242 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 6 MILES NORTH OF BETHUNE...OR NEAR BETHUNE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THIS STORM INTENSIFIES AND BECOME SEVERE. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 191 AND 197. THEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 406 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 COZ091-152230- KIT CARSON COUNTY- 406 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 401 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURLINGTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 194. THEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 443 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 COZ091-152345- KIT CARSON COUNTY- 443 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 438 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURLINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED UNDER THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 186 AND 195. THEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 505 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 KSZ001-152330- CHEYENNE- 605 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF ST. FRANCIS...OR NEAR ST. FRANCIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 3 MPH. SMALL 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. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 13. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 204 AND 215. THEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 547 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 NEZ079-160015- DUNDY- 547 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... AT 546 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARKS...AND MOVING EAST AT 7 MPH. PENNY 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. THEDE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 556 PM MDT TUE JUL 15 2008 KSZ002-NEZ079-080-160045- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RAWLINS- 656 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND HITCHCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... AT 554 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF MAX...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8 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. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 52. THEDE
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:03 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind toppled a carport and blew the metal top across the road.
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