An area of low pressure strengthened over northeast Colorado, resulting in very strong southerly surface winds across the area. Numerous wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were reported along with minor tree and sign damage.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
An area of low pressure strengthened over northeast Colorado, resulting in very strong southerly surface winds across the area. Numerous wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were reported along with minor tree and sign 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 May 24, 11:33 AM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1133 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
.DISCUSSION...
326 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
THE 09Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL COLORADO.
A LARGE UPPER TROUGH CAN BE SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS. KGLD RADAR WAS QUIET FOR NOW.
SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL SWING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
WED. THE STRONGEST ENERGY WILL IMPACT THE FA TODAY/TONIGHT.
CAPE OF 2200 J/KG WILL HELP STORMS FIRE ALONG THE DRYLINE WHICH
WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON/TONIGHT. HIGH CHANCE POPS LOOK GOOD FOR THIS EVENT. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL STABILIZE SOME BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY. POPS WILL BE NIL FOR TUESDAY SINCE THERE APPEARS TO BE NO
SHORTWAVE ENERGY COMING THROUGH. BY TUESDAY NIGHT ANOTHER WAVE
WILL MOVE THROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FLOW PROVIDING CHANCE POPS. ONE
MORE WAVE WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH QUIET WEATHER WED
NIGHT BEHIND THE EXITING WAVE.
THE WIND ADVISORY STILL LOOKS GOOD AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP TODAY. THIS ADVISORY WILL COVER THE ENTIRE
FA. SEE DETAILS BELOW.
MAX TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE WARM TODAY BUT WILL FALL OFF A FEW
DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUE/WED. MIN TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE 40S/50S.
FS
&&
.AVIATION...
1122 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
FOR THE 18Z TAF...PRIMARY AVIATION CONCERN THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE CONVECTION WHICH COULD IMPACT BOTH
TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT
CONVECTION JUST SOUTH OF KGLD HAVE RAPIDLY DIMINISHED DUE TO
STRONG SHEAR OVERPOWERING THE STORM. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BOTH TERMINALS TONIGHT
WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS BECOME EASTERLY AFTER
15Z TOMORROW.
FOLTZ
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ001-013.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ002>004-014>016-027>029-041-042.
NE...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
NEZ079-080.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ081.
CO...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ090>092.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1045 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-251230- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1045 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010 /1145 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS BY LATE THIS MORNING. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...THESE STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE TRI-STATE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS BUT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND. OF COURSE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OCCURS WITH EVERY THUNDERSTORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1126 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010 COZ092-KSZ027-041-241800- CHEYENNE COUNTY-GREELEY-WALLACE- 1126 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 1122 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHERIDAN LAKE...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF HORACE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. FOLTZ
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1138 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1133 AM NON-TSTM WND GST JOES 39.65N 102.68W
05/24/2010 M60 MPH YUMA CO MESONET
&&
DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1146 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1144 AM HAIL 5 SSW WESKAN 38.79N 102.00W
05/24/2010 E1.75 INCH WALLACE KS PUBLIC
&&
MENTZERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1151 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1148 AM NON-TSTM WND GST FLAGLER 39.29N 103.07W
05/24/2010 M59 MPH KIT CARSON CO MESONET
&&
DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1152 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM HAIL 6 SE ARAPAHOE 38.79N 102.09W
05/24/2010 E1.25 INCH CHEYENNE CO PUBLIC
&&
MENTZERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1158 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1152 AM HAIL 2 WSW WESKAN 38.85N 101.99W
05/24/2010 E2.00 INCH WALLACE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL BROKE A TRACTOR WINDSHIELD
&&
MENTZERThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 14-inch tree branch was blown down in Oberlin, falling onto power lines which resulted in a power outage.
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