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, 11:20 AM MST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1220 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
.DISCUSSION...
1215 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
AT 1815Z DRYLINE JUST PUSHING THROUGH KLIC AND KLHX WITH STORMS
GOING UP ALONG THE CO/KS BORDER. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE
GENERALLY EAST OF WHERE THEY DID YESTERDAY AS DRYLINE CONTINUES TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA. AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT MOST OF THE
CONVECTION SHOULD BE ACROSS THE FAR EAST/SOUTHEAST PARTS OF THE
AREA OR JUST OUT OF THE AREA.
WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOWS UPPER RIDGING
ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY WITH A LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER
THE WEST. THIS PATTERN WONT CHANGE MUCH TIL PERHAPS SATURDAY WHEN
THE WEST COAST TROUGH LIFTS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...FLATTENING
THE RIDGE A BIT.
AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED THE PAST FEW DAYS...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW AND TOMORROW
NIGHT CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF LULL TIL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE WEST
CLOSER TO INSTABILITY...MOISTURE AND UPPER TROUGH.
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.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
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.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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
105 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0101 PM NON-TSTM WND GST YUMA 40.12N 102.72W
05/24/2010 M64 MPH YUMA CO PUBLIC
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MENTZERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
115 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0113 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JOES 39.65N 102.68W
05/24/2010 M65 MPH YUMA CO MESONET
&&
DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
118 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0117 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WRAY 40.08N 102.23W
05/24/2010 M59 MPH YUMA CO AWOS
&&
DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
123 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0122 PM HAIL GOODLAND 39.35N 101.71W
05/24/2010 M1.00 INCH SHERMAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
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DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
141 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JOES 39.65N 102.68W
05/24/2010 M68 MPH YUMA CO MESONET
&&
DTHEDEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
157 PM MDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S BURLINGTON 39.25N 102.27W
05/24/2010 M63 MPH KIT CARSON CO ASOS
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DTHEDEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds gusted to 60 mph at Imperial, Nebraska during the afternoon. Numerous gusts of 60 to 70 mph were also reported across Yuma county by mesonet sites.
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