During the evening, strong to severe thunderstorms developed and moved across Northwest Kansas. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 MPH were reported with these storms, with the strongest gust of 60 MPH reported near Goodland.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
During the evening, strong to severe thunderstorms developed and moved across Northwest Kansas. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 MPH were reported with these storms, with the strongest gust of 60 MPH reported near Goodland.
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 28, 5:07 PM MST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
607 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 554 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
ISSUED AN UPDATE TO FILL IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST
AREA WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FRONT IS IN THAT AREA AND
CURRENT RADAR TRENDS SHOW INCREASING DEVELOPMENT. LATEST RUC/NAM
AGREE WITH THAT TREND. ALSO DUE TO MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER
FROM THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR WEST...CLOUD COVER IS MORE THAN WHAT WAS
IN THE GRIDS. SO INCREASED CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE...JUST ADJUSTED HOURLY GRIDS BASED ON LATEST TRENDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 1102 AM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...ALTHOUGH STILL
HOT...NORTH OF A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH CONTINUED VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES SOUTH OF THE FRONT. EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE ROCKIES IN THE ELEVATED
MOISTURE PLUME THAT EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND IS
CIRCULATING AROUND THE LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. EXPECT ANY THUNDERSTORMS TO DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING WITH
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 252 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CREST THE TOP OF THE RIDGE ON
SATURDAY. COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH FORCING FOR ASCENT TO GENERATE
AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OF AN ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED NATURE. INVERTED-V SOUNDINGS INDICATIVE OF STRONG WIND
GUST POTENTIAL WILL PRESENT THE GREATEST THREAT WITH ANY STORM
WHICH DOES DEVELOP.
DESPITE THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD
COVER...TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN EXCEED THE
CENTURY MARK. IN FACT...100+ DEGREE TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH
THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AT MOST LOCATIONS. ISOLATED
CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE MOST AFTERNOONS ACROSS FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT NOT SEEING A STRONG SIGNAL THAT
THESE STORMS WILL PUSH VERY FAR INTO THE REGION.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 554 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
MAIN CONCERN IS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
DEVELOPING AND INCREASING ALONG FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA AND OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THE BEST CHANCE
EARLY ON WILL BE AT KGLD AND THEN AT KMCK AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. STORMS ARE VERY HIGH BASED WITH LITTLE RAINFALL AND
VISIBILITY RESTRICTION EXPECTED. THEY WILL ALSO CAUSE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AWAY
FROM STORMS.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR KSZ002-003-014-015-028-
029-042.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR KSZ004-016.
CO...NONE.
NE...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR NEZ080-081.
&&
UPDATE...BULLER
SHORT TERM...LOCKHART
LONG TERM...FOLTZ
AVIATION...BULLERHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1101 AM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-291645- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1101 AM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 /1201 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 110 DEGREES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING....BRINGING THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WITH THE CURRENT FIRE DANGER...LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL MEET OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRES WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 545 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 COZ090-290000- YUMA COUNTY- 545 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 544 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ABARR TO JOES... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 4002 10245 3957 10243 3957 10280 4000 10280 TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 206DEG 6KT 3986 10271 3966 10267 LUNDQUIST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 602 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 COZ090-290015- YUMA COUNTY- 602 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 558 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HEARTSTRONG TO KIRK...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 4005 10280 4006 10239 3957 10239 3957 10280 TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 202DEG 9KT 3994 10264 3969 10258 LUNDQUIST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 617 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 COZ090-290045- YUMA COUNTY- 617 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 616 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HEARTSTRONG TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIRK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 4008 10280 4009 10229 3957 10229 3957 10280 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 208DEG 10KT 3998 10266 3971 10251 LUNDQUIST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
637 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
KSZ001-NEZ079-290045-
CHEYENNE-DUNDY-
637 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND DUNDY
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
AT 635 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAIGLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 4004 10160 3989 10185 3997 10205 4005 10205
4021 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 225DEG 5KT 4002 10192
LUNDQUISTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 651 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-027-028-290115- CHEYENNE-KIT CARSON COUNTY-LOGAN-SHERMAN-WALLACE-YUMA COUNTY- 651 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 646 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BONNY RESERVOIR TO 11 MILES NORTH OF SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND BLOWING DIRT ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. && LAT...LON 3967 10194 3902 10133 3892 10189 3955 10247 TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 258DEG 17KT 3955 10219 3906 10167 LUNDQUIST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
706 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
NEZ079-290115-
DUNDY-
706 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DUNDY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
AT 705 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAIGLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 4008 10162 4000 10177 4000 10199 4006 10206
4025 10184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 231DEG 12KT 4006 10188
LUNDQUISTThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds were causing blowing dust and reducing visibility to less than half a mile.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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