During the late evening a severe thunderstorm developed over extreme Southwest Nebraska, producing wind gusts around 50 MPH and quarter size hail near Trenton.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
During the late evening a severe thunderstorm developed over extreme Southwest Nebraska, producing wind gusts around 50 MPH and quarter size hail near Trenton.
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, 6:07 PM CST, 3 hours 3 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
726 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 PM TSTM WND GST 9 NE GOODLAND 39.44N 101.59W
06/28/2012 M60 MPH SHERMAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS WERE CAUSING BLOWING DUST AND REDUCING VISIBILITY
TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE.
&&
MBULLERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
747 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
COZ090-NEZ079-290210-
DUNDY-YUMA COUNTY-
747 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AND DUNDY
COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
AT 742 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WAUNETA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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 4035 10204 4035 10182 4008 10238 4036 10267
4044 10259 4045 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 241DEG 24KT 4035 10219
LUNDQUISTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
754 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0718 PM TSTM WND GST 12 NNE GOODLAND 39.51N 101.62W
06/28/2012 M54.00 MPH SHERMAN KS NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
MBULLERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
758 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
COZ091-KSZ001-013-014-027-290220-
CHEYENNE-KIT CARSON COUNTY-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-
758 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...THOMAS...SHERMAN AND...CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
KANSAS AND WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
AT 756 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HALE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF EDSON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 3962 10141 3957 10141 3957 10128 3955 10123
3913 10141 3913 10148 3903 10148 3917 10222
3957 10211 3958 10205 3984 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 192DEG 38KT 3956 10202 3919 10151
LUNDQUISTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
820 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
COZ091-KSZ001-002-013-014-290245-
CHEYENNE-KIT CARSON COUNTY-RAWLINS-SHERMAN-THOMAS-
820 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...THOMAS...SHERMAN...RAWLINS AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST KANSAS.
AT 814 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF ST.
FRANCIS TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BREWSTER...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 10119 3913 10139 3930 10220 3958 10209
3958 10205 3967 10205 3991 10195
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 199DEG 29KT 3984 10193 3934 10141
LUNDQUISTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
859 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2012
KSZ003-015-290320-
DECATUR-SHERIDAN-
959 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS AND DECATUR
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SELDEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS TO 55 MPH AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE.
&&
LAT...LON 3936 10056 3938 10072 3957 10072 3957 10074
3977 10074 3970 10018 3966 10018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 221DEG 32KT 3949 10056
LUNDQUISTThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:10 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter on Highway 25, two miles south of Swanson Reservoir, also estimates wind gusts of 50 MPH.
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