A strong cold front, likely reinforced by decaying convection, pushed across the area overnight, resulting in wind gusts from 45 to 62 mph.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
A strong cold front, likely reinforced by decaying convection, pushed across the area overnight, resulting in wind gusts from 45 to 62 mph.
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 18, 6:42 PM MST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 742 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 .MESOSCALE DISCUSSION... ISSUED AT 742 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ATTENTION IS NOW SHIFTING TO STORMS IN NORTHEAST COLORADO OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THEY MOVE INTO EAST COLORADO...SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN GRAHAM AND NORTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KANSAS WILL CONTINUE ITS MOVEMENT INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. A COUPLE STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED BETWEEN FORT MORGAN...AKRON AND STERLING COLORADO. THESE STORMS ARE IN A MUCH BETTER ENVIRONMENT WITH RESPECT TO WIND SHEAR...0-6 KM BULK SHEAR OF 50 KTS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE INTO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN A STRONG POSSIBILITY. LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW DIFFERING SIGNS OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS. HAVE MAINTAINED CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF KANSAS BUT OVERALL...WENT AHEAD AND RAISED POPS WITH LATEST FORECAST UPDATE. && .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 353 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 UPDATED FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR LATEST TRENDS. WITH RESPECT TO THE ENVIRONMENT...THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUITE UNSTABLE ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE FRONT WITH 3000 J/KG SBCAPE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SPC MESOANALYSIS. 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR IS FAIRLY WEAK ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EXCEPT FOR LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE STALLED COLD FRONT...LOCATED OVER WICHITA AND GREELEY COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. 0-3 KM HELICITY ALONG THE FRONT ARE ANALYZED UP TO 200 M2/S2. WILL NEED TO WATCH LOCATIONS ALONG THE FRONT WITH A STALLED BOUNDARY...HIGH SBCAPE AND ENHANCED SURFACE VORTICITY IN THE VICINITY. THIS ENVIRONMENT COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR SHORT LIVED...LANDSPOUT TYPE TORNADOES. OTHER THAN THAT...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND WEAK WIND SHEAR...STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY BE MORE OF THE PULSE VARIETY SO HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS... POSSIBLY PING PONG BALLS...SEEMS MOST UNLIKELY. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO COLORADO LATER THIS EVENING FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT RANGE THAT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 1229 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OUT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE FORECAST AREA IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. IT IS EXPECTED TO RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND BE NEAR A NORTON TO WALLACE LINE BEFORE BEING SWEPT SOUTH AGAIN BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FRONT...WITH MORE STORMS POSSIBLE COMING OUT OF NORTHEAST COLORADO ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND THE SECONDARY COLD FRONT. WHILE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT...UPDRAFT ORGANIZATION WILL BE LIMITED BY WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR ON THE ORDER OF 15 TO 25KTS. AS A RESULT...MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD END AROUND MIDNIGHT. MIGHT SEE A COUPLE OF HOURS OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND EARLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE WELL TO THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY WITH LOWER DEW POINTS AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. POST FRONTAL LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE REGIME WILL GRADUALLY BE ESTABLISHED BY LATE AFTERNOON...BUT WITH NO UPPER SUPPORT FOR LIFT BELIEVE IT WILL REMAIN DRY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 156 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 DIFFICULT FORECAST THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT TO REALLY ADD MUCH DETAIL AS FAR AS TIMING AND LOCATION OF POSSIBLE RAINFALL GIVEN THE RATHER BROAD LIFT AND INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA. THURSDAY NIGHT THE RIGHT ENTRANCE OF THE 300MB JET IS OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL LOW...AS ANOTHER SMALLER 500MB SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. MEANWHILE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH BUILDS NORTH SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO ALSO MOVE NORTH AND THE DRY LINE TO RETREAT BACK INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST. AM THINKING THERE WILL BE TWO AREAS WHERE STORMS MAY FIRE...ALONG THE RETREATING DRY LINE WHERE THE ELEVATED CAPE IS HIGHEST AND/OR AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING SHORT WAVE TROUGH FROM COLORADO WHICH MAY ALSO HAVE SOME STORMS ADVANCING AHEAD OF IT AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA. AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES OVER THE WEST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WHICH WILL STALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELEVATED CAPE DECLINES AFTER MIDNIGHT TO UNDER 1000J/KG...SO AM THINKING ISOLATED COVERAGE AT BEST. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IS AROUND 30KTS SO A SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING THERE MAY BE SOME ISOLATED LINGERING STORMS ALONG THE KS/NE BORDER WHERE THE BEST LIFT AND ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE. THESE SHOULD MOVE OUT/DISSIPATE BY NOON. DURING THE AFTERNOON ATTENTION FOCUSES ON THE DRY LINE NEAR THE CO/KS LINE. INSTABILITY QUICKLY INCREASES DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER THE DRY LINE AS THE 500MB SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER EASTERN COLORADO DEEPENS...PLACING BROAD LIFT OVER THE AREA. STORM COVERAGE SHOULD PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON...AS IS TYPICAL...AND MOVE EAST/NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. FRIDAY EVENING THE ONGOING STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST/NORTHEAST...MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. CAPE PROFILES ARE FAIRLY FAT BUT WINDS IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE ARE FAIRLY LOW...AROUND 25KTS. HOWEVER 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IS AROUND 30KTS BY EARLY EVENING SO A SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA AS MULTIPLE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAINFALL WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A COMPACT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT. THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS LEAN TOWARDS SLIGHTLY SLOWING THE TROUGH DOWN. IN ADDITION THERE ARE VERY LIGHT UPPER LEVEL WINDS ACROSS PLAINS DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN CONUS AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ON EACH COAST...WHICH WOULD FURTHER INDICATE THE TROUGH WILL LIKELY MOVE SLOWER THAN CURRENTLY SHOWN. THERE WILL BE SOME WRAP AROUND RAINFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL FURTHER PROLONG THE RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES FOR THE PERIOD WILL BE WARMEST DURING THE WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES OVERALL BEING NEAR NORMAL. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 532 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 VFR CONDITIONS WILL START THE PERIOD WITH TEMPORARY MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE TERMINALS TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PUSHING INTO THE FRONT RANGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES. AGITATED CUMULUS HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOVES INTO THE REGION. INCLUDED VCTS AT 02Z FOR KGLD AND AT 03Z FOR KMCK WITH 2 HOUR TEMPO GROUPS FOR EACH TERMINAL FOR WHEN THUNDERSTORMS COULD ENTER. AS THE EVENT GETS UNDERWAY...AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR TIMING OF CELLS ENTERING THE TERMINALS BUT INCLUDED THE TEMPO GROUP AS A FIRST BEST GUESS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS REMAINING GUSTY...UP TO AROUND 30 KTS...FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT. ONCE THE COLD FRONT AND LEADING EDGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH PUSH THROUGH THE TERMINALS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN ON THURSDAY WITH LIGHTER NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && MESOSCALE...RRH UPDATE...RRH SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...JTL AVIATION...ALW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 918 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-191745- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 918 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 /1018 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DAMAGING WINDS. A SECONDARY THREAT OF LARGE HAIL EXISTS WITH A MAXIMUM HAIL SIZE UP TO PING PONG BALLS POSSIBLE. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
606 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0548 PM HAIL GRAINFIELD 39.11N 100.47W
06/18/2014 E1.00 INCH GOVE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
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RHUSTEDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
608 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM HAIL GRAINFIELD 39.11N 100.47W
06/18/2014 E1.25 INCH GOVE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM PREVIOUS STORM THAT MOVED THROUGH.
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RHUSTEDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
612 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM HAIL 5 S HOXIE 39.28N 100.44W
06/18/2014 E0.88 INCH SHERIDAN KS PUBLIC
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL WITH ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS
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ALWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
621 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0612 PM HAIL 3 E HOXIE 39.36N 100.39W
06/18/2014 E0.75 INCH SHERIDAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL ALMOST COVERED THE GROUND.
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RHUSTEDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 651 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 KSZ016-190115- GRAHAM- 751 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 746 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PENOKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. && LAT...LON 3957 9979 3933 9961 3918 9994 3941 10007 TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 209DEG 36KT 3933 9993 DLF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
721 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 PM HAIL 11 N HILL CITY 39.53N 99.85W
06/18/2014 E1.00 INCH GRAHAM KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
1.00 INCH HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOGUE CREEK AND
HIGHWAY 283.
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ALWThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Peak wind gusts of 60 mph were reported at two mesonet sites in Sherman county with the passage of a strong cold front. One site is 4 miles west of Goodland and another 13 miles NNW of Ruleton.
A peak wind gust of 62 mph was reported at a mesonet site 9 miles NNW of Gem.
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