Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 7, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 4.84 mi N of St Francis
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.840, -101.800
Report was relayed via Twitter.
Hail in Kansas, May 7, 2014
Several clusters of strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and moved northeast out of Colorado into extreme northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska. All severe reports received from spotters with this event were large hail with no wind reports logged.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Several clusters of strong thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and moved northeast out of Colorado into extreme northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska. All severe reports received from spotters with this event were large hail with no wind reports logged.
What forecasters said that day
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 7, 2:02 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:02 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
202 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 202 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014
LATEST WV LOOP SHOWS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WEST OF THE ROCKIES MOVING
EASTWARD. MODEL CONSENSUS IS FOR MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO INCREASE
MARKEDLY OVER OUR AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN RESPONSE
TO THE APPROACHING TROUGH A RATHER QUICK EVOLUTION OF SURFACE
PRESSURE FIELDS IS UNDER WAY WITH SOME DISAGREEMENT IN THE POSITION
OF THE SURFACE LOW AND AN EAST TO WEST ORIENTED BOUNDARY ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER...WIND...AND POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING.
CURRENT OBS INDICATE MUCH HIGHER DEW POINTS THAN ANTICIPATED SO FAR THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS RAISES CONCERN FOR THE ANTICIPATED CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOR NOW HAVE NOT MADE CHANGES TO EXISTING
HIGHLIGHTS AND WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW MUCH MIXING OCCURS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. OTHER HAZARDS INCLUDE UNCERTAINTY WITH WIND ADVISORY FOR
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING THAT WILL
ALSO DEPEND ON MIXING. STRONG WINDS MAY BE CONFINED TO THE FAR
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT EVEN THIS THINKING MAY
BE TOO PESSIMISTIC GIVEN LATEST SHORT TERM GUIDANCE. THE BIGGEST
CONCERN IS WITH CONVECTION THAT SHOULD INCREASE SHORTLY.
INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR ARE FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...PRIMARILY ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH AT ABOUT 03Z WITH DIMINISHING POPS AFTER.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT CAUSING A SHIFT IN WINDS
TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20-30 KNOTS. SOME
CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TOMORROW...PRIMARY IN THE FAR
SOUTHWEST NEAR THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 135 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE MOVING EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISHING. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S...JUST ABOVE FROST ADVISORY CRITERIA.
WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED IN THE ZONAL FLOW ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BRING LOW CHANCES FOR RAIN
SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST COLORADO AND THE NEBRASKA BORDER AREA...BUT
WITH MUCAPE FORECAST TO BE ZERO DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MENTION OF
THUNDER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...WITH LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT
WELL ABOVE FROST CRITERIA.
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WITH OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. BEST CHANCES
APPEAR TO BE BETWEEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH A BETTER
DEFINED SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE FLOW. THERE ARE SOME CONSIDERABLE
TIMING DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS SO DID NOT GET TOO SPECIFIC.
THE COMBINATION OF CLOUDS AND COLD ADVECTION AT THE SURFACE WILL
RESULT IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MUCAPE IS NEAR ZERO OR VERY
LOW SO DO NOT HAVE ANY MENTION OF THUNDER UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE
PERIOD WHEN MODELS HINT AT SOME WEAK INSTABILITY. WET BULB ZERO
HEIGHTS SUGGEST A RAIN/SNOW MIX POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA...BUT NO ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1142 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT BOTH TERMINALS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
THE WIND FORECAST IS QUITE CHALLENGING AND MAY REQUIRE AMENDMENTS
THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BEHIND A WEAK NEARLY
STATIONARY FRONT HAVE PERSISTED THROUGH THE MORNING BUT SHOULD
GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY AT GLD AS THE FRONT MOVES
NORTHWARD. WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
AFTER 21Z LASTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AT KMCK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN EASTERLY/NORTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE NIGHT.
AT BOTH TERMINALS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE RESULTING IN
A SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...WITH GUSTS 30-35 KNOTS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY BY MID MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
FORM NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
GREATEST CHANCES WILL BE NORTHWEST OF BOTH TERMINALS.
&&
.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ013>016-027>029-041-042.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ027>029-041-042.
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ253-254.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ092.
NE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...BRB
LONG TERM...024
AVIATION...BRBHazardous weather outlook, May 7, 10:39 AM CST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1039 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-081000- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1039 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 /1139 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LENORA KANSAS TO FLAGLER COLORADO LINE...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS AND DRY AIR IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 45 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHICH COULD CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 70 LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THIS FRONT LIFTS NORTH. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD THEN TRANSITION NORTHWARD AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORM MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT MAY DROP INTO THE MIDDLE 30S OVER PARTS OF THE AREA...WITH FROST POSSIBLE AT SHELTERED LOCATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 2:55 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
255 PM MDT WED MAY 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL 2 N BETHUNE 39.33N 102.43W
05/07/2014 E1.75 INCH KIT CARSON CO PUBLIC
&&
JJMSpecial weather statement, May 7, 3:14 PM CST, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 314 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 COZ090-091-KSZ001-072130- CHEYENNE-KIT CARSON COUNTY-YUMA COUNTY- 314 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...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 AND CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 311 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BONNY RESERVOIR...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND BECOME SEVERE. && LAT...LON 3979 10237 3979 10189 3940 10219 3942 10241 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 197DEG 18KT 3951 10227 BRB/JRM
Local storm report, May 7, 3:44 PM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
344 PM MDT WED MAY 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 5 SSW BONNY RESERVOIR 39.55N 102.20W
05/07/2014 E1.75 INCH KIT CARSON CO PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. MOSTLY PEA SIZE WITH A FEW
GOLF BALL SIZE.
&&
JJMLocal storm report, May 7, 3:46 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
346 PM MDT WED MAY 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM HAIL 6 S BONNY RESERVOIR 39.53N 102.18W
05/07/2014 M1.00 INCH KIT CARSON CO NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
JJMLocal storm report, May 7, 3:54 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
354 PM MDT WED MAY 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM HAIL 3 S VERNON 39.89N 102.32W
05/07/2014 E1.50 INCH YUMA CO 911 CALL CENTER
&&
JJMLocal storm report, May 7, 3:55 PM CST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
355 PM MDT WED MAY 07 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL 3 SSE BONNY RESERVOIR 39.57N 102.15W
05/07/2014 M2.00 INCH YUMA CO NWS EMPLOYEE
A FEW STONES AS LARGE AS 2.25 INCHES.
&&
JJMThe radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 7, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 11.15 mi W of St Francis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -102.010
Quarter size hail was reported at Highway 36 and Road 3. Time is estimated from Doppler radar.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 7, 4:16 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 8.04 mi NW of St Francis
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 39.850, -101.910
Hail fell at the intersection of Road S and Road 7. Hail was mostly quarter size with a few half dollar size. Time of report is estimated from Doppler radar.
Hail, Cheyenne
- When
- May 7, 4:26 PM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne County, 12.73 mi NW of St Francis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.900, -101.970
Hail, Rawlins
- When
- May 7, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Rawlins County, 10.17 mi NNW of Ludell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.980, -101.060
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 507673, 507675, 507676, 507677, 507678.