Thunderstorm Wind, Kit Carson
- When
- May 29, 5:18 PM MST to 5:41 PM MST
- Where
- Kit Carson County, 3.98 mi SSW of Burlington
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.244, -102.286
Damaging Wind in Colorado, May 29, 2016
During the early evening a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts of 60 MPH at the Burlington airport.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
During the early evening a severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts of 60 MPH at the Burlington airport.
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 29, 5:08 PM MST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:08 PM MST, 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 608 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 .UPDATE... Issued at 558 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Strong, deep lift will continue over the center part of the area near the majority of the storm activity. This lift will diminish during the early evening. The storm activity will then shift to the west and northwest ahead of an approaching upper level short wave trough. Expect the lift to increase during the evening, mainly over the northwest and north central part of the area into the overnight hours before weakening as the short wave trough begins to fill. The nose of the LLJ will also be over the northwest part of the area during this time period, further adding to the lift. The storm activity will diminish/move east of the area during the overnight hours. Due to the increasing stability of the environment, am expecting the severe weather threat to come to a close over the next hour or so if not before. However due to slow storm motions around 15 MPH, flash flooding will continue to be a threat during the evening and into the overnight hours. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 217 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Scattered thunderstorms have developed this afternoon in southeastern part of the area. A weak shortwave trough rotating around the souther plains ridge has provided enough lift in the moderately unstable and weakly sheared environment for large hail in the strongest cores. The shear is forecast to increase a bit this afternoon so storms will likely persist into the evening hours as they gradually lift north with the upper forcing. Monday will present a similar set up as today. Another shortwave trough will rotate in during the afternoon from the southwest. Instability however will be higher...with most of the forecast area moderately to strongly unstable. Deep layer shear will be similar with perhaps a slight increase as well compared to today. As a result...think there will be another round of scattered storms capable of producing large hail. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday) Issued at 151 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 Thunderstorm activity Monday evening, some severe, will slowly wind down Monday night as the longwave of low pressure pulls slightly eastward overnight. The theta-e boundary that provided a focus for thunderstorm development on Monday afternoon/evening will move off to the east as we head into Tuesday. Another round of thunderstorm activity will be possible on Tuesday along and ahead of a cold front. At this time, strong thunderstorms are possible but severe thunderstorm development will be limited. PoPs remain in the forecast through Wednesday morning as this front will likely slow down during the overnight hours and perhaps stall out just to the east of the CWA. This system will move to the east late Wednesday and into Thursday with high pressure building in to the west of the CWA. A dry and warm pattern will persist from late Wednesday into the weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday evening) Issued at 501 PM MDT Sun May 29 2016 VFR conditions expected for the TAFs. Not very confident storms currently east of KGLD will make it to the site or even be around by 0z as better environment is east of the site over KCBK. Will amend TAF before 0z if storms do hang on more than anticipated. If that does occur, should not be for more than an hour. Am expecting storms to continue for KMCK for the first hour or so of the TAF. By 3z or so current storm activity should shift away from the sites/diminish. However another round of storms is expected to move in from the west. These storms will remain well west of KMCK, but may impact KGLD toward 6z. Am expecting most of the activity to remain north of KGLD. Storm activity will end for KGLD during the overnight hours. Another round of storms is expected during the afternoon Monday, with activity increasing during the late afternoon. && .GLD Watches/Warnings/Advisories... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...JTL SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...TL AVIATION...JTL
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:10 PM MST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 410 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-302215- YUMA COUNTY-KIT CARSON COUNTY-CHEYENNE COUNTY-CHEYENNE-RAWLINS- DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE- GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 410 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 /510 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THERE WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:31 PM MST, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 531 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 KSZ013-014-292345- THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS- 531 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT/645 PM CDT/... AT 530 PM MDT/630 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BREWSTER...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES. LAT...LON 3928 10159 3931 10132 3914 10130 3914 10164 TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 273DEG 8KT 3919 10151 HUSTED
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:31 PM MST, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 531 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 NEZ079-292345- DUNDY NE- 531 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL DUNDY COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM MDT... AT 531 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF CRETE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL DUNDY COUNTY. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4027 10159 4031 10188 4035 10190 4035 10163 TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 249DEG 6KT 4035 10181 HUSTED
Local storm report, May 29, 4:44 PM MST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
544 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL 9 NE WALLACE 39.00N 101.48W
05/29/2016 E1.00 INCH WALLACE KS PUBLIC
UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
HILLSpecial weather statement, May 29, 4:50 PM MST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 550 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 KSZ013-014-300015- THOMAS KS-SHERMAN KS- 550 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT/715 PM CDT/... AT 549 PM MDT/649 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RULETON TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF LEVANT. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3914 10195 3929 10197 3933 10107 3913 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 261DEG 23KT 3923 10180 3922 10120 HUSTED
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:57 PM MST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016
KSZ028-300015-
LOGAN KS-
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM CDT...
AT 656 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF RUSSELL SPRINGS...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT STATE
LAKE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3886 10113 3899 10104 3895 10081 3891 10081
3875 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 295DEG 5KT 3889 10102
HUSTEDSpecial weather statement, May 29, 5:18 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 618 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 KSZ013-300045- SHERMAN KS- 618 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 617 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RULETON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOODLAND AND EDSON. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 28. LAT...LON 3914 10191 3932 10186 3935 10152 3914 10157 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 269DEG 8KT 3922 10179 HUSTED
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:19 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, May 29 to 31, 2016
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, May 29, 2016
- Hail in Kansas, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in New York, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Ohio, May 29 to 30, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 29, 2016
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 29, 2016
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 29, 2016
- Dust Storm and Hail in Texas, May 29 to 30, 2016
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: 638934.