Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 19, 2018

Name: Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 19, 2018
Start: 2018-06-19T19:19
End: 2018-06-19T19:38
Location: Nebraska

June 19, 2018 · NWS GLD · 3 events in 1 county or zone

The severe weather from Colorado spread north into Nebraska as the storms themselves moved eastward. A peak gust of 71 MPH was reported at the McCook airport.

Where it happened

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Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

The severe weather from Colorado spread north into Nebraska as the storms themselves moved eastward. A peak gust of 71 MPH was reported at the McCook airport. A large tree in Indianola was blown down from this same line of thunderstorm winds.

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 Jun 19, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
541 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 258 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

Thunderstorms have developed along the front near our southeast
edge. Also large area of storms have developed over eastern
Colorado in a post frontal environment. Rather strong shortwave
moving in from the west is helping storms develop as well. Shear,
instability, and lapse rates are favorable for continued severe
storms to develop and currently have a tornado and severe
thunderstorm watches out covering the entire area through the
evening.

Parameters still in place for these storms to produce very heavy
rainfall. Hrrr is capturing both the placement of storms and the
intense rainfall they are producing. So flash flood watch looks
good. Some lingering rainfall in the morning along with additional
development afternoon will be possible in the afternoon. Not much
time to look at that. However, mesoscale influences from ongoing
convection could enhance that. Temperatures for Wednesday will
need to be looked since could have a lot of wet ground and
lingering cloud cover.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 237 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

Upper low currently over Idaho will migrate slowly into the mid-
Mississippi Valley by Friday.  As it does so, it will keep a
lingering chance of showers and thunderstorms across the far
northeast counties through Thursday morning. Once the upper low
leaves the area, short wave ridging will temporarily move over the
area Thu-Fri. A second upper trough will move quickly into the area
Friday night with another chance of scattered convection. Later in
the weekend a closed upper low will move from the Intermountain
Region out over the High Plains with both the GFS and EC fairly
consistent in location and timing.  This will produce a chance for
widespread convection from Sunday afternoon into Monday evening.
Temperatures through the period will generally be near to above
normal with highs mostly in the 80s but approaching 90 by Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening)
Issued at 540 PM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

Severe weather going on. Not enough time to do a discussion. When
thunderstorms affect the sites, there will ifr to mvfr conditions.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for KSZ001>004-013>016-
     027>029-041-042.

CO...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for COZ090>092.

NE...Flash Flood Watch through late tonight for NEZ079>081.

&&

SHORT TERM...BULLER
LONG TERM...DLF
AVIATION...BULLER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 10:47 AM CST, 8 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1047 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-201200-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
1047 AM MDT Tue Jun 19 2018 /1147 AM CDT Tue Jun 19 2018/

This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska...
northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop over and
the area after 2 pm MDT (3 pm CDT). Some of the storms could become
severe with large hail, some greater than 2 inches in diameter,
damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, and a few tornadoes. The severe
storms could occur over the entire area. However the area that will
have the greatest risk will be roughly along and south of a line from
Norton to Colby to Burlington to Flagler.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for the entire region for
this afternoon and evening. Widespread heavy rainfall from
thunderstorms is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Depending on the amount of rainfall received later today and
tonight...some flooding concerns may remain over portions of the
region and will have to be monitored going into Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed after 2 pm MDT(3 pm CDT). We would
appreciate any reports of flooding, hail, wind and tornadoes. Should
anything occur...please do so safely.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:46 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
646 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0549 PM     HAIL             1 SW VONA               39.29N 102.76W
06/19/2018  E1.00 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   STORM CHASER

            CHASER REPORTED ONE INCH HAIL.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:54 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
654 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0622 PM     HAIL             2 NW SAINT FRANCIS      39.80N 101.83W
06/19/2018  E1.25 INCH       CHEYENNE           KS   PUBLIC

            HAIL FELL FROM 6:12 - 6:22 PM MDT. ALSO
            RECEIVED 0.80" OF RAIN.

&&

DLF

Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:56 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
656 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0627 PM     HAIL             WHEELER                 39.76N 101.71W
06/19/2018  M1.25 INCH       CHEYENNE           KS   PUBLIC

            HAILSTONE MEASURED 1.50" X 0.75". WINDOWS
            BROKEN ON NORTH SIDE OF HOUSE.

&&

DLF

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:09 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
709 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     HAIL             11 NNE GOODLAND         39.49N 101.64W
06/19/2018  E0.88 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   PUBLIC

&&

DLF

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:10 PM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
710 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0702 PM     HEAVY RAIN       11 NNE GOODLAND         39.49N 101.64W
06/19/2018  E1.29 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   PUBLIC

            HEAVY RAIN OF 1.29 INCHES FROM 6:00 PM -
            7:00 PM MDT.

&&

DLF

Local storm report, Jun 19, 7:14 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
714 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0636 PM     TORNADO          2 N BIRD CITY           39.78N 101.53W
06/19/2018                   CHEYENNE           KS   PUBLIC

            UPDATE TO TORNADO LSR ISSUED AT 6:36 PM MDT.
            A BRIEF TORNADO LASTING AROUND 15 SECONDS
            WAS OBSERVED FROM 2.75 MILES NORTH OF BIRD
            CITY LOOKING TO THE SOUTHEAST.

&&

DLF

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red Willow

When: June 19, 7:19 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 0.61 mi WNW of (Mck)mc Cook Arpt
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.204, -100.590

Thunderstorm Wind, Red Willow

When: June 19, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 0.69 mi N of Indianola
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.240, -100.420

A large tree was destroyed and a camper trailer was moved at a residence in Indianola.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red Willow

When: June 19, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 4.38 mi N of Indianola
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.293, -100.431

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2018 Every state in 2018 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 2018

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: 768405, 768404, 768406.