A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage and up to golf ball size hail in and around Cheyenne Wells.
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A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage and up to golf ball size hail in and around Cheyenne Wells.
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 Aug 7, 7:08 PM MST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 808 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 .SHORT TERM (Tonight-Friday)... Issued at 235 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 Tonight: A line of thunderstorms is expected to develop over the Rocky Mountains and propagate over the region during the late evening hours tonight. East to southeasterly winds with magnitudes around 20 mph have been observed over Oakley, Goodland, and Oberlin, advecting low level moisture from eastern Kansas. The more moist areas, CAPE values are around, depending on the model used, 1500 J/kg to 3000 J/kg. All of which are producing strong thunderstorms developing beginning around midnight tonight. The main impact of the storm will be excessive rainfall amounts greater than 1.0", hail stones up to the size golf balls, and wind gusts around 70 mph possible. The exact track of where the main cell develops is still uncertain, but at this point in time, it appears that the storm will track over the Nebraska counties, Yuma County in Colorado, and Cheyenne, Rawling, Decatur, and Norton Counties in Kansas. If the storms tracks either north or south the tight moisture gradient will shift in its respective direction. After the storms propagate further east, left over low level moisture and northeasterly upslope flow will form low stratus and the potential for fog over the western portions of the area during the early morning hours. Expect low temperatures across the region to span the mid to upper 60s. Tomorrow: Substantially cooler air is anticipated tomorrow and the low level moisture produced by the overnight MCS will stabilize the atmosphere. Cloudy conditions and scattered showers are still anticipated due to storm development to the west, but convection will be limited over the region. CAPE values are anticipated to be around 500-1000 J/kg, but there isn't much of a lifting mechanism that will reach the more unstable air. Friday: Friday morning, some dense fog is possible over the majority of the region as the 900-800 hPa layer is fully saturated. Fog should dissipate by the early afternoon hours. Upper level ridge remains over the south-central US, which will enable a shortwave trough to develop over the region, bringing the potential for scattered thunderstorms during the evening hours. PUB-Backup ~Skelly~ .LONG TERM (Saturday-Wednesday)... Issued at 235 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 The upper level ridge will remain relatively stationary over Texas throughout the long term forecast. A low pressure center located off of the coast of the Pacific Northwest will keep ejecting shortwave troughs daily over the region. What this means is a daily chance at showers and thunderstorms. The exact timing will depend on when the shortwave arrives, but nevertheless, scattered to numerous storms are anticipated. Saturday afternoon a stronger shortwave is resolved to develop over the region, which may spark a stronger complex of storms. On Monday afternoon the previously mentioned Pacific based storm is being resolved by both the ECMWF and GFS to propagate around the upper level ridge. The low pressure center will form a cold front that is forecast to travel over the region, creating another day of severe weather. All in all, the extended forecast period is active, with daily chances of showers and thunderstorms, some severe. Temperatures will fluctuate between the mid to upper 80s and the low 90s during this forecast period. It'll be dependent on how strong the shortwaves are that develop over the region. Overnight lows will range from the low to upper 60s. PUB-Backup ~Skelly~ && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) Issued at 800 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 Aside from a potential for thunderstorms late this evening into tonight, between 03-07Z at the GLD terminal and 06-10Z at the MCK terminal, VFR conditions are anticipated to predominate through the TAF period. Light easterly winds will prevail, though gusty/erratic winds can be expected in vicinity of any thunderstorms. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && AVIATION...VINCENT
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 451 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-082300- Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins- Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove- Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 451 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019 /551 PM CDT Wed Aug 7 2019/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.. An isolated severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and wind gusts up to 65 mph will be possible in eastern Colorado between 6 pm and 10 pm MDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Late afternoon and evening thunderstorms will remain possible each day through the upcoming weekend. A few severe storms cannot be ruled out, however, predictability remains well below average. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. Vincent
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
808 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019
COZ092-080300-
Cheyenne County CO-
808 PM MDT Wed Aug 7 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 900 PM MDT...
At 808 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles north of Brandon, or 13 miles south of Cheyenne Wells, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Cheyenne Wells.
This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 136 and 152.
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.
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LAT...LON 3865 10256 3889 10231 3868 10208 3861 10221
3861 10252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 228DEG 11KT 3863 10242
BullerThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind damage was observed in Cheyenne Wells. A family member of an NWS employee lost their farm outbuilding. The Knights of Columbus building lost its roof. Law enforcement officials reported that a metal roof was blown over onto several vehicles in a parking lot.
Hail ranged from quarter to golf ball size near Cheyenne Wells. Wind-driven hail reported broke several windows in the Cheyenne Wells area.
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