On June 3rd, thunderstorms developed along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains during the late afternoon hours and moved eastward across east-central Colorado going into the evening hours. These thunderstorms produced hail up to a quarter in size, wind gusts up to 79 mph, and a few short lived tornadoes.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
On June 3rd, thunderstorms developed along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains during the late afternoon hours and moved eastward across east-central Colorado going into the evening hours. These thunderstorms produced hail up to a quarter in size, wind gusts up to 79 mph, and a few short lived tornadoes.
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 3, 3:59 PM MST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 459 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 .UPDATE... Issued at 423 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 Severe Thunderstorm Watch #305 is in effect until 10pm MDT/11pm CDT for the following counties in Kansas: Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Greeley, Logan and Wichita. The primary hazards will be wind gusts to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 254 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 Across the Tri State area this afternoon, skies are a partly to mostly sunny mix, as a veil of low and mid clouds still persists from this morning but has spread a bit further eastward. Despite the cloud cover, temperatures across the region are mainly in the 70s, with a few locales around 80F. These warm temperatures are aided by a strong southerly gradient, with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph at times. The main weather concerns in the short term period will focus on the potential for severe wx later this afternoon on into the mid evening hours. Strong to severe storms are also possible this weekend as well for pretty much the same timeframes. The latest RAP40 500mb analysis along with mid level water vapor is currently showing a ridge over the central Rockies. Beneath this, a 700 mb trough is moving east across the Rockies. From the surface to 850mb, low pressure is dominant, allowing for the strong southerly gradient over the cwa with high pressure east. This moist airmass, despite the cloud cover, is allowing for dewpts to reach into the upper 40s to mid 50s but is most evident along/west of Kansas Highway 25. PW values are around an inch as a result, SBCape ranging from 1000j/kg east to around 2500j/kg in northeast Colorado. Activity is already starting to pop up in central Colorado along the 850/surface trough axis, and will begin to trudge slowly eastward into the cwa around 00z Saturday. With best instability west, SPC has continued risk areas from this morning with basically a Slight Risk in Colorado, tapering to a Marginal Risk east to Highway 25. Damaging wind/large hail are the main threats at this time. Looking for activity to persist into the evening hours before tapering from west to east as the system moves off the Rockies. The only other issue to begin to monitor will be the locally heavy rainfall potential. Going into Saturday, models carry an upper ridge behind the system moving into the Plains region. The surface front does stall over central/western KS/NE, putting the focus for another round of storms for the afternoon and evening hours. The upper ridge building into the area will allow for a warmer day compared to today. Drier air behind the front will keep precip potential east of the Colorado border, with dewpts again mainly in the 50s. The moist airmass will allow storms to form with the potential for strong to severe cells. SPC has areas east of Highway 27 under a Marginal Risk as a result. This round of storms will again taper during the evening hrs. On Sunday, models have another surface trough setting up along eastern Colorado, with a low forming on the southern end that shifts into the TX/OK panhandles by the evening hrs. A 500 mb trough does move off the Rockies between 18z-00z, triggering more storms. Ample qpf is present and with more of a southeasterly flow from sfc to 850 mb, an upslope component and dewpts higher in the mid 50s to lower 60s storms could be strong to severe. SPC has a Marginal Risk at this time covering most areas to the Colorado border. Any precipitation will taper from west to east before tapering off. For temps, highs for the upcoming weekend will have 80s for both days. Saturday will be the warmest as clouds/precip on Sunday could inhibit some areas. Lows tonight on into this weekend will range in the 50s, but could be impacted by clouds/precip, especially on Sunday. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Friday) Issued at 310 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 An active and wet long term period continues. The upper level pattern continues to have a mainly zonal or upper level northwest flow across the region through the extended period. Several upper level disturbances move through the extended period. This will allow several periods of precipitation across the region. An upper level trough moves through late Tuesday into next Wednesday. At the surface on Monday a surface low pressure is across southeast MT with a stationary boundary across se MT southeast to eastern WY/eastern CO. On Monday a surface cold front is across MI southwest to central MO and southwest to southern Kansas. By Tuesday the cold front is currently projected to be across the OH valley southwest to southern Oklahoma and into TX panhandle region. A surface low pressure is projected to be across southwest Nebraska with a stationary boundary across southwest Nebraska and into eastern CO/western KS. By Wednesday surface High pressure was building into the Mountain West and into the Central Plains by Thursday. By Friday another surface low is projected to develop across eastern CO/western KS region with a warm front across south central KS. Afternoon High Temperatures are currently projected to be in the 80s on Monday. By Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon high temperatures decrease to mainly in the 70s. By Thursday and Friday they warm back up in the upper 70s to middle 80s. Overnight lower temperatures will range from the upper 40s to upper 50s. Concerned about the extended forecast with precipitation amounts as we could quickly go from drier conditions to worried about some flooding potential over the next week. Currently the Tri- State Region just misses the excessive rainfall forecast by Weather Prediction Center that ends Monday morning. Expecting several periods of showers and storms in the extended. In addition to the rainfall concerns also concerned about severe weather potential during the extended. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening) Issued at 459 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 For KGLD, mainly VFR conditions through the forecast period. There will be VCTS from 01z-06z Saturday that may reduce conditions, but no storms currently at time of forecast. Winds, south-southwest 10-20kts through 19z Saturday, then southeast around 10kts. By 20z, becoming east. For KMCK, mainly VFR conditions through the forecast period. There will be VCTS from 01z-09z Saturday that may reduce conditions, but no storms currently at time of forecast. Winds, south-southeast around 15-25kts through 08z Saturday, then 10kts. By 20z, east-southeast around 10kts. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...JN SHORT TERM...JN LONG TERM...EH AVIATION...JN
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 423 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-042230- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 423 PM MDT Fri Jun 3 2022 /523 PM CDT Fri Jun 3 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY... Severe Thunderstorm Watch #305 is in effect until 10pm MDT/11pm CDT for the following counties in Kansas: Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace, Greeley, Logan and Wichita. The primary hazards will be wind gusts to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... There is a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms along and east of a line from Abarr, Colorado to Tribune, Kansas. Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms are anticipated to move into the risk area from 4 PM MDT (5 PM CDT) through 11 PM MDT (midnight CDT). The primary hazards appear to be wind gusts to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters. There is a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms along and east of a line from Wray to Arapahoe, Colorado to Tribune, Kansas Sunday afternoon and evening. The primary hazards appear to be wind gusts to 60 mph and hail to the size of quarters. Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms exists Monday through Thursday. The threat for heavy rainfall exists Monday afternoon and night then again on Tuesday afternoon and night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required may be required. Any wind or hail reports would be greatly appreciated. Please do so safely.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
432 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL 3 SSW VERNON 39.89N 102.30W
06/03/2022 M0.25 INCH YUMA CO TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER WAS TRAVELING SOUTH INTO STORM. THEY
WERE ON THE VERY NORTHERN EDGE WHEN REPORT
GIVEN.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
505 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL 5 ESE WILD HORSE 38.78N 102.92W
06/03/2022 E0.25 INCH CHEYENNE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL. WINDS BECAME CALM
AS THE STORMS MOVED THROUGH.
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KAKThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.
7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported heavy rainfall and hail up to a penny in size in the town of Kit Carson.
Dispatch relayed a report of heavy rain with hail up to a quarter in size around mile marker 129 on Highway 287.
Spotter reported heavy rainfall and hail up to a nickel in size at location.
Report received via social media of hail up to a penny in size at location.
Spotter reported hail ranging between peas to quarters in size at location.
Dispatch relayed a report of near zero visibility due to rain with thunderstorm wind gusts at an estimated 60 to 70 mph at location.
Report received via social media of accumulating hail ranging from peas to pennies in size at location. Time is estimated with radar imagery.
Spotter reported hail ranging from a pea to a quarter in size falling at location.
Spotter reported a measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust on personal weather station at location.
Report of a tornado being spotted at roughly 6:58 pm MDT, which lasted around 8 minutes. Visible ground circulation beneath a funnel. Estimated precise locations with radar.
Chase reported a tornado southwest of Wray, Colorado. Several videos showing a funnel as well as a debris swirl on the ground. Chaser was driving east on County Road 33, looking south. Exact location determined by radar.
Mesonet station recorded a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust at location.
Mesonet station recorded a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust at location.
Landspout observed looking south from the intersection of US-36 and US-385. Media personnel estimated it was roughly 2-3 miles south of report location along County Road EE. Pictures received. Estimated more precise locations with radar.
A Mesonet station recorded a 79 mph thunderstorm wind gust at location.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1037856, 1037855, 1037857, 1037858, 1037859, 1037848, 1037860, 1038065, 1038066, 1038113, 1038112, 1038067, 1038068, 1038114, 1037841.