During the afternoon an ATV started a fire 20 miles south of Quinter near the Smokey Hill River. The fire burned 700 acres.
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During the afternoon an ATV started a fire 20 miles south of Quinter near the Smokey Hill River. The fire burned 700 acres. Four different fire departments worked to extinguish the fire. No buildings were damaged.
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 31, 11:09 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1109 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday) Issued at 358 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 During the day today an upper shortwave trough will move southeast from Montana/Wyoming across the Tri-State area, pushing the ridge back towards the Southwest CONUS. A weak SW-NE oriented front is expected to move over the area during the afternoon hours. Beginning around the mid-day hours, the CAMs are indicating isolated to scattered storms will develop along the frontal boundary as it moves across Eastern Colorado and portions of Southwest Nebraska before moving southeast across the Tri-State area during the mid-afternoon and evening hours. Soundings are favoring an inverted-v profile with MLCAPE values ranging from 500-1100 J/kg with steep lapse rates. That said, strong to damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are the main concern with the storms this afternoon. These wind gusts could create blowing dust, especially in our extreme drought areas in Northwest Kansas and portions of extreme Southwest Nebraska. At this time not expecting severe hail given the unfavorable sounding profiles, but small hail can't be ruled out should convection become more organized. Storms are possible across the entire area today; however, the greatest threat of severe weather in our area is along and west of an Indianola, NE to Oberlin, KS to Tribune, KS line The severe threat is expected to end around 10 PM MDT with the storms exiting the area between 10 PM and midnight. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s to upper 90s today with overnight lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Thursday is expected to be slightly cooler and dry as the ridge returns to the area. A warm front will move over the area during the day as a cold front pushes south from the Canadian border. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 80s to mid 90s for highs and the upper 50s to lower 60s overnight. On Friday the upper pattern shifts once again as a large trough moves from Central Canada towards the Hudson Bay. As the trough moves east, guidance suggests the trough will dig south into the Southern CONUS. The associated cold front is currently expected to move over the area during the latter half of the day Friday and into the overnight hours. This brings our next chance of showers and storms during the late afternoon to evening hours for those mainly east of the Colorado border. Highs on Friday are forecast to be in the 90s across the area with RH values possibly dropping into the upper teens along and west of the Colorado border. As winds shift from west to east during the day, gusts up to 25 are possible creating elevated to near critical fire weather concerns for those along the Colorado border. A few hours of overlapping Red Flag conditions are possible Friday afternoon. Trends will need to be monitored over the next few days given the dry conditions across the High Plains. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Tuesday) Issued at 110 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 Saturday...a 597dam upper level high pressure center is expected to reside over Utah. There is very little available moisture in the atmosphere up to at least 300mb and the current sky cover forecasts reflects this with near zero sky cover and thus no chance for any rainfall. GFS/ECMWF/GEM 850mb temperatures are in remarkable agreement with a range of 22C to 28C supporting high temperatures close to the MEX and NBM guidance of middle 80s to lower 90s. Low temperatures are expected to fall into the middle 50s. Sunday...not much difference at 500mb with 850mb temperatures a degree or two higher than Saturday and supportive of high temperatures in the middle 80s to lower 90s. Low temperatures in the middle 50s to around 60. Still very little if any moisture in the atmosphere to support any chance for rainfall so near zero pops continue. Monday...the general idea from the long range and GEFS models is to slightly weaken the upper level ridge while expanding its presence across the northern plains southwest into the intermountain west and Great Basin. GFS/ECMWF 850-500mb relative humidity forecasts suggest some increase in moisture approaching areas south of I-70 from the southeast during the night but for now not enough to warrant any rainfall possibilities. GFS/ECMWF/GEM 850mb temperatures are nearly identical to Sundays supporting similar highs in the middle 80s to middle 90s. Low temperatures fall into the middle to upper 50s. Tuesday...not much change in the 500mb pattern with high temperatures expected to continue in the middle 80s to middle 90s and overnight lows in the middle 50s to around 60. The GFS and ECMWF models remain in agreement with increasing moisture in the 850-500mb layer slowly north through the period and eventually could support a small chance for rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours generally along and south of I-70. For now however, will be keeping things dry. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon) Issued at 1105 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 Main aviation concern for both KGLD and KMCK will be chance for thunderstorms early this evening. A cluster of storms is forecast to move through the area during the late afternoon and evening hours in response to an upper level disturbance. There are some differences in timing among the models which leads to some uncertainty, but most likely time seems to be in the early evening at both sites. Some models suggesting it may be slightly later in the evening. Either way, expect brief gusty surface winds, possibly 50 kts or greater, along with areas of blowing dust as the storms move through. Otherwise, VFR anticipated through the afternoon, and then during the overnight and Thursday morning hours. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KMK LONG TERM...99 AVIATION...024
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1036 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-011645- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 1036 AM MDT Wed Aug 31 2022 /1136 AM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Tri-State area, mainly between 3 PM and 10 PM MDT. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph with blowing dust and locally heavy rainfall are the main hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are possible Friday afternoon, mainly along and west of the Colorado border. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The large fire was confined to only pastures. Most of the fire was put out by 16:30 LST.
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