Drought conditions persisted over most of Northwest Kansas, with D2 Severe and D3 Extreme Drought Status. Precipitation for the month ranged from a half inch to six inches, with the higher precipitation amounts occurring in the Extreme Drought area.
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Drought conditions persisted over most of Northwest Kansas, with D2 Severe and D3 Extreme Drought Status. Precipitation for the month ranged from a half inch to six inches, with the higher precipitation amounts occurring in the Extreme Drought area. The precipitation amounts were two inches below to as much as four inches above normal.
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 31, 11:14 PM CST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1114 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 .UPDATE... Issued at 808 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 No major changes from previous update. Area of showers along/west of Highway 27 continue a very slow trek eastward at this time, with some of it dissipating as it crosses the Colorado border. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 207 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 This Afternoon-Tonight... Latest surface analysis has an area of high pressure near the surface nudging southeast across the NW CONUS and Western Canada while an upper shortwave trough moves over the Great Basin. The precipitation occurring over the Rockies as of Noon are expected to expand in coverage as they move across Northern Colorado this afternoon and into the early evening hours. There is decent agreement amongst the CAM guidance for rain and possible a few weak thunderstorms to move into Yuma County around 4 PM MDT and slowly extend east overnight. Overnight lows are expected to fall into the 40s to lower 50s tonight. Wednesday... While the rain and possible weak storms are ongoing over Eastern Colorado, another batch of showers and weak storms is expected to expand northwest into the area from Oklahoma and Southern Kansas around 3 AM MDT. The entire area could see rain as coverage expands; however, things could be hit and miss initially. During the late morning to late afternoon hours, precipitation is expected to taper off from west to east generally as the surface high moves over the area. High temperatures are forecast to be in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Overnight lows are currently anticipated to fall into the upper 30s to mid 40s. With the expected moisture and light winds the area could see areas of frost or fog/stratus depending on how the clouds clear out and how low the temperatures are able to drop. For now decided to hold off on introducing any fog or frost into the forecast, but those with gardening interests should continue to monitor the forecast for any changes. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 214 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 The main concern for Thursday morning has been the potential for either fog or frost conditions to develop as skies clear out and winds go light with high pressure moving in at the surface. The latest model guidance has the surface high pressure area pushing further to the south than previously forecast. So there is a definite transition from upslope easterly winds the evening before to a westerly component in the surface winds Thursday morning as skies clear and winds speeds remain light. The transition to downslope winds would favor lower dewpoints in the west, which current models depict, but remain in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Confidence in seeing frost is low since temps and dewpoints remain just above frost thresholds. While there is a potential for fog as temps meet dewpoints and the boundary layer nears saturation, but confidence is also low with fog since there is a transition to a more downslope flow. If moisture can be trapped on the back side of the high pressure area there may still be an area of fog that develops. So at this point with confidence in fog or frost remaining low, have not placed either in the forecast. Instead of going perfectly zonal, the westerly flow aloft over the Rockies maintains a weak ridge through Saturday with more zonal flow on Sunday and Monday. Model solutions begin to diverge with the timing and placement of embedded short wave trough in moving across the Rockies and High Plains on Monday and Tuesday as the GFS becomes more amplified and the ECMWF maintains a more zonal flow. The bottom line is high temperatures rise back into the 80s through the end of the week and into the weekend with at least a chance of thunderstorms across portions of the area each day primarily in the afternoon and evening with overnight showers possible in the far eastern sections from Friday onward. A greater chance of rain will come Monday night into early Tuesday as there is a possibility of a larger upper trough sweeping across the central High Plains with somewhat cooler temperatures to follow on Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night) Issued at 1113 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 There will be a mix of MVFR/VFR conditions for much of the forecast period as rain/fog/low clouds impact at least KGLD, but some MVFR skies could approach KMCK. After 19z, VFR for both sites. Winds for KGLD, north-northeast 10-20kts through 00z Thursday, then light/variable. Winds for KMCK, meandering from north to northwest around 10-15kts. By 01z Thursday, light/variable. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. CO...NONE. NE...NONE. && UPDATE...JN SHORT TERM...KMK LONG TERM...LOCKHART AVIATION...JN
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 802 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-020215- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 802 PM MDT Tue May 31 2022 /902 PM CDT Tue May 31 2022/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s are currently expected Thursday morning along and north of Interstate 70. Temperatures may drop further depending on the amount of cloud cover present, resulting in a possible light frost. Those with sensitive vegetation will need to continue to check the latest forecast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected tonight.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 Severe Drought to D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from half an inch to three inches. This was three inches below to a half inch above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to four inches.
D2 Severe Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from one inch to four inches. This was two inches below to a half inch above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to three inches.
D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from half an inch to three inches, with the highest amounts in the northern part of the county. This was two inches below to a half inch above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to three inches.
D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from one inch to six inches, with the highest amounts in the eastern part of the county. This was two inches below to two inches above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to four inches.
D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from one inch to five inches. This was an inch below to a half inch above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to three inches.
D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from two to six inches, with the highest amounts in the southern part of the county. This was half an inch below to three inches above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to four inches.
D2 Severe Drought and D3 Extreme Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from one to five inches, with the highest amounts in the northwestern part of the county. This was half an inch below to two inches above normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to three inches.
D2 Severe Drought continued for the county. Precipitation amounts ranged from one to three inches. This was two inches below to a half inch below normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from two to four inches.
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: 1039034, 1039035, 1039037, 1039038, 1039039, 1039043, 1039045, 1039033.