Precipitation amounts ranged from half an inch to an inch and a half, with the higher amounts over the southeast part of the county. This is half an inch to two inches below normal.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Precipitation amounts ranged from half an inch to an inch and a half, with the higher amounts over the southeast part of the county. This is half an inch to two inches below normal. Normal precipitation amounts range from one to two inches.
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, 10:24 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1024 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Near critical to potentially critical fire weather conditions remain in the forecast for Eastern Colorado each afternoon from Sunday through Tuesday, especially in the Flagler area. - A system is forecast to move through around Wednesday, providing chances for precipitation and bringing cooler temperatures to end the work week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 208 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 The short term period continues to look fairly benign short of some near critical to critical fire weather conditions in Eastern Colorado tomorrow. For the remainder of the day, clear skies are expected with little moisture in the area and the continuing influence of the upper ridge. At the surface, highs are nearing the upper 80's with winds from the south. Going into the night, clear skies will continue with lows dropping into the 50's and maybe a few 40's. Winds are forecast to begin shifting as higher surface pressure pushes further south into the Plains. Tomorrow, sunny skies are in the forecast again. Temperatures may be a few degrees cooler than today, especially in the NW Kansas and SW Nebraska as higher surface pressure moves through the area. Even so most of the area should warm into the mid to upper 80's. With the stronger pressure gradient, surface winds are forecast to be a bit stronger around 15 mph across the area. For Eastern Colorado, gusts up to 25-30 mph are possible as an 850mb low tries pushing into the Rockies from the northwest and strengthens the height gradient. With RH in the teens, parts of Kit Carson and Cheyenne county may see briefly critical fire weather conditions. If they did occur, they look to only be around for an hour or two, so no Red Flag Warning has been issued at this time. Tomorrow, a few clouds from storms well south of the area may drift through, but skies will mostly be clear. With winds forecast to lighten overnight, lows should drop into the 50's again. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 208 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 The long term period continues to be forecast to start dry and warm until a system moves through around the mid part of the week. For Monday through Wednesday, the upper ridge axis is forecast to continue to shift east through the Rockies and Plains. With the ridge over the area, dry conditions are forecast to continue with temperatures generally in the mid to upper 80's. The main concern for this period is the chance for near-critical to critical fire weather conditions in Eastern Colorado. With little change in moisture over the period, Eastern Colorado is forecast to see RH drop into the teens during the afternoon hours. The current forecast has RH generally staying above 15% except for maybe an hour or two each afternoon. As for winds, winds are forecast to gust to 25-40 mph on Monday with gusts around 25-35 on Tuesday as the 850mb moves through the Plains. For now, Red Flag Conditions are not expected, but will have to watch for more dry air or warmer temperatures than currently forecast. Wednesday will likely have a system moving through which is currently keeping RH a bit higher so critical fire weather conditions are less likely. Late Wednesday through the rest of the work week is forecast to be a bit cooler as an upper trough moves into the Rockies and then the Great Lakes region. Based on current timing, the surface front would move later in the day and allow the first chance for precipitation in the forecast. Once the front passes, cooler temperatures would be likely, though how cool remains a bit uncertain. Not only are ensembles showing variance with the amplitude of the initial trough from the northwest, but there is also some variance in how far west the upper trough over the Great Lakes region digs. The more these troughs dig, the cooler temperatures will be with highs in the 70's and 80's forecast, and highs in the 60's in the more extreme cases. Precipitation is possible each day, though how much will depend on how much moisture remains in the area. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1023 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 VFR conditions are expected to prevail through the period. Light and variable winds will persist until around 15-17Z tomorrow, after that speeds look to increase to around 12-17 kts from the east, becoming southeasterly around sunset. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 250 AM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 A brief period of near critical to potentially critical fire weather conditions are possible late Sunday afternoon around the Flagler area. Elevated to potentially critical fire weather conditions are forecast across the western half of Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon with the greatest concern for critical fire conditions in the Flagler area. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...KAK LONG TERM...KAK AVIATION...CA FIRE WEATHER...99
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 819 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-020230- Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham- Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow- 819 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 /919 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected. COZ090>092-020230- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne- 819 PM MDT Sat Aug 31 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... Near critical to potentially critical fire weather conditions are forecast for Eastern Colorado each afternoon from Sunday through Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 Severe Drought was reported over the northern half of Thomas County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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