Numerous showers and storms developed across the area leading to wind gusts ranging from 51 mph in Yuma to 62 mph 3 NNW of Beecher Island.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Numerous showers and storms developed across the area leading to wind gusts ranging from 51 mph in Yuma to 62 mph 3 NNW of Beecher Island.
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 17, 1:57 PM MST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 257 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe storms are forecast to impact the area this afternoon and evening. These severe storms have the potential to produce damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, large hail over 2 inches in diameter, and maybe a tornado or two. The threat of intense winds of 70 to 100 mph has decreased. - Localized dust storms could accompany the severe storms, but the threat of a wall of dust has decreased. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 255 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 The severe thunderstorm threat has diminished across most of the forecast area due to a lingering cold pool and more stable airmass from the rainfall this morning. This is very evident over the past few hours on radar as severe storms over the high plains of eastern Colorado move into Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties and immediately begin to weaken. There will be some further warming of the airmass through the afternoon hours, but a mid to high level cloud deck of dense cirrus from the thunderstorms forming east of the Front Range will limit overall warming. The end result will be far less instability than previously expected for the thunderstorms to tap into. The top end threat will be some scattered severe storms capable of producing large hail and damaging wind gusts that form in the late afternoon and early evening hours, generally between 4 pm and 8 pm mountain for the western third of the forecast area. Further to the east, the cold pool should effectively kill off the severe threat for today. All of the latest CAMS indicate that the threat will quickly diminish after 8 pm as the greatest dynamic forcing shifts to the east and ignites a stronger line storms across southern and central Kansas. Increasing negative vorticity advection and deep layer subsidence will take hold of the area late tonight and tomorrow as a strong longwave ridge axis moves in from the west. Some weak cold air advection will also occur, and this will keep temperatures fairly mild with highs only warming into the mid 80s beneath clear skies. This cool and dry airmass will allow overnight lows to dip into the 50s and lower 60s tomorrow night. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 255 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 A very strong deep layer ridge axis will dominate the forecast area through the weekend. Hot and dry conditions will be the rule as this ridge slides through the region. The heat should peak over the weekend when the ridge and overall subsidence will be greatest. Model temperature spread is fairly low, and there is a high degree of confidence that temperatures will warm into the low to mid 100s this weekend. The ridge will begin to pull to the east on Monday, and a transition back to a more humid regime will take place as the low level wind field shifts back to the east and southeast. In the upper levels, lower heights associated with an approaching longwave trough parked over the Pacific Northwest and a more favorable jet structure aloft will combine with the increasingly favorable thermodynamics to induce additional convective activity on Monday and Tuesday. The convection will once again form along a dry line boundary, but the exact location of the boundary is tough to determine this far out. Given this uncertainty in the dry line location, the forecast calls for isolated convective activity across the entire forecast area each day as reflected by PoP values of 20 to 30 percent. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1130 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 At GLD, the primary concern will be the potential for redeveloping thunderstorm activity capable of producing periods of IFR visibilities and lower ceilings to around 2000 feet. Gusty winds over 40 knots could also be a concern as the storms move through. The primary threat for thunderstorm activity at GLD will be between 23z and 02z once temperatures rise enough to support additional convective development. By 03z, the convective threat should be over and a much drier and more stable airmass will begin to move into the area. This will result in prevailing VFR conditions from 03z through the end of the TAF period. At MCK, the convective threat is substantially lower this afternoon into this evening due to the very stable rain-cooled airmass in place. Full recovery is not expected this afternoon, so there is no mention of thunderstorms in the forecast. At most, some passing light rain showers could push visibility down to MVFR range for a few hours between 01z and 06z. Light boundary layer flow around daybreak tomorrow will combine with higher soil moisture content to support some patchy fog development between 10z and 14z. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...GLD LONG TERM...GLD AVIATION...GLD
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 253 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-182100- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 253 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025 /353 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms will be exists this evening over the eastern Colorado counties. The primary risk will be large hail. Tornado risk is low. Farther east into the Kansas counties, the atmosphere is not as unstable and the risk is in the Marginal category (level 1 of 5). .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... During the last half of the work week the fire weather risk will be on the increase. Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions will be possible on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
116 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
COZ091-092-171945-
Kit Carson County CO-Cheyenne County CO-
116 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND
SOUTHWESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH 145
PM MDT...
At 115 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northeast of Boyero, or 17 miles south of Flagler, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Cheyenne and southwestern Kit Carson Counties in east central
Colorado, including the following locations... Wild Horse and Aroya.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10316 3920 10315 3912 10274 3870 10300
3883 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 305DEG 23KT 3904 10314
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
419 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
COZ090-NEZ079-172315-
Yuma County CO-Dundy NE-
419 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT YUMA AND WESTERN DUNDY COUNTIES
THROUGH 515 PM MDT...
At 418 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Highland Center to 8 miles south of Otis.
Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Yuma around 425 PM MDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Eckley and Wray.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 10205 4035 10205 4035 10176 4000 10203
4000 10205 3997 10205 3957 10235 3957 10249
3962 10280 4000 10280 4000 10279 4035 10279
4035 10278 4044 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 281DEG 38KT 4054 10263 4004 10301
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
SPRINGERPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
425 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Yuma 40.10N 102.71W
06/17/2025 M51 MPH Yuma CO AWOS
K2V6 reports the gust.
&&
TriggPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
446 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSW Joes 39.61N 102.71W
06/17/2025 M56 MPH Yuma CO Mesonet
High_Plains_Coat_(AWN64b2ee499b79fd1a67484a44).
&&
JTLThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:47 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Ambient weather site High_Plains_Coat reported the gust with developing showers and storms. A 56 mph wind gust was recorded by the same site ten minutes prior.
Ambient weather site Lazy_TD_Farm recorded the wind gust. The wind gust occurred with a west to east moving outflow boundary from thunderstorms across western Yuma county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, June 2025
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: 1259572, 1259573.