In the late afternoon of the 2nd, a cluster of storms formed in far western Kansas and proceeded to the north-northeast. Across western Kansas, these storms produced winds up to 80 MPH and penny sized hail.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
In the late afternoon of the 2nd, a cluster of storms formed in far western Kansas and proceeded to the north-northeast. Across western Kansas, these storms produced winds up to 80 MPH and penny sized hail. The strongest winds were associated with an outflow boundary coming from the cluster that also produced a haboob (wall of dust) that reduced visibility down to zero. This was a unique system because the overall system and wall of dust generally moved from south to north. A short landspout tornado occurred ahead of the wall of dust in Sherman County.
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 2, 11:25 AM MST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1225 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warm and breezy today with highs around 90 and winds from the south around 15-30 mph. - Severe storms remain forecast this afternoon and evening. Hail is forecast to be the initial threat, followed by damaging wind gusts. A tornado may be possible early in the event. - There is a concern of flooding in the northeastern CWA late this evening into Tuesday morning. - May see scattered storms each afternoon/evening after Tuesday with the better chances being Thursday and Saturday evenings. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 1139 AM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 Currently, a dryline has set up over our Colorado counties with the western portions of Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties seeing dew points in the mid 50s while at the CO/KS state line, dewpoints are around 60. This dryline stretches to the north, west of Yuma proper and then angles to the northeast through LBF's area. The cold front and low are making their way down from the northern Rockies. We will continue to see south-southwesterly winds. Due to the moving over the southern Rockies, this will be moist warm air, making today feel more muggy than the High Plains usually is. High temperatures are expected to warm into the low to mid 90s with heat indices mirroring the air temperatures. Starting around 21-23Z today, two areas of convection are expected to start firing. The southern area, according to CAMs, look to be more disorganized as they fire off the dryline. The southern section looks to fire in far eastern Colorado south of I-70. Competing updrafts look to limit the severe potential as much as can be expected with 4,500+ J/kg of MUCAPE. Without competing updrafts, 1.5- 2" hail would be briefly possible as the storms are fairly young near the KS/CO state line. There is a slim (~1%) chance a tornado would form, but hodographs are not very supportive of tornadogenesis. If there are competing updraft (65% chance), and as storms mature and use up their initial CAPE, the hail threat will wane, but not disappear, and winds would become the main threat. CAMs are showing the southern storms will eventually develop into a QLCS, which is where the main wind threat will come from. There is a 30-50% chance this line will form in the southeastern portions of the CWA, where the SPC enhanced risk is, in which case winds around 80 kts would be possible. The northern sector of storms will fire along the dryline along and north of Yuma county. This sector of storms is expected to fire about an hour or so after the southern storms fire. By this time, the dryline is expected to be more northeast oriented. For a visual representation, see out DSS packet. Similar to the southern sector, 2" hail is possible early in the line's life- cycle, with wind and flooding becoming the hazards as the storm matures. Worst case scenario (~5% chance), a supercell near the Tri-State border fires 30-45 minutes before the rest of the line and could produce 2.5 inch hail. There is a 60% chance this line of storms will mature mostly north of the GLD CWA. Around 1-3Z, the aforementioned cold front will push in from the northwest and shove the line of storms into the northeastern portions of the CWA. There is a 10% chance this line forms across our Nebraska counties, which could lead to 2-3+ inches of rain falling very quickly causing flash flooding issues early on in the event. For a glimpse at some of the environmental parameters that support flooding, we look to have PWATS around 1.5 inch, with mid/low RHs ranging from 50-70% ahead of the storms, with a moist, deep melting layer. The moist, deep melting layer will be found across all of the area, which supports a SPLASHy (Storms Producing Large Amounts of Small Hail) environment, so be aware for accumulating small hail. The severe threat looks to end around 3-4Z as the main forcing leaves the CWA. However, efficient rain producing storms are expected to continue all night, into Tuesday morning. This increases the potential for flooding overnight Monday. Tomorrow morning, as the low leaves the area to the southeast, the rain is expected to wane in the mid-day to mid-afternoon. Cloud cover will slowly clear out as the northwesterly winds assist. Temperatures look to be capped in the mid 60s tomorrow. Winds in the morning could gust up around 35 kts, and gradually slow to around 25 kts in the afternoon. We could see some light showers Tuesday evening over the southern half of the CWA. Overnight, partly cloudy skies will keep our temperatures in the upper 40s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 1139 AM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 In the long-term, we can expect to see another two fairly strong lows impacting the region over the next week with a generally unsettled pattern between the lows. The first low looks to move into the area Thursday afternoon/evening. Our lofted moisture does not appear to be removed from the area before this low, and southerly winds will help keep temperatures somewhat warm. This will provide the ingredients needed for storms, and as the low sweeps through, shear will increase and give us at least a 5-10% chance of severe weather. The next best chance at severe storms looks to be over the weekend as another low, albeit much weaker than the earlier low, will move through the area. Temperatures will slowly warm through the period, by the weekend, temperatures look to warm into the mid 80s. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 1126 AM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 South-southwesterly winds will continue today with gusts up to 30 kts before storms start up around 21-0Z. These storms are expected to produce heavy rain which will heavily impact visibilities, although ceilings will remain fairly high until around 6Z. Around 6Z, ceilings will fall quickly, likely to IFR and remain that way until 15-18Z. Around 6Z, showers with embedded storms will dominate the area, which will begin exiting to the southeast in the late morning. Tomorrow, northerly winds will prevail with strong gusts in the morning around 30 kts, gradually slowing through the afternoon. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...CA LONG TERM...CA AVIATION...CA
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 102 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-031915- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 102 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025 /202 PM CDT Mon Jun 2 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Today, there is a 20 to 40% chance for severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a brief tornado look to be the main threats. This afternoon through tonight, flash flooding may occur in low lying areas due to repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall. Locations northeast of Benkelman, NE, Oberlin, KS, and Norton, KS are most favored for this to occur. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Tuesday morning, flooding remains a concern if showers and storms manage to continue through the morning. There are chances for severe thunderstorms through the week, with low confidence on which days may see severe thunderstorms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reports are highly encouraged!
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
410 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
KSZ041-022230-
Greeley KS-
410 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GREELEY COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM
MDT...
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles southwest of Horace, or 6 miles southwest of Tribune, moving
north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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 strong thunderstorm will be near...
Tribune and Horace around 415 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
west central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3833 10204 3870 10204 3870 10157 3866 10157
3833 10162 3829 10182
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 199DEG 28KT 3841 10184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TriggSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
434 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
COZ092-022315-
Cheyenne County CO-
434 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO THROUGH 515 PM MDT...
At 434 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Eads, or 31 miles northwest of Lamar, moving north at
30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southern Cheyenne
County in east central Colorado, including the following locations...
Wild Horse, Firstview, and Aroya.
This includes Highway 385 between mile markers 145 and 151.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
east central Colorado.
&&
LAT...LON 3869 10317 3869 10316 3887 10316 3883 10225
3861 10248 3861 10317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 199DEG 25KT 3848 10291
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TriggSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
451 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
KSZ027-028-041-042-022315-
Wichita KS-Wallace KS-Greeley KS-Logan KS-
451 PM MDT Mon Jun 2 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WICHITA...SOUTHEASTERN
WALLACE...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND EASTERN GREELEY COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM MDT/615 PM CDT/...
At 451 PM MDT/551 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Tribune, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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 Wichita,
southeastern Wallace, southwestern Logan and eastern Greeley
Counties, including the following locations... Lydia and Selkirk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Goodland.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000
PM CDT/ for west central Kansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3868 10172 3876 10145 3856 10132 3827 10120
3826 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 223DEG 24KT 3840 10163
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TriggThe Goodland radar (KGLD), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
25 thunderstorm wind, 5 dust storm, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Brief landspout tornado reported at this location. No damage occurred.
AWN Mesonet reported a 62 MPH wind gust.
Weather Link site Section 32 reported a 71 mph wind gust.
Kansas State Mesonet, Wallace site reported a 69 MPH gust.
Spotter report of 64 MPH gust.
Weather link site Farm Location reported a 59 mph wind gust.
AWN site Section 22 reported a 64 mph wind gust.
Law enforcement reported an estimated 80 MPH gust.
Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust impacted the Goodland NWS office. Zero visibility reported in blowing dust.
Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust reported by Law Enforcement and trained spotters. Zero visibility reported in blowing dust.
KGLD reports 74 mph wind gust and blowing dust in a haboob, visibility less than 0.25 mile.
Weather link site Rietcheck Farms reported a 79 mph wind gust.
AWN site CM-Kistler reported a 58 mph wind gust.
Downed limbs along the 900 block of Broadway.
Camper tipped over on I-70 at mile marker 26.
Report of numerous blow overs from mile markers 26 MM 36 on I-70, including a camper.
Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust reported by Law Enforcement and trained spotters. Visibility reported less than 1/4 of a mile.
Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust occurred across at least the western portions of the county.
Outflow induced haboob/wall of dust reported by law enforcement. 100 yards of visibility west of Hoxie was reported.
Trained spotter reported 0.75 inch hail.
Downed limb, roughly one foot in diameter.
KOEL reported a 67 mph wind gust with half mile visibility.
AWN site 1730 Rd Q reported a 62 mph wind gust.
Trained spotter estimated 60-70 mph wind gusts.
AWN site 3350 reported a 62 mph wind gust.
Two inch diameter tree limb was blown down.
KSYF reported a wind gust of 61 mph.
Report of 60 MPH wind gust.
Trained spotter reported winds around 40 with gusts to 60 mph.
AWOS at the Oberlin airport reported a 60 MPH gust.
PWS site KKSSELDE20 reported gusts between 58 and 61 mph.
AWOS at the Oberlin airport, decaying showers in the area.
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