Precipitation amounts for the month ranged from one to one and a half inches. This was one to three inches below normal, leading to most of the county being classified in D2 Severe Drought.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
Precipitation amounts for the month ranged from one to one and a half inches. This was one to three inches below normal, leading to most of the county being classified in D2 Severe Drought.
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 26, 11:59 PM CST, 1 minute earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 1159 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Drizzle with isolated showers will continue through the morning, slowly weakening around noon. - Fog and drizzle may return again tonight for the majority of the area. - Chance (25% chance) of a stronger storm Tuesday afternoon and evening across eastern Colorado. - Strong to severe storms are forecast to return Wednesday afternoon and evening; dependent on how long clouds linger. - Warmer temperatures are forecast to return late week and into next weekend. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 1125 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 The drizzle/fog combination that has been impacting the Tri- State area is expected to weaken this morning as southeasterly winds will bring in some drier air. This would mean the drizzle would clear out from south to north. Locations along and south of U.S. 40 could see the sun for a few hours today while locations to the north can expect the drizzle to cease by noon, but the cloud cover will remain intact. The clouds and winds will allow the southwestern corner of the CWA to warm into the low 70s today while the locations along and north of a line from Hill City, KS to Wray, CO could warm to the mid 60s. This evening, between 0-6Z, a small 500mb disturbance may cause enough forcing for some scattered storms to move across eastern Colorado. With such limited forcing, the potential for a storm firing is pretty low, but if a cell can fire and not deal with competing updraft, there is a chance (~5%) that is could produce 0.5 to 1.25 inch hail, 45-55 MPH wind gusts, and brief, but heavy, rainfall. The threat of a brief tornado cannot be ruled out, but it is very small (<2%). Any storms that do occur are expected to be moving towards the southeast at about 25-40 MPH and start firing between 22-0Z. Overnight tonight, the drizzle and fog look to make a return, although less intense. This will keep temperatures in the low 50s by Wednesday morning. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 1241 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 Starting the long term on Wednesday, may see some fog and/or drizzle lingering across the area but cloud cover does look to continue for the majority of the area. High temperatures are forecast to be in the mid 60s to low 70s across the area. The main focus for the day is on the return for severe weather across portions of the area, although this may be a bit cloud cover dependent. A departing 500mb jet streak again puts the region into the right entrance region of the jet and a developing surface low across Colorado looks to create a convergence zone at this time along and west of Highway 27. At this time do think the better potential for severe weather is across eastern Colorado due to the better forcing where hail up to ping pong balls are again possible. A 2nd area of severe weather may be possible along and south of Highway 40 where a warm front looks to be in place that may yield some severe weather potential as 700mb shortage moves off of the front range after 00Z. The big question will be how will the environment be especially if the clouds hold as it may be similar to Saturday night with a marginal environment for severe weather. If the warm front can set up further north which around 20% of ensembles suggest then a tornadic storm may be in play; but at this time this seems to be the outlier.Will be something to keep an eye over the next few days. Thursday, lingering showers and maybe storms are forecast to be in place during the morning hours but should be on the decline through the day as surface high pressure begins to move into the area pushing out the cloud cover as high temperatures are currently forecast to be the warmest they've been in a while now in the low to mid 70s. Late week and through next weekend, ridging is forecast to develop across the western CONUS allowing the Tri-State area to warm back up into the 80s for high temperatures. Rain chances with this do currently appear on the lower end but its not impossible for some thunderstorm potential to present itself in this pattern as we lie on the eastern periphery of the ridge. All it takes is a little disturbance, which longer range guidance struggles with at this range to ignite some thunderstorms during the afternoon hours as moisture does look to remain in place. If any day should present a thunderstorm threat it should begin to present itself over the next few days. Ensembles support a potential to return to a more active pattern as spaghetti models hint at some troughing in place over the SW CONUS. However, at this range there is a large range of the placement of these troughs and very difficult to nail down if they will support enough lift for storm development in the region. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1104 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 LIFR ceilings are expected to persist through the morning, though brief periods of VLIFR are possible. IFR visibilities may also briefly occur at both KGLD and KMCK between 08-12Z if a wave of heavy drizzle moves over the terminal. Starting around 12Z, conditions will begin improving. By 18Z both sites should be in MVFR conditions with ceilings steadily improving through most of the afternoon. Another round of storms is possible tomorrow evening, mainly east of KGLD, but may impact the airport. Besides drizzle, KMCK should remain clear of any convection. Tomorrow night, expect low stratus and possibly fog/drizzle to the area. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...CA LONG TERM...Trigg AVIATION...CA
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 1219 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271830- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 1219 PM MDT Mon May 26 2025 /119 PM CDT Mon May 26 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... Fog may return to the area tonight and last into Tuesday morning. Dense fog is again possible which would make traveling hazardous. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Fog, perhaps dense, may remain in the area through mid morning Tuesday leading to some hazardous driving for the morning commute. Severe weather may return to portions of the area Wednesday afternoon and evening. At this time locations along and west of Kansas Highway 27 are currently favored. Keep up to date with the latest and most up to date forecast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Precipitation for the month ranged from one to one and a half inches. This was one to three inches below the normal amount of two to four inches of precipitation for the county.
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