High winds developed across the area during the day and continued through the evening of the 22nd. The strongest non thunderstorm wind gust that was recorded was a 58 mph gust in McCook.
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High winds developed across the area during the day and continued through the evening of the 22nd. The strongest non thunderstorm wind gust that was recorded was a 58 mph gust in McCook.
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 22, 5:01 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 501 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Very hot temperatures will persist today. Air temperatures and heat indices between 95 and 103 will increase the risk for heat related illness. While fuels are not particularly conducive to explosive fire growth, hot temperatures, breezy southwest winds and low relative humidity will, nevertheless, result in an enhanced fire danger today. - Storms may develop in western KS this afternoon, mainly along and east of a line from Tribune to Oberlin. Damaging winds and isolated hail may accompany stronger storms. Some blowing dust may also develop with stronger outflows. However, there is low confidence in storm development and coverage. - A cold front will result in cooler temperatures on Monday. Storms will develop along the front Monday afternoon south of Interstate 70, or perhaps just south of the area. Uncertainty regarding frontal position leads to low confidence in severe threat, though there is a marginal risk for wind, hail and a tornado should storms develop in the area. - Storm chances continue into Tuesday as the front retreats north as a warm front. There is a marginal risk for severe storms near the front Tuesday afternoon and evening for wind and hail, mainly north of Interstate 70 into southwest Nebraska. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 145 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 Isolated to widely scattered convection expected to initiate by 21-22z this afternoon along a dry line that winds its way along and just east of the Colorado/Kansas border. Environment will be moderately unstable but with weak shear and weakly forced, with perhaps a weak wave embedded in the southwest flow aloft helping some. Main hazards as storms move east through early this evening will be damaging wind gusts and blowing dust, with only a low risk for hail should an updraft briefly become more organized. Storms should end by 02z, with better coverage staying north of the area along/north of a cold front. The front will move south tonight with convective outflow, with perhaps a few isolated showers, reaching a Norton to Tribune line by 12z. Lows will range from the lower 50s in northeast Colorado behind the front to the lower 70s ahead of it. The front continues south tomorrow and by 21z lies near or just south of the area. Convection will initiate along the front around that time in a moderately unstable and weakly sheared environment. North of the front shear increases but SBCAPE quickly diminishes. So, greatest risk for severe storms will be near the front in extreme southern areas or perhaps just south of the area. North of the front, low clouds will persist through the morning, but then some afternoon clearing may allow weak instability to develop and widely scattered storms, possibly elevated. The severe risk will be marginal at best, depending on the instability. Hedged high temperatures somewhat on the cooler side due to expected cloud cover, ranging from the upper 60s and lower 70s where clouds persist to the upper 70s and lower 80s closer to the front. Precipitation will gradually move east Monday night with lows in the 50s and 60s. Front begins to move north as a warm front Tuesday morning with lingering showers and isolated thunderstorms. Model differences begin to show up Tuesday afternoon with location of the retreating front. GFS has it further north into central Nebraska, NAM has it further south near the Kansas border, ECMWF splits the difference. Instability axis will be along/north of the front where there will be a marginal risk for hail and wind, but deep layer shear will be a limiting factor at only around 20-30 kts. High temperatures will be near normal in the mid to upper 80s. Precipitation gradually pulls away to the north Tuesday night with the front. Lows will be in the 60s. Wednesday shows a broad southerly flow at the surface with dew points in the 50s and 60s. Southwest flow continues aloft with a weak wave likely embedded. That should be enough to for more typical afternoon and evening storm initiation. There is wide discrepancy in the model forecasts of instability, but given the moist low levels would expect at least some weak to moderate instability to develop as temperatures warm into the upper 80 and lower 90s. Deep layer shear ranges from only 10 kts in southern areas but up to 30 kts in northern areas, so may see a few stronger updrafts with a marginal severe risk, best chances in the north. Storms then move to the northeast in the evening and gradually end in the evening. Lows will be in the 50s and 60s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 145 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 Thursday will see the southwest flow begin to weaken, but appears to be another wave coming out of Colorado in the afternoon for shower and thunderstorm chances. Instability and shear parameters will be marginal at best for organized updrafts, again slightly favoring northern areas where shear will be better. Temperatures will be near normal with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 50s and 60s. Friday through Sunday...the flow aloft weakens considerably with a broad ridge developing across the southern CONUS. Thunderstorm chances will be more widely scattered and less organized, mainly diurnally driven in the typical afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures will be above normal with highs in the low to mid 90s and lows mainly in the 60s. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/... Issued at 501 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 VFR expected to prevail through tonight at both KGLD and KMCK. There is a low probability, less than 20%, of a thunderstorm impacting either terminal through about 03z tonight. Brief gusty winds would be the main impact if that were to occur. A cold front will move through both terminals overnight with a wind shift to the northwest and then north. Low clouds will move in behind the front by around 12z and persist through Monday afternoon. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...024 AVIATION...024
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS 157 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-232000- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 157 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025 /257 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Storms may develop in western Kansas this afternoon, mainly along and east of a line from Tribune to Oberlin. Damaging winds and large hail may accompany stronger storms. Low confidence in storm coverage. Significant reductions in visibility associated with blowing dust are possible in vicinity of any storms. Outside of storms, breezy southwest winds will, no doubt, result in haze and localized reductions in visibility, similar to yesterday. While fuels are not conducive for explosive fire growth, hot temperatures, dry conditions and breezy southwest winds could make fires grow out of control. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A cold front will progress southward through the Tri-State area on Monday. If the front is still in the area during the afternoon, storms that develop along it will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall. The front returns north as a warm front on Tuesday. Additional thunderstorms are likely in the afternoon near the front, with best chances north of Interstate 70, with a marginal risk for severe storms capable of producing wind and large hail through the evening hours. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
413 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
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0405 PM Wildfire 16 N Cheyenne Wells 39.05N 102.35W
06/22/2025 Kit Carson CO Law Enforcement
Fire reported in wheat field near a wind
turbine.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
628 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
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0553 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Mccook 40.20N 100.58W
06/22/2025 M55 MPH Red Willow NE ASOS
ASOS station KMCK McCook Airport.
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CAPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
659 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
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0658 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNE Goodland 39.37N 101.70W
06/22/2025 M58 MPH Sherman KS ASOS
ASOS station KGLD Goodland measure an
instant gust of 50 knots.
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CAPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
702 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025
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0639 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 9 WSW Winona 39.00N 101.39W
06/22/2025 M60 MPH Logan KS Mesonet
UP840 recorded 60 MPH gust.
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CAThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The ASOS at the McCook Airport (KMCK) reported a 58 mph wind gust.
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