National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

       A complex of thunderstorms produced a large swath of rain and hail across eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas during the late afternoon and evening hours on Wednesday, May 31.  Sherman county took the brunt of the hail and flooding rainfall, while other areas received wind up to 70 mph.

Storm Total Precipitation

Radar Reflectivity

                 The above images are of radar estimated precipitation and reflectivity. A large swath of greater than 2 inch rainfall can be seen across the area. The radar imagery was taken around 9 pm MDT as a large area of thunderstorms swept across the area. A "bow echo" can be seen across Greeley, Wichita and Logan counties which is often associated with strong surface winds. (Click on image to enlarge).

 

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Preliminary Storm Reports for the Tri State Area.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1227 AM MDT THU JUN 01 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0516 PM     HAIL             10 SW GOODLAND          39.25N 101.84W
05/31/2006  M1.25 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   PUBLIC

            HAIL WAS 2 INCHES DEEP ON THE GROUND.

0525 PM     HAIL             FLAGLER                 39.29N 103.07W
05/31/2006  E0.88 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0534 PM     HAIL             3 S GOODLAND            39.31N 101.71W
05/31/2006  E1.75 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0557 PM     HAIL             GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W
05/31/2006  E0.88 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     16 N KIT CARSON         38.99N 102.80W
05/31/2006  E60.00 MPH       CHEYENNE           CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0615 PM     HAIL             12 SSW BURLINGTON       39.14N 102.36W
05/31/2006  M1.25 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0640 PM     HAIL             16 S BURLINGTON         39.07N 102.27W
05/31/2006  E1.00 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0654 PM     HAIL             13 N ARAPAHOE           39.04N 102.17W
05/31/2006  E0.88 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

0713 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W
05/31/2006                   SHERMAN            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HANKS RESTAURANT IN GOODLAND BEING FLOODED.

0727 PM     TSTM WND GST     SHARON SPRINGS          38.89N 101.75W
05/31/2006  E65.00 MPH       WALLACE            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N SHARON SPRINGS      38.94N 101.75W
05/31/2006  E70.00 MPH       WALLACE            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST.

0745 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W
05/31/2006                   SHERMAN            KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHORES BROTHERS HARDWARE FLOODED.

0758 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 SE SHARON SPRINGS     38.80N 101.63W
05/31/2006  M63.00 MPH       WALLACE            KS   MESONET

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24-hour Precipitation Totals from NWS Cooperative Observers.  Note that "Snowfall" is actually hail.

TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
752 AM MDT THU JUN 01 2006

VALUES REPRESENT YESTERDAYS HIGHS...LOWS THROUGH 7 AM CDT...
AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HRS
                                                     SNOW  SNOW
                                  MAX  MIN    PCPN   FALL  DEPTH

GLD  : GOODLAND KS AIRPORT      :  78 / 49   / 2.42 / 2.5  / 0
HLC  : HILL CITY KS AIRPORT     :  83 / 59   / 0.42 /      /
MCK  : MCCOOK NE AIRPORT        :  83 / 53   / 0.18 /      /
ITR  : BURLINGTON CO AIRPORT    :  78 / 50   / 0.99 /      /

NORTHWEST KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME

                                                     SNOW  SNOW
                                  MAX  MIN    PCPN   FALL  DEPTH
 
ATDK1: ATWOOD             *     :  84 / 52   / 0.75 / 0.0  / 0
GEOK1: GOODLAND CITY      *     :  78 / 50   / 2.57 /      /
LEOK1: LEOTI 1 SE         *     :  81 / 52   / 0.51 /      /
OAKK1: OAKLEY 4 W         *     :  78 / 53   / 0.33 /      /
OBRK1: OBERLIN            *     :  79 / 47   / 0.02 / 0.0  / 0
RLLK1: RUSSELL SPRINGS 3 N*     :  81 / 54   / 0.36 /      /
CBKK1: COLBY 1 SW         *     :  81 / 51   / 0.42 /      /
HOXK1: HOXIE              *     :  80 / 56   / 0.68 /      /
BRWK1: BREWSTER 4 W       *     :  79 / 50   / 0.63 / 0.0  / 0
MCDK1: MCDONALD           *     :  83 / 51   / 0.20 /      /
WLLK1: WALLACE            *     :  80 / 51   / 1.45 / 0.0  / 0
DNSK1: DENSMORE 2 N       *     :     /      / 0.22 /      /
DRSK1: DRESDEN            *     :     /      / 0.12 /      /
GRFK1: GRAINFIELD         *     :     /      / 0.60 / 0.0  / 0
MNGK1: MINGO 5 E          *     :     /      / 0.47 /      /
RXFK1: REXFORD 1 SW       *     :     /      / 0.45 /      /
WAKK1: WAKEENEY 16 NNE    *     :     /      / 0.26 /      /
LDLK1: LUDELL             *     :     /      / 0.10 /      /
CDBK1: CEDAR BLUFFS       *     :     /      / 0.02 /      /
OBNK1: OBERLIN 1 SW       *     :     /      / 0.01 /      /
NCRK1: NORCATUR 15 NE     *     :     /      / 1.11 /      /
NTDK1: NORTON DAM DCP     *     :     /      / 0.00 /      /

EASTERN COLORADO
COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME

                                                     SNOW  SNOW
                                  MAX  MIN    PCPN   FALL  DEPTH

IDAC2: IDALIA            *      :  78 / 48   / 0.11 /      /
KCCC2: KIT CARSON 9 NNE  *      :  80 / 49   / 0.17 /      /
WRAC2: WRAY              *      :  78 / 47   / 0.04 /      /
YUMC2: YUMA              *      :  77 / 48   / 0.00 / 0.0  / 0
ARAC2: ARAPAHOE 14 N     *      :     /      / 1.76 / 4.0  / 2
FAGC2: FLAGLER 16 NNW    *      :  71 / 46   / 0.20 /      /
STTC2: STRATTON COLORADO *      :  78 / 49   / 0.72 / 0.0  / 0
WHNC2: WILD HORSE 6 N    *      :  76 / 49   / 0.41 /      /
VNOC2: VERNON 4 E        *      :     /      / 0.61 /      /

SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS
VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME

                                                     SNOW  SNOW
                                  MAX  MIN    PCPN   FALL  DEPTH

BNKN1: BENKELMAN          *     :  82 / 50   / 0.02 /      /
MCXN1: MCCOOK             *     :  80 / 54   / 0.16 /      /
CBRN1: CULBERTSON         *     :  82 / 52   / T    /      /
SONN1: STRATTON           *     :     /      / 0.17 /      /
BEKN1: BENKELMAN 2 SSW    *     :     /      / 0.02 /      /
STTN1: STRATTON RIVER SITE*     :     /      / 0.21 /      /
MCKN1: MCCOOK 4 SW        *     :     /      / 0.00 /      /
MKRN1: MCCOOK 1 SE        *     :     /      / 0.08 /      /
CULN1: CULBERTSON DCP     *     :     /      / 0.00 /      /

UNOFFICIAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION REPORTS
THESE REPORTS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE ABOVE REPORTS
VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME

                                                     SNOW  SNOW
                                  MAX  MIN    PCPN   FALL  DEPTH

DBZ  : GOODLAND 4 W       *     :     /      / 0.62 /      /
HOX  : HOXIE GRADE SCHOOL *     :     /      / 0.00 /      /
DDTK1: NORTHEAST GOODLAND *     :     /      / 1.85 /      /
MWM  : CENTRAL GOODLAND   *     :     /      / 2.60 /      /
SYF  : ST. FRANCIS 1 E    *     :     /      / 0.17 /      /
9V2  : TRENTON 5 NW       *     :     /      / 0.04 /      /
MINK1: MINGO              *     :     /      / 0.42 /      /
WEEK1: WHEELER 8 S        *     :     /      / 1.50 /      /

 

 

 

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