Severe Weather on June 5, 2015

Tornadoes, large hail, and heavy rain occurred during the late afternoon and evening on June 5, 2015.  Tornadoes occurred over Kit Carson County in Colorado and across Logan County in Kansas.  Another tornado may have produced damage near Kanarado, Kansas.  No damage reports have been received yet, but it is expected that reports will be more numerous when the sun rises Saturday morning.

Here is a list of preliminary storm reports:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
953 PM MDT FRI JUN 05 2015

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

0509 PM     HAIL             12 S COPE               39.49N 102.82W
06/05/2015  E2.00 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   COCORAHS        

            AVERAGE SIZE OF THE HAIL WAS NICKEL.

0520 PM     TORNADO          9 N VONA                39.43N 102.74W
06/05/2015                   KIT CARSON         CO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE CONE TORANDO OBSERVED NORTH OF VONA. LOCATION 
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0520 PM     TORNADO          9 N VONA                39.43N 102.74W
06/05/2015                   KIT CARSON         CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            SHERIFF OFFICER REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NORTH OF VONA. 
            LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0545 PM     TORNADO          9 S KIRK                39.49N 102.60W
06/05/2015                   KIT CARSON         CO   STORM CHASER    

            LARGE TORNADO CROSSED THE ROAD ONE MILE IN FRONT OF 
            CHASER.

0555 PM     HAIL             5 WNW ARAPAHOE          38.87N 102.26W
06/05/2015  E1.00 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   PUBLIC          

0600 PM     HAIL             KIRK                    39.61N 102.48W
06/05/2015  E1.25 INCH       YUMA               CO   COCORAHS        

0642 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW KANORADO          39.33N 102.06W
06/05/2015                   KIT CARSON         CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            5 LARGE TREES LAID OVER DUE TO POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME AND
            LOCATION ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

0643 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 WNW COLBY             39.40N 101.10W
06/05/2015                   THOMAS             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0705 PM     TORNADO          8 N COLBY               39.50N 101.05W
06/05/2015                   THOMAS             KS   STORM CHASER    

0712 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BURLINGTON              39.31N 102.27W
06/05/2015                   KIT CARSON         CO   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            WATER OVER ROADS IN BURLINGTON.

0715 PM     HAIL             3 S GOODLAND            39.31N 101.71W
06/05/2015  E1.75 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0715 PM     HAIL             GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W
06/05/2015  E1.00 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0722 PM     HAIL             GOODLAND                39.35N 101.71W
06/05/2015  M1.50 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            9TH AND KANSAS IN GOODLAND

0740 PM     HAIL             YUMA                    40.12N 102.72W
06/05/2015  M1.00 INCH       YUMA               CO   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0755 PM     HEAVY RAIN       YUMA                    40.12N 102.72W
06/05/2015  M0.75 INCH       YUMA               CO   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            RAIN FELL IN 15-20 MINUTES ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY 
            MANAGER. WATER UP TO THE CURBS OF SOME STREETS.

0810 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HAIGLER                 40.01N 101.94W
06/05/2015  M0.50 INCH       DUNDY              NE   PUBLIC          

            HALF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO 
            EVENT TIME.

0811 PM     HEAVY RAIN       9 NNE GOODLAND          39.47N 101.64W
06/05/2015  M1.39 INCH       SHERMAN            KS   PUBLIC          

            1.39 INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT 1 HOUR.

0820 PM     FLASH FLOOD      YUMA                    40.12N 102.72W
06/05/2015                   YUMA               CO   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING 
            WITHIN THE TOWN OF YUMA. NO DEPTH WAS GIVEN.

0824 PM     TORNADO          E WINONA                39.06N 101.25W
06/05/2015                   LOGAN              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER TO A HALF A MILE EAST OF WINONA.

0832 PM     TORNADO          3 ENE WINONA            39.07N 101.20W
06/05/2015                   LOGAN              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            RELAYED VIA THE SPOTTER NETWORK. LARGE STOVEPIPE TORNADO 
            OBSERVED.

0843 PM     TORNADO          5 E WINONA              39.07N 101.15W
06/05/2015                   LOGAN              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. RELAYED VIA THE SPOTTER 
            NETWORK.

0856 PM     TORNADO          6 W MONUMENT            39.09N 101.12W
06/05/2015                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            CONE TORNADO OBSERVED AT COUNTY ROAD 290 AND US 40.

0908 PM     TORNADO          6 WNW MONUMENT          39.13N 101.11W
06/05/2015                   LOGAN              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            LARGE CONE TORNADO OBSERVED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 300 AND THE 
            THOMAS/LOGAN COUNTY LINE.

Here are two radar loops showing the storms:

Radar Loop of Kit Carson County Storms	Radar Loop of Logan County Storms
Tornado Six Miles North of Stratton, CO Courtesy of Anthony Kinkadde	Tornado West of Monument KS Courtesy of Sam Dienst

Here is a Storm Relative Velocity display of the storm in northern Logan County.