
A strong atmospheric river will continue moderate to heavy rainfall with possible flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. today into Thursday. Additional impacts are likely into Friday with a cold front. A fast-moving storm system will cross the Northeast U.S. today into Thursday with gusty to high winds and areas of rain and high elevation snow showers. Read More >
Thunderstorms developed across eastern Colorado during the afternoon of April 2, 2015. As the storms moved east into western Kansas, strong winds and were produced. Areas of blowing dust limited visibilities to near zero across portions of Cheyenne County, Colorado, and Greeley County, Kansas. Damage was produced by wind gusts in excess of 100 MPH across Cheyenne County, Colorado, and across Greeley, Wallace, and Logan Counties.

Here is a list of storm reports that were received
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1031 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM HAIL 12 NE KIT CARSON 38.89N 102.64W
04/02/2015 E0.75 INCH CHEYENNE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR THE CROSSROAD OF HWY 28 AND ROAD V. WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED TO BE 45 MPH BLOWING DUST FROM THE NE TO THE
SW.
0543 PM HAIL 6 N WILD HORSE 38.91N 103.00W
04/02/2015 E0.25 INCH CHEYENNE CO CO-OP OBSERVER
0550 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 N KIT CARSON 38.84N 102.80W
04/02/2015 CHEYENNE CO STORM CHASER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED...WORKING TO CONFIRM IF TORNADO HAS
TOUCHED DOWN OR NOT
0600 PM HAIL 4 N KIT CARSON 38.82N 102.80W
04/02/2015 M1.00 INCH CHEYENNE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
0614 PM HAIL KIT CARSON 38.76N 102.80W
04/02/2015 M1.00 INCH CHEYENNE CO LAW ENFORCEMENT
OCCURRING IN THE TOWN OF KIT CARSON
0630 PM HAIL 2 N CHEYENNE WELLS 38.85N 102.35W
04/02/2015 E0.25 INCH CHEYENNE CO TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WINDS ARE 40 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST.
0701 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S SHARON SPRINGS 38.87N 101.75W
04/02/2015 E55.00 MPH WALLACE KS PUBLIC
0712 PM TSTM WND GST 18 S SHARON SPRINGS 38.63N 101.75W
04/02/2015 E60.00 MPH GREELEY KS PUBLIC
BLOWING DUST AS WELL WITH ZERO VISIBILITY
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S RUSSELL SPRINGS 38.87N 101.18W
04/02/2015 LOGAN KS EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWN ON COUNTY RD 270.
0726 PM HAIL WINONA 39.06N 101.25W
04/02/2015 E0.88 INCH LOGAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0743 PM DUST STORM N TRIBUNE 38.47N 101.75W
04/02/2015 GREELEY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY REPORTS OF ZERO VISIBILITY FROM 642 PM THROUGH 743
PM ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
0746 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 S SHARON SPRINGS 38.71N 101.75W
04/02/2015 WALLACE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORT OF DAMAGE TO 2 FARM HOUSES, DEAD TREES UPROOTED,
POWERLINES DOWN AND TWO IRRIGATION PIVOTS TURNED OVER.
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 N TRIBUNE 38.66N 101.75W
04/02/2015 GREELEY KS EMERGENCY MNGR
TIME ESTIMATED OF EVENT WAS 1950 MDT. REPORT OF DAMAGE TO
POWER LINES INCLUDING 6 POWER POLES BEING KNOCKED DOWN,13
IRRIGATION PIVOTS TURNED OVER, A SHED BLOWING OVER AND
SIDING BLOWING OFF A HOUSE IN THE GRAY ALLEN RESIDENCE.
0758 PM HAIL 6 S HOXIE 39.27N 100.44W
04/02/2015 E0.88 INCH SHERIDAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS ARE COVERED WITH ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH DEPTH IN
HAIL.
0811 PM HAIL QUINTER 39.07N 100.23W
04/02/2015 M1.25 INCH GOVE KS PUBLIC
1130 PM HAIL COLBY 39.39N 101.05W
04/02/2015 E0.88 INCH THOMAS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY SHERIFF DISPATCH
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Dust Storm near Horrace, Kansas (Couresty of Mark Rine) |
Damage at a Dairy in Northern Greeley County |
Tree Damage along the Greeley County/Wallace County Line |
Structure Damage along the Greeley County/Wallace County Line |
Damage at a Dairy in Northern Greeley County |