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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 1992, 6:32 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 1992, 6:32 PM MDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 1992, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County El Paso County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2029 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCOS 250034 TORCOS COC041-250100- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 632 PM MDT WED JUN 24 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO ...WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON THE GROUND NEAR EXIT 128 FROM I25 NEAR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS MOVING EAST. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH YOR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:15 PM MDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
KSZ007-008-242115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 215 PM MDT (315 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 AT 310 PM CDT GARDEN CITY RADAR INDICATES THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN ROOKS COUNTY IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AND IS MOVING INTO THE NORHTEAST CORNER OF ELLIS COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG WINDS... 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF THREATING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER AND NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. JENNER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:58 PM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
KSZ004-005-007-008-242200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 257 PM MDT (357 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 442 STILL IN EFFECT FOR ELLIS AND RUSH COUNTIES... AT 350 PM CDT GARDEN CITY RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN GRAHAM AND NORTHERN TREGO COUNTIES ARE INCREASING IN SIZE AND INTENSITY. VERY HEAVY RAINS...HAIL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WITH DEADLY LIGHTNING MAY BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. REMEMBER WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVIY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TORNADO ACTIVITY. IF THREATING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER AND NOTIFY HYOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. JENNER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-008-242345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 437 PM MDT (537 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUSH COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ELLIS AND RUSH COUNTIES TILL 8PM CDT. AT 530PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE IN NORTHWEST KANSAS FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF GOODLAND TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODLAND...WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF COLBY...AND 15 TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS. MOVEMENT IS SOUTH 10 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORM CENTERS. MYERS
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-008-250030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 PM MDT (600 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 ..TORNADO WATCH 442 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM MDT FOR ELLIS AND RUSH COUNTY.. ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 451 UNTIL 11PM MDT FOR MOST OF WESTER KANSAS.. AT 455PM MDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST EAST OF GOODLAND TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST TO THE WEST OF LEVANT AND NDEAR LA CROSSE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 10 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN..GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 5:36 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-008-250130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 530 PM MDT (630 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11PM MDT FOR MOST OF WESTERN KANSAS.. AT 530 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODLAND TO 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND NEAR GRINNELL. ANAOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF HAYS NEAR LA CROSSE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYS..JUST TO THE EAST OF NESS CITY. MOVMENT WAS SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF COLBY FROM 15 MILES EAST OF GOODLAND TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS..GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:04 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
KSZ001-002-004-005-007-008-250130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 600 PM MDT (700 PM CDT) WED JUN 24 1992 ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 11PM MDT FOR MOST OF WESTERN KANSAS.. AT 600 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODLAND TO 10 MILES NORTH OF SCOTT CITY TO 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYS NEAR NESS CITY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS 10 MItLES NORTH OF SCOTT CITY NEAR THE SCOTT COUNTY LAKE AND 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SCOTT CITY..JUST TO THE SOUTH OF BEELER. BRIEF HEAVY RAINS..GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. FREIBURGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Teller | 58 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.