Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 1994, 9:00 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 1994, 9:00 PM MDT (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 1994, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Greeley County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 3341 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1406 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 070300 TORGLD KSC071-070400- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 900 PM MDT MON JUN 6 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...SOUTHERN GREELEY COUNTY AT 856 PM MDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF TRIBUNE OR 25 MILES NORTH OF SYRACUSE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL PASS OVER RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GREELEY COUNTY. SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED WITH THE STORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM ALSO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A STAIRWELL 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. &
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 6, 4:06 PM MDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
COZ090>092-062305- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 405 PM MDT MON JUN 6 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER EAST CENTRAL COLORADO... AT 355 PM MDT (455 PM CDT)...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CHEYENNE COUNTY OF COLORADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILD HORSE...AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL PUT THE STORM INTO AROYA BY 430 PM MDT. SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNER IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BULLER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:48 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
COC017-063-070015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 448 PM MDT MON JUN 6 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN COLORADO... AT 445 PM MDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS TO 30 MILES WEST OF BURLINGTON. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEYENNE WELLS. MOVEENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. J THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SIEBERT AND VONA BY 500 PM MDT...AND INTO FIRST VIEW BY 530 PM. TURNER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:01 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
COZ090>092-NEZ079>081-KSZ001>005-013>017-027>029-041-042-070305- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 801 PM MDT (901 PM CDT) MON JUN 6 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT OR (1 AM CDT)... AT 755 PM MDT (855 PM CDT) GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING 20 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM BENKELMAN NEBRASKA SOUTH TO SELKIRK IN GREELEY COUNTY IN KANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF ATWOOD IN RAWLINS COUNTY AND 10 MILES NORTH OF LEOTI IN WICHITA COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAINS...STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL MAY BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IF THREATING WEATHER APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER AND NOTIFY YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. JENNER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:19 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
COZ090>092-070320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 819 PM MDT MON JUN 6 1994 ...THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 339 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR YUMA...KIT CARSON AND CHEYENNE COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... AT 810 PM MDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO. THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEB*RASKA. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND UNLESS RE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. JENNER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:32 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
KSZ001-013-027-070335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 832 PM MDT (932 PM CDT) MON JUN 6 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER CONTINUES FOR PART OF NORTHWEST KANSAS EXCEPT FOR SHERMAN...CHEYENNE AND WALLACE COUNTIES... AT 830 PM MDT (930 PM CDT) SHERMAN...CHEYENNE AND WALLACE COUNTIES WERE DROPPED FROM THE WATCH AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 15 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM ATWOOD SOUTH THROUGH RUSSELL SPRINGS THEN SOUTHWEST TOWARDS LEOTI. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING MAY BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THbUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. JENNER
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:36 PM MDT, 24 minutes before
KSZ001-013-027-070335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION TO LINE 1.... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 832 PM MDT (932 PM CDT) MON JUN 6 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 339 CONTINUES FOR PART OF NORTHWEST KANSAS EXCEPT FOR SHERMAN...CHEYENNE AND WALLACE COUNTIES... AT 830 PM MDT (930 PM CDT) SHERMAN...CHEYENNE AND WALLACE COUNTIES WERE DROPPED FROM THE WATCH AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 15 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM ATWOOD SOUTH THROUGH RUSSELL SPRINGS THEN SOUTHWEST TOWARDS LEOTI. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME HAIL...STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING MAY BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. AT SIGNSz OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. JENNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 58 min |
| Jun 6, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 57 min |
| Jun 6, 6:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 7:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley | 61 min |
| Jun 6, 9:05 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wichita | 55 min |
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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.