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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1994, 8:50 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1994, 8:50 PM MDT (02:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 1994, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kit Carson County, CO
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 090255 COR TORGLD COC063-090345- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 853 PM MDT WED JUN 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO ...WESTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY AT 848 PM MDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 50 MILES SOUTH OF AKRON OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLAGLER. THE STORM PRODUCING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS FLAGLER BY 915 PM MDT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE... GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. TURNER ...CORRECTION TO TEXT...
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 8, 5:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
COZ090>092-NEZ079>081-KSZ001>005-013>017-027>029-041-042-090005-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
506 PM MDT (606 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY UNTIL
6 PM MDT...
...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM MDT (MIDNIGHT
CDT)...
AT 5 PM MDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATED A POSSIBLE
TORNADO 18 MILES NORTH OF YUMA COLORADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN
HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES
NORTH OF YUMA TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF YUMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM MDT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES...ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS INTO LATE EVENING. FOR THIS
REASON A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHEAST COLORADO...
YUMA...KIT CARSON AND CHEYENNE
IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
DUNDY...HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW
IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
CHEYENNE...RAWLINS...SHERMAN AND THOMAS
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN
AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO
OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE T*O SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:49 PM MDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
COZ090>092-NEZ079>081-KSZ001>005-013>017-027>029-041-042-090150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 649 PM MDT (749 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS... AT 645 PM MDT GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES NO SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WATCH AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW DEVELOPING OVER PARTS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA FROM HAGLER NEBRASKA TO MCCOOK NEBRASKA AND THEY WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. AT THIS TIME VERY HEAVY RAINS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND FAIRLY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8 PM MDT (9 PM CDT). JENNER IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
709 PM MDT (809 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994
COUNTY LOCATION TIME-MDT REPORT
COLORADO
YUMA 10 N YUMA 1718 SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS
TORNADO ON GROUND
YUMA 2 NE YUMA 1751 SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTS TORNADO ON
GROUND
YUMA 3 NW ECKLEY 1808 SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS
TORNADO ON GROUND -
TRAFFIC STOPPED ALONG
U.S. HIGHWAY 34 TO
ALLOW PASSAGE
YUMA 2 W WRAY 1820 TORNADO REPORTED BY
RADIO STATION
BARKERLocal storm report, Jun 8, 7:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
709 PM MDT (809 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994
COUNTY LOCATION TIME-MDT REPORT
COLORADO
YUMA 10 N YUMA 1718 SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS
TORNADO ON GROUND
YUMA 2 NE YUMA 1751 SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTS TORNADO ON
GROUND
YUMA 3 NW ECKLEY 1808 SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS
TORNADO ON GROUND -
TRAFFIC STOPPED ALONG
U.S. HIGHWAY 34 TO
ALLOW PASSAGE
YUMA 2 W WRAY 1820 TORNADO REPORTED BY
RADIO STATION
BARKERLocal storm report, Jun 8, 8:50 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
850 PM MDT (950 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994
COUNTY LOCATION TIME-MDT REPORT
COLORADO
YUMA 10 N YUMA 1715 PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO
YUMA 3.5 NE ECKLEY 1715-1730 PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
(1.00 INCH) SIZE HAIL
YUMA 5 N ECKLEY 1720 PUBLIC REPORT OF
TORNADO ON GROUND
YUMA 5 E ECKLEY 1815 1.5 INCH HAIL REPORTED
BY PUBLIC
YUMA 2.5 NE BEECHER ISLAND 1915 PUBLIC REPORT
OF QUARTER (1.00 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
YUMA 4 N BEECHER ISLAND 1920-1935 PUBLIC REPORT OF DIME
(.75 INCH) SIZE HAIL
YUMA 3 S WRAY 1955 GOLFBALL (1.75 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
KANSAS
CHEYENNE 12 NW SAINT FRANCIS 2015 GOLFBALL (1.75 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
RAWLINS 8.5 NNW ATWOOD 2036 PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADOLocal storm report, Jun 8, 8:50 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
850 PM MDT (950 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994
COUNTY LOCATION TIME-MDT REPORT
COLORADO
YUMA 10 N YUMA 1715 PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO
YUMA 3.5 NE ECKLEY 1715-1730 PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
(1.00 INCH) SIZE HAIL
YUMA 5 N ECKLEY 1720 PUBLIC REPORT OF
TORNADO ON GROUND
YUMA 5 E ECKLEY 1815 1.5 INCH HAIL REPORTED
BY PUBLIC
YUMA 2.5 NE BEECHER ISLAND 1915 PUBLIC REPORT
OF QUARTER (1.00 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
YUMA 4 N BEECHER ISLAND 1920-1935 PUBLIC REPORT OF DIME
(.75 INCH) SIZE HAIL
YUMA 3 S WRAY 1955 GOLFBALL (1.75 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
KANSAS
CHEYENNE 12 NW SAINT FRANCIS 2015 GOLFBALL (1.75 INCH)
SIZE HAIL
RAWLINS 8.5 NNW ATWOOD 2036 PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 6:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 7:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 7:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 8:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 8:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 10:39 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 10:50 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 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.