Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 36, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 1994, 11:31 PM CDT for Logan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 1994, 11:31 PM CDT (04:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Logan County, KS, Thomas County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Colby, KS | Tornado observed by spotters knocked down power poles and moved south into Logan County. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 090431 TORGLD KSC193-109-090530- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1031 PM MDT (1131 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM MDT (1230 AM CDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST KANSAS ...SOUTHERN THOMAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY AT 1128 CDT GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLBY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL PASS OVER MONUMENT BY 1205 PM CDT. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
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
Local storm report, Jun 8, 8:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 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, 9:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 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, 9:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 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 TORNADOSpecial weather statement, Jun 8, 10:40 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
NEZ079>081-090445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 940 PM MDT (1040 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994 ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... AT 940 PM MDT (1040 PM CDT)...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...HOWEVER THE ACTIVITY IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY 2 AM MDT (3 AM CDT). BARKER
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:12 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT)... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 360 FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO FROM ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM FLAGLER COLORADO TO ST FRANCIS KANSAS TO PHILLIPSBURG. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREtA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 359. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TURNER
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:17 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
COZ091-092-KSZ001>005-013>017-027>029-041-042-090530 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1016 PM MDT (1116 PM CDT) WED JUN 8 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL COLORADO UNTIL 4 AM CDT (3 AM MDT)... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 360 FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE REGION. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT PORTION OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO FROM ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM FLAGLER COLORADO TO ST FRANCIS KANSAS TO PHILLIPSBURG. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 359. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TURNER ...CORRECTION TO HEADER...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 69 min |
| Jun 8, 10:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 67 min |
| Jun 8, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 11:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 11:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 55 min |
| Jun 8, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 62 min |
| Jun 9, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 60 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.