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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 1, 1994, 6:58 PM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 1994, 6:58 PM MDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 1994, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 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, 1.0 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
- 693 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCOS 020059 TORCOS COC041-020130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 658 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLORADO SPRINGS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO ...NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY AT 655 PM MDT A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF PETERSON AFB IN EASTERN COLORADO SPRINGS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA EXTENDING TO THE NORTHEAST INTO ELKBERT COUNTY COLORADO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH 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. &
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.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Oct 1, 2:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 2:29 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
229 PM MDT (329 PM CDT) SAT OCT 1 1994
RECOMMENDATIONS:
FOR NW KS...WOULD GO WITH SMLR GROUPINGS THAT HAVE CURRENTLY.
MINS ARND 50 NW CORNER TO 50-55 RMNDR OF AREA...50-70%
CHC TON NE WINDS 10-15 MPH. MAXES MID 60S NW CORNER TO
ARND 70 RMNDR...20% WRN PTN(WRN 8 CNTYS) AND 50% RMNDR
...MOSTLY CLOUDY...N-NE WND 10-15 MPH.
FOR EXTRM SW NE...ONLY RCMD IS HAVE 40-50 PERCENT POPS THRU TOMR.
FOR ECTNRL CO...CURRENT FCST ON TRACK NO MAJOR RCMDS.
DISCUSSION:
FCST PROBLEM THROUGH TOMORROW IS CHC OF PCPN. COLLECTIVELY...ALL
THE MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITN. HWVR...THERE ARE SOME
MINOR DIFFERENCES BTWN THEM. BASED ON CURRENT SFC AND SATL ANAL...WOULD
HAVE TO FAVOR THE ETA/AVN SOLN OVR NGM. BASED ON THE ABV...SFC WNDS
AND LOW LVL MSTR ARE MORE IN LINE WITH THE ETA/AVN. NGM APPEARS TO HAVE
OVERDONE THOSE TWO ELEMENTS INTO A BETTER UPSLOPE SITN THAN OTHER TWO
MODELS.
AS FAR AS INCMG UPR LOW AND VORT PATTERN...MDLS NOT TOO FAR OFF IN SOLN
THROUGH TOMORROW. HWVR...NGM THRU THIS AFTN APPEARS TOO SLOW WITH VORT
MAX AND S/W NOW OVR WRN CO AND TOO FAR NORTH WITH LOW POSN NOW OVR
CNTRL WY. BEYOND THIS AFTN...ALL MODELS VERY SMLR IN UPR AIR PATTERN.
EVEN THOUGH ENTIRE CWA SHOULD HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT PCPN...BASED ON SATL
AND SFC ANAL NE CO AND WRN NE WILL HAVE THE BEST UPSLOPE AND MORE
DIFLUENCE ALOFT. MOS POPS FOR ENTIRE AREA ARE IN THE BALLPARK.
BOTH ETA/NGM TIME SCTNS START DRYING OUT AREA ARND MIDDAY...AND BASED
ON SFC ANAL AM LEANING TWRD THE FASTER DRYING TREND OF THE ETA.
BASED ON REPORTED MINS THIS MRNG...2-3C DROPS IN 850 TEMPS...AND DROPS
IN 850-700 MB THICKNESS...CURRENT MIN FCST LOOKS GOOD. MAXES TOMORROW
WILL BE TRICKY AND DEPEND WHEN/IF THE CLDS BREAK. ALL THINGS
CONSIDERED ATTM...WOULD STAY AT OR BELOW MOS.
GLD 48/65 52 HLC 54/69 65
CBK 49/66 52 MCK 50/64 55
TRB 52/72 52 5C0 48/63 66
BULLERIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 6:41 PM MDT, 17 minutes before
COZ090>092-020145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 641 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY IN COLORADO... AT 635 PM MDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SOME SMALL HAIL WAS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF FLAGLER COLORADO OR 70 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF GOODLAND KANSAS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY OF NORTHERN KIT CARSON COUNTY UNTIL 710 PM MDT. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE SOME MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 6:42 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
COZ090>092-020145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 641 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY IN COLORADO... AT 635 PM MDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SOME SMALL HAIL WAS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF FLAGLER COLORADO OR 70 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF GOODLAND KANSAS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTY OF NORTHERN KIT CARSON COUNTY UNTIL 710 PM MDT. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE SOME MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. BOYLE
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 6:47 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
COZ090>092-020145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 641 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY IN COLORADO... AT 635 PM MDT A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE SOME SMALL HAIL WAS MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF KIT CARSON COUNTY ABOUT 15 TO 20 MILES NORTH OF FLAGLER COLORADO OR 70 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF GOODLAND KANSAS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER OPEN COUNTRY OF NORTHERN KIT CARSON COUNTY UNTIL 710 PM MDT. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING MAY STRIKE SOME MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT CLOUD. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN EVEN THOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM IS NOT DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. BOYLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 57 min |
| Oct 1, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Elbert | 49 min |
| Oct 1, 8:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | El Paso | 35 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.