Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 1995, 3:08 PM CST for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 1995, 3:08 PM CST (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 1995, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wichita County, KS
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 261 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 252109 TORGLD KSC203-252145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 208 PM MST (308 PM CST) SAT MAR 25 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM MST (345 PM CST) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ...NORTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTY AT 307PM CST A SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO IN LEOTI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. RFF
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 Mar 25, 10:29 AM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 10:29 AM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...DRAFT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 929 AM MST (1029 AM CST) SAT MAR 25 1995 RECOMMENDATIONS... MAY WANT TO CONSIDER WINTER STORM WATCH KSZ001>002-013>014. KSZ016 MAY NEED TO HAVE HIGHS INCREASED INTO UPPER 60S. DISCUSSION...LATEST AUTOMATED SURFACE DATA FROM JENNINGS AND OAKLEY PLACE FRONT THROUGH THESE LOCATIONS...BUT STILL WEST OF HLC. 00Z ETA DOING BEST ON STRENGTH OF DEVELOPING LOW TO OUR SOUTH BUT A LITTLE FAST...SO THE FRONT MAY MOVE A TAD MORE EAST BEFORE LOW INTENSIFIES ENOUGH TO HALT PROGRESS. THE FRONT IS ALREADY SUBSTANTIALLY FURTHER EAST THAN 00Z NGM WOULD SUGGEST. HLC ALREADY IN LOW 60S AND SHOULD CLIMB SOME TODAY WITH THE FRONT LIKELY REMAINING TO THE WEST. MAY NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL GROUPING ALONG THE FRONT (KSZ004-015-028)...AND THEN GO WARMER GROUP 2. DDC SOUNDING VERY IMPRESSIVE ALREADY THIS MORNING WITH LIFTED INDEX OF -4. MODIFYING FOR HLC GIVE VALUES AT 12Z ALREADY -6. BOUNDARY SHOULD ONCE AGAIN FIRE UP TODAY AND MENTION OF SEVERE NEAR AND EAST OF FRONT IN CURRENT PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD. CURRENT RAIN TO SNOW CONVERSION HANDLED WELL IN CO AND NEB ZNS... HOWEVER WITH PLENTY OF DYNAMICS ON THE WAY WOULD EXPECT CONVERSION TO OCCUR EARLIER THAN 850 TEMPS WOULD SUGGEST. MAY NEED TO HIT SNOW HARDER FOR TONIGHT EXTREME NW KS. WINTER STORM WATCH MAY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR NORTHWESTERN FOUR COUNTIES. THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE MARGINAL... WINDS AND THE MILD WEATHER OF LATE MAY WARRENT THE WATCH. THIS WOULD ALSO BLEND NICELY WITH CURRENT WATCHES IN EFFECT IN CO AND NEB. NEW ETA HAS ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES FROM 00Z RUN...THOUGH IT INTIALIZED THE SURFACE LOW TOO WEAK. NEW ETA QPF ESTIMATES EVENT PRECIP 0.8-1.0 AT GLD WITH MOST FALLING OVERNIGHT. GLD 47/28 6+ HLC 66/39 +8 CBK 48/31 7+ MCK 58/35 +8 TRB 48/34 68 5C0 47/30 47 TURNER/BARKER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 11:30 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
COZ090>092-NEZ079-080-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1030 AM MST (1130 AM CST) SAT MAR 25 1995 ...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE STORM TODAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. AS THE STORM INTENSIFIES...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD INITIALLY TAKE THE FORM OF RAIN. AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FUNNEL INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING... THE RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH...AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO...SNOW. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY EVEN BE OCCASIONALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WITH THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED...DRIFTS WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN EASTERN COLORADO AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT OR SUNDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRESS WARMLY AND MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. YOU MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS...BOOSTER CABLES...A SHOVEL...BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED ON THE ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. FREIBURGER
Special weather statement, Mar 25, 11:53 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
COZ090>092-NEZ079>081-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-252155- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1052 AM MST (1152 AM CST) SAT MAR 25 1995 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES CHEYENNE CO CHEYENNE KS DECATUR KS DUNDY NE GOVE KS GRAHAM KS GREELEY KS HITCHCOCK NE KIT CARSON CO LOGAN KS NORTON KS RAWLINS KS RED WILLOW NE SHERIDAN KS SHERMAN KS THOMAS KS WALLACE KS WICHITA KS YUMA CO SYNOPSIS: THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST KANSAS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA DRIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM AROUND OBERLIN TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOVE KANSAS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. TURNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 12:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 54 min |
| Mar 25, 12:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 12:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 53 min |
| Mar 25, 1:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 55 min |
| Mar 25, 1:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 60 min |
| Mar 25, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 55 min |
| Mar 25, 5:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 54 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.