Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1997, 9:54 PM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports 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 11, 1997, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1997, 10:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Graham County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:00 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Hill City, KS | |
| Jun 11, 10:04 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Hill City, KS |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 3005 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 991 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WUUS1 KGLD 120253 RRA SVRGLD KSC065-120340- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 854 PM MDT (954 PM CDT) WED JUN 11 1997 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS * UNTIL 1040 PM CDT (940 PM MDT) * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BOGUE AROUND 1010 PM CDT 9 MILES SOUTH OF BOGUE AROUND 1025 PM CDT HILL CITY AROUND 1008 PM CDT * AT 951 PM CDT...GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY OF HILL CITY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS MARTELLO &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 9:35 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:35 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 835 PM MDT (935 PM CDT) WED JUN 11 1997 IN ADDITION TO HAVING TO UPDATE ZONES TO DROP WATCH...WILL ALSO DROP TSTM CHANCES FOR REST OF CWA SINCE AMS HAS STABILIZED DUE TO COOL OUTFLOW FROM NEBRASKA TSTMS...WARMING AT 700 MB...AND MAIN DYNAMICS HAVING MOVED TO THE EAST. WINDS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND A LTL GUSTY TO DUE TO ABV MENTIONED OUTFLOW. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO DECREASE BUT REMAIN OUT OF NORTH DUE TO TROF AND LOW NOW OVR NEBRASKA TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. WILL ALSO KNOCK MINS DOWN A FEW DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS DUE TO MUCH LOWER DPS OVER AREA FROM THE OUTFLOW...WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT...AND LITTLE IF ANY CLOUDS. GLD 054/086/055/076 0-33 HLC 056/084/060/077 0-23 CBK 055/085/057/077 0-33 MCK 054/083/057/077 0-33 TRB 056/086/057/077 0-33 ITR 053/085/057/077 0134 BULLER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
KSZ002>004-014>016-NEZ081-120030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 426 PM MDT WED JUN 11 1997 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS... A MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND FOR THOMAS...RAWLINS... DECATUR...NORTON...GRAHAM...AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KANSAS. IN ADDITION...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GREELEY... WALLACE...WICHITA...LOGAN...AND GOVE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS ALSO UNTIL 9 PM CDT (8 PM MDT) THE KEY TO SURVIVAL IS ADVANCED PLANNING. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE THE SAFEST AREAS OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE...SUCH AS INTERIOR ROOMS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO...CABLE TELEVISION...OR TELEVISION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. BARKER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
KSZ027-028-041-042-120150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 644 PM MDT WED JUN 11 1997 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE ATMOSPHERE HAS STABALIZED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND IS NO LONGER CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. WALLACE...LOGAN...WICHITA...AND GREELEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH. RAWLINS...DECATUR...NORTON...THOMAS...SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...AND GOVE COUNTIES IN KANSAS...AND RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... REMAIN IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BARKER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
KSZ027-028-041-042-120150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 644 PM MDT WED JUN 11 1997 ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... THE ATMOSPHERE HAS STABALIZED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL KANSAS AND IS NO LONGER CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. WALLACE...LOGAN...WICHITA...AND GREELEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TORNADO WATCH. RAWLINS...DECATUR...NORTON...THOMAS...SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...AND GOVE COUNTIES IN KANSAS...AND RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... REMAIN IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. BARKER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 9:12 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
KSZ002>004-014>016-029-NEZ081-120320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 813 PM MDT WED JUN 11 1997 ...TORNADO WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE TORNADO WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR RED WILLOW COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND RAWLINS...THOMAS...DECATUR...NORTON... SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...AND GOVE COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST KANSAS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD STILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS NORTON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME STABLE ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY MORE THUNDERSTORMS FROM DEVELOPING OVER THE REST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. BULLER
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 9:13 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
KSZ002>004-014>016-029-NEZ081-120320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 813 PM MDT WED JUN 11 1997 ...TORNADO WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE TORNADO WATCHES THAT WERE IN EFFECT FOR RED WILLOW COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND RAWLINS...THOMAS...DECATUR...NORTON... SHERIDAN...GRAHAM...AND GOVE COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST KANSAS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD STILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS NORTON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES...HOWEVER THESE STORMS SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME STABLE ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY MORE THUNDERSTORMS FROM DEVELOPING OVER THE REST OF NORTHWEST KANSAS...EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 10:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Graham | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 65 min |
| Jun 12, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 66 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.