Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 1998, 10:36 PM CDT for Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- May 22, 1998, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1998, 11:25 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sheridan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 11:02 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Tasco, KS | |
| May 22, 11:12 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Hoxie, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KGLD 230336 RRA TORGLD KSC179-230425- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 936 PM MDT (1036 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL AND EASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS * UNTIL 1125 PM CDT (1025 PM MDT) * AT 1035 PM CDT... GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOXIE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... STUDELY AROUND 1040 PM CDT GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR! VJN/KPL
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 May 22, 3:10 PM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:10 PM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 210 PM MDT (310 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 ...MAIN FCST CHALLENGE IS CONVECTION TONIGHT... ETA AND AVN INITIALIZED WELL...BOTH WERE EXCELLENT AT 5H. ETA/AVN WERE BOTH GOOD AT SFC...WHILE NGM WAS TOO DEEP ON THE LOW OVER KS AT 12Z. BY 18Z ETA WAS BEST AT SFC AS IT INDICATED DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO. WILL FOLLOW ETA THIS PACKAGE. WV SATELLITE SHOWS A VORT MAX MOVING INTO CENTRAL CO WHICH IS FIRING TRW ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. THIS FIRST WAVE WILL TRIGGER CONVECTION OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF FA BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. WITH SFC LOW DEEPENING OVER EASTERN CO LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE BEST MOISTURE CONVERGENCE FROM NE CO ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF FA. Q VECTOR ANALYSIS SHOWS STRONGEST CONVERGENCE OVER THETA E RIDGE ACROSS EASTERN FA BY 00Z. WENT HIGHEST POPS NRN AND ERN FA FOR THESE REASONS. UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH SOME OUTFLOW COOLED AIR OVER FA...SO EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP OVER ALL BUT FAR SRN ZONES. WITH CLOUDS AND E WINDS MOST OF THE NIGHT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY ABOVE FWC/FAN NUMBERS. UPPER LEVEL LOW KICKS OFF TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON SAT...DRAGGING THE SFC LOW INTO EASTERN KS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS FA EARLY SAT MORNING. ALTHOUGH Q VECTOR ANALYSIS INDICATES BEST FORCING OVER EASTERN KS BY 12Z...THINK THAT WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SAT MORNING OVER EASTERN ZONES. PRECIPITATION ENDS BY SAT AFTERNOON WITH DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE PERIODS. CAA BEHIND SFC LOW KEEPS 850/700 THICKNESSES 30M LOWER THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON PER ETA/AVN. PREFER FAN NUMBERS OVER SLIGHTLY WARMER FWC. .GLD...NONE MLC/TURNER
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 8:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
742 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0735 PM BENKELMAN NE FLOODING
05/22/98 DUNDY WATER OVER CURBS. LAW
ENFORCEMENT STRANDED.
0844 PM 14 S ST FRANCIS KS TORNADO
05/22/98 CHEYENNE OBSERVED FROM NWS OFFICESpecial weather statement, May 22, 9:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
KSZ004-014>016-230810- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 812 PM MDT (912 PM CDT) FRI MAY 22 1998 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR WESTERN KANSAS UNTIL 3 AM CDT... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS POSTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 3 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...NORTON...GRAHAM...SHERIDAN...AND THOMAS. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT (1 AM CDT) FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN EASTERN COLORADO...YUMA. IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...DUNDY...HITCHCOCK AND RED WILLOW. IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...CHEYENNE...RAWLINS AND DECATUR.
Local storm report, May 22, 9:51 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
851 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0716 PM BENKELMAN NE 1 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 DUNDY
0735 PM ST FRANCIS KS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 CHEYENNE
0740 PM 15 SE ST FRANCIS KS TORNADO
05/22/98 CHEYENNE ON GUST FRONT
0750 PM 17 NNE GOODLAND ARPT KS TORNADO
05/22/98 CHEYENNE SECOND TORNADO FROM THIS
STORM
0754 PM 10 E BURLINGTON CO 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 KIT CARSON
0756 PM 3 S MC DONALD KS TORNADO
05/22/98 RAWLINS SPOTTER REPORT
0757 PM 10 E BURLINGTON CO TORNADO
05/22/98 KIT CARSON DISSIPATED AT 803 PM MDT
0805 PM 7 NW ATWOOD KS 2.5 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 RAWLINS HAIL ENDED 810 MDT
0807 PM 10 S MC DONALD KS 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 RAWLINS
0815 PM 7 SW ATWOOD KS 1 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 RAWLINS
0820 PM 2 S ATWOOD KS 1 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 RAWLINS
0823 PM BENKELMAN NE FLOODING
05/22/98 DUNDY SEVERE FLOODING OF
BASEMENTS. 3 TO 4 FT OF
WATER ON STREETS.
0840 PM 8 N COLBY KS .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS
0841 PM 4 N COLBY KS .88 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS ALSO WALL CLOUDLocal storm report, May 22, 9:58 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
858 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0805 PM 9 S STRATTON NE .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 HITCHCOCK
0857 PM 2 E COLBY KS 1 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS VIA HAM RADIO SPOTTERLocal storm report, May 22, 9:58 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
858 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0805 PM 9 S STRATTON NE .75 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 HITCHCOCK
0857 PM 2 E COLBY KS 1 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS VIA HAM RADIO SPOTTERLocal storm report, May 22, 10:12 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KANSAS
912 PM MDT FRI MAY 22 1998
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0840 PM 4 N COLBY KS .88 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS
0900 PM 4 E COLBY KS .88 INCH HAIL
05/22/98 THOMAS
0906 PM CEDAR BLUFFS KS 90 MPH TSTM GUST
05/22/98 DECATURThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 65 min |
| May 22, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 31 min |
| May 22, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 65 min |
| May 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 49 min |
| May 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 65 min |
| May 22, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 48 min |
| May 22, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 63 min |
| May 22, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 78 min |
| May 22, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 77 min |
| May 22, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 79 min |
| May 22, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Graham | 51 min |
| May 22, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 47 min |
| May 22, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 45 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 33 min |
| May 23, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 76 min |
| May 23, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 67 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.