Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2006, 2:15 PM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2006, 2:15 PM MDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2006, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 3, 2:30 PM MDT | TORNADO | 7 Sw Sharon Springs, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4019 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KGLD 032015 TORGLD KSC199-032100- /O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0004.060603T2015Z-060603T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 215 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 300 PM MDT * AT 211 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHARON SPRINGS AROUND 225 PM MDT... 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALLACE AROUND 255 PM MDT... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO HAS BEEN OBSERVED OR INDICATED BY RADAR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND COVER UP. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGLD 032027 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 227 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 KSC199-032100- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060603T2100Z/ WALLACE KS- 227 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY... AT 225 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WALLACE BY 245 PM MDT... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
000 WWUS53 KGLD 032029 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 229 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 KSC199-032100- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060603T2100Z/ WALLACE KS- 229 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY... AT 225 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESKAN...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHARON SPRINGS BY 255 PM MDT... WALLACE BY 300 PM MDT... 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. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
000 WWUS53 KGLD 032037 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 237 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 KSC199-032100- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060603T2100Z/ WALLACE KS- 237 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY... AT 235 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SHARON SPRINGS BY 255 PM MDT... WALLACE BY 300 PM MDT... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
000 WWUS53 KGLD 032048 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 248 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 KSC199-032100- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060603T2100Z/ WALLACE KS- 248 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY... AT 244 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON SPRINGS... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WALLACE BY 255 PM MDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. AT 230 PM MDT THE WALLACE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHARON SPRINGS. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
000 WWUS53 KGLD 032056 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 257 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 KSC199-032107- /O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060603T2100Z/ WALLACE KS- 257 PM MDT SAT JUN 3 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WALLACE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 300 PM MDT... THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3897 10147 3896 10205 3869 10205 3870 10147 $$ THEDE
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.