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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2007, 6:17 PM MDT for Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 min. 6 reports 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
- Mar 28, 2007, 6:17 PM MDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2007, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:49 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 6:49 PM MDT | TORNADO | 8 Se Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 6:53 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 6:53 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:08 PM MDT | TORNADO | 5 E Goodland, KS | |
| Mar 28, 7:15 PM MDT | TORNADO | 8 Ne Goodland, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:59 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 3911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 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 290016 TORGLD KSC181-199-290115- /O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0004.070329T0017Z-070329T0115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 617 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... NORTH CENTRAL WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 715 PM MDT * AT 614 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO 20 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTH OF SHARON SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GOODLAND AROUND 645 PM MDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 27. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 149 AND 185. IF YOU ARE AT HOME...SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT IF POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3901 10185 3900 10161 3954 10151 3955 10183 $$ KILLINGSWORTH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGLD 290033 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 633 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 KSC199-290043- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070329T0115Z/ WALLACE KS- 633 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WALLACE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 156. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3913 10184 3913 10159 3954 10151 3955 10183 $$ KSC181-290115- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070329T0115Z/ SHERMAN KS- 633 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY... AT 629 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GOODLAND AROUND 655 PM MDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 27. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 185. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. LAT...LON 3913 10184 3913 10159 3954 10151 3955 10183 $$ KILLINGSWORTH
000 WWUS53 KGLD 290054 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 654 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 KSC181-290115- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070329T0115Z/ SHERMAN KS- 654 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY... AT 649 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GOODLAND AROUND 700 PM MDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 27. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 185. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. LAT...LON 3913 10184 3913 10159 3954 10151 3955 10183 $$ KILLINGSWORTH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 6:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 6:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 6:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 7:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 7:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 7:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 8:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 8:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| Mar 28, 8:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 8:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 8:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 8:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 9:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 9:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 10:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 19 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.