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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2007, 9:42 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 48 min. 4 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
- May 4, 2007, 9:42 PM MDT (03:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2007, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:13 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Yuma, CO | |
| May 4, 10:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Yuma, CO | |
| May 4, 10:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | Yuma, CO | |
| May 4, 10:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 S Yuma, CO |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 5:36 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 1202 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 761 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 050342 TORGLD COC125-050430- /O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0048.070505T0342Z-070505T0430Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 942 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST COLORADO... * UNTIL 1030 PM MDT * AT 938 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABARR...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HEARTSTRONG...ECKLEY AND CLARKVILLE 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. 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 3956 10281 3957 10248 4044 10245 4043 10279 $$ MENTZER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGLD 050349 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 949 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 COC125-050430- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070505T0430Z/ YUMA CO- 949 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR WESTERN YUMA COUNTY... AT 943 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YUMA...OR ABOUT 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... YUMA AROUND 1000 PM MDT... ECKLEY AROUND 1015 PM MDT... CLARKVILLE AROUND 1030 PM MDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3956 10281 3957 10248 4044 10245 4043 10279 $$ MENTZER
000 WWUS53 KGLD 050401 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1000 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 COC125-050430- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070505T0430Z/ YUMA CO- 1000 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR WESTERN YUMA COUNTY... AT 959 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF YUMA...OR ABOUT 24 MILES EAST OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... YUMA AROUND 1010 PM MDT... ECKLEY AROUND 1025 PM MDT... A TORNADO WARNING BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND GET TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3956 10281 3957 10248 4044 10245 4043 10279 $$ MENTZER
000 WWUS53 KGLD 050420 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1018 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 COC125-050430- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-070505T0430Z/ YUMA CO- 1018 PM MDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR WESTERN YUMA COUNTY... AT 1015 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF YUMA OR ABOUT 24 MILES EAST OF AKRON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABARR. YET ANOTHER STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABARR. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ECKLEY AND CLARKVILLE THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3956 10281 3957 10248 4044 10245 4043 10279 $$ MENTZER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 58 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 31 min |
| May 4, 9:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 33 min |
| May 4, 10:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 34 min |
| May 4, 10:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 38 min |
| May 4, 11:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 59 min |
| May 5, 12:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 24 min |
| May 5, 12:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 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.