Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2008, 5:02 PM CDT for Gove County, Kansas. It was in force for 58 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
- May 5, 2008, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Gove County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 5, 5:15 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 13 Ssw Gove, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KGLD 052203
SVRGLD
KSC063-052300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0021.080505T2202Z-080505T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
502 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 500 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 24 MILES SOUTH OF
GOVE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MONUMENT ROCKS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
QUINTER AROUND 555 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 111.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
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 3913 10015 3879 10014 3869 10032 3869 10079
3871 10079 3912 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 227DEG 33KT 3865 10061
$$
SFJ/DDT4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KGLD 052216
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
416 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008
KSC063-052300-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080505T2300Z/
GOVE KS-
516 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR GOVE COUNTY...
AT 513 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTH OF GOVE...OR 14 MILES EAST OF THE MONUMENT
ROCKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
QUINTER AROUND 555 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 111.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GOODLAND.
LAT...LON 3913 10015 3879 10014 3869 10032 3869 10079
3871 10079 3912 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 227DEG 33KT 3874 10049
$$
SFJ/DDT000
WWUS53 KGLD 052230
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
428 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008
KSC063-052300-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080505T2300Z/
GOVE KS-
528 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR GOVE COUNTY...
AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF GOVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 38 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
QUINTER AROUND 555 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 111.
AT 515 PM CDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GOVE. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
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 3913 10015 3879 10014 3869 10032 3869 10079
3871 10079 3912 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 227DEG 33KT 3881 10039
$$
SFJ/DDT000
WWUS53 KGLD 052242
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
442 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008
KSC063-052300-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080505T2300Z/
GOVE KS-
542 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR GOVE COUNTY...
AT 538 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOVE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 37 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 111.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GOODLAND.
LAT...LON 3913 10015 3879 10014 3869 10032 3869 10079
3871 10079 3912 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 230DEG 32KT 3881 10024
$$000
WWUS53 KGLD 052252
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
451 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2008
KSC063-052301-
/O.EXP.KGLD.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080505T2300Z/
GOVE KS-
551 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GOVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 500
PM MDT/600 PM CDT/...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 111.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS LEFT THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3913 10015 3879 10014 3869 10032 3869 10079
3871 10079 3912 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 230DEG 32KT 3886 10016
$$
SFJ/DDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 55 min |
| May 5, 6:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 53 min |
| May 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.