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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2008, 5:47 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Decatur County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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 22, 2008, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2008, 6:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 5:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | Oberlin, KS | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A TORNADO. POSSIBLE DAMAGE IN OBERLIN |
| May 22, 6:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 N Oberlin, KS | PERSISTED FOR 10 MINUTES |
| May 22, 6:45 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Oberlin, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 8 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 599 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 651 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KGLD 222247
TORGLD
KSC039-153-NEC087-145-222345-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0024.080522T2247Z-080522T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
547 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
RED WILLOW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OBERLIN...MOVING NORTH AT 22 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OBERLIN AROUND 600 PM CDT...
TRAER AROUND 615 PM CDT...
CEDAR BLUFFS AROUND 630 PM CDT...
9 MILES WEST OF DANBURY AROUND 640 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 90.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...AND HAIL UP TO
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4000 10086 4022 10089 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 183DEG 19KT 3977 10059
$$
JRM6 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KGLD 222252
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
452 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC039-153-NEC087-145-222345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
552 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR RED
WILLOW...SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK...NORTHWESTERN DECATUR AND
NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...
AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OBERLIN...MOVING
NORTH AT 33 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES...ANYONE IN ITS PATH....INCLUDINH THE CITY OF
OBERLIN...SHOULD TAKE SHELTER NOW
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TRAER AROUND 600 PM CDT...
CEDAR BLUFFS AROUND 610 PM CDT...
DANBURY AROUND 620 PM CDT...
MCCOOK AND CULBERTSON AROUND 635 PM CDT...
INDIANOLA AROUND 640 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 90.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4000 10086 4022 10089 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 194DEG 28KT 3984 10057
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 222303
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
503 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC039-153-NEC087-145-222345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
603 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR RED
WILLOW...SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK...NORTHWESTERN DECATUR AND
NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...
AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OBERLIN...MOVING
NORTH AT 38 MPH. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CEDAR BLUFFS AROUND 610 PM CDT...
DANBURY AROUND 620 PM CDT...
MCCOOK AND CULBERTSON AROUND 630 PM CDT...
INDIANOLA AROUND 640 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 90.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4000 10086 4022 10089 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 189DEG 33KT 3992 10054
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 222306 RRA
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
505 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC039-153-NEC087-145-222345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
605 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR RED
WILLOW...SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK...NORTHWESTERN DECATUR AND
NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...
AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR
BLUFFS...MOVING NORTH AT 38 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES...AND THE CITY OF CEDAR BLUFFS APPEARS DIRECTLY
IN ITS PATH. ANYONE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE SHELTER NOW
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CEDAR BLUFFS AROUND 610 PM CDT...
DANBURY AROUND 620 PM CDT...
MCCOOK AND CULBERTSON AROUND 635 PM CDT...
INDIANOLA AROUND 640 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 90.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4000 10086 4022 10089 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 189DEG 33KT 3992 10055
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 222316
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
516 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC039-153-NEC087-145-222345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-HITCHCOCK NE-RED WILLOW NE-
616 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR RED
WILLOW...SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK...NORTHWESTERN DECATUR AND
NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES...
AT 612 PM CDT...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CEDAR BLUFFS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE COMMUNITY OF CEDAR
BLUFFS IS DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. TAKE SHELTER NOW
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DANBURY AROUND 625 PM CDT...
MCCOOK AND CULBERTSON AROUND 640 PM CDT...
INDIANOLA AROUND 645 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 90.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4000 10086 4022 10089 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 197DEG 26KT 3999 10053
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 222323
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
523 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC153-NEC087-222333-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
RAWLINS KS-HITCHCOCK NE-
623 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK AND NORTHEASTERN
RAWLINS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4002 10073 4023 10072 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 197DEG 26KT 4004 10051
$$
KSC039-NEC145-222345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
DECATUR KS-RED WILLOW NE-
623 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR RED
WILLOW AND NORTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...
AT 621 PM CDT...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR CEDAR BLUFFS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MCCOOK AROUND 640 PM CDT...
INDIANOLA AROUND 645 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 103.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 90.
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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4002 10073 4023 10072 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 197DEG 26KT 4004 10051
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 222337
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
536 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
KSC039-NEC145-222346-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-080522T2345Z/
DECATUR KS-RED WILLOW NE-
636 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RED WILLOW AND NORTHWESTERN DECATUR
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY TWO OTHER WARNINGS. A TORNADIC
STORM REMAINS OVER CENTRAL RED WILLOW COUNTY...AND ANOTHER TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DRESDEN. REPEATING...TORNADO WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLORADO. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4002 10073 4023 10072 4026 10032 3969 10034
3969 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 197DEG 26KT 4013 10047
$$
JRMWhat 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, 2:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
123 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
.DISCUSSION...
123 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
FORECAST PROBLEMS INTO THE WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO REVOLVE AROUND
STRONG WINDS...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...AND BOUTS OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. SATELLITE SHOWING THAT THE AMPLIFICATION PROCESS
CONTINUES. UPPER LOW NOW HAS NOT ONLY CUT OFF OVER THE GREAT BASIN...
BUT HAS ALSO BEGUN TO RETROGRESS. WITH VERY STRONG RIDGE IN THE
EASTERN PACIFIC AND STRONG CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA RIDGE/LARGE
EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN UPPER LOW...CONTINUE TO EXPECT VERY LITTLE
CHANGE IN THE UPPER FLOW.
ON THIS PACKAGE WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY NEW HIGHLIGHTS. WILL BE TIED
UP WITH SEVERE WEATHER...AND DO NOT WANT TO BURDEN EVENING CREW
WITH UPDATES. WILL HIT THESE PARAMETERS HARD IN THE GRIDS AND
REGULARLY ISSUED PRODUCTS. WILL LET OVERNIGHT CREW DECIDE ON THE
NEED FOR ANY WIND AND FIRE HIGHLIGHTS.
TONIGHT/FRIDAY...DRY LINE HAS SET UP FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST THAN
DEPICTED 24 HOURS AGO. AHEAD OF THIS...LOW LEVEL AIR MASS IS VERY
MOIST WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW ABOVE THIS BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE. STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND JET SEGMENT TO OUR WEST AND
SOUTH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO EXPECT DIFLUENT
FLOW ALOFT TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA. SO EXPECT WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS WITH SEVERE WEATHER ALMOST A DEFINITE. ANOTHER CONCERN
IS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. STORMS THAT FORMED YESTERDAY IN COLORADO
TRAINED OVER THE SAME AREA. EVEN THOUGH STORMS WILL BE MOVING
QUICKLY WOULD EXPECT THE SAME TRAINING AFFECT TODAY WITH A MUCH
MORE MOIST AIR MASS. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION HAS MENTIONED OUR
AREA. SO IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MENTION HEAVY
RAINFALL AS WELL.
SIMILAR SETUP FOR FRIDAY...AND ALL THE WEATHER DEPENDS ON THE
POSITION OF THE DRY LINE. OBVIOUSLY GREATER POPS WILL BE TO NORTH
AND EAST OF THIS FEATURE. WILL BE CLOSE TO ABOVE WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA FOR MOST OF THE AREA. SOME PLACES AGAIN MAY GET CLOSE TO
HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST OF THE DRY LINE MAY NEED A FIRE HIGHLIGHT AS
WELL. WILL BE GOING NEAR TO BELOW GUIDANCE.
FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY...POPS WILL BE ORIENTED FOR THE NIGHT
ACCORDING TO THE BOUNDARY POSITION. WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHER OVER THE
NORTHEAST HALF AGAIN. ON SATURDAY...WHEREVER THE DRY LINE IS WILL BE
DETERMINER FOR POPS...AND WILL PUT IN THE APPROPRIATEPOPS.
SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY...AGAIN NOT A LOT TIME TO LOOK AT THIS. POPS
CHANCE AND COVERAGE WILL BE DETERMINED BY BOUNDARY POSITION.
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...DID NOT SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS
DUE TO CURRENT AND EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER. SOME KIND OF
BOUNDARY WILL BE IN...NEAR OR MOVING THROUGH DURING THIS TIME. ALSO
PERIODIC PIECES OF THE JET AND SHORTWAVE TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH IN
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MAKE FOR SOME KIND OF CHANCE THROUGH THE WHOLE
PERIOD. USED HPC GRIDS AND TWEEKED THEM AT MOST.
THANKS TO ALL FOR COLLABORATION.
BULLER
&&
.AVIATION...
1130 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...STRONG SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AND CONDITIONS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR THROUGH THE FIRST
12 HOURS OF THE TAF PERIOD. AS THE STRATUS BEGINS TO LIFT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE REGION.
KJ
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
123 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
AS STATED ABOVE DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS DUE TO EXPECTED SEVERE
WEATHER...WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...GRIDS AND APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS WILL BE ADJUSTED TO
FIT EXPECTED CONDITIONS. IT WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
SATURDAY...TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
BULLER
&&
GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR
KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ027-041.
NE...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NEZ079>081.
CO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ090.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ253-254.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COZ091-092.
&&
WFO GOODLANDHazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 137 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-231600- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 137 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008 /237 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ...DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON... SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND FAVORABLE INSTABILITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A JOES TO SELKIRK LINE. STORMS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH...HOWEVER IF TRAINING OF STORMS OCCURS...AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE... WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT MAY ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A FLAGLER COLORADO TO RUSSEL SPRINGS KANSAS LINE. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS BURNING CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY THE EASTERN SECTIONS. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A RESULT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED. JRM
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 5:16 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
416 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0414 PM TORNADO 10 NW HOXIE 39.46N 100.57W
05/22/2008 SHERIDAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
SJOHNSONLocal storm report, May 22, 5:17 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
417 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL 3 E OAKLEY 39.13N 100.80W
05/22/2008 M1.50 INCH GOVE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
SJOHNSONLocal storm report, May 22, 5:25 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
425 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM HAIL 1 NW GRINNELL 39.14N 100.64W
05/22/2008 M3.00 INCH SHERIDAN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO 3.5 IN. RELAYED FROM NSSL
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SJOHNSONLocal storm report, May 22, 5:28 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
428 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM HAIL 3 W MENLO 39.36N 100.78W
05/22/2008 E1.75 INCH THOMAS KS TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN
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SJOHNSONLocal storm report, May 22, 5:33 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 PM TORNADO 3 NW GRAINFIELD 39.14N 100.51W
05/22/2008 SHERIDAN KS STORM CHASER
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SJOHNSONLocal storm report, May 22, 5:35 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
435 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM TORNADO 13 SW OBERLIN 39.69N 100.70W
05/22/2008 DECATUR KS PUBLIC
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SJOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Hitchcock | 56 min |
| May 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Dundy | 16 min |
| May 22, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 55 min |
| May 22, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 47 min |
| May 22, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 34 min |
| May 22, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 15 min |
| May 22, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 62 min |
| May 22, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 63 min |
| May 22, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 62 min |
| May 22, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 53 min |
| May 22, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 34 min |
| May 22, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 38 min |
| May 22, 3:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 48 min |
| May 22, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 64 min |
| May 22, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 67 min |
| May 22, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 61 min |
| May 22, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 60 min |
| May 22, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 64 min |
| May 22, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 57 min |
| May 22, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan | 65 min |
| May 22, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 62 min |
| May 22, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 59 min |
| May 22, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 42 min |
| May 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 43 min |
| May 22, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 48 min |
| May 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 22, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 57 min |
| May 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 22, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur | 41 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.