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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2008, 1:29 PM MDT for Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 61 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 8, 2008, 1:29 PM MDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2008, 2:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greeley County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 8, 1:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 1 S Selkirk, KS | SPOTTER WAS 7-8 MILES NORTH OF SELKIRK LOOKING SOUTH. |
| May 8, 1:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 S Selkirk, KS | SPOTTER WAS 7-8 MILES NORTH OF SELKIRK LOOKING SOUTH. |
| May 8, 1:49 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Sse Selkirk, KS | FIRST TORNADO OBSERVED FROM 137 PM MDT TO 146 MDT MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST. SECOND TORNADO DEVELOPED AT APPROXIMATELY 149 PM MDT |
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 8, 1:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1243 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 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 081928
TORGLD
KSC071-203-082030-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0009.080508T1929Z-080508T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
229 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT/230 PM MDT/
* AT 224 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTH OF SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTH OF LEOTI AROUND 300 PM CDT...
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.
LAT...LON 3830 10168 3851 10170 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10134 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 271DEG 15KT 3839 10153
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KGLD 081934
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
133 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2008
KSC071-203-082030-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080508T2030Z/
WICHITA KS-GREELEY KS-
233 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT/230 PM MDT/
FOR EAST CENTRAL GREELEY AND CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTIES...
AT 229 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3836 10166 3848 10158 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10134 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 271DEG 15KT 3839 10151
$$
AEP000
WWUS53 KGLD 081946
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
145 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2008
KSC071-203-082030-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080508T2030Z/
WICHITA KS-GREELEY KS-
245 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT/230 PM MDT/
FOR EAST CENTRAL GREELEY AND CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTIES...
AT 143 PM MDT/243 PM CDT/...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO
REPORT A TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SELKIRK
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1
INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3836 10166 3848 10158 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10134 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 271DEG 09KT 1549 14643
$$
AEP000
WWUS53 KGLD 081954
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
153 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2008
KSC071-203-082030-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080508T2030Z/
WICHITA KS-GREELEY KS-
253 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT/230 PM MDT/
FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GREELEY AND CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTIES...
AT 147 PM MDT/247 PM CDT/...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING 5 MILES SOUTH OF
SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. SEVERAL TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED
WITH THIS STORM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEOTI
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE
INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3834 10156 3849 10156 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10134 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 271DEG 9KT 1545 14440
$$000
WWUS53 KGLD 081959
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
158 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2008
KSC203-082030-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080508T2030Z/
WICHITA KS-
258 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WICHITA COUNTY...
AT 157 PM MDT/257 PM CDT/...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEOTI
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE
INCH HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3834 10156 3848 10156 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10135 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 271DEG 9KT 1541 14240
$$
AEP000
WWUS53 KGLD 082023
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
223 PM MDT THU MAY 8 2008
KSC203-082033-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080508T2030Z/
WICHITA KS-
323 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WICHITA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 230
PM MDT/330 PM CDT/...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER
APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER.
LAT...LON 3834 10156 3848 10156 3852 10136 3838 10128
3836 10131 3832 10135 3829 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 271DEG 9KT 1541 14234
$$
AEPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 39 min |
| May 8, 2:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 47 min |
| May 8, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 60 min |
| May 8, 2:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 55 min |
| May 8, 2:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 43 min |
| May 8, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Wallace | 18 min |
| May 8, 3:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wichita | 30 min |
| May 8, 3:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 24 min |
| May 8, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 49 min |
| May 8, 3:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 36 min |
| May 8, 3:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Wichita | 50 min |
| May 8, 4:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 28 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.