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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2009, 7:32 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 16 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
- Jul 20, 2009, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 N Goodland, KS | 1 INCH HAIL |
| Jul 20, 7:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 79 | 12 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:33 PM CDT | HAIL 4.25 | 12 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:39 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 72 | Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 79 | 12 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:41 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 12 N Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:42 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:44 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 W Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 20, 7:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goodland, KS | BROKEN GARAGE WINDOW |
| Jul 20, 7:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Goodland, KS | BROKEN VEHICLE WINDOW |
| Jul 20, 8:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 12 N Goodland, KS | 14 INCH LIVE TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH 4.25 INCH HAIL AND 79 MPH WINDS REPORTED. |
| Jul 20, 8:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 S Edson, KS | |
| Jul 20, 8:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Goodland, KS | 3-4 INCH LIVE TREE BRANCHES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 5:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3234 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 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 210032
TORGLD
KSC023-181-199-210115-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0021.090721T0032Z-090721T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
632 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RULETON...GOODLAND...EDSON...
NORTHERN WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 715 PM MDT/815 PM CDT/
* AT 629 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5
MILES NORTH OF GOODLAND...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF WHEELER...MOVING
SOUTH AT 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO WIDESPREAD WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT AND TENNIS
BALL SIZE HAIL ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THIS WARNING
INCLUDES THE CITY OF GOODLAND.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODLAND AND 9 MILES WEST OF EDSON AROUND 655 PM MDT...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 32.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 191.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 100 AM MDT TUESDAY
MORNING/200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING/ FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING/200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING/
FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 10144 3912 10148 3904 10148 3904 10196
3922 10195 3943 10191 3965 10183 3962 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 007DEG 32KT 3955 10167
$$
JRM2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KGLD 210037
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
637 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
KSC023-181-199-210115-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090721T0115Z/
CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN KS-WALLACE KS-
637 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT/815 PM CDT/
FOR NORTHERN WALLACE...SHERMAN AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTIES...
AT 634 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODLAND...MOVING
SOUTH AT 30 MPH. 80 MPH WINDS AND BLOWING DIRT WILL CREATE ZERO
VISIBILITY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF
YOU ARE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE BE PREPARED FOR ZERO VISIBILITY
CONDITIONS.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EDSON AROUND 645 PM MDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT TUESDAY
MORNING/200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING/ FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING/200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING/
FOR EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3922 10144 3912 10148 3904 10148 3904 10196
3922 10195 3943 10191 3965 10183 3962 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 349DEG 26KT 3939 10167
$$
JRM000
WWUS53 KGLD 210050
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
650 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
KSC023-210058-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090721T0115Z/
CHEYENNE KS-
750 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS LEFT THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3955 10145 3922 10144 3912 10148 3904 10148
3904 10196 3922 10195 3943 10191 3955 10186
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 347DEG 26KT 3931 10163
$$
KSC181-199-210115-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090721T0115Z/
SHERMAN KS-WALLACE KS-
650 PM MDT MON JUL 20 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN
WALLACE AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...
AT 647 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODLAND...MOVING
SOUTH AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL
DRIVEN AT WIND SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH AND ZERO VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING
DIRT ARE ALSO OCCURING WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS
PATH...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY AROUND 700 PM MDT
RURAL NORTHEASTERN WALLACE COUNTY AROUND 710 PM MDT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS RESULTING IN AREAS OF
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DIRT. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL AND BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3955 10145 3922 10144 3912 10148 3904 10148
3904 10196 3922 10195 3943 10191 3955 10186
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 347DEG 26KT 3931 10163
$$
JRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Sherman, Wallace | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 34 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.