Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 49, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 9, 2011, 6:56 PM MDT for Sherman County, Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 9, 2011, 6:56 PM MDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2011, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Sherman County, KS, Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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 9, 7:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 11 S Goodland, KS | |
| Jul 9, 7:35 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 0 | 9 S Goodland, KS | ESTIMATED 80 TO 90 MPH WIND. QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jul 9, 7:35 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 90 | 9 S Goodland, KS | ESTIMATED 80 TO 90 MPH WIND. QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
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 9, 2:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1822 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WFUS53 KGLD 100056 TORGLD KSC181-199-100200- /O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0049.110710T0056Z-110710T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 656 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... NORTHERN WALLACE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 800 PM MDT * AT 652 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF KANORADO...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 30. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 153 AND 169. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3927 10204 3936 10149 3908 10148 3905 10205 TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 260DEG 13KT 3915 10202 HAIL 1.75IN $$ 024
3 follow-up statements
938 WWUS53 KGLD 100116 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 716 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 KSC199-100125- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110710T0200Z/ WALLACE KS- 716 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WALLACE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3929 10193 3936 10149 3913 10148 3913 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 260DEG 13KT 3920 10184 $$ KSC181-100200- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110710T0200Z/ SHERMAN KS- 716 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... AT 710 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF RULETON...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF EXCESS OF 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 30. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 169. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3929 10193 3936 10149 3913 10148 3913 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 260DEG 13KT 3920 10184 HAIL 1.75IN $$ 024
104 WWUS53 KGLD 100131 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 731 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 KSC181-100200- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110710T0200Z/ SHERMAN KS- 731 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... AT 728 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 30. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 157 AND 169. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3929 10193 3936 10149 3913 10148 3913 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 260DEG 13KT 3926 10171 HAIL 1.75IN $$ 024
199 WWUS53 KGLD 100145 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 745 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 KSC181-100154- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110710T0200Z/ SHERMAN KS- 745 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS THUNDERSTORM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM MDT. LAT...LON 3929 10193 3936 10149 3913 10148 3913 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 260DEG 13KT 3927 10165 $$ 024
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 68 min |
| Jul 9, 6:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 59 min |
| Jul 9, 7:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 67 min |
| Jul 10, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 36 min |
| Jul 10, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 37 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.