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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 8, 2011, 5:41 PM CDT for Cheyenne County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. 4 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
- Aug 8, 2011, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2011, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cheyenne County, KS, Rawlins County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 5:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bird City, KS | ESTIMATED 65 TO 70 MPH WINDS. 6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BROKE OFF. |
| Aug 8, 6:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bird City, KS | POWER LINES DOWN IN BIRD CITY |
| Aug 8, 6:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Bird City, KS | HOUSE LOST ROOF |
| Aug 8, 6:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mcdonald, KS | TREE BLOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 36. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 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
- 3738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 WFUS53 KGLD 082241 TORGLD KSC023-153-082330- /O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0050.110808T2241Z-110808T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 541 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF BENKELMAN...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BIRD CITY AND MCDONALD. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 37. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3958 10119 3957 10160 4000 10174 4001 10148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 334DEG 39KT 3994 10158 HAIL 1.75IN $$ THEDE
4 follow-up statements
387 WWUS53 KGLD 082252 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 452 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011 KSC023-153-082330- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110808T2330Z/ RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS- 552 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF BIRD CITY...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BIRD CITY AND MCDONALD. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 38. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3958 10119 3957 10160 4000 10174 4001 10148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 334DEG 39KT 3983 10151 HAIL 1.75IN $$ THEDE
531 WWUS53 KGLD 082302 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 602 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 KSC023-153-082330- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110808T2330Z/ RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS- 602 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BIRD CITY...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF AT LEAST 75 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 38. 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. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3958 10119 3957 10160 4000 10174 4001 10148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 334DEG 39KT 3974 10146 HAIL 1.75IN $$ THEDE
340 WWUS53 KGLD 082311 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 511 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011 KSC023-153-082330- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110808T2330Z/ RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS- 611 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 608 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BIRD CITY...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 38. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3958 10119 3957 10160 4000 10174 4001 10148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 334DEG 39KT 3963 10139 HAIL 1.75IN $$ THEDE
100 WWUS53 KGLD 082323 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 523 PM MDT MON AUG 8 2011 KSC023-153-082333- /O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110808T2330Z/ RAWLINS KS-CHEYENNE KS- 623 PM CDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT/630 PM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT OR 1 AM CDT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3958 10119 3957 10160 4000 10174 4001 10148 TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 334DEG 39KT 3952 10132 $$ THEDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 4:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 18 min |
| Aug 8, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 63 min |
| Aug 8, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 44 min |
| Aug 8, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 55 min |
| Aug 8, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 56 min |
| Aug 8, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 53 min |
| Aug 8, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 19 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.