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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 2011, 7:27 PM CDT for Decatur County, Rawlins County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 63 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
- Aug 9, 2011, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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 9, 7:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 N Selden, KS | |
| Aug 9, 8:02 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 13 S Oberlin, KS | |
| Aug 9, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Nne Tasco, KS |
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 9, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 524 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670
WFUS53 KGLD 100027
TORGLD
KSC039-153-179-100130-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0052.110810T0027Z-110810T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
727 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 723 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF HERNDON...AND WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SELDEN...LEOVILLE AND HOXIE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 63 AND 72.
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 3924 10052 3954 10073 3957 10072 3957 10075
3976 10088 3994 10080 3942 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 325DEG 22KT 3971 10074
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
THEDE4 follow-up statements
528
WWUS53 KGLD 100040
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
640 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011
KSC039-153-179-100130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110810T0130Z/
SHERIDAN KS-RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-
740 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR...
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS AND NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM
CDT...
AT 739 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SELDEN...AND WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SELDEN...LEOVILLE AND HOXIE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 63 AND 72.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN GOODLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 3924 10052 3954 10073 3957 10072 3957 10075
3976 10088 3994 10080 3942 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 322DEG 13KT 3967 10068
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
THEDE613 WWUS53 KGLD 100047 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 647 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC153-100057- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110810T0130Z/ RAWLINS KS- 747 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. LAT...LON 3924 10052 3954 10073 3984 10074 3942 10020 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 315DEG 23KT 3964 10062 $$ KSC039-179-100130- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110810T0130Z/ SHERIDAN KS-DECATUR KS- 747 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 744 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SELDEN...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SELDEN...LEOVILLE AND HOXIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3924 10052 3954 10073 3984 10074 3942 10020 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 315DEG 23KT 3964 10062 HAIL 2.75IN $$ THEDE
976 WWUS53 KGLD 100058 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 658 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC039-179-100130- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110810T0130Z/ SHERIDAN KS-DECATUR KS- 758 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 756 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SELDEN...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SELDEN...LEOVILLE AND HOXIE. 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 3924 10052 3954 10073 3984 10074 3942 10020 TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 315DEG 23KT 3959 10056 HAIL 2.75IN $$ THEDE
459 WWUS53 KGLD 100111 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 711 PM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 KSC039-179-100130- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110810T0130Z/ SHERIDAN KS-DECATUR KS- 811 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DECATUR AND EASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... AT 807 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEOVILLE...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOXIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND. && LAT...LON 3957 10057 3968 10054 3942 10020 3924 10052 TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 314DEG 25KT 3951 10045 HAIL 2.75IN $$ THEDE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 39 min |
| Aug 9, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 1:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 56 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.