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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Oct 7, 2011, 11:38 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2011, 11:38 PM CDT (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2011, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1533 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538
WFUS53 KGLD 080438
TORGLD
KSC203-080515-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0065.111008T0438Z-111008T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1138 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYDIA...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARIENTHAL.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10148 3827 10149 3832 10144 3869 10113
3827 10112 3826 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 213DEG 60KT 3829 10127
HAIL 1.25IN
$$
ROBINSON3 follow-up statements
056
WWUS53 KGLD 080452
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1052 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011
KSC203-080515-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-111008T0515Z/
WICHITA KS-
1152 PM CDT FRI OCT 7 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WICHITA
COUNTY UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MARIENTHAL...AND WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3826 10148 3827 10149 3832 10144 3869 10113
3827 10112 3826 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 213DEG 60KT 3848 10110
HAIL 1.25IN
$$
ROBINSON059 WWUS53 KGLD 080501 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1201 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 KSC203-080515- /O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-111008T0515Z/ WICHITA KS- 1201 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WICHITA COUNTY UNTIL 1215 AM CDT... AT MIDNIGHT CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTT STATE LAKE...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... 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. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 3845 10133 3869 10113 3827 10112 3826 10113 TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 213DEG 60KT 3862 10098 HAIL 1.50IN $$ ROBINSON
123 WWUS53 KGLD 080513 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1113 PM MDT FRI OCT 7 2011 KSC203-080523- /O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-111008T0515Z/ WICHITA KS- 1213 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN WICHITA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM MDT/1215 AM CDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3845 10133 3869 10113 3827 10112 3826 10113 TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 213DEG 60KT 3877 10085 $$ ROBINSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 37 min |
| Oct 7, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas | 21 min |
| Oct 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 37 min |
| Oct 7, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 18 min |
| Oct 7, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 35 min |
| Oct 7, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 31 min |
| Oct 7, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Wichita | 6 hr |
| Oct 7, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 29 min |
| Oct 7, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 41 min |
| Oct 7, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 17 min |
| Oct 7, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 25 min |
| Oct 7, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 12 min |
| Oct 7, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 18 min |
| Oct 7, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 35 min |
| Oct 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 30 min |
| Oct 7, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Wichita | 54 min |
| Oct 7, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 64 min |
| Oct 7, 10:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan | 4 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 34 min |
| Oct 7, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 49 min |
| Oct 7, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 44 min |
| Oct 7, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 40 min |
| Oct 7, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 48 min |
| Oct 8, 12:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 3 hr |
| Oct 8, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 49 min |
| Oct 8, 12:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 27 min |
| Oct 8, 12:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan | 37 min |
| Oct 8, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 38 min |
| Oct 8, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 34 min |
| Oct 8, 2:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Sheridan and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 8, 10:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GLD | Norton | 26 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.