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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2013, 2:48 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 42 min. 6 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
- May 29, 2013, 2:48 PM MDT (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2013, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 9 N Wild Horse, CO | ESTIMATED THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 75-80 MPH THAT ACCOMPAINED THE PING-PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. LASTED 15-20 MINUTES. SAW A GUSTNADO ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HIGH WINDS. ESTIMATED TIME OF REPORT FROM RADAR. |
| May 29, 2:50 PM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | 11 Nne Wild Horse, CO | |
| May 29, 2:50 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 9 N Wild Horse, CO | ESTIMATED TIME OF REPORT FROM RADAR. LASTED 15-20 MINUTES. |
| May 29, 3:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 15 Nne Wild Horse, CO | |
| May 29, 3:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 16 Nnw Firstview, CO | AT COUNTY ROAD FF AND ROAD 28. |
| May 29, 3:40 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 16 Nnw Firstview, CO | AT COUNTY ROAD FF AND ROAD 28. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KGLD 292048
TORGLD
COC017-063-292130-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0013.130529T2048Z-130529T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
248 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 330 PM MDT
* AT 246 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF AROYA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHERN KIT CARSON
COUNTIES.
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 3915 10283 3903 10263 3888 10302 3897 10310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 236DEG 30KT 3895 10301
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
LUNDQUIST2 follow-up statements
663
WWUS53 KGLD 292059
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
259 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013
COC017-063-292130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T2130Z/
CHEYENNE CO-KIT CARSON CO-
259 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON
AND NORTH CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM MDT...
AT 255 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF WILD HORSE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTHERN KIT
CARSON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3893 10292 3902 10300 3915 10283 3903 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 236DEG 30KT 3901 10291
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
LUNDQUIST049 WWUS53 KGLD 292112 SVSGLD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 312 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 COC017-063-292122- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T2130Z/ CHEYENNE CO-KIT CARSON CO- 312 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON AND NORTH CENTRAL CHEYENNE COUNTIES 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. LAT...LON 3893 10292 3902 10300 3915 10283 3903 10263 TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 236DEG 30KT 3907 10279 $$ LUNDQUIST
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 59 min |
| May 29, 2:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 38 min |
| May 29, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 52 min |
| May 29, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 47 min |
| May 29, 2:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 53 min |
| May 29, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 29 min |
| May 29, 3:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 45 min |
| May 29, 3:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 60 min |
| May 29, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 61 min |
| May 29, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 49 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.