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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2014, 11:58 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 4, 2014, 11:58 PM MDT (05:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2014, 12:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Cheyenne County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:31 AM MDT | TORNADO | 4 S Cheyenne Wells, CO | TORNADO OBSERVED 4 MILES SOUTH OF CHEYENNE WELLS AND 1/4 MILE EAST OF HIGHWAY 385. THIS WAS RELAYED BY COUNTY DISPATCH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:06 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3163 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934
WFUS53 KGLD 050558
TORGLD
COC017-050645-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0008.140605T0558Z-140605T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1158 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
* UNTIL 1245 AM MDT
* AT 1154 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KIT CARSON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING DAMAGE...WITH INJURIES...IN HUGO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FIRSTVIEW...CHEYENNE WELLS AND ARAPAHOE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 162.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 10277 3901 10240 3894 10205 3861 10205
3860 10273 3861 10276 3879 10291
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 301DEG 34KT 3881 10274
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTED3 follow-up statements
932
WWUS53 KGLD 050609
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1209 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
COC017-050645-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T0645Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
1209 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY
UNTIL 1245 AM MDT...
AT 1205 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FIRSTVIEW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FIRSTVIEW...CHEYENNE WELLS AND ARAPAHOE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 162.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3881 10282 3900 10266 3901 10240 3894 10205
3861 10205 3860 10273 3861 10276 3867 10281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 301DEG 34KT 3881 10259
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
HUSTED780
WWUS53 KGLD 050622
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1222 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
COC017-050645-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T0645Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
1222 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY
UNTIL 1245 AM MDT...
AT 1219 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FIRSTVIEW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEYENNE WELLS AND ARAPAHOE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 136 AND 157.
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 3868 10276 3877 10265 3894 10257 3892 10237
3884 10205 3861 10205 3860 10273 3861 10276
3866 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0622Z 301DEG 34KT 3874 10245
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTED022
WWUS53 KGLD 050640
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1240 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
COC017-050649-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140605T0645Z/
CHEYENNE CO-
1240 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1245 AM MDT/145 AM CDT/...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING
WILL EXPIRE. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT.
LAT...LON 3868 10276 3877 10265 3894 10257 3892 10237
3884 10205 3861 10205 3860 10273 3861 10276
3866 10280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 301DEG 34KT 3866 10227
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 8:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 10:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Lincoln | 17 min |
| Jun 4, 10:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 11:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 11:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:04 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 12:26 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 19 min |
| Jun 5, 12:37 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 12:45 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 30 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.