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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Goodland, KS

June 5, 2014Greeley County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2014, 12:45 AM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 5, 2014, 12:45 AM MDT (06:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2014, 1:15 AM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.5 in

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Greeley County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 11:06 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr
Jun 4, 5:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 168 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2014-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

047 
WFUS53 KGLD 050645
TORGLD
COC017-KSC071-050715-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0009.140605T0645Z-140605T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1245 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...
  NORTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM MDT

* AT 1241 AM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF
  ARAPAHOE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS         
           REPORTED 4 MILES SOUTH OF CHEYENNE WELLS 10 MINUTES AGO.

  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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN GREELEY AND SOUTHEASTERN
  CHEYENNE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3856 10205 3861 10205 3861 10227 3870 10223
      3870 10188 3854 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 289DEG 22KT 3865 10218

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HUSTED
2 follow-up statements
653 
WWUS53 KGLD 050659
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1259 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

COC017-KSC071-050715-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140605T0715Z/
CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY KS-
1259 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GREELEY AND
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM MDT...

AT 1258 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF HORACE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED EARLIER 4  
         MILES SOUTH OF CHEYENNE WELLS WITH THIS STORM.

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...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3856 10205 3861 10205 3861 10210 3870 10209
      3869 10188 3854 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 277DEG 20KT 3862 10203

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

HUSTED
109 
WWUS53 KGLD 050711
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
111 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

COC017-KSC071-050721-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140605T0715Z/
CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY KS-
111 AM MDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GREELEY AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM MDT/215 AM
CDT/...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT.

LAT...LON 3856 10205 3861 10205 3861 10210 3870 10209
      3869 10188 3854 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 277DEG 20KT 3861 10195

$$

HUSTED

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 10:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman28 min
Jun 5, 12:37 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wallace53 min
Jun 5, 12:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman, Thomas, Wallace8 min
Jun 5, 12:54 AM MDTTornado WarningGLDGreeley36 min
Jun 5, 1:02 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman, Wallace28 min
Jun 5, 1:08 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove37 min
Jun 5, 1:20 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace55 min
Jun 5, 1:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita51 min
Jun 5, 1:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas49 min
Jun 5, 2:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDWichita20 min
Jun 5, 2:20 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Logan3 hr
Jun 5, 2:32 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove43 min
Jun 5, 2:51 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan3 hr
Jun 5, 3:12 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDTrego33 min
Jun 4, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson33 min
Jun 4, 8:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson46 min
Jun 4, 10:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLincoln17 min
Jun 4, 10:54 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson36 min
Jun 4, 11:23 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson37 min
Jun 4, 11:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson3 hr
Jun 4, 11:58 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDCheyenne47 min
Jun 5, 12:04 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson26 min
Jun 5, 12:26 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson19 min

Nearby

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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.