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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS

May 9, 2015Gove County, Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 9, 2015, 8:51 PM CDT for Gove County, Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 min. 5 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 9, 2015, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Gove County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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 9, 8:51 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 S Grinnell, KS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 1 MILE SOUTH OF GRINNELL.
May 9, 9:01 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Nw Grinnell, KS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF GRINNELL.
May 9, 9:12 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Ene Angelus, KS	STORM CHASER REPORTS A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NORTHEAST OF OAKLEY.
May 9, 9:23 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 N Angelus, KS	SPOTTER REPORTS A LARGE WEDGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND 1 MILE NORTH OF ANGELUS.
May 9, 9:33 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Se Menlo, KS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS A LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH AN INTERMITTENT SMALL TORNADO AS WELL.

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
May 9, 12:55 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 330 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 5.1

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The text

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

214 
WFUS53 KGLD 100151
TORGLD
KSC063-179-193-100230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0021.150510T0151Z-150510T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
851 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 851 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GRINNELL...
  MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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...
  GRINNELL AND ANGELUS. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 90.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 10056 3907 10078 3932 10078 3934 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 181DEG 21KT 3913 10063 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DR

4 follow-up statements

835 
WWUS53 KGLD 100152
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
852 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC063-179-193-100230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0230Z/
GOVE KS-THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-
852 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GOVE...SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN
COUNTIES...
    
AT 852 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER GRINNELL...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRINNELL AND ANGELUS. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 90.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3907 10056 3907 10078 3932 10078 3934 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 181DEG 21KT 3914 10063 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DR

358 
WWUS53 KGLD 100205
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
905 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC063-100215-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0230Z/
GOVE KS-
905 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GOVE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3913 10053 3913 10078 3932 10078 3934 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 178DEG 19KT 3919 10065 

$$

KSC179-193-100230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0230Z/
THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-
905 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 905 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF
GRINNELL...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
GRINNELL AND ANGELUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3913 10053 3913 10078 3932 10078 3934 10044
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 178DEG 19KT 3919 10065 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DR

155 
WWUS53 KGLD 100217
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
917 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC179-193-100230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0230Z/
THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-
917 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL THOMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 917 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
GRINNELL...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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...
ANGELUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 10061 3917 10074 3932 10078 3934 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 201DEG 18KT 3923 10066 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DR

438 
WWUS53 KGLD 100220
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
920 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC179-193-100230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150510T0230Z/
THOMAS KS-SHERIDAN KS-
920 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL THOMAS AND SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 920 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MENLO...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF GRINNELL...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANGELUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 10061 3917 10074 3932 10078 3934 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 181DEG 21KT 3925 10066 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 7:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Gove, Graham, Sheridan	25 min
May 9, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan	45 min
May 9, 7:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Graham, Sheridan	21 min
May 9, 8:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas	45 min
May 9, 8:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	6 hr
May 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	31 min
May 9, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	47 min
May 9, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Wallace	55 min
May 9, 9:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	Sheridan, Thomas	24 min
May 9, 9:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Sherman	3 hr
May 9, 9:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	GLD	Sheridan, Thomas	34 min
May 9, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	23 min
May 9, 10:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	41 min
May 9, 10:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Cheyenne	3 hr
May 9, 10:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Decatur	32 min
May 9, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	30 min
May 9, 10:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Decatur	27 min
May 9, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Thomas	33 min
May 9, 11:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	23 min
May 9, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	20 min
May 9, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	10 min
May 10, 4:27 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas	30 hr
May 10, 3:35 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 4 more	41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.