Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 48, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2015, 7:59 PM CDT for Decatur County, Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 20 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, 2015, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2015, 8:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Decatur County, KS, Rawlins County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Se Ludell, KS |
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, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1814 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 754 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201
WFUS53 KGLD 050059
TORGLD
KSC039-153-050130-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0048.150605T0059Z-150605T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
759 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
WEST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 759 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUDELL...OR 7 MILES EAST
OF ATWOOD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
LUDELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
GOODLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 10059 3957 10094 3957 10096 3983 10103
3991 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 324DEG 13KT 3980 10091
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
BULLER2 follow-up statements
928
WWUS53 KGLD 050111
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
811 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015
KSC039-153-050130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-150605T0130Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-
811 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS AND WEST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTIES...
AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUDELL...OR 8 MILES EAST OF
ATWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS AND WEST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTIES. NUMEROUS
LARGE HAIL REPORTS WITH THIS STORM HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AT 755 PM CDT
THE LARGEST HAIL...TENNIS BALL SIZE...WAS REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT NEAR LUDELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 10059 3957 10094 3957 10096 3981 10099
3991 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 288DEG 10KT 3980 10087
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
BULLER615
WWUS53 KGLD 050119
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
819 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015
KSC039-153-050129-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-150605T0130Z/
RAWLINS KS-DECATUR KS-
819 PM CDT THU JUN 4 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS AND WEST CENTRAL
DECATUR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GOODLAND.
LAT...LON 3972 10059 3957 10094 3957 10096 3981 10099
3991 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 324DEG 13KT 3979 10084
$$
BULLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 67 min |
| Jun 4, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 9:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 10:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Gove | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 9 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 17 min |
| Jun 5, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 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.