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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2015, 9:27 PM CDT for Logan County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 4 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
- Jun 5, 2015, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Logan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 9:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Winona, KS | RELAYED VIA THE SPOTTER NETWORK. LARGE STOVEPIPE TORNADO OBSERVED. |
| Jun 5, 9:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Winona, KS | LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. RELAYED VIA THE SPOTTER NETWORK. |
| Jun 5, 9:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Monument, KS | EAST WALL OF SHED IN PAGE CITY BLOWN OUT. SLEEPER BLOWN OFF OLD SEMI. ESTIMATED TIME OF REPORT. |
| Jun 5, 9:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 W Monument, KS | CONE TORNADO OBSERVED AT COUNTY ROAD 290 AND US 40. |
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 5, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 584 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2194 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
646
WFUS53 KGLD 060227
TORGLD
KSC109-060300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0067.150606T0227Z-150606T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
927 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 927 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WINONA...OR 19
MILES WEST OF OAKLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO EAST OF WINONA.
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...
WINONA.
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 3903 10128 3913 10121 3911 10107 3896 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 301DEG 11KT 3906 10122
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
LUNDQUIST3 follow-up statements
522
WWUS53 KGLD 060237
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
937 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
KSC109-060300-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150606T0300Z/
LOGAN KS-
937 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...
AT 935 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR WINONA...OR 17 MILES WEST OF OAKLEY...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 935 PM CDT...A RAIN-
WRAPPED TORNADO CONTINUES ON THE GROUND AT THIS TIME EAST
OF WINONA AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 40.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3905 10126 3913 10121 3911 10107 3899 10113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 278DEG 12KT 3906 10118
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
HUSTED459
WWUS53 KGLD 060243
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
943 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
KSC109-060300-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150606T0300Z/
LOGAN KS-
943 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...
AT 942 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF WINONA...OR 16 MILES WEST OF OAKLEY...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THE TORNADO HAS LIFTED BUT
ANOTHER TORNADO COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.
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
NORTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3906 10119 3912 10116 3911 10107 3901 10112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 272DEG 13KT 3907 10115
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
HUSTED600
WWUS53 KGLD 060247
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
947 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
KSC109-060300-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150606T0300Z/
LOGAN KS-
947 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY...
AT 947 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
WINONA...OR 15 MILES WEST OF OAKLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3906 10119 3912 10116 3911 10107 3901 10112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 301DEG 11KT 3906 10113
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 18 min |
| Jun 5, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 8:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 9:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 22 min |
| Jun 5, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 18 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.