Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 83, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2015, 6:38 PM CST for Norton County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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
- Nov 16, 2015, 6:38 PM CST (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2015, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Norton County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 6:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lenora, KS | WINDOWS AND GARAGE DOORS BLOWN OUT/DAMAGED AT THE COOP. SIMILAR DAMAGE AND OTHER MINOR BUILDING DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED IN THE TOWN. |
| Nov 16, 6:55 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 6 S Norton, KS | |
| Nov 16, 7:08 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Norton, KS | |
| Nov 16, 7:12 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Norton, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:34 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1374 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KGLD 170038
TORGLD
KSC137-170115-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0083.151117T0038Z-151117T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
638 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NORTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 715 PM CST
* AT 638 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LENORA...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
NORTON...LENORA AND CALVERT.
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 3957 9996 3957 10012 3986 10002 3985 9963
3982 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 212DEG 41KT 3961 10003
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
HUSTED2 follow-up statements
209
WWUS53 KGLD 170053
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
653 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
KSC137-170115-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-151117T0115Z/
NORTON KS-
653 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
NORTON COUNTY...
AT 652 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF NORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTON AND CALVERT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3964 9987 3966 10004 3986 10000 3985 9963
3982 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 215DEG 36KT 3972 9992
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
HUSTED831
WWUS53 KGLD 170101
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
701 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
KSC137-170115-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-151117T0115Z/
NORTON KS-
701 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
NORTON COUNTY...
AT 701 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 659 PM CST...GOLF BALL
SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 6 MILES SOUTH OF NORTON.
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...
NORTON AND CALVERT.
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 3968 9985 3969 9998 3986 9996 3985 9963
3982 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 214DEG 36KT 3978 9986
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 6:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 6:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Sheridan | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 6:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 19 min |
| Nov 16, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 52 min |
| Nov 16, 6:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 6:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 33 min |
| Nov 16, 6:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 7:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan | 52 min |
| Nov 16, 7:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 7:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 7:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 7:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 27 min |
| Nov 16, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 25 min |
| Nov 16, 7:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 8:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 20 min |
| Nov 16, 8:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Norton | 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.