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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Goodland, KS

May 7, 2016Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2016, 6:33 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 27 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
May 7, 2016, 6:33 PM MDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Yuma County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 7, 6:49 PM MDTHAIL 13 N Alvin, CO

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 7, 12:31 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 2016-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2016-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -86 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

721 
WFUS53 KGLD 080033
TORGLD
COC125-080100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0011.160508T0033Z-160508T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
633 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...

* UNTIL 700 PM MDT
    
* AT 632 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 16 MILES NORTH OF WRAY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
           PRODUCING TORNADOES AND TORNADO DAMAGE. 

  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...
  ALVIN.

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 4044 10205 4026 10205 4025 10221 4044 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 192DEG 16KT 4030 10214 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HUSTED
2 follow-up statements
034 
WWUS53 KGLD 080047
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
647 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

COC125-080100-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160508T0100Z/
YUMA CO-
647 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY...
    
AT 647 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRETE...OR 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WRAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
ALVIN.

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 4027 10205 4029 10222 4044 10230 4044 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 210DEG 17KT 4034 10207 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HUSTED
225 
WWUS53 KGLD 080052
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
652 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

COC125-080100-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160508T0100Z/
YUMA CO-
652 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN YUMA COUNTY...
    
AT 652 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRETE...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HOLYOKE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS
         REPORTED AT 650 PM MDT JUST NORTH OF ALVIN. 

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...
ALVIN.

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 4027 10205 4029 10222 4044 10230 4044 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 192DEG 16KT 4036 10206 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HUSTED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 6:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDYuma43 min
May 7, 6:10 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGLDYuma35 min
May 7, 6:58 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDYuma20 min
May 8, 2:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson24 min
May 8, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson19 min
May 8, 2:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson16 min
May 8, 2:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson15 min
May 8, 2:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDKit Carson48 min
May 8, 2:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson17 min
May 8, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson17 min
May 8, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDKit Carson12 min
May 8, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma12 min
May 8, 4:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma16 min
May 8, 4:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDYuma11 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.