Tornado Warning 4, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Apr 15, 2016, 4:41 PM MDT (22:41 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2016, 5:15 PM MDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

County Kit Carson County, CO

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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160 
WFUS53 KGLD 152241
TORGLD
COC063-152315-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0004.160415T2241Z-160415T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
441 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...

* UNTIL 515 PM MDT
    
* AT 441 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF BETHUNE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  STRATTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  BURLINGTON AND BETHUNE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 70 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 425 AND 440.
 HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 183 AND 190.

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 3908 10242 3915 10257 3936 10247 3933 10219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 208DEG 24KT 3919 10244 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

JN

863 
WWUS53 KGLD 152253
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
453 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

COC063-152315-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160415T2315Z/
KIT CARSON CO-
453 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN KIT CARSON COUNTY...
    
AT 452 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BETHUNE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
BURLINGTON AND BETHUNE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 70 IN COLORADO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 425 AND 440.
 HIGHWAY 385 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 183 AND 190.

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 3908 10242 3915 10257 3936 10247 3933 10219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 208DEG 24KT 3926 10239 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

JN

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