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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2016, 4:08 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 23 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
- May 7, 2016, 4:08 PM MDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2016, 4:31 PM MDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 4:14 PM MDT | TORNADO | 4 N Heartstrong, CO | BRIEF TORNADO. |
| May 7, 4:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 4 N Heartstrong, CO | LASTED 5 MINUTES. |
| May 7, 4:26 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | Eckley, CO | |
| May 7, 4:32 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 2 E Eckley, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 12:31 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -219 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
531
WFUS53 KGLD 072208
TORGLD
COC125-072245-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0006.160507T2208Z-160507T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
408 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN COLORADO...
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT
* AT 408 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF ECKLEY...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
YUMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
ECKLEY AND HEARTSTRONG.
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 3990 10253 3994 10262 4012 10255 4010 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 206DEG 28KT 3997 10254
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTED3 follow-up statements
819
WWUS53 KGLD 072215
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
415 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
COC125-072245-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160507T2245Z/
YUMA CO-
415 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
YUMA COUNTY...
AT 415 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF ECKLEY...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YUMA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ECKLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3997 10251 3998 10256 4012 10255 4010 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 205DEG 20KT 4000 10252
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTED326
WWUS53 KGLD 072219
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
419 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
COC125-072245-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160507T2245Z/
YUMA CO-
419 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
YUMA COUNTY...
AT 418 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF ECKLEY...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YUMA...
MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 414 PM MDT...A TORNADO WAS
REPORTED BY STORM CHASERS 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YUMA.
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...
ECKLEY.
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 3997 10251 3998 10256 4012 10255 4010 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 193DEG 15KT 4001 10253
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HUSTED624
WWUS53 KGLD 072231
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
431 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
COC125-072240-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160507T2245Z/
YUMA CO-
431 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3997 10251 3998 10256 4012 10255 4010 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 206DEG 28KT 4010 10247
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 48 min |
| May 7, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 49 min |
| May 7, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 51 min |
| May 7, 3:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 10 min |
| May 7, 3:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 17 min |
| May 7, 3:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 39 min |
| May 7, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 37 min |
| May 7, 3:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 48 min |
| May 7, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 13 min |
| May 7, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 23 min |
| May 7, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 46 min |
| May 7, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 30 min |
| May 7, 4:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 22 min |
| May 7, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 49 min |
| May 7, 5:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 30 min |
| May 7, 5:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 24 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.