Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 69, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 13, 2016, 4:51 AM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 2016, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2016, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Graham County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted.
146
WFUS53 KGLD 130951
TORGLD
KSC065-131015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0069.160713T0951Z-160713T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
451 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT
* AT 451 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF VODA...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
SAINT PETER.
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 3913 10004 3919 10010 3927 10004 3913 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 298DEG 18KT 3919 10001
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
0073 follow-up statements
902
WWUS53 KGLD 130958
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
458 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
KSC065-131015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160713T1015Z/
GRAHAM KS-
458 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY...
AT 458 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF VODA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10001 3919 10007 3925 10002 3913 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0958Z 298DEG 18KT 3917 9997
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
007539
WWUS53 KGLD 131006
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
506 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
KSC065-131015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160713T1015Z/
GRAHAM KS-
506 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY...
AT 506 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF WAKEENEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM 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.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3913 9991 3916 9996 3920 9992 3913 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 1006Z 290DEG 28KT 3915 9984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
007477
WWUS53 KGLD 131013
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
513 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
KSC065-131021-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160713T1015Z/
GRAHAM KS-
513 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
515 AM CDT...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
MUCH OF GRAHAM COUNTY THROUGH 515 AM CDT.
LAT...LON 3913 9991 3916 9996 3920 9992 3913 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 298DEG 18KT 3915 9984
$$
007The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 2:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 3:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 46 min |
| Jul 13, 4:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 23 min |
| Jul 13, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.