Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 75, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2016, 12:10 AM MDT for Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 8 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 28, 2016, 12:10 AM MDT (06:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2016, 12:18 AM MDT
- In force
- 8 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Greeley County, KS, Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
819
WFUS53 KGLD 280610
TORGLD
KSC071-203-280645-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1210 AM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1245 AM MDT/145 AM CDT/
* AT 1210 AM MDT/110 AM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRIBUNE...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY AND SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA COUNTIES.
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 3835 10166 3840 10157 3826 10138 3826 10160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0610Z 320DEG 24KT 3834 10157
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JN1 follow-up statement
967
WWUS53 KGLD 280618
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1218 AM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
KSC071-203-280628-
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GREELEY KS-WICHITA KS-
1218 AM MDT THU JUL 28 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY AND SOUTHWESTERN
WICHITA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3835 10166 3840 10157 3826 10138 3826 10160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0617Z 320DEG 24KT 3830 10152
$$
JNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 8:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 9:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| Jul 27, 9:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 9:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 9:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 22 min |
| Jul 27, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 48 min |
| Jul 27, 9:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 17 min |
| Jul 27, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 10:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 10:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 22 min |
| Jul 27, 10:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 10:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 10:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 10:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 20 min |
| Jul 27, 10:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 19 min |
| Jul 27, 10:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 14 min |
| Jul 27, 10:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 10:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 10:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wallace | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 10:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 11:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 11:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 11:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Wallace | 20 min |
| Jul 27, 11:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 11:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 10 min |
| Jul 27, 11:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 11:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 11:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 11:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 15 min |
| Jul 27, 11:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Wallace | 2 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace, Wichita | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 11:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 11:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:01 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 14 min |
| Jul 28, 12:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 16 min |
| Jul 28, 12:12 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 18 min |
| Jul 28, 12:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 12:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 12:20 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 12:33 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 20 min |
| Jul 28, 12:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 12:45 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 9 min |
| Jul 28, 1:02 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 13 min |
| Jul 28, 1:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 16 min |
| Jul 28, 1:53 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 22 min |
| Jul 28, 2:05 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 2:43 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 3:23 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 4:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 9:33 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 10:17 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 10:20 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 10:56 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 11:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 2:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton | 39 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.