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Tornado Warning 80, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Sep 3, 2016, 7:13 PM CDT for Graham County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 3, 2016, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Graham County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 7:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Ne Morland, KS | A FEW BRIEF FUNNELS REPORTED. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 713 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.9
The text
As transmitted.
121
WFUS53 KGLD 040013
TORGLD
KSC065-040045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0080.160904T0013Z-160904T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
713 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF MORLAND...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
HILL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
MORLAND.
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 3944 9981 3934 10011 3943 10016 3957 10008
3957 10001
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 222DEG 8KT 3942 10009
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
HUSTED1 follow-up statement
954
WWUS53 KGLD 040031
SVSGLD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
KSC065-040045-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-160904T0045Z/
GRAHAM KS-
731 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...
AT 731 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORLAND...OR 10 MILES WEST OF HILL
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3936 10006 3942 10012 3950 10008 3957 10001
3944 9981
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 258DEG 9KT 3942 10003
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
HUSTEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 52 min |
| Sep 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 10 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 13 min |
| Sep 3, 8:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham | 9 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 23 min |
| Sep 3, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 13 min |
| Sep 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 9:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Norton | 8 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 19 min |
| Sep 3, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 25 min |
| Sep 3, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 10 min |
| Sep 3, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 29 min |
| Sep 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 10 min |
| Sep 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 21 min |
| Sep 3, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 26 min |
| Sep 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 12 min |
| Sep 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 46 min |
| Sep 3, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 22 min |
| Sep 4, 1:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GLD | Norton | 41 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 24 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley | 67 min |
| Sep 4, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 17 min |
| Sep 4, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 28 min |
| Sep 4, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 6 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 62 min |
| Sep 4, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 23 min |
| Sep 4, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 64 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.