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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Goodland, KS

June 26, 2017Gove County, Logan County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2017, 6:51 PM CDT for Gove County, Logan 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: Jun 26, 2017, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

Counties Gove County, KS, Logan County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 26, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

955 
WFUS53 KGLD 262351
TORGLD
KSC063-109-270015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0025.170626T2351Z-170627T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
651 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Logan County in west central Kansas...
  West central Gove County in west central Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT
    
* At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 12 miles south of Monument, or 13 miles south of
  Oakley, moving southeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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
  southeastern Logan and west central Gove 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.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Goodland.

&&

LAT...LON 3898 10098 3899 10081 3893 10081 3878 10072
      3874 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 332DEG 6KT 3894 10092 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

Buller

1 follow-up statement

193 
WWUS53 KGLD 270004
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
704 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

KSC063-270014-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170627T0015Z/
Gove KS-
704 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GOVE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. **! Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3889 10100 3889 10082 3877 10082 3874 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 359DEG 17KT 3883 10093 

$$

KSC109-270015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170627T0015Z/
Logan KS-
704 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY...
    
At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Scott State Lake, moving south at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and softball 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
southeastern Logan 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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3889 10100 3889 10082 3877 10082 3874 10103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 359DEG 17KT 3883 10093 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

Buller

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Norton	40 min
Jun 26, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	46 min
Jun 26, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan	39 min
Jun 26, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Graham, Norton	30 min
Jun 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Rawlins	45 min
Jun 26, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Decatur, Sheridan	60 min
Jun 26, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sheridan	51 min
Jun 26, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	24 min
Jun 26, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Logan, Sheridan, Thomas	40 min
Jun 26, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Thomas	29 min
Jun 26, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Gove, Sheridan	33 min
Jun 26, 6:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove, Logan, Thomas	37 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.