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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Goodland, KS

April 27, 2017Sherman County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2017, 5:29 PM MDT for Sherman County, Kansas. It was in force for 11 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: Apr 27, 2017, 5:29 PM MDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2017, 5:40 PM MDT
In force: 11 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.0 in

County Sherman County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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
Apr 27, 5:29 PM MDT	TORNADO	3 Ene Kanorado, KS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 118 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: 1354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

941 
WFUS53 KGLD 272329
TORGLD
KSC181-280000-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0003.170427T2329Z-170428T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
529 PM MDT THU APR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Sherman County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM MDT

* At 529 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles northeast of
  Kanorado, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. 

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado. 

  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...
  Kanorado.

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 2 and 5.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3956 10195 3947 10181 3929 10198 3935 10205
      3940 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 218DEG 19KT 3939 10197 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

JN

1 follow-up statement

292 
WWUS53 KGLD 272340
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
540 PM MDT THU APR 27 2017

KSC181-272350-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170428T0000Z/
Sherman KS-
540 PM MDT THU APR 27 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERMAN 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.  However
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3956 10195 3947 10181 3929 10198 3935 10205
      3940 10205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 218DEG 19KT 3944 10192 

$$

JN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 2:15 PM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	GLD	Greeley, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita	24 hr
Apr 27, 5:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Sherman	36 min
Apr 27, 5:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace	34 min
Apr 27, 5:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Cheyenne, Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita	22 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.