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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2017, 2:05 PM CDT for Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports 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
- Aug 10, 2017, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2017, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 4.0 in
Counties Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Sheridan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Quinter, KS | DELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LARGE TREE SPLIT IN TWO. TIME APPROXIMATED. |
| Aug 10, 2:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Saint Peter, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KGLD 101905
TORGLD
KSC063-065-179-101930-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0031.170810T1905Z-170810T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
205 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
Northeastern Gove County in west central Kansas...
Southwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 230 PM CDT
* At 205 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of Quinter, moving southeast at 30
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.
* 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 10015 3904 10015 3914 10030 3929 10016
3913 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 304DEG 27KT 3918 10016
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN
$$
Husted2 follow-up statements
676
WWUS53 KGLD 101917
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
217 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
KSC063-179-101926-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-170810T1930Z/
Sheridan KS-Gove KS-
217 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHEASTERN
GOVE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3913 10016 3922 10016 3924 10013 3921 9997
3913 9980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 302DEG 26KT 3914 10007
$$
KSC065-101930-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-170810T1930Z/
Graham KS-
217 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...
At 216 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northwest of Voda, moving southeast at 30 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.
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 10016 3922 10016 3924 10013 3921 9997
3913 9980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 302DEG 26KT 3914 10007
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN
$$
Husted308
WWUS53 KGLD 101928
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
228 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
KSC065-101938-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-170810T1930Z/
Graham KS-
228 PM CDT THU AUG 10 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
230 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However large
hail, wind gusts to 70 mph and heavy rain are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
northwestern and west central Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southern Graham County.
LAT...LON 3913 10016 3922 10016 3924 10013 3921 9997
3913 9980
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 304DEG 27KT 3910 9999
$$
HustedThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:13 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 8:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 10:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 11:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita | 11 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 12:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 64 min |
| Aug 10, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 2:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 2:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Logan | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Wichita | 42 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.