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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Goodland, KS

August 10, 2017Gove County, Graham County, Sheridan County, Kansas

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.

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 2:10 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Quinter, KSDELAYED REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. LARGE TREE SPLIT IN TWO. TIME APPROXIMATED.
Aug 10, 2:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Saint 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 520 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2017-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
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

$$

Husted
2 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

$$

Husted
308 
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 

$$

Husted

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSheridan34 min
Aug 10, 4:13 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryGLDDecatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Norton and 4 more6 hr
Aug 10, 8:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDSherman24 min
Aug 10, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDLogan44 min
Aug 10, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne46 min
Aug 10, 10:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins30 min
Aug 10, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins45 min
Aug 10, 11:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGLDGreeley, Logan, Sherman, Wallace, Wichita11 hr
Aug 10, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins35 min
Aug 10, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDRawlins27 min
Aug 10, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas40 min
Aug 10, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman36 min
Aug 10, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSheridan39 min
Aug 10, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Thomas, Wallace64 min
Aug 10, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Graham, Sheridan57 min
Aug 10, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace57 min
Aug 10, 2:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDGraham, Sheridan6 hr
Aug 10, 2:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDLogan35 min
Aug 10, 2:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGLDLogan3 hr
Aug 10, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Wichita42 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.