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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Goodland, KS

July 27, 2018Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2018, 7:54 PM MDT for Greeley County, Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 19 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
Jul 27, 2018, 7:54 PM MDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2018, 8:13 PM MDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Greeley County, KS, Wichita County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 27, 1:04 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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 00:00Z on 2018-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 948 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 00:00Z on 2018-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
948 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

386 
WFUS53 KGLD 280154
TORGLD
KSC071-203-280230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0028.180728T0154Z-180728T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
754 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Wichita County in west central Kansas...
  Southeastern Greeley County in west central Kansas...

* Until 830 PM MDT/930 PM CDT/.
    
* At 754 PM MDT/854 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of
  producing a tornado was located 8 miles southeast of Tribune,
  moving southeast at 15 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Wichita and southeastern Greeley 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3840 10176 3844 10165 3826 10142 3826 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 334DEG 13KT 3838 10166 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

JN
1 follow-up statement
309 
WWUS53 KGLD 280213
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
813 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

KSC071-203-280223-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180728T0230Z/
Wichita KS-Greeley KS-
813 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA AND SOUTHEASTERN
GREELEY COUNTIES 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
small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000 PM CDT/ for
west central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3840 10176 3844 10165 3826 10142 3826 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 334DEG 13KT 3832 10162 

$$

JN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman57 min
Jul 27, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDLogan, Wallace34 min
Jul 27, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita47 min
Jul 27, 7:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGreeley, Wichita56 min
Jul 27, 7:56 PM MDTTornado WarningGLDWichita23 min
Jul 27, 8:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGreeley42 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.