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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Goodland, KS
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.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:04 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
JN1 follow-up statement
309
WWUS53 KGLD 280213
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
813 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018
KSC071-203-280223-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180728T0230Z/
Wichita KS-Greeley KS-
813 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA AND SOUTHEASTERN
GREELEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000 PM CDT/ for
west central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3840 10176 3844 10165 3826 10142 3826 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 334DEG 13KT 3832 10162
$$
JNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 7:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wichita | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 8:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.