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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2018, 8:56 PM CDT for Wichita County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2018, 9:19 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Wichita County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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, 2:04 PM CDT | 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 148 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.
211
WFUS53 KGLD 280156
TORGLD
KSC203-280230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0029.180728T0156Z-180728T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
856 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Wichita County in west central Kansas...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 856 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southwest of Leoti, 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Lydia.
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 10152 3842 10143 3827 10122 3826 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 334DEG 13KT 3838 10147
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JN1 follow-up statement
670
WWUS53 KGLD 280219
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
919 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018
KSC203-280229-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-180728T0230Z/
Wichita KS-
919 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WICHITA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3840 10152 3842 10143 3827 10122 3826 10142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 334DEG 13KT 3830 10161
$$
JNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman | 57 min |
| Jul 27, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 56 min |
| Jul 27, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 19 min |
| Jul 27, 9:33 PM CDT | 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.