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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Goodland, KS

August 18, 2018Greeley County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 18, 2018, 5:42 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 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 18, 2018, 5:42 PM MDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2018, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

County Greeley County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 18, 5:50 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 58	5 S Tribune, KS
Aug 18, 5:50 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	5 S Tribune, KS	HOUSE WINDOWS DAMAGED.

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 143 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -187 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1102 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

815 
WFUS53 KGLD 182342
TORGLD
KSC071-190015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0033.180818T2342Z-180819T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
542 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2018

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM MDT.
    
* At 542 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles southeast of Tribune, moving south at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Greeley County.

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 3844 10181 3847 10159 3840 10157 3826 10157
      3826 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 352DEG 24KT 3838 10169 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

024

2 follow-up statements

720 
WWUS53 KGLD 182351
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
551 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2018

KSC071-190015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180819T0015Z/
Greeley KS-
551 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY...
    
At 551 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southeast of Tribune, moving southeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Greeley County.

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 3841 10180 3844 10158 3840 10157 3826 10157
      3826 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 334DEG 24KT 3833 10164 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

024

973 
WWUS53 KGLD 190012
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
612 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2018

KSC071-190021-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-180819T0015Z/
Greeley KS-
612 PM MDT SAT AUG 18 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM MDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3841 10180 3844 10158 3840 10157 3826 10157
      3826 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 352DEG 24KT 3821 10162 

$$

024

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 2:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wallace	48 min
Aug 18, 3:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wallace	41 min
Aug 18, 3:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	18 min
Aug 18, 3:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Wallace	46 min
Aug 18, 3:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wallace	20 min
Aug 18, 4:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley	44 min
Aug 18, 4:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	22 min
Aug 18, 4:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley	47 min
Aug 18, 5:12 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Greeley	33 min
Aug 18, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Wichita	12 min
Aug 18, 5:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Greeley	51 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.