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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS

June 2, 2020Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2020, 1:26 PM MDT for Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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: Jun 2, 2020, 1:26 PM MDT (19:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2020, 2:15 PM MDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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
Jun 2, 1:30 PM MDT	TORNADO	12 N Wild Horse, CO	BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADO OBSERVED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AND VIAERO WEBCAM.
Jun 2, 1:34 PM MDT	TORNADO	11 N Wild Horse, CO	THIRD BRIEF LANDSPOUT TORNADO OBSERVED BY NWS EMPLOYEE AND VIAERO WEBCAM. THIS ONE BEGAN AS THE SECOND ONE WAS ENDING.
Jun 2, 1:55 PM MDT	TORNADO	14 N Firstview, CO	ANOTHER LANDSPOUT INDICATED ON VIAERO WEBCAM IN NORTHERN CHEYENNE COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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: 34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -40 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.

644 
WFUS53 KGLD 021926
TORGLD
COC017-063-022015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0002.200602T1926Z-200602T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
126 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado...
  South central Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...

* Until 215 PM MDT.
    
* At 126 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 18 miles north of Kit Carson, or 20 miles south of
  Stratton, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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
  northwestern Cheyenne and south central Kit Carson Counties in east
  central Colorado.

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 3904 10302 3913 10242 3902 10237 3891 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 301DEG 3KT 3902 10273 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DDT

4 follow-up statements

013 
WWUS53 KGLD 021936
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
136 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

COC017-063-022015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200602T2015Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
136 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...
    
At 135 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing landspout 
type tornados was located 17 miles north of Kit Carson, or 20 miles 
south of Stratton, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Cheyenne and south central Kit Carson Counties in east
central Colorado.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 10302 3913 10242 3902 10237 3891 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 301DEG 3KT 3902 10272 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DDT

104 
WWUS53 KGLD 021947
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
147 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

COC017-063-022015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200602T2015Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
147 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...
    
At 145 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
landspout type tornado was located 18 miles north of Kit Carson, or 
19 miles south of Seibert, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Cheyenne and south central Kit Carson Counties in east
central Colorado.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 10302 3913 10242 3902 10237 3891 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 106DEG 2KT 3903 10277 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DDT

623 
WWUS53 KGLD 022006
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
206 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

COC017-063-022015-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200602T2015Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
206 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST
CENTRAL COLORADO...
    
At 206 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
landspout type tornado was located 15 miles south of Stratton, and 
is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...TORNADO and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Cheyenne and south central Kit Carson Counties in east
central Colorado.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3904 10302 3913 10242 3902 10237 3891 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 259DEG 4KT 3908 10258 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DDT

009 
WWUS53 KGLD 022012
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
212 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

COC017-063-022022-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200602T2015Z/
Cheyenne CO-Kit Carson CO-
212 PM MDT Tue Jun 2 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEYENNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
KIT CARSON COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO WILL EXPIRE AT 215 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 heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3904 10302 3913 10242 3902 10237 3891 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 301DEG 3KT 3908 10258 

$$

DDT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 6:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Yuma	18 min
Jun 2, 12:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	16 min
Jun 2, 12:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	15 min
Jun 2, 1:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne	13 min
Jun 2, 1:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Kit Carson	22 min
Jun 2, 2:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	27 min
Jun 2, 4:18 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	100 min
Jun 2, 4:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	52 min
Jun 2, 5:55 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Kit Carson	3 hr

Nearby

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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.