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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Goodland, KS

August 14, 2020Greeley County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2020, 3:55 PM MDT for Greeley County, Kansas. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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 14, 2020, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2020, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

County Greeley County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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 14, 4:20 PM MDT	HAIL 1.25	15 N Coolidge, KS

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 1224 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -447 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

400 
WFUS53 KGLD 142155
TORGLD
KSC071-142230-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0007.200814T2155Z-200814T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
355 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

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

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 355 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles southwest of
  Horace, or 7 miles southwest of Tribune, moving south at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  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 Greeley County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3826 10205 3838 10204 3850 10197 3845 10173
      3826 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 009DEG 5KT 3841 10187 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JN

4 follow-up statements

561 
WWUS53 KGLD 142158
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
358 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

KSC071-142230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200814T2230Z/
Greeley KS-
358 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY...
    
At 358 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles southwest of
Horace, or 7 miles southwest of Tribune, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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 Greeley County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3826 10205 3838 10204 3845 10195 3844 10182
      3826 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 009DEG 5KT 3841 10187 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JN

010 
WWUS53 KGLD 142205
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
405 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

KSC071-142230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200814T2230Z/
Greeley KS-
405 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY...
    
At 405 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles southwest of
Horace, or 8 miles southwest of Tribune, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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 Greeley County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3826 10205 3838 10204 3841 10200 3838 10186
      3826 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 009DEG 5KT 3840 10187 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JN

849 
WWUS53 KGLD 142209
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
409 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

KSC071-142230-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200814T2230Z/
Greeley KS-
409 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY...
    
At 409 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles southwest of
Horace, or 7 miles southwest of Tribune, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

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 Greeley County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3826 10205 3838 10204 3837 10199 3835 10190
      3826 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 009DEG 5KT 3841 10187 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

JN

341 
WWUS53 KGLD 142221
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
421 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

KSC071-142230-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-200814T2230Z/
Greeley KS-
421 PM MDT Fri Aug 14 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GREELEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3826 10205 3838 10204 3837 10199 3835 10190
      3826 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 009DEG 5KT 3840 10187 

$$

JN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 13, 6:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	56 min
Aug 13, 6:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	40 min
Aug 13, 7:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	44 min
Aug 14, 9:14 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Thomas	31 min
Aug 14, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Greeley	20 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.