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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT for Decatur County, Sheridan County, Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 64 min. 11 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
- May 24, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Decatur County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Thomas County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 9 N Rexford, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL OCCURING. |
| May 24, 6:06 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Selden, KS | SELDEN, KS EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN HERE AT THIS TIME. |
| May 24, 6:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ne Rexford, KS | CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING EASTWARD REPORTED BY SPOTTER. |
| May 24, 6:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Wnw Selden, KS | PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| May 24, 6:24 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | *** 1 INJ *** SELDEN, KS TORNADO STRUCK THE TOWN AROUND THIS TIME. CONFIRMED BY NWS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM. |
| May 24, 6:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | *** 1 INJ *** UPDATED INFORMATION TO REPORT. EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING BUILDINGS, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN, HOMES DAMAGED, AN OVERTURNED SEMI, 1 POSSIBLE INJURY, AND GAS LEAKS DUE TO TORNADO. |
| May 24, 6:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM SELDEN. EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN, HOMES DAMAGED, AN OVERTURNED SEMI, AND 1 POSSIBLY INJURY DUE TO TORNADO. |
| May 24, 6:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM SELDEN. EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING BUILDINGS, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN, HOMES DAMAGED, AN OVERTURNED SEMI, AND GAS LEAKS DUE TO TORNADO. |
| May 24, 6:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE MULTI VORTEX TORNADO WITH LOTS OF DAMAGE IN SELDON. TRAIN IS OVERTURNED AND SILOS ARE DETROYED. |
| May 24, 6:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Selden, KS | SELDEN, KS TORNADO ENDED HERE AT THIS TIME. EF1 WITH WINDS OF 110 MPH. TORNADO TRAVELED AROUND 6 MILES AND LASTED AROUND 30 MINUTES. MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO AT TIMES. |
| May 24, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | Selden, KS | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING BUILDINGS AND TREES DOWN, HOMES DAMAGED, AN OVERTURNED SEMI, AND 1 POSSIBLY INJURY DUE TO TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
532
WUUS53 KGLD 242241
SVRGLD
KSC039-179-193-242345-
/O.NEW.KGLD.SV.W.0077.210524T2241Z-210524T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
541 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
Southwestern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest
of Selden, or 17 miles southwest of Oberlin, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Selden around 550 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3951 10039 3949 10081 3957 10080 3957 10074
3963 10074 3973 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 246DEG 24KT 3959 10067
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DDT3 follow-up statements
043
WWUS53 KGLD 242255
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
555 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC039-179-193-242345-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210524T2345Z/
Thomas KS-Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-
555 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS...NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHWESTERN
DECATUR COUNTIES...
At 555 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Selden, or 17
miles south of Oberlin, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Thomas, northwestern Sheridan and southwestern Decatur
Counties, including the following locations... Leoville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3951 10039 3949 10081 3957 10080 3957 10074
3963 10074 3973 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 256DEG 25KT 3958 10060
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DDT889
WWUS53 KGLD 242307
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
607 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC193-242317-
/O.CAN.KGLD.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210524T2345Z/
Thomas KS-
607 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3951 10039 3950 10072 3956 10072 3957 10073
3963 10074 3973 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 267DEG 11KT 3957 10063
$$
KSC039-179-242345-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210524T2345Z/
Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-
607 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN AND SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...
At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Selden, or 18
miles south of Oberlin, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Selden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3951 10039 3950 10072 3956 10072 3957 10073
3963 10074 3973 10049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 267DEG 11KT 3957 10063
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DDT737
WWUS53 KGLD 242331
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
631 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC039-179-242345-
/O.CON.KGLD.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210524T2345Z/
Sheridan KS-Decatur KS-
631 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHERIDAN AND SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTIES...
At 631 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dresden, or 13
miles south of Oberlin, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Selden and Leoville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3950 10060 3965 10067 3973 10049 3951 10039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 244DEG 22KT 3963 10046
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 50 min |
| May 23, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 55 min |
| May 23, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 32 min |
| May 23, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Greeley, Wallace | 63 min |
| May 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 60 min |
| May 23, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 63 min |
| May 23, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins, Sherman | 65 min |
| May 23, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 59 min |
| May 23, 11:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 33 min |
| May 24, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 32 min |
| May 24, 4:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wallace | 30 min |
| May 24, 6:07 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 4 hr |
| May 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 14 min |
| May 24, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 16 min |
| May 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wichita | 40 min |
| May 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 67 min |
| May 24, 3:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 23 min |
| May 24, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 27 min |
| May 24, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman, Thomas | 50 min |
| May 24, 3:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 3 hr |
| May 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 12 min |
| May 24, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 15 min |
| May 24, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 58 min |
| May 24, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 32 min |
| May 24, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 20 min |
| May 24, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 20 min |
| May 24, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 40 min |
| May 24, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 39 min |
| May 24, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Wichita | 25 min |
| May 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Logan | 52 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 70 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 70 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 22 min |
| May 24, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 44 min |
| May 24, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 42 min |
| May 24, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 52 min |
| May 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 22 min |
| May 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 33 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.