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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2021, 6:01 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 29 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
- May 23, 2021, 6:01 PM MDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 12:06 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 3282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
761
WFUS53 KGLD 240001
TORGLD
COC125-240045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0011.210524T0001Z-210524T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
601 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Yuma County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 601 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles south of Yuma, moving northeast at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Eckley around 620 PM MDT.
This includes Highway 385 near mile marker 255.
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 4024 10223 3991 10255 3995 10280 3997 10280
4030 10256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 221DEG 31KT 3999 10266
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
0242 follow-up statements
357
WWUS53 KGLD 240014
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
614 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
COC125-240045-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210524T0045Z/
Yuma CO-
614 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY...
At 614 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Eckley, or 9 miles east of Yuma, moving northeast at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Eckley around 620 PM MDT.
This includes Highway 385 near mile marker 255.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4001 10245 4002 10272 4030 10256 4024 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 220DEG 32KT 4008 10255
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
024050
WWUS53 KGLD 240030
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
630 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
COC125-240040-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210524T0045Z/
Yuma CO-
630 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN YUMA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.
LAT...LON 4001 10245 4002 10272 4030 10256 4024 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 221DEG 31KT 4019 10243
$$
024The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 6:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 48 min |
| May 23, 6:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 39 min |
| May 23, 6:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 38 min |
| May 23, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 55 min |
| May 24, 5:07 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 4 hr |
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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.