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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT for Thomas County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 min. 4 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, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Thomas County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Colby, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED GROUND NE OF COLBY BEFORE LIFTING BACK UP. |
| May 24, 4:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Gem, KS | SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO WEST OF GEM, KS. |
| May 24, 4:28 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Wnw Gem, KS | |
| May 24, 4:40 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Nne Colby, KS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.
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WFUS53 KGLD 242110
TORGLD
KSC193-242200-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0017.210524T2110Z-210524T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
410 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Colby, moving northeast at 10 mph.
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
northeastern Thomas 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 3939 10099 3942 10102 3950 10097 3945 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 231DEG 10KT 3941 10098
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DDT4 follow-up statements
362
WWUS53 KGLD 242117
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
417 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC193-242200-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Thomas KS-
417 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY...
At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of Gem, or 4 miles northeast of Colby,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Thomas County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3939 10099 3942 10102 3950 10097 3945 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 216DEG 11KT 3943 10098
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DDT706
WWUS53 KGLD 242125
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
425 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC193-242200-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Thomas KS-
425 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY...
At 425 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Gem, or 6 miles
northeast of Colby, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters 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
northeastern Thomas 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 3939 10099 3942 10102 3950 10097 3945 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 216DEG 11KT 3946 10096
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DDT556
WWUS53 KGLD 242133
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
433 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC193-242200-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Thomas KS-
433 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY...
At 433 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northwest of Gem, or 8 miles northeast of Colby,
moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Thomas County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3942 10094 3944 10100 3950 10097 3945 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 216DEG 11KT 3948 10094
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DDT280
WWUS53 KGLD 242142
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
442 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSC193-242152-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210524T2200Z/
Thomas KS-
442 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3942 10094 3944 10100 3950 10097 3945 10087
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 231DEG 10KT 3950 10091
$$
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, 4:21 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, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas | 64 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.