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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Goodland, KS

May 24, 2021Gove County, Kansas

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT for Gove County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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 24, 2021, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2021, 7:33 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

County Gove County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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.

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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 119 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: 520 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -135 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1195 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

885 
WFUS53 KGLD 250002
TORGLD
KSC063-250045-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0024.210525T0002Z-210525T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
702 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Gove County in west central Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.
    
* At 701 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles north of Shields, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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
  southeastern Gove 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 3878 10051 3889 10026 3875 10021 3870 10047
      3870 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 241DEG 20KT 3875 10045 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

Lundquist

4 follow-up statements

108 
WWUS53 KGLD 250008
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
708 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC063-250045-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210525T0045Z/
Gove KS-
708 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY...
    
At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles north of Pendennis, moving northeast at 25 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
southeastern Gove 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 3879 10048 3889 10026 3879 10023 3874 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 235DEG 22KT 3880 10040 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Lundquist

047 
WWUS53 KGLD 250014
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
714 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC063-250045-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210525T0045Z/
Gove KS-
714 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY...
    
At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles southeast of Gove, moving northeast at 25 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
southeastern Gove 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 3882 10041 3889 10026 3883 10024 3878 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 235DEG 24KT 3885 10032 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Lundquist

682 
WWUS53 KGLD 250023
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
723 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC063-250045-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210525T0045Z/
Gove KS-
723 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GOVE COUNTY...
    
At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles south of Quinter, moving northeast at 25 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
east central Gove 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 3887 10030 3889 10026 3883 10024 3882 10027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 223DEG 21KT 3889 10025 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

Lundquist

096 
WWUS53 KGLD 250033
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
733 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

KSC063-250043-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210525T0045Z/
Gove KS-
733 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GOVE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  A tornado warning 
remains in effect for far eastern Gove county.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3887 10030 3889 10026 3883 10024 3882 10027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 241DEG 20KT 3892 10019 

$$

Lundquist

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	31 min
May 24, 7:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Gove	25 min
May 24, 7:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Norton	15 min
May 24, 10:57 PM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more	7 hr
May 25, 3:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Sherman	54 min
May 25, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Rawlins	45 min
May 25, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Cheyenne, Decatur, Rawlins	82 min
May 25, 4:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	86 min
May 25, 4:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Decatur, Norton, Rawlins	54 min
May 25, 5:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GLD	Decatur, Rawlins	93 min
May 25, 6:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Norton	56 min
May 25, 6:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Graham	26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.