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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2021Dundy County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2021, 3:46 PM MDT for Dundy County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 min. 2 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 26, 2021, 3:46 PM MDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 4:15 PM MDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Goodland, KS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in

County Dundy County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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 26, 3:51 PM MDT	TORNADO	12 Nw Max, NE	TRAINED SPOTTER LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE STORM IN NORTHWEST HITCHCOCK COUNTY REPORTED THEY CAN SEE THE TORNADO IN DUNDY COUNTY. IT WAS REPORTED AS A STOVE PIPE TORNADO.
May 26, 3:55 PM MDT	TORNADO	12 Nw Max, NE	TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND, STARTING TO ROPE OUT. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AS WELL.

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 26, 3:42 PM MDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

160 
WFUS53 KGLD 262146
TORGLD
NEC057-262215-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0027.210526T2146Z-210526T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
346 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Dundy County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 415 PM MDT.

* At 345 PM MDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located 11 miles north of Benkelman, moving north at 20 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. At 340 PM MDT...a 
           large tornado was reported northwest of Max, or north of 
           Benkelman.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Dundy County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 4019 10151 4019 10158 4035 10163 4035 10140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 185DEG 18KT 4021 10154 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

Husted

1 follow-up statement

680 
WWUS53 KGLD 262157
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
357 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC057-262215-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210526T2215Z/
Dundy NE-
357 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN DUNDY COUNTY...
    
At 357 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located 10 miles south of
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 16 miles north of
Benkelman, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and tennis ball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. At 354 PM MDT...a 
         tornado was still ongoing north of Benkelman. Damage has 
         been reported.

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 Dundy 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 4020 10150 4024 10160 4035 10163 4035 10140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 178DEG 21KT 4028 10155 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

Husted

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 10:14 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	40 min
May 26, 10:36 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Dundy	9 min
May 26, 10:55 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GLD	Hitchcock	35 min
May 26, 3:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	55 min
May 26, 3:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	57 min
May 26, 3:23 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Dundy	52 min
May 26, 3:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	54 min
May 26, 4:03 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	42 min
May 26, 4:20 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	40 min
May 26, 4:29 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Hitchcock	46 min
May 26, 4:31 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Dundy, Hitchcock	44 min
May 26, 5:00 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Hitchcock, Red Willow	45 min
May 26, 5:12 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	48 min
May 26, 5:46 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	44 min
May 26, 5:57 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	GLD	Red Willow	48 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.