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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Goodland, KS

May 26, 2021Hitchcock County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT for Hitchcock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Hitchcock County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 4:42 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

261 
WFUS53 KGLD 262229
TORGLD
NEC087-262315-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0030.210526T2229Z-210526T2315Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM CDT.
    
* At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Trenton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 Hitchcock 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 4033 10076 4008 10099 4017 10119 4035 10109
      4035 10076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 209DEG 24KT 4019 10105 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Husted
3 follow-up statements
466 
WWUS53 KGLD 262242
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
542 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC087-262315-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210526T2315Z/
Hitchcock NE-
542 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTY...
    
At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Trenton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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 Hitchcock 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 4017 10090 4025 10115 4035 10109 4035 10076
      4033 10076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 217DEG 24KT 4027 10096 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

Husted
295 
WWUS53 KGLD 262250
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
550 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC087-262315-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210526T2315Z/
Hitchcock NE-
550 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTY...
    
At 550 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Culbertson, or 11 miles northeast of
Trenton, moving northeast at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Culbertson.

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 4022 10085 4028 10113 4035 10109 4035 10076
      4033 10076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 209DEG 24KT 4032 10092 

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

$$

Husted
984 
WWUS53 KGLD 262309
SVSGLD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
609 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC087-262318-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210526T2315Z/
Hitchcock NE-
609 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HITCHCOCK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 615 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Nebraska.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southeastern 
Hitchcock County until 645 PM CDT

LAT...LON 4022 10085 4028 10113 4035 10109 4035 10076
      4033 10076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 209DEG 24KT 4042 10085 

$$

Husted

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock40 min
May 26, 11:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDundy9 min
May 26, 11:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDHitchcock35 min
May 26, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock55 min
May 26, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock57 min
May 26, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDundy52 min
May 26, 4:46 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatGLDDundy29 min
May 26, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow54 min
May 26, 5:03 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDDundy, Hitchcock42 min
May 26, 5:20 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGLDHitchcock, Red Willow40 min
May 26, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDundy, Hitchcock44 min
May 26, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDHitchcock, Red Willow45 min
May 26, 6:12 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow48 min
May 26, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow44 min
May 26, 6:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDRed Willow48 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.