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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 18 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, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS, Norton County, KS, Sheridan County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 26, 7:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 W New Almelo, KS | |
| May 26, 7:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 W New Almelo, KS |
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, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 9.7
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KGLD 270042
TORGLD
KSC039-065-137-179-270100-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0036.210527T0042Z-210527T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
742 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Norton County in northwestern Kansas...
Northeastern Sheridan County in northwestern Kansas...
Southeastern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas...
Northwestern Graham County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southwest of Lenora, or 18 miles northeast of
Hoxie, 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
southwestern Norton, northeastern Sheridan, southeastern Decatur
and northwestern Graham Counties, including the following
locations... New Almelo.
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 3947 10015 3950 10022 3960 10031 3968 10011
3955 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 232DEG 27KT 3953 10019
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
Lockhart1 follow-up statement
837
WWUS53 KGLD 270053
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
753 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
KSC179-270102-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Sheridan KS-
753 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
LAT...LON 3955 9993 3953 10007 3955 10015 3956 10016
3957 10016 3957 10017 3963 10025 3968 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 232DEG 27KT 3958 10011
$$
KSC039-065-137-270100-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210527T0100Z/
Norton KS-Decatur KS-Graham KS-
753 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NORTON...SOUTHEASTERN DECATUR AND NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM
COUNTIES...
At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles west of Lenora, or 20 miles northwest of Hill
City, 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.
Locations impacted include...
New Almelo.
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 3955 9993 3953 10007 3955 10015 3956 10016
3957 10016 3957 10017 3963 10025 3968 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 232DEG 27KT 3958 10011
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
LockhartThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 34 min |
| May 26, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 31 min |
| May 26, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 57 min |
| May 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Norton | 51 min |
| May 26, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 13 min |
| May 26, 8:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 24 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 22 min |
| May 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 58 min |
| May 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 29 min |
| May 26, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Graham | 15 min |
| May 26, 10:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Graham | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 53 min |
| May 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur | 62 min |
| May 26, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 50 min |
| May 27, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham, Norton | 43 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.