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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2021, 6:56 PM MDT for Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 18 min. 1 report 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 16, 2021, 6:56 PM MDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2021, 7:14 PM MDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Kit Carson County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 7:05 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 17 S Vona, CO | TRAINED SPOTTER SAW A FUNNEL CLOUD FROM FIELD IN NORTHERN CHEYENNE COUNTY. LOCATION OF REPORT IS ESTIMATED LOCATION OF FUNNEL BASED ON RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
173
WFUS53 KGLD 170056
TORGLD
COC063-170130-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0007.210517T0056Z-210517T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
656 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 656 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles south of Vona, or 13 miles south of Stratton,
moving southeast at 15 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
south central Kit Carson 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 3913 10277 3920 10268 3906 10247 3904 10252
3904 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 330DEG 11KT 3912 10270
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JN3 follow-up statements
930
WWUS53 KGLD 170102
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
702 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
COC063-170130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Kit Carson CO-
702 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTY...
At 701 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 14 miles south of Vona, or 14 miles south of Stratton,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Kit Carson County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3913 10277 3916 10270 3905 10253 3904 10252
3904 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 330DEG 11KT 3910 10269
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JN724
WWUS53 KGLD 170108
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
708 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
COC063-170130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Kit Carson CO-
708 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTY...
At 707 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 15 miles south of Vona, or 15 miles south of Stratton,
moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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
south central Kit Carson 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 3910 10274 3912 10267 3905 10253 3904 10252
3904 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 330DEG 11KT 3908 10268
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
JN039
WWUS53 KGLD 170114
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
714 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
COC063-170124-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210517T0130Z/
Kit Carson CO-
714 PM MDT Sun May 16 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KIT CARSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3910 10274 3912 10267 3905 10253 3904 10252
3904 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 330DEG 11KT 3907 10267
$$
JNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 6:04 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| May 16, 6:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 61 min |
| May 16, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| May 16, 7:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 23 min |
| May 16, 7:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 35 min |
| May 16, 7:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson | 35 min |
| May 16, 7:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 29 min |
| May 16, 7:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 5 hr |
| May 16, 7:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 63 min |
| May 16, 7:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 47 min |
| May 16, 8:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 4 hr |
| May 16, 8:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 66 min |
| May 16, 8:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Kit Carson | 78 min |
| May 16, 8:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 71 min |
| May 16, 9:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 53 min |
| May 16, 10:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Yuma | 63 min |
| May 17, 12:12 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Kit Carson | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Yuma | 3 hr |
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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.