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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2022, 10:43 PM MDT for Wallace County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 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
- Apr 22, 2022, 10:43 PM MDT (04:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2022, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Wallace County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 10:50 PM MDT | TORNADO | Sharon Springs, KS | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN AND DEBRIS IN SHARON SPRINGS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KGLD 230443
TORGLD
KSC199-230500-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1043 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Wallace County in west central Kansas...
* Until 1100 PM MDT.
* At 1043 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Sharon Springs, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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 Wallace 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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3882 10172 3888 10184 3913 10166 3911 10148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 209DEG 48KT 3889 10175
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
KMK1 follow-up statement
454
WWUS53 KGLD 230459
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
1059 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
KSC199-230509-
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Wallace KS-
1059 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WALLACE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM MDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
west central Kansas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Wallace County.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for northeast
Wallace County.
LAT...LON 3882 10172 3888 10184 3913 10166 3911 10148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 209DEG 48KT 3905 10164
$$
KMKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 6:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wichita | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Wichita | 11 min |
| Apr 22, 7:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 7:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 7:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove | 17 min |
| Apr 22, 9:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove | 17 min |
| Apr 22, 9:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace, Wichita | 64 min |
| Apr 22, 10:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Graham | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 10:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 10:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Greeley, Logan, Wallace, Wichita | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 10:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 18 min |
| Apr 22, 11:03 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 11:19 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 11:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Thomas | 20 min |
| Apr 22, 11:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Thomas | 15 min |
| Apr 22, 11:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 20 min |
| Apr 22, 11:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 15 min |
| Apr 22, 11:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas, Wichita | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 11:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sheridan, Thomas | 24 min |
| Apr 23, 12:04 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 12:17 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 12:38 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 12:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Gove, Graham, Norton, Sheridan | 64 min |
| Apr 23, 12:41 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur, Norton | 9 min |
| Apr 23, 1:03 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove, Graham, Sheridan | 27 min |
| Apr 23, 2:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Greeley, Wichita | 17 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.