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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2023, 4:13 PM CDT for Rawlins County, Kansas. It was in force for 17 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 11, 2023, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Rawlins County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KGLD 112113
TORGLD
KSC153-112130-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0021.230511T2113Z-230511T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
413 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Rexford, or 18 miles northeast of
Colby, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
southeastern Rawlins 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 3978 10074 3957 10074 3957 10088 3977 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 165DEG 13KT 3959 10083
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Trigg2 follow-up statements
338
WWUS53 KGLD 112122
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
422 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
KSC153-112130-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230511T2130Z/
Rawlins KS-
422 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY...
At 421 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles southeast of Ludell, or 11 miles southeast of
Atwood, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Rawlins County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3978 10074 3957 10074 3957 10088 3977 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 173DEG 36KT 3973 10084
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Trigg933
WWUS53 KGLD 112128
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
428 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
KSC153-112137-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230511T2130Z/
Rawlins KS-
428 PM CDT Thu May 11 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAWLINS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northwestern
Kansas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Goodland.
LAT...LON 3978 10074 3957 10074 3957 10088 3977 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 165DEG 13KT 3975 10085
$$
TriggThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sheridan | 27 min |
| May 10, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas | 53 min |
| May 10, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Graham, Sheridan | 46 min |
| May 10, 8:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sherman, Thomas | 13 hr |
| May 10, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 10, 8:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Sheridan | 66 min |
| May 10, 9:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 12 hr |
| May 10, 9:31 PM CDT | Flood Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton and 5 more | 39 hr |
| May 10, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 32 min |
| May 10, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 49 min |
| May 10, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 45 min |
| May 11, 12:57 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | GLD | Decatur | 8 hr |
| May 11, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas | 12 hr |
| May 11, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 13 min |
| May 11, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 44 min |
| May 11, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman | 16 min |
| May 11, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 16 min |
| May 11, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 25 min |
| May 11, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| May 11, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 31 min |
| May 11, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Sherman | 13 min |
| May 11, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 22 min |
| May 11, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Thomas | 13 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 20 min |
| May 11, 2:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace | 6 hr |
| May 11, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins, Thomas | 30 min |
| May 11, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Gove | 19 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Sheridan, Thomas | 34 min |
| May 11, 3:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Cheyenne, Rawlins | 6 hr |
| May 11, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Rawlins | 19 min |
| May 11, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Thomas | 14 min |
| May 11, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 19 min |
| May 11, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Wallace | 28 min |
| May 11, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 21 min |
| May 11, 6:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Wallace | 26 min |
| May 11, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Norton | 8 min |
| May 11, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 40 min |
| May 11, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Logan, Sherman, Thomas, Wallace | 47 min |
| May 11, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 23 min |
| May 11, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 21 min |
| May 11, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Sherman | 19 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.