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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2024, 8:27 PM MDT for Yuma County, Colorado. It was in force for 33 min. 7 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 20, 2024, 8:27 PM MDT (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2024, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Yuma County, CO
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 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 20, 9:00 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | Yuma, CO | Trained spotter reported that hen egg (2 inch diameter) wind driven hail broke windows on homes and vehicles and damaged roofs in the city of Yuma. Hail accumulated to a depth of several inches with larger drifts. Plows were required to clear roads. |
| May 20, 9:00 PM MDT | HAIL 2.75 | Yuma, CO | Report and photos via social media (X) of accumulating hail and hail drifts in Yuma. Biggest stones baseball size or larger with most stones 1 to 2.25 inch. |
| May 20, 9:00 PM MDT | HAIL 4 | 1 S Yuma, CO | Emergency manager reports fire department had tennis to softball size hail about 1 mile south of Yuma. |
| May 20, 9:02 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 E Yuma, CO | WeatherLink site Yuma Dairy. |
| May 20, 9:05 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 N Yuma, CO | Mesonet station YUM02 2 N Yuma 2. |
| May 20, 9:10 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Nne Yuma, CO | Report and photos via social media of hail up to golf ball size but mostly smaller stones with drifts estimated from photos to be up to around 1 foot tall. Wind driven hail broke windows and damaged siding. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 20, 9:10 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 1 Wsw Yuma, CO | 2 inch hail reported on the southwest side of Yuma, started around 9:10 PM MDT and lasted approx. 15 minutes. Location estimated. |
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 20, 4:07 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 20, 8:01 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
As transmitted.
744
WFUS53 KGLD 210227
TORGLD
COC125-210300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0013.240521T0227Z-240521T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
827 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Yuma County in northeastern Colorado...
* Until 900 PM MDT.
* At 826 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles west of Yuma, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Yuma around 830 PM MDT.
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 4018 10258 3999 10258 4000 10279 4017 10280
4017 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 274DEG 22KT 4011 10282
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
JRM2 follow-up statements
658
WWUS53 KGLD 210237
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
837 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024
COC125-210300-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240521T0300Z/
Yuma CO-
837 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY...
At 836 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Yuma, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Yuma around 840 PM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This is a dangerous storm, capable of producing large hail driven by
severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay
away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and
neck.
&&
LAT...LON 4018 10258 3999 10258 4000 10279 4017 10280
4017 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 267DEG 17KT 4014 10278
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
JRM260
WWUS53 KGLD 210255
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
855 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024
COC125-210304-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240521T0300Z/
Yuma CO-
855 PM MDT Mon May 20 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL YUMA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
900 PM MDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be
allowed to expire. However, large hail and damaging winds remain
likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the
area. However, small hail and heavy rain are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for northeastern
Colorado.
&&
LAT...LON 4018 10258 3999 10258 4000 10279 4017 10280
4017 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 274DEG 22KT 4013 10264
$$
JRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 7:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 63 min |
| May 20, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 61 min |
| May 20, 9:20 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GLD | Yuma | 4 hr |
| May 20, 9:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 64 min |
| May 20, 10:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 60 min |
| May 20, 10:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Yuma | 18 min |
| May 20, 10:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 33 min |
| May 20, 10:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Yuma | 62 min |
| May 20, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 46 min |
| May 21, 12:52 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | GLD | Yuma | 6 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.