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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2024, 9:15 PM CDT for Decatur County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 14, 2024, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2024, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Decatur County, KS
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1490 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1202 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.2
The text
As transmitted.
020
WFUS53 KGLD 150215
TORGLD
KSC039-150245-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0021.240615T0215Z-240615T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
915 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Decatur County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Oberlin, moving north at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Oberlin around 920 PM CDT.
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 3967 10058 3971 10069 3998 10066 3988 10033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 201DEG 24KT 3972 10061
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Alexander3 follow-up statements
089
WWUS53 KGLD 150223
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
KSC039-150245-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240615T0245Z/
Decatur KS-
923 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DECATUR COUNTY...
At 923 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Oberlin, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central Decatur County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3972 10052 3974 10064 3997 10061 3988 10033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 205DEG 43KT 3980 10054
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Alexander727
WWUS53 KGLD 150230
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
930 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
KSC039-150245-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240615T0245Z/
Decatur KS-
930 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DECATUR COUNTY...
At 930 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oberlin, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Oberlin.
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 3975 10048 3979 10058 3994 10050 3988 10033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 231DEG 32KT 3981 10048
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Alexander382 WWUS53 KGLD 150246 SVSGLD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 946 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 KSC039-150255- /O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240615T0245Z/ Decatur KS- 946 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued for Decatur and is in effect until 10:15 PM CT. Please refer to that bulletin for the latest severe weather information. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern Kansas. && LAT...LON 3975 10048 3979 10058 3994 10050 3988 10033 TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 201DEG 24KT 3989 10044 $$ Alexander
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Sherman, Wallace | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 7:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Cheyenne | 20 min |
| Jun 14, 7:28 PM CDT | Dust Storm Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Cheyenne | 69 min |
| Jun 14, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas | 49 min |
| Jun 14, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Gove, Sheridan | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Rawlins | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur, Sheridan | 43 min |
| Jun 14, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Decatur | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GLD | Decatur | 11 min |
| Jun 14, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Norton | 33 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.