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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Goodland, KS

June 14, 2024Decatur County, Kansas

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1490 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Alexander
3 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

$$

Alexander
727 
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

$$

Alexander
382 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDSherman, Wallace42 min
Jun 14, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDCheyenne20 min
Jun 14, 7:28 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Gove, Logan, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas47 min
Jun 14, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDCheyenne69 min
Jun 14, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDGove, Logan, Rawlins, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas49 min
Jun 14, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDGove, Sheridan35 min
Jun 14, 8:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins33 min
Jun 14, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDDecatur, Sheridan36 min
Jun 14, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDRawlins35 min
Jun 14, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur, Sheridan43 min
Jun 14, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton32 min
Jun 14, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGLDDecatur45 min
Jun 14, 9:44 PM CDTTornado WarningGLDDecatur11 min
Jun 14, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGLDNorton33 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.