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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2025, 8:25 PM MDT for Dundy County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 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
- Jun 16, 2025, 8:25 PM MDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 8:49 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Dundy County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:30 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 Nnw Parks, NE | funnel cloud reported of Haigler.... spotter was located 6 miles east of town and estimated the funnel around 5 miles north of his location. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 16, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 311 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
- 3202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted.
562
WFUS53 KGLD 170225
TORGLD
NEC057-170315-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0028.250617T0225Z-250617T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
825 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Dundy County in southwestern Nebraska...
* Until 915 PM MDT.
* At 825 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Haigler, or 16 miles east of Wray,
moving east at 10 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
southwestern Dundy County, including the following locations...
Parks.
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!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 10159 4000 10171 4009 10205 4026 10198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 286DEG 10KT 4016 10193
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
610
WWUS53 KGLD 170231
SVSGLD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS
831 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
NEC057-170315-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250617T0315Z/
Dundy NE-
831 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTY...
At 831 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Haigler, or 19 miles east of Wray,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Parks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4022 10159 4000 10171 4009 10200 4025 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 279DEG 12KT 4016 10188
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$948 WWUS53 KGLD 170249 SVSGLD Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 849 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 NEC057-170259- /O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250617T0315Z/ Dundy NE- 849 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNDY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, small hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for northwestern Kansas...and southwestern Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4022 10159 4000 10171 4009 10200 4025 10193 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 286DEG 10KT 4015 10182 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 16, 6:09 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Strong to severe storms remain forecast This Evening and Tuesday. Tuesday continues to look like a more widespread event.
- Above normal temperatures are likely to persist through the upcoming weekend, including temperature near 105, which could break records.
- Critical fire weather potential increases later in the week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:09 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 609 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Strong to severe storms remain forecast This Evening and Tuesday. Tuesday continues to look like a more widespread event. - Above normal temperatures are likely to persist through the upcoming weekend, including temperature near 105, which could break records. - Critical fire weather potential increases later in the week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A weak low situated over eastern Colorado this afternoon could serve as a focusing mechanism for some convective activity in the early evening hours. The convection will most likely form along a weak dry line forming across far eastern Colorado and a weak warm frontal boundary extending The highest probability for convective development will be in the evening hours generally between 8 pm and midnight. However, this development is highly conditioned on temperatures warming enough to overcome a weak mid-level capping inversion. The latest CAMS output does show some development, but there is disagreement between the various models on the extent of convective activity. As a result, confidence in overall thunderstorm coverage is lower than average. At this time, some isolated to widely scattered thunderstorm activity is the most likely outcome for the evening hours. Model sounding information is supportive of strong to severe wind gusts being the primary concern from any severe thunderstorms that fire up. After midnight, the convective threat will wane rapidly as temperatures cool in relation to convective cold pooling and the loss of diurnal heating. Heading into tomorrow, the threat for severe storms is substantially higher as a potent shortwave trough axis approaches the forecast area from the west. The combination of ample instability and favorable 0-3km bulk shear values of 40 to 50 knots will support some severe thunderstorm activity. The convection will most likely develop initially in the late afternoon hours across the northwest portion of the forecast area in eastern Colorado and southwest Nebraska where the greatest upper level difluence and forcing will be tomorrow afternoon. As this convective activity strengthens, there are indications that an MCV will begin to form over northeast Colorado. A potent QLCS should form along a strengthening cold pool boundary and then follow the theta-e axis to the southeast across the entire forecast area through the late afternoon and early evening hours. Model sounding analysis indicates that the highest threat from these severe thunderstorms will once again be strong to severe thunderstorm wind gusts. Once again, the cold pooling and loss of daytime heating after midnight will lead to clearing and calmer conditions for the late evening and overnight hours. && .LONG TERM /Wednesday THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A very strong deep layer ridge axis will begin to build into the area on Wednesday and will continue to strengthen and dominate the forecast area through the weekend. The end result will be a much drier and hotter pattern. The heat should peak over the weekend when the ridge and overall subsidence will be greatest across the region. Model temperature spread is fairly low, and there is a high degree of confidence that temperatures will warm into the low to mid 100s this weekend. Monday looks to be a transitional day as the ridge axis begins to pull to the east. Lowering heights and some weak positive vorticity advection in advance of an approaching trough over the Pacific Northwest could weaken the capping inversion just enough to spark off some isolated convection. However, there is still very low confidence in the forecast for Monday, and the rain threat could shift toward later in the week. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 608 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Initial concerns for the 00Z TAF period will center around thunderstorm development and associated impacts. Strong thunderstorms have begun to develop along stationary front with the most intense storms likely along and east of front/dryline intersection near the NE/CO/KS border, with KMCK seeing the best potential to be impacted before 06Z. Strong winds exceeding 40 kts, blowing dust, hail and periods of heavy rain will likely bring MVFR to IFR conditions with the strongest storms. Outflow may initiate a storm near KGLD before 03Z, but that is less likely. After thunderstorms diminish after midnight, expect stratus to overspread the area through the morning hours, gradually breaking up with diurnal heating. Lower MVFR conditions likely to be widespread around sunrise. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 245 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 A major pattern shift is expected Tuesday night. But between now and then, we are still expecting warm and relatively moist conditions, minimizing our traditional critical fire weather criteria. Also, this evening and again on Tuesday, we are expecting daily chances at storms, potentially severe, to impact majority of the area. These storms would create gusty, erratic winds, leading to chaotic fire behavior. After Tuesday night, a high pressure system will begin dominating the area. This will lead to a dry, warming trend for the following days. Southerly winds are already forecast to be gusting to around 25-30 MPH for large portions of the area as the RH values drop into the teens. Thursday could see brief critical fire weather conditions in eastern Colorado, but Friday and Saturday have a decent chance at seeing fairly widespread critical fire weather conditions. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...DDC FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 2:50 PM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Goodland KS Issued by National Weather Service Dodge City KS 250 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-172100- Yuma-Kit Carson-Cheyenne-Rawlins-Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas- Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock- Red Willow- 250 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 /350 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025/ This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... Another round of strong to severe storms are forecast late This afternoon and may continue overnight into early Tuesday morning. Large to very large hail and damaging winds continue to be main threats although a brief tornado and an instance of flash flooding can't be completely ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Tuesday, a large cluster of potentially severe storms is forecast to move across the area during the afternoon and through the evening. Damaging wind gusts look to be the primary hazard with this activity. Friday and Saturday, temperatures and heat indices may warm to around 100-105 degrees. East of U.S. 83 is currently favored for the hottest temperatures and heat index values. These temperatures may lead to heat related illness for those without proper cooling methods and to livestock. Critical fire weather conditions are expected to return to at least eastern Colorado Thursday through Saturday. Ensure any burns that have been done recently are fully extinguished. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. GLD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 8:04 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
804 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM Hail Yuma 40.12N 102.72W
06/16/2025 E0.88 Inch Yuma CO Trained Spotter
Nickel sized hail ongoing and wind gusts
estimated to be 50 mph.
&&
KMKLocal storm report, Jun 16, 8:10 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
810 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0809 PM Hail 4 SE Yuma 40.09N 102.66W
06/16/2025 E0.88 Inch Yuma CO Trained Spotter
Ongoing nickel hail is beginning to
accumulate on the ground.
&&
KMKLocal storm report, Jun 16, 8:12 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
812 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 NW Ludell 39.92N 101.05W
06/16/2025 E80 MPH Rawlins KS Public
estimated 70-80 mph winds off and on.
&&
TriggLocal storm report, Jun 16, 8:20 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
820 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0743 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Saint Francis 39.77N 101.80W
06/16/2025 M70 MPH Cheyenne KS AWOS
AWOS station KSYF St. Francis City.
&&Local storm report, Jun 16, 8:23 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
823 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0753 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 WNW Bird City 39.77N 101.60W
06/16/2025 M58 MPH Cheyenne KS Public
&&
JRMLocal storm report, Jun 16, 8:25 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Goodland KS
825 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 8 SSE Bird City 39.65N 101.44W
06/16/2025 M60 MPH Cheyenne KS Mesonet
&&
JRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 8:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 9:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 9:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Red Willow | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 10:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 12:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 12:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 1:47 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Red Willow | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 2:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 2:21 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 5:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Dundy | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GLD | Hitchcock | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.