Tornado Warning 45, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Aug 24, 2005, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2005, 9:15 PM CDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Reno County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KICT 250128
TORICT
KSC155-250215-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0045.050825T0128Z-050825T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
828 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 825 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH HUTCHINSON...OR 9 MILES
  SOUTH OF HUTCHINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BUHLER...HAVEN...HUTCHINSON...SOUTH HUTCHINSON

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE INTO YOUR TORNADO SHELTER NOW STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS TORNADO REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY 
ISSUED FOR RENO COUNTY AT 822 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3816 9805 3786 9799 3785 9771 3816 9771

$$

ES

000 
WWUS53 KICT 250144
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
843 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

KSC155-250215-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-050825T0215Z/
RENO KS-
843 PM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY UNTIL 915
PM CDT...

AT 839 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAVEN...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUTCHINSON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN 
RENO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF YODER AND HAVEN.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

LAT...LON 3816 9805 3786 9799 3785 9771 3816 9771

$$

JAKUB

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