Tornado Warning 10, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Jun 16, 2006, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2006, 3:45 PM CDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Morton County, KS, Stanton County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KDDC 161956
TORDDC
KSC129-187-162045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0010.060616T1956Z-060616T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
256 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
  CENTRAL STANTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 155 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MANTER...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SAUNDERS
  ELEVATOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN MORTON COUNTY...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF CENTRAL STANTON COUNTY...
  MANTER...
  JOHNSON CITY...

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.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3748 10201 3718 10202 3743 10165 3771 10169

$$

GRZYWACZ

000 
WWUS53 KDDC 162044
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
344 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006

KSC129-187-162054-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060616T2045Z/
STANTON KS-MORTON KS-
344 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MORTON AND CENTRAL STANTON
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 345 PM CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN STANTON 
COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3748 10201 3718 10202 3743 10165 3771 10169

$$

GRZYWACZ

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