Tornado Warning 55, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 5, 2007, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)

Expired

May 5, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Pawnee County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KDDC 060229
TORDDC
KSC145-185-060300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0055.070506T0228Z-070506T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
928 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
  NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 926 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF DILLWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DILLWYN...
  RADIUM...
  SEWARD...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE
  COUNTIES.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 192.

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.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3794 9900 3794 9881 3824 9874 3824 9903

$$

18

000 
WWUS53 KDDC 060242
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
942 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC145-185-060300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-070506T0300Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-
942 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL PAWNEE COUNTIES...

AT 939 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS AREA OF ROTATION WAS 
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF RADIUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RADIUM...
  SEWARD...
  RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN PAWNEE AND NORTHERN STAFFORD COUNTIES.

A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP FROM THIS STORM AT ANY TIME TAKE COVER 
IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3808 9895 3808 9883 3824 9874 3824 9903

$$

LACY

000 
WWUS53 KDDC 060300
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1001 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSC145-185-060311-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-070506T0300Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-
1001 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL STAFFORD AND EAST CENTRAL
PAWNEE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1000 PM CDT...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE TORNADO
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3808 9895 3808 9883 3824 9874 3824 9903

$$

LACY

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