Tornado Warning 7, NWS Hastings, NE

Issued

May 6, 2015, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Hastings, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

County Jewell County, KS

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WFUS53 KGID 062037
TORGID
KSC089-062100-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0007.150506T2037Z-150506T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
337 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN JEWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 337 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
  IONIA...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELOIT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  IONIA AROUND 355 PM CDT.
  ESBON AROUND 400 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 9851 3991 9837 3973 9820 3958 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 210DEG 17KT 3964 9850 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ROSSI

636 
WWUS53 KGID 062049
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
349 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

KSC089-062100-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150506T2100Z/
JEWELL KS-
349 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
JEWELL COUNTY...
    
AT 349 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR IONIA...OR 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELOIT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  IONIA AROUND 355 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 3970 9848 3991 9837 3973 9820 3963 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 219DEG 21KT 3969 9843 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ROSSI

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