Tornado Warning 69, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

Jun 5, 2015, 10:08 PM CDT (03:08 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2015, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Considerable

Hail

1.5 in

County Thomas County, KS

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KGLD 060308
TORGLD
KSC193-060330-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0069.150606T0308Z-150606T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1008 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 1008 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONUMENT...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
  OAKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTH CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3915 10102 3915 10116 3925 10115 3921 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 213DEG 12KT 3913 10109 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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891 
WWUS53 KGLD 060316
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1016 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015

KSC193-060330-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-150606T0330Z/
THOMAS KS-
1016 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY...
    
AT 1016 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONUMENT...OR 11 MILES WEST OF
OAKLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL 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
SOUTH CENTRAL THOMAS COUNTY.

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 3915 10102 3915 10116 3925 10115 3921 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 213DEG 12KT 3915 10107 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

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