Tornado Warning 24, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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737 
WFUS53 KDDC 242239
TORDDC
KSC101-135-195-242330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0024.160524T2239Z-160524T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
539 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
    
* AT 538 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENDENNIS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RANSOM...UTICA...ARNOLD...SHIELDS AND PENDENNIS. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9986 3856 10049 3870 10052 3870 10016
      3891 10015 3897 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 254DEG 32KT 3865 10038 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

FINCH

986 
WWUS53 KDDC 242256
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
556 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC101-135-195-242330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160524T2330Z/
TREGO KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-
556 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TREGO...NORTHEASTERN LANE AND NORTHWESTERN NESS
COUNTIES...
    
AT 555 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF UTICA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RANSOM...UTICA...ARNOLD AND PENDENNIS. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3861 9986 3858 10040 3870 10039 3870 10016
      3891 10015 3897 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 250DEG 48KT 3870 10018 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH

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