Tornado Warning 25, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

County Ford County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 19 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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781 
WFUS53 KDDC 242241
TORDDC
KSC057-242315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0025.160524T2241Z-160524T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
    
* AT 541 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENSIGN...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 40 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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FT. DODGE AROUND 605 PM CDT. 
  DODGE CITY AROUND 610 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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3748 10004 3751 10021 3780 10015 3775 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 211DEG 35KT 3756 10014 

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

$$

SUGDEN

079 
WWUS53 KDDC 242255
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-242315-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160524T2315Z/
FORD KS-
555 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...
    
AT 554 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINNEOLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC 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...
  DODGE CITY AND FT. DODGE AROUND 615 PM CDT. 

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

&&

LAT...LON 3748 10004 3751 10021 3780 10015 3775 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 213DEG 31KT 3755 10011 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

SUGDEN

758 
WWUS53 KDDC 242310
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-242320-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160524T2315Z/
FORD KS-
610 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN REISSUED
FOR THE AREA AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:45 PM. PLEASE REFER TO THAT
BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3748 10004 3751 10021 3780 10015 3775 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 211DEG 35KT 3755 10011 

$$

SUGDEN

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