Tornado Warning 27, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

Counties Finney County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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960 
WFUS53 KDDC 242251
TORDDC
KSC055-083-101-135-242330-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0027.160524T2251Z-160524T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
    
* AT 551 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF ALAMOTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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
  NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHERN NESS AND
  NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES.

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 3814 10034 3833 10040 3837 9968 3814 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 246DEG 31KT 3828 10029 

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

$$

FINCH

649 
WWUS53 KDDC 242259
SVSDDC

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

KSC055-242309-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160524T2330Z/
FINNEY KS-

559 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3814 9966 3815 10018 3823 10023 3826 10023
      3826 10025 3833 10029 3837 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 254DEG 33KT 3824 10015 

$$

KSC083-101-135-242330-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160524T2330Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
559 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHERN NESS AND NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 559 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING EAST AT 40 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
SOUTHEASTERN LANE...SOUTHERN NESS AND NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES.

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 3814 9966 3815 10018 3823 10023 3826 10023
      3826 10025 3833 10029 3837 9968
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 254DEG 33KT 3824 10015 

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

$$

FINCH

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