Tornado Warning 30, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 6:09 PM CDT (23:09 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Considerable

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 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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110 
WFUS53 KDDC 242309
TORDDC
KSC057-242345-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0030.160524T2309Z-160524T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
609 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 645 PM CDT

* AT 608 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ENSIGN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHWESTERN FORD 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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3754 10007 3757 10018 3774 10020 3770 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 212DEG 18KT 3760 10012 

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

$$

SUGDEN

561 
WWUS53 KDDC 242320
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-242345-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160524T2345Z/
FORD KS-
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY...
        
AT 620 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THERE WAS ANOTHER TORNADO WEST OF THIS.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3754 10007 3757 10018 3774 10020 3770 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 212DEG 18KT 3765 10008 

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

$$

SUGDEN

396 
WWUS53 KDDC 242335
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-242345-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-160524T2345Z/
FORD KS-
635 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
645 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 3754 10007 3757 10018 3774 10020 3770 9989
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 212DEG 18KT 3765 10008 

$$

SUGDEN

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