Tornado Warning 34, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

19 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Emergency

Tornado emergency

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Catastrophic

Hail

2.75 in

County Ford County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KDDC 242341
TORDDC
KSC057-250015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0034.160524T2341Z-160525T0015Z/

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

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR DODGE CITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
    
* AT 640 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS
  OBSERVED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DODGE CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

  THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR DODGE CITY. 
  TAKE COVER NOW. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FT. DODGE AROUND 650 PM CDT. 
  DODGE CITY AROUND 700 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 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.

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND 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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3765 10002 3769 10015 3782 10015 3784 9999
      3774 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 189DEG 16KT 3772 10008 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

SUGDEN

346 
WWUS53 KDDC 250000
SVSDDC

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

KSC057-250010-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160525T0015Z/
FORD KS-
700 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3765 10002 3769 10015 3782 10015 3784 9999
      3774 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 189DEG 16KT 3781 10006 

$$

SUGDEN

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