Tornado Warning 38, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Considerable

Hail

2.0 in

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

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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736 
WFUS53 KDDC 242357
TORDDC
KSC101-135-165-195-250045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0038.160524T2357Z-160525T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  EAST CENTRAL LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 657 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NESS CITY AROUND 705 PM CDT. 
  BAZINE AROUND 745 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 3845 9937 3826 10002 3826 10006 3849 10035
      3878 9994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 260DEG 15KT 3840 9994 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH

153 
WWUS53 KDDC 250004
SVSDDC

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

KSC101-195-250013-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
TREGO KS-LANE KS-

704 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TREGO AND EAST CENTRAL LANE
COUNTIES 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 WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3845 9937 3834 10002 3846 10006 3870 9985
      3870 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 260DEG 15KT 3840 9991 

$$

KSC135-165-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
RUSH KS-NESS KS-
704 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL RUSH AND EASTERN NESS COUNTIES...
        
AT 703 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF NESS CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BAZINE AROUND 745 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 3845 9937 3834 10002 3846 10006 3870 9985
      3870 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 260DEG 15KT 3840 9991 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH

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