Tornado Warning 41, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.75 in

Counties Haskell County, KS, Meade County, KS, Seward County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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121 
WFUS53 KDDC 250007
TORDDC
KSC081-119-175-250045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0041.160525T0007Z-160525T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 707 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SUBLETTE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
  TICE AROUND 715 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 3738 10092 3756 10084 3749 10065 3748 10065
      3748 10062 3746 10058 3729 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 209DEG 40KT 3743 10080 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

TURNER

236 
WWUS53 KDDC 250017
SVSDDC

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

KSC081-119-175-250045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-HASKELL KS-
717 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL
COUNTIES...
    
AT 717 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR TICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

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
NORTH CENTRAL SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL
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 3738 10091 3756 10083 3755 10080 3752 10075
      3749 10066 3749 10065 3748 10065 3748 10064
      3744 10060 3743 10061 3732 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 209DEG 40KT 3753 10073 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TURNER

872 
WWUS53 KDDC 250030
SVSDDC

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

KSC081-119-175-250040-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
SEWARD KS-MEADE KS-HASKELL KS-
730 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SEWARD...NORTHWESTERN MEADE
AND SOUTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3738 10091 3756 10083 3755 10080 3752 10075
      3749 10066 3749 10065 3748 10065 3748 10064
      3744 10060 3743 10061 3732 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 209DEG 40KT 3766 10064 

$$

TURNER

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