Tornado Warning 42, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

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

Expired

May 24, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

53 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

Counties Ellis County, KS, Ness County, KS, Rush County, KS, Trego County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 120 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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WFUS53 KDDC 250007 RRA
TORDDC
KSC051-135-165-195-250100-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0042.160525T0007Z-160525T0100Z/

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...
  NORTHWESTERN RUSH COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
    
* AT 707 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCRACKEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SCHOENCHEN AND ANTONINO AROUND 745 PM CDT. 
  HAYS AND MUNJOR AROUND 800 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 3872 9915 3857 9958 3868 9967 3905 9953
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 230DEG 21KT 3862 9958 

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

$$

FINCH

011 
WWUS53 KDDC 250027
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-135-165-195-250100-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160525T0100Z/
RUSH KS-TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-NESS KS-
727 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN RUSH...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND
NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTIES...
    
AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF HARGRAVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SCHOENCHEN AND ANTONINO AROUND 740 PM CDT. 
  MUNJOR AROUND 745 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 3872 9915 3870 9921 3858 9955 3868 9967
      3903 9951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 233DEG 47KT 3865 9948 

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

$$

FINCH

703 
WWUS53 KDDC 250052
SVSDDC

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

KSC051-135-165-195-250102-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-160525T0100Z/
RUSH KS-TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-NESS KS-
752 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RUSH...SOUTHEASTERN TREGO...
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND NORTHEASTERN NESS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 800
PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 3872 9915 3870 9921 3858 9955 3868 9967
      3903 9951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 230DEG 21KT 3865 9948 

$$

FINCH

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