Tornado Warning 46, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:22 PM CDT

In force

2 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

County Hodgeman County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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617 
WFUS53 KDDC 250020
TORDDC
KSC083-250045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0046.160525T0020Z-160525T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTH AT 10
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY.

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 3805 9993 3811 10008 3824 10002 3822 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 200DEG 9KT 3810 9998 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

SUGDEN

470 
WWUS53 KDDC 250022
SVSDDC

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

KSC083-250032-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
722 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HA WEAKENED.
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3805 9993 3811 10008 3824 10002 3822 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 200DEG 9KT 3811 9998 

$$

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