Tornado Warning 47, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 7:22 PM CDT (00:22 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:31 PM CDT

In force

9 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 58 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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997 
WFUS53 KDDC 250022
TORDDC
KSC083-135-250045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0047.160525T0022Z-160525T0045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 721 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTH AT
  15 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
  SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN 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 3822 9994 3820 10013 3834 10023 3841 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 170DEG 14KT 3826 10006 

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

$$

SUGDEN

287 
WWUS53 KDDC 250031
SVSDDC

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

KSC083-135-250041-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-160525T0045Z/
NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
731 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NESS AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3822 9994 3820 10013 3834 10023 3841 9998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 170DEG 14KT 3830 10007 

$$

SUGDEN

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