Tornado Warning 49, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 7:49 PM CDT

In force

9 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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030 
WFUS53 KDDC 250040
TORDDC
KSC083-250115-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0049.160525T0040Z-160525T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 740 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  20 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  JETMORE AROUND 800 PM CDT. 
  HANSTON AROUND 815 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 3803 9961 3791 9986 3791 9993 3799 10005
      3825 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 223DEG 16KT 3798 9991 

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

$$

SUGDEN

865 
WWUS53 KDDC 250049
SVSDDC

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

KSC083-250059-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-160525T0115Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
749 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY 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 3803 9961 3791 9986 3791 9993 3799 10005
      3825 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 223DEG 16KT 3801 9987 

$$

SUGDEN

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