Tornado Warning 5, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 8, 2016, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

County Ness County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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948 
WFUS53 KDDC 082237
TORDDC
KSC135-082300-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0005.160508T2237Z-160508T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
537 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
    
* AT 537 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF UTICA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  UTICA AROUND 550 PM CDT. 
  ARNOLD AROUND 600 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3863 9998 3851 10015 3855 10025 3860 10025
      3870 10020 3870 10014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 216DEG 17KT 3858 10017 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

TURNER

335 
WWUS53 KDDC 082246
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
546 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC135-082300-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160508T2300Z/
NESS KS-
546 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY...
    
AT 546 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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
NORTHWESTERN NESS 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 3863 9998 3851 10015 3855 10025 3860 10025
      3870 10020 3870 10014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 213DEG 28KT 3867 10010 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

TURNER

788 
WWUS53 KDDC 082251 RRA
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC135-082301-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160508T2300Z/
NESS KS-
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS MOVING OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3863 9998 3851 10015 3855 10025 3860 10025
      3870 10020 3870 10014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 216DEG 17KT 3867 10010 

$$

TURNER

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