Tornado Warning 59, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 26, 2016, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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867 
WFUS53 KDDC 261935
TORDDC
KSC025-033-097-262000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0059.160526T1935Z-160526T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
235 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
    
* AT 234 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PROTECTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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
  NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE...NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA
  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 3710 9949 3713 9959 3746 9957 3741 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 206DEG 39KT 3717 9950 

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

$$

RBURG

594 
WWUS53 KDDC 261946 RRA
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
246 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

KSC025-261956-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160526T2000Z/
CLARK KS-

246 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3716 9945 3717 9954 3745 9951 3741 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 192DEG 45KT 3727 9945 

$$

KSC033-097-262000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-160526T2000Z/
COMANCHE KS-KIOWA KS-
246 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 246 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF PROTECTION...MOVING NORTH AT 50 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PROTECTION.

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 3716 9945 3717 9954 3745 9951 3741 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 192DEG 45KT 3727 9945 

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

$$

RBURG

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