Tornado Warning 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 8, 2016, 5:49 PM CDT (22:49 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2016, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.75 in

Counties Ness County, KS, Trego County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KDDC 082249
TORDDC
KSC135-195-082315-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0006.160508T2249Z-160508T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN TREGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT
    
* AT 548 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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 TREGO AND NORTH CENTRAL NESS 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 3877 9976 3865 10004 3869 10018 3870 10018
      3870 10015 3875 10015 3888 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 221DEG 14KT 3870 10007 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

TURNER

778 
WWUS53 KDDC 082313
SVSDDC

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

KSC135-195-082322-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160508T2315Z/
TREGO KS-NESS KS-
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TREGO AND NORTH CENTRAL NESS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED 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 3866 10002 3868 10009 3869 10010 3875 10010
      3888 10009 3877 9976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 221DEG 14KT 3876 9997 

$$

TURNER

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