Tornado Warning 60, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 26, 2016, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.75 in

Counties Comanche County, KS, Kiowa County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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019 
WFUS53 KDDC 261954
TORDDC
KSC033-097-262030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0060.160526T1954Z-160526T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
254 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...
  SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
    
* AT 252 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE COLDWATER...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 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
  NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR THIS
AREA. 

 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 3724 9941 3725 9952 3755 9949 3752 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 206DEG 29KT 3728 9944 

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

$$

RBURG

417 
WWUS53 KDDC 262010
SVSDDC

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

KSC033-097-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
COMANCHE KS-KIOWA KS-
310 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES...
    
AT 310 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE COLDWATER...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
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE 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 3727 9939 3729 9949 3755 9949 3752 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 203DEG 14KT 3733 9942 

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

$$

RBURG

055 
WWUS53 KDDC 262026 RRA
SVSDDC

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

KSC033-097-262036-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
COMANCHE KS-KIOWA KS-
326 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE AND SOUTHWESTERN
KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 3727 9939 3729 9949 3755 9949 3752 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 206DEG 29KT 3733 9942 

$$

RBURG

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