Tornado Warning 61, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 26, 2016, 2:56 PM CDT (19:56 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Edwards County, KS, Stafford County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 76 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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218 
WFUS53 KDDC 261956
TORDDC
KSC047-185-262030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0061.160526T1956Z-160526T2030Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
    
* AT 256 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED VERY NEAR FELLSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
  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...
  BELPRE AROUND 315 PM CDT. 
  MACKSVILLE AROUND 320 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 3775 9911 3781 9924 3800 9919 3800 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 205DEG 29KT 3783 9917 

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

$$

RBURG

356 
WWUS53 KDDC 262009
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-185-262030-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-
309 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...
    
AT 309 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF BELPRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
  BELPRE AROUND 325 PM CDT. 
  MACKSVILLE AROUND 330 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 3780 9912 3782 9922 3800 9919 3800 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 216DEG 16KT 3789 9912 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

RBURG

236 
WWUS53 KDDC 262026
SVSDDC

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

KSC047-185-262035-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-160526T2030Z/
STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-
326 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
EDWARDS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
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 3780 9912 3782 9922 3800 9919 3800 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 205DEG 29KT 3789 9912 

$$

RBURG

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