Tornado Warning 62, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 26, 2016, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 6:47 PM CDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

County Hodgeman County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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537 
WFUS53 KDDC 262331
TORDDC
KSC083-270000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0062.160526T2331Z-160527T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
    
* AT 630 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  30 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. 

TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A LARGE WALL CLOUD. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  JETMORE AROUND 640 PM CDT. 
  HANSTON AROUND 655 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 3824 9994 3809 9958 3791 9983 3800 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 209DEG 25KT 3800 9988 

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

$$

TURNER

924 
WWUS53 KDDC 262340
SVSDDC

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

KSC083-270000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160527T0000Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
640 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HODGEMAN COUNTY...
    
AT 639 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JETMORE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
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. 

TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A LARGE ROTATING WALL CLOUD. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HANSTON AROUND 700 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 3824 9994 3809 9958 3796 9976 3808 10001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 224DEG 23KT 3804 9982 

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

$$

TURNER

568 
WWUS53 KDDC 262347
SVSDDC

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

KSC083-262357-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160527T0000Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
647 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
SPOTTERS INDICATE THE WALL CLOUD HAS DIMINISHED. LARGE HAIL IS STILL
LIKELY FROM THIS STORM. 

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

LAT...LON 3824 9994 3809 9958 3796 9976 3808 10001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 209DEG 25KT 3809 9979 

$$

TURNER

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