Tornado Warning 65, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

May 26, 2016, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.75 in

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

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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802 
WFUS53 KDDC 270014
TORDDC
KSC025-033-097-270045-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0065.160527T0014Z-160527T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
714 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...
  EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 713 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF SITKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
  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...EAST CENTRAL CLARK AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA
  COUNTIES.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING FROM
CLARK COUNTY. 

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 3725 9967 3731 9970 3754 9943 3731 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 247DEG 17KT 3730 9963 

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

$$

RBURG

935 
WWUS53 KDDC 270029
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-033-097-270045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160527T0045Z/
COMANCHE KS-CLARK KS-KIOWA KS-
729 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE...NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA
COUNTIES...
    
AT 728 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF PROTECTION...MOVING EAST AT 20 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...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 3731 9959 3737 9960 3754 9943 3731 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 251DEG 19KT 3736 9953 

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

$$

RBURG

033 
WWUS53 KDDC 270038
SVSDDC

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

KSC025-033-097-270048-
/O.EXP.KDDC.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160527T0045Z/
COMANCHE KS-CLARK KS-KIOWA KS-
738 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE...NORTHEASTERN CLARK
AND SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HAIL IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 3731 9959 3737 9960 3754 9943 3731 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 247DEG 17KT 3736 9953 

$$

RBURG

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