Tornado Warning 72, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Jul 2, 2016, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)

Expired

Jul 2, 2016, 5:27 PM CDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Hodgeman County, KS, Ness County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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461 
WFUS53 KDDC 022203
TORDDC
KSC083-135-022245-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0072.160702T2203Z-160702T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
503 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 503 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF JETMORE...MOVING EAST AT
  25 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...
  HANSTON AROUND 545 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 3810 10009 3826 10015 3843 9971 3811 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 262DEG 22KT 3819 10004 

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

$$

FINCH

780 
WWUS53 KDDC 022215
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
515 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC083-135-022245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160702T2245Z/
NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
515 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND NORTHEASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 515 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF JETMORE...MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
  HANSTON AROUND 545 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 3813 10000 3827 10009 3843 9971 3811 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 262DEG 22KT 3820 9995 

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

$$

FINCH

370 
WWUS53 KDDC 022227
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
527 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC083-135-022237-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-160702T2245Z/
NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
527 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESS AND NORTHEASTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3813 10000 3827 10009 3843 9971 3811 9966
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 262DEG 22KT 3821 9985 

$$

FINCH

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