Tornado Warning 80, NWS Dodge City, KS

Issued

Jul 15, 2016, 3:41 PM MDT (21:41 UTC)

Expired

Jul 15, 2016, 4:15 PM MDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Dodge City, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.0 in

County Hamilton County, KS

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KDDC 152141
TORDDC
KSC075-152215-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
341 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT
    
* AT 340 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF COOLIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 10
  MPH. THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO BE VERY NEAR U.S.
  HIGHWAY 50. 

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  SYRACUSE AROUND 415 PM MDT. 

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3798 10196 3809 10197 3812 10174 3799 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 264DEG 9KT 3804 10190 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

TURNER

647 
WWUS53 KDDC 152154
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
354 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

KSC075-152215-
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HAMILTON KS-
354 PM MDT FRI JUL 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
HAMILTON COUNTY...
    
AT 353 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYRACUSE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THESE TORNADO IS LIKELY WRAPPED IN RAIN MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO
OBSERVE. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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...
  SYRACUSE AROUND 415 PM MDT. 

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3798 10196 3809 10197 3812 10174 3799 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 264DEG 9KT 3804 10186 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

TURNER

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