Tornado Warning 15, NWS Goodland, KS

Issued

May 8, 2016, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)

Expired

May 8, 2016, 6:08 PM CDT

In force

11 min

Issued by

NWS Goodland, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.5 in

County Gove County, KS

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KGLD 082257
TORGLD
KSC063-082330-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0015.160508T2257Z-160508T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
557 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 556 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  QUINTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 548 PM CDT...A
           RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO WAS REPORTED SOUTH OF GOVE. 

  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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  QUINTER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND
113.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3885 10034 3900 10045 3913 10027 3913 10015
      3893 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 227DEG 26KT 3899 10031 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

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WWUS53 KGLD 082308
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
608 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC063-082318-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160508T2330Z/
GOVE KS-
608 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GOVE COUNTY 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.

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

LAT...LON 3885 10034 3900 10045 3913 10027 3913 10015
      3893 10015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 227DEG 26KT 3905 10023 

$$

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