Tornado Warning 10, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

May 24, 2016, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 2016, 9:05 PM CDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

0.75 in

County Barton County, KS

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KICT 250147
TORICT
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
847 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 847 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OLMITZ...OR 13
  MILES WEST OF HOISINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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 BARTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  GALATIA AND SUSANK.

# 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3867 9903 3869 9901 3869 9870 3860 9868
      3838 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 225DEG 30KT 3853 9903 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MCGUIRE

307 
WWUS53 KICT 250157
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
857 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC009-250230-
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BARTON KS-
857 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BARTON COUNTY...
    
AT 856 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR OLMITZ...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOISINGTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERT...OLMITZ...GALATIA AND SUSANK. 

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 3867 9903 3869 9901 3869 9870 3860 9868
      3838 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 228DEG 34KT 3860 9891 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LAWSON

370 
WWUS53 KICT 250205
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
905 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

KSC009-250214-
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BARTON KS-
905 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BARTON 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 200 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 930 PM CDT. 

LAT...LON 3867 9903 3869 9901 3869 9870 3860 9868
      3838 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 225DEG 30KT 3865 9885 

$$

LAWSON

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