Tornado Warning 11, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

May 25, 2016, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)

Expired

May 25, 2016, 7:35 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Saline County, KS

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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697 
WFUS53 KICT 260004
TORICT
KSC169-260045-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0011.160526T0004Z-160526T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
704 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF NEW CAMBRIA...OR 14 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF SALINA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY.

# 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 260 AND 266.
 
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 3893 9737 3893 9738 3892 9738 3891 9737
      3882 9737 3895 9755 3896 9755 3896 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 312DEG 11KT 3900 9747 

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

$$

JAKUB

533 
WWUS53 KICT 260015
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

KSC169-260045-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160526T0045Z/
SALINE KS-
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY...
    
AT 715 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
NEW CAMBRIA...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALINA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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
NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY.

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 3893 9737 3893 9738 3892 9738 3891 9737
      3882 9737 3892 9748 3896 9749 3896 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 312DEG 11KT 3898 9743 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JAKUB

451 
WWUS53 KICT 260035
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
735 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

KSC169-260044-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160526T0045Z/
SALINE KS-
735 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS REMAINED JUST NORTH OF THE
WARNED OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST...THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3893 9737 3893 9738 3892 9738 3891 9737
      3882 9737 3892 9748 3896 9749 3896 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 312DEG 11KT 3894 9737 

$$

JAKUB

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