Tornado Warning 13, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Jul 2, 2016, 7:11 PM CDT (00:11 UTC)

Expired

Jul 2, 2016, 7:38 PM CDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

County Barton County, KS

The Wichita radar (KICT), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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755 
WFUS53 KICT 030011
TORICT
KSC009-030115-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0013.160703T0011Z-160703T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
711 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 710 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CLAFLIN...MOVING EAST TO
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS 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...
  CLAFLIN AROUND 725 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHEYENNE BOTTOMS AND ODIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OLMITZ. TAKE
COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9873 3860 9848 3832 9848 3848 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 291DEG 19KT 3849 9864 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

690 
WWUS53 KICT 030025
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
725 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC009-030115-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160703T0115Z/
BARTON KS-
725 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BARTON COUNTY...
    
AT 725 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLAFLIN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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
EAST CENTRAL BARTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
CHEYENNE BOTTOMS AND ODIN.

LAT...LON 3858 9864 3860 9848 3832 9848 3842 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 278DEG 21KT 3848 9857 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

HOWERTON

515 
WWUS53 KICT 030038
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
738 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

KSC009-030048-
/O.CAN.KICT.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160703T0115Z/
BARTON KS-
738 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BARTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED
AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.  

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3858 9864 3860 9848 3832 9848 3842 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 291DEG 19KT 3846 9849 

$$

HOWERTON

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