Tornado Warning 31, NWS Topeka, KS

Issued

Oct 6, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT (22:00 UTC)

Expired

Oct 6, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Topeka, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Marshall County, KS

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KTOP 062200
TORTOP
KSC117-062230-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0031.161006T2200Z-161006T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
500 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
    
* AT 500 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WATERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BLUE RAPIDS AROUND 505 PM CDT. 
  FRANKFORT AROUND 525 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

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 3961 9673 3973 9680 3990 9648 3967 9639
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 250DEG 33KT 3969 9672 

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

$$

SANDERS

086 
WWUS53 KTOP 062215
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
515 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSC117-062230-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-161006T2230Z/
MARSHALL-
515 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MARSHALL COUNTY...
    
AT 515 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BLUE RAPIDS...MOVING EAST AT 35 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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FRANKFORT AROUND 525 PM CDT. 

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 3969 9668 3976 9671 3988 9647 3982 9645
      3971 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 248DEG 32KT 3974 9658 

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

$$

SANDERS

030 
WWUS53 KTOP 062223
SVSTOP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
523 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

KSC117-062233-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-161006T2230Z/
MARSHALL-
523 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530
PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 3969 9668 3976 9671 3988 9647 3982 9645
      3971 9641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 250DEG 33KT 3976 9652 

$$

SANDERS

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