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2013 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 15
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
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WFUS53 KTOP 282251
TORTOP
KSC143-282330-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0015.130528T2251Z-130528T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
551 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 549 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 264DEG 16KT 3904 9767
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GARGAN119
WWUS53 KTOP 282258
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
558 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
558 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 554 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 273DEG 10KT 3904 9766
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GARGAN905
WWUS53 KTOP 282303
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 558 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BENNINGTON AROUND 620 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 277DEG 10KT 3904 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GARGAN426
WWUS53 KTOP 282308
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
608 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
608 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 606 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BENNINGTON AROUND 625 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9770 3909 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 276DEG 9KT 3904 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$446
WWUS53 KTOP 282320
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 619 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9770 3909 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 262DEG 5KT 3905 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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343
WFUS53 KTOP 282251
TORTOP
KSC143-282330-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0015.130528T2251Z-130528T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
551 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 549 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 264DEG 16KT 3904 9767
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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WWUS53 KTOP 282258
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
558 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
558 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 554 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 273DEG 10KT 3904 9766
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GARGANPermalink to 201305282303-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
905
WWUS53 KTOP 282303
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
603 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 558 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BENNINGTON AROUND 620 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9775 3907 9776
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 277DEG 10KT 3904 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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426
WWUS53 KTOP 282308
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
608 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
608 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 606 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BENNINGTON AROUND 625 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9770 3909 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 276DEG 9KT 3904 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$Permalink to 201305282320-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
446
WWUS53 KTOP 282320
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
KSC143-282330-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130528T2330Z/
OTTAWA-
620 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...
AT 619 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENNINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENNINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 9737 3899 9737 3898 9770 3909 9770
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 262DEG 5KT 3905 9764
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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