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2015 [KDDC] DODGE_CITY Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 55

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Storm Based Warning History

994 
WFUS53 KDDC 162334
TORDDC
KSC055-083-101-135-170015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0055.151116T2334Z-151117T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
534 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CST
    
* AT 534 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF KALVESTA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  NESS CITY...BAZINE...UTICA...ALAMOTA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3838 9962 3807 10039 3819 10051
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 225DEG 48KT 3818 10038 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
609 
WWUS53 KDDC 162348
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
548 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC055-083-101-135-170015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
FINNEY KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
548 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE...NESS AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 547 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

RURAL LOCATIONS OF EASTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHERN LANE COUNTIES 
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NESS CITY...UTICA...ALAMOTA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3843 9973 3817 10032 3825 10044
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 224DEG 33KT 3823 10030 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
093 
WWUS53 KDDC 170006
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC055-083-170015-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
FINNEY KS-HODGEMAN KS-

606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3846 9981 3830 10022 3837 10028
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 219DEG 34KT 3837 10016 

$$

KSC101-135-170015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL LANE AND WESTERN NESS COUNTIES...
    
AT 605 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5
MILES SOUTH OF BEELER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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...
NESS CITY...UTICA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A BASEMENT OR 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 3860 9983 3846 9981 3830 10022 3837 10028
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 219DEG 34KT 3837 10016 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
Permalink to 201511162334-KDDC-WFUS53-TORDDC
994 
WFUS53 KDDC 162334
TORDDC
KSC055-083-101-135-170015-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0055.151116T2334Z-151117T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
534 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 615 PM CST
    
* AT 534 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF KALVESTA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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...
  NESS CITY...BAZINE...UTICA...ALAMOTA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3838 9962 3807 10039 3819 10051
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 225DEG 48KT 3818 10038 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
Permalink to 201511162348-KDDC-WWUS53-SVSDDC
609 
WWUS53 KDDC 162348
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
548 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC055-083-101-135-170015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
FINNEY KS-LANE KS-NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
548 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...SOUTHEASTERN LANE...NESS AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 547 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

RURAL LOCATIONS OF EASTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHERN LANE COUNTIES 
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NESS CITY...UTICA...ALAMOTA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3843 9973 3817 10032 3825 10044
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 224DEG 33KT 3823 10030 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH
Permalink to 201511170006-KDDC-WWUS53-SVSDDC
093 
WWUS53 KDDC 170006
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

KSC055-083-170015-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
FINNEY KS-HODGEMAN KS-

606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FINNEY AND NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3860 9983 3846 9981 3830 10022 3837 10028
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 219DEG 34KT 3837 10016 

$$

KSC101-135-170015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-151117T0015Z/
LANE KS-NESS KS-
606 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL LANE AND WESTERN NESS COUNTIES...
    
AT 605 PM CST...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5
MILES SOUTH OF BEELER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

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...
NESS CITY...UTICA...BEELER AND ARNOLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO
A BASEMENT OR 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 3860 9983 3846 9981 3830 10022 3837 10028
      3866 10017
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 219DEG 34KT 3837 10016 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

FINCH

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