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2015 [KGLD] GOODLAND Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 24

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502 
WFUS53 KGLD 100304
TORGLD
KSC039-179-100345-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0024.150510T0304Z-150510T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1004 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 1004 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR SELDEN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOXIE...MOVING
  NORTH AT 25 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SELDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3946 10056 3946 10069 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 177DEG 20KT 3951 10063 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DR
025 
WWUS53 KGLD 100317
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC179-100327-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
SHERIDAN KS-
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY 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 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 179DEG 21KT 3960 10062 

$$

KSC039-100345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
DECATUR KS-
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY...
    
AT 1017 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SELDEN...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF OBERLIN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR 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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 179DEG 21KT 3960 10062 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DR
814 
WWUS53 KGLD 100337
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1037 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC039-100345-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
DECATUR KS-
1037 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN 
DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR 
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 177DEG 20KT 3960 10062 

$$

DR
Permalink to 201505100304-KGLD-WFUS53-TORGLD
502 
WFUS53 KGLD 100304
TORGLD
KSC039-179-100345-
/O.NEW.KGLD.TO.W.0024.150510T0304Z-150510T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1004 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 1004 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR SELDEN...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOXIE...MOVING
  NORTH AT 25 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SELDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3946 10056 3946 10069 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 177DEG 20KT 3951 10063 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DR
Permalink to 201505100317-KGLD-WWUS53-SVSGLD
025 
WWUS53 KGLD 100317
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC179-100327-
/O.CAN.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
SHERIDAN KS-
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY 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 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 179DEG 21KT 3960 10062 

$$

KSC039-100345-
/O.CON.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
DECATUR KS-
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY...
    
AT 1017 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SELDEN...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF OBERLIN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR 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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 179DEG 21KT 3960 10062 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DR
Permalink to 201505100337-KGLD-WWUS53-SVSGLD
814 
WWUS53 KGLD 100337
SVSGLD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1037 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

KSC039-100345-
/O.EXP.KGLD.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-150510T0345Z/
DECATUR KS-
1037 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN 
DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR 
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3957 10054 3957 10071 3971 10074 3972 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 177DEG 20KT 3960 10062 

$$

DR

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