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2016 [KDDC] DODGE_CITY Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16

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Storm Based Warning History

053 
WFUS53 KDDC 230109
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0016.160523T0109Z-160523T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
809 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
    
* AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST
  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

* THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 208DEG 16KT 3823 10118 

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

$$

GERARD
830 
WWUS53 KDDC 230117
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 816 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
7 MILES EAST OF LYDIA OR MILES NORTH OF DEERFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 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...
SHALLOW WATER.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 208DEG 16KT 3826 10116 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
705 
WWUS53 KDDC 230131
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 831 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8
MILES EAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
SHALLOW WATER.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 241DEG 9KT 3828 10114 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
Permalink to 201605230109-KDDC-WFUS53-TORDDC
053 
WFUS53 KDDC 230109
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0016.160523T0109Z-160523T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
809 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
    
* AT 808 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST
  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

* THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 208DEG 16KT 3823 10118 

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

$$

GERARD
Permalink to 201605230117-KDDC-WWUS53-SVSDDC
830 
WWUS53 KDDC 230117
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
817 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 816 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
7 MILES EAST OF LYDIA OR MILES NORTH OF DEERFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 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...
SHALLOW WATER.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 208DEG 16KT 3826 10116 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
Permalink to 201605230131-KDDC-WWUS53-SVSDDC
705 
WWUS53 KDDC 230131
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC055-093-171-230145-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0145Z/
FINNEY KS-KEARNY KS-SCOTT KS-
831 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY...NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES...
    
AT 831 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8
MILES EAST OF LYDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
SHALLOW WATER.

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 3826 10124 3827 10112 3847 10113 3838 10088
      3819 10108 3823 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 241DEG 9KT 3828 10114 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD

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