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2016 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 12
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
174
WFUS53 KTOP 260003
TORTOP
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0012.160526T0003Z-160526T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
703 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NILES...MOVING EAST 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOLOMON AROUND 725 PM CDT.
TALMAGE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
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 3907 9748 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738
3893 9738 3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750
3897 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 285DEG 17KT 3900 9747
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP455
WWUS53 KTOP 260009
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
709 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
709 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NILES...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR NILES AT 707 PM.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLOMON AND NILES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750 3897 9753
3907 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 290DEG 15KT 3898 9746
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP116
WWUS53 KTOP 260015
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 713 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF NILES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO JUST
NORTHEAST OF NILES AT 713 PM.
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...
SOLOMON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 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 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750 3907 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 289DEG 14KT 3898 9744
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP815
WWUS53 KTOP 260026
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
726 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
726 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NILES APPROACHING
THE DICKINSON OTTAWA COUNTY BORDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A HALF MILE WIDE WEDGE TORNADO
ABOUT 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NILES...JUST CROSSING
SOLOMON ROAD.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLOMON AND TALMAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9745 3906 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 274DEG 16KT 3899 9738
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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174
WFUS53 KTOP 260003
TORTOP
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0012.160526T0003Z-160526T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
703 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 703 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NILES...MOVING EAST 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SOLOMON AROUND 725 PM CDT.
TALMAGE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
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 3907 9748 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738
3893 9738 3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750
3897 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 285DEG 17KT 3900 9747
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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455
WWUS53 KTOP 260009
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
709 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
709 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NILES...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR NILES AT 707 PM.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLOMON AND NILES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750 3897 9753
3907 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 290DEG 15KT 3898 9746
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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116
WWUS53 KTOP 260015
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
715 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 713 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF NILES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO JUST
NORTHEAST OF NILES AT 713 PM.
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...
SOLOMON.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 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 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9750 3907 9746
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 289DEG 14KT 3898 9744
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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815
WWUS53 KTOP 260026
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
726 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-143-260030-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160526T0030Z/
OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
726 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 723 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ABOUT 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NILES APPROACHING
THE DICKINSON OTTAWA COUNTY BORDER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A HALF MILE WIDE WEDGE TORNADO
ABOUT 5 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF NILES...JUST CROSSING
SOLOMON ROAD.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOLOMON AND TALMAGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 270.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3902 9724 3889 9732 3892 9738 3893 9738
3893 9737 3896 9737 3896 9745 3906 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 274DEG 16KT 3899 9738
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
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