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2016 [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 260127
TORTOP
KSC041-061-260200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0015.160526T0127Z-160526T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
827 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 827 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH OF CHAPMAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JUNCTION CITY AROUND 900 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 286 AND 299.
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 3892 9705 3902 9702 3903 9689 3904 9679
3889 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 281DEG 14KT 3895 9702
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP768
WWUS53 KTOP 260137
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
837 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-061-260200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
GEARY-DICKINSON-
837 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY AND NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 836 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHAPMAN...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF JUNCTION CITY AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 287 AND 299.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 9701 3902 9701 3903 9689 3904 9679
3889 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 274DEG 20KT 3895 9694
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDP392
WWUS53 KTOP 260144
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-260153-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
DICKINSON-
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON 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 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3904 9679 3889 9685 3890 9693 3897 9693
3898 9694 3897 9695 3898 9695 3896 9696
3902 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 277DEG 20KT 3894 9690
$$
KSC061-260200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
GEARY-
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY...
AT 843 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AREAS SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 9679 3889 9685 3890 9693 3897 9693
3898 9694 3897 9695 3898 9695 3896 9696
3902 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 277DEG 20KT 3894 9690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
GDPPermalink to 201605260127-KTOP-WFUS53-TORTOP
174
WFUS53 KTOP 260127
TORTOP
KSC041-061-260200-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0015.160526T0127Z-160526T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
827 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 827 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH OF CHAPMAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
JUNCTION CITY AROUND 900 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 286 AND 299.
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 3892 9705 3902 9702 3903 9689 3904 9679
3889 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 281DEG 14KT 3895 9702
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDPPermalink to 201605260137-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
768
WWUS53 KTOP 260137
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
837 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-061-260200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
GEARY-DICKINSON-
837 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY AND NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES...
AT 836 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CHAPMAN...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAR SOUTHERN PARTS OF JUNCTION CITY AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 287 AND 299.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3892 9701 3902 9701 3903 9689 3904 9679
3889 9685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 274DEG 20KT 3895 9694
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
GDPPermalink to 201605260144-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
392
WWUS53 KTOP 260144
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC041-260153-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
DICKINSON-
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DICKINSON 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 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3904 9679 3889 9685 3890 9693 3897 9693
3898 9694 3897 9695 3898 9695 3896 9696
3902 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 277DEG 20KT 3894 9690
$$
KSC061-260200-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160526T0200Z/
GEARY-
844 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY...
AT 843 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JUNCTION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AREAS SOUTH OF JUNCTION CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 9679 3889 9685 3890 9693 3897 9693
3898 9694 3897 9695 3898 9695 3896 9696
3902 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 277DEG 20KT 3894 9690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
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