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2016 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 17
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
083
WFUS53 KTOP 260309
TORTOP
KSC197-260345-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0017.160526T0309Z-160526T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1009 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1009 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
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 3875 9630 3884 9629 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 288DEG 14KT 3881 9628
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$707
WWUS53 KTOP 260315
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1015 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1015 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY...
AT 1015 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9630 3883 9627 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 279DEG 22KT 3880 9622
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$433
WWUS53 KTOP 260324
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1024 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1024 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY...
AT 1023 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
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 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 3875 9626 3883 9624 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 281DEG 18KT 3879 9617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$244
WWUS53 KTOP 260338
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1038 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260348-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1038 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1045 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SECOND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TO THE EAST.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3875 9626 3883 9624 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 288DEG 14KT 3879 9617
$$Permalink to 201605260309-KTOP-WFUS53-TORTOP
083
WFUS53 KTOP 260309
TORTOP
KSC197-260345-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0017.160526T0309Z-160526T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1009 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1009 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...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.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
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 3875 9630 3884 9629 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 288DEG 14KT 3881 9628
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$Permalink to 201605260315-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
707
WWUS53 KTOP 260315
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1015 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1015 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY...
AT 1015 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3875 9630 3883 9627 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 279DEG 22KT 3880 9622
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$Permalink to 201605260324-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
433
WWUS53 KTOP 260324
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1024 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260345-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1024 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY...
AT 1023 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ESKRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
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 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 3875 9626 3883 9624 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 281DEG 18KT 3879 9617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$Permalink to 201605260338-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
244
WWUS53 KTOP 260338
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1038 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
KSC197-260348-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160526T0345Z/
WABAUNSEE-
1038 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WABAUNSEE 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.
A SECOND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TO THE EAST.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3875 9626 3883 9624 3881 9611 3874 9614
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 288DEG 14KT 3879 9617
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