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2016 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 24
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
736
WFUS53 KTOP 062115
TORTOP
KSC027-201-062145-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0024.161006T2115Z-161006T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
415 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 413 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIFTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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...
RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CLAY AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND
PALMER AROUND 430 PM CDT.
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 3957 9695 3952 9696 3947 9730 3956 9732
3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 248DEG 26KT 3954 9724
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERS742
WWUS53 KTOP 062123 RRA
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-201-062145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-
423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 423 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF PALMER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW!
MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3949 9719 3960 9723 3971 9700 3957 9695
3952 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 252DEG 28KT 3957 9711
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERS151
WWUS53 KTOP 062135
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-062144-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
CLAY-
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
CLAY COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 248DEG 26KT 3960 9701
$$
KSC201-062145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
WASHINGTON-
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 434 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LINN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 248DEG 26KT 3960 9701
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERS165
WWUS53 KTOP 062141
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
441 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC201-062150-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
WASHINGTON-
441 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 248DEG 26KT 3962 9696
$$
GARGANPermalink to 201610062115-KTOP-WFUS53-TORTOP
736
WFUS53 KTOP 062115
TORTOP
KSC027-201-062145-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0024.161006T2115Z-161006T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
415 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 413 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLIFTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CLAY AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND
PALMER AROUND 430 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3952 9696 3947 9730 3956 9732
3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 248DEG 26KT 3954 9724
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERSPermalink to 201610062123-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP-RRA
742
WWUS53 KTOP 062123 RRA
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-201-062145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
CLAY-WASHINGTON-
423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 423 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF PALMER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
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 3949 9719 3960 9723 3971 9700 3957 9695
3952 9696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 252DEG 28KT 3957 9711
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERSPermalink to 201610062135-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
151
WWUS53 KTOP 062135
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-062144-
/O.CAN.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
CLAY-
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
CLAY COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 248DEG 26KT 3960 9701
$$
KSC201-062145-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
WASHINGTON-
435 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...
AT 434 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LINN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR 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
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 248DEG 26KT 3960 9701
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
SANDERSPermalink to 201610062141-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
165
WWUS53 KTOP 062141
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
441 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC201-062150-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/
WASHINGTON-
441 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 445 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3957 9695 3957 9707 3965 9710 3971 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 248DEG 26KT 3962 9696
$$
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