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2016 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 25
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732 WFUS53 KTOP 062118 TORTOP KSC041-062145- /O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0025.161006T2118Z-161006T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 418 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 418 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOLOMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SOLOMON AROUND 430 PM CDT. ABILENE AROUND 440 PM CDT. ENTERPRISE AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287. 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 3895 9737 3913 9709 3890 9693 3867 9737 3891 9737 3892 9738 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 229DEG 26KT 3883 9739 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ GARGAN
620 WWUS53 KTOP 062123 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 KSC041-062145- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/ DICKINSON- 423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY... AT 422 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF SOLOMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO AT 420 PM...1 MILE EAST OF SOLOMON. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ABILENE AROUND 435 PM CDT. ENTERPRISE AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3895 9737 3913 9709 3893 9695 3879 9737 3891 9737 3892 9738 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 229DEG 27KT 3886 9734 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...1.75IN $$ GARGAN
892 WWUS53 KTOP 062132 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 KSC041-062145- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/ DICKINSON- 432 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY... AT 430 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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... ENTERPRISE AROUND 440 PM CDT. CHAPMAN AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES ABILENE AND INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 271 AND 287. 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 3896 9729 3913 9709 3893 9695 3883 9728 3891 9731 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 231DEG 30KT 3890 9724 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN $$ GARGAN
732 WFUS53 KTOP 062118 TORTOP KSC041-062145- /O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0025.161006T2118Z-161006T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 418 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 418 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF SOLOMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SOLOMON AROUND 430 PM CDT. ABILENE AROUND 440 PM CDT. ENTERPRISE AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3895 9737 3913 9709 3890 9693 3867 9737 3891 9737 3892 9738 TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 229DEG 26KT 3883 9739 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...<.75IN $$ GARGAN
620 WWUS53 KTOP 062123 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 KSC041-062145- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/ DICKINSON- 423 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY... AT 422 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF SOLOMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO AT 420 PM...1 MILE EAST OF SOLOMON. 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... ABILENE AROUND 435 PM CDT. ENTERPRISE AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 287. 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 3895 9737 3913 9709 3893 9695 3879 9737 3891 9737 3892 9738 TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 229DEG 27KT 3886 9734 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...1.75IN $$ GARGAN
892 WWUS53 KTOP 062132 SVSTOP SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 432 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 KSC041-062145- /O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161006T2145Z/ DICKINSON- 432 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY... AT 430 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... ENTERPRISE AROUND 440 PM CDT. CHAPMAN AND MOONLIGHT AROUND 445 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES ABILENE AND INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 271 AND 287. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3896 9729 3913 9709 3893 9695 3883 9728 3891 9731 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 231DEG 30KT 3890 9724 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.75IN $$ GARGAN
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