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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
Permalink to 201610062118-KTOP-WFUS53-TORTOP
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
Permalink to 201610062123-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
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
Permalink to 201610062132-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
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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