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2016 [KTOP] TOPEKA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 28
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
RADAR Composite at Issuance Time
Storm Based Warning History
957
WFUS53 KTOP 062140
TORTOP
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0028.161006T2140Z-161006T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
440 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 438 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
CLAY CENTER AROUND 445 PM CDT.
GREEN AROUND 500 PM CDT.
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3926 9717 3933 9721 3955 9691 3931 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 242DEG 26KT 3932 9714
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$633
WWUS53 KTOP 062148
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
448 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
448 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 447 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS 4 MILES SOUTH OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GREEN AROUND 500 PM CDT.
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 9713 3934 9714 3955 9691 3931 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 242DEG 25KT 3934 9708
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$588
WWUS53 KTOP 062200
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
500 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
500 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 459 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
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 3932 9704 3938 9708 3952 9689 3932 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 242DEG 25KT 3938 9698
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$484
WWUS53 KTOP 062207
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
507 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062216-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
507 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING...NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
DICKINSON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3932 9704 3938 9708 3952 9689 3932 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 242DEG 26KT 3940 9693
$$
GARGANPermalink to 201610062140-KTOP-WFUS53-TORTOP
957
WFUS53 KTOP 062140
TORTOP
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.NEW.KTOP.TO.W.0028.161006T2140Z-161006T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
440 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 438 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
CLAY CENTER AROUND 445 PM CDT.
GREEN AROUND 500 PM CDT.
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3926 9717 3933 9721 3955 9691 3931 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 242DEG 26KT 3932 9714
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$Permalink to 201610062148-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
633
WWUS53 KTOP 062148
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
448 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
448 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 447 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS 4 MILES SOUTH OF CLAY CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GREEN AROUND 500 PM CDT.
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 9713 3934 9714 3955 9691 3931 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 242DEG 25KT 3934 9708
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$Permalink to 201610062200-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
588
WWUS53 KTOP 062200
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
500 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062215-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
500 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES...
AT 459 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF
GREEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LEONARDVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT.
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 3932 9704 3938 9708 3952 9689 3932 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 242DEG 25KT 3938 9698
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$Permalink to 201610062207-KTOP-WWUS53-SVSTOP
484
WWUS53 KTOP 062207
SVSTOP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
507 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
KSC027-161-062216-
/O.EXP.KTOP.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161006T2215Z/
CLAY-RILEY-
507 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING...NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
DICKINSON COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3932 9704 3938 9708 3952 9689 3932 9679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 242DEG 26KT 3940 9693
$$
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