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679 WWUS53 KICT 192047 SVSICT SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 347 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 KSC173-192115- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130519T2115Z/ SEDGWICK- 347 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... ...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WICHITA... AT 345 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF WICHITA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAIZE...DOWNTOWN WICHITA...WICHITA...BEL AIRE...MCCONNELL AIR FORC... EAST WICHITA AND OAKLAWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WITH COMPLETE DEVASTATION LIKELY. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO. && LAT...LON 3748 9773 3778 9751 3779 9715 3765 9715 3748 9743 TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 233DEG 27KT 3765 9738 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC HAIL...2.75IN $$ WOYNICK