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2015 [KUNR] RAPID_CITY Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 7

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828 
WFUS53 KUNR 200253
TORUNR
SDC093-200330-
/O.NEW.KUNR.TO.W.0007.150620T0253Z-150620T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
853 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 930 PM MDT
    
* AT 853 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF HEREFORD...OR 24 MILES EAST OF
  STURGIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GRAPEFRUIT 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...
  HEREFORD AROUND 905 PM MDT.
  ELM SPRINGS AROUND 930 PM MDT.

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 4439 10309 4446 10306 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 291DEG 38KT 4442 10303 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC
207 
WWUS53 KUNR 200307
SVSUNR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
907 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SDC093-200330-
/O.CON.KUNR.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150620T0330Z/
MEADE SD-
907 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY...
    
AT 905 PM MDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER HEREFORD...OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAPID CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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
SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4437 10299 4442 10295 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 301DEG 25KT 4437 10293 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC
819 
WWUS53 KUNR 200314
SVSUNR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SDC093-200330-
/O.CON.KUNR.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150620T0330Z/
MEADE SD-
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY...
        
AT 914 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR HEREFORD...OR 29 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAPID CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELM SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4433 10286 4437 10284 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 282DEG 46KT 4434 10277 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC
Permalink to 201506200253-KUNR-WFUS53-TORUNR
828 
WFUS53 KUNR 200253
TORUNR
SDC093-200330-
/O.NEW.KUNR.TO.W.0007.150620T0253Z-150620T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
853 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 930 PM MDT
    
* AT 853 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF HEREFORD...OR 24 MILES EAST OF
  STURGIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GRAPEFRUIT 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...
  HEREFORD AROUND 905 PM MDT.
  ELM SPRINGS AROUND 930 PM MDT.

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 4439 10309 4446 10306 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 291DEG 38KT 4442 10303 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC
Permalink to 201506200307-KUNR-WWUS53-SVSUNR
207 
WWUS53 KUNR 200307
SVSUNR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
907 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SDC093-200330-
/O.CON.KUNR.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150620T0330Z/
MEADE SD-
907 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY...
    
AT 905 PM MDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER HEREFORD...OR 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAPID CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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
SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4437 10299 4442 10295 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 301DEG 25KT 4437 10293 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC
Permalink to 201506200314-KUNR-WWUS53-SVSUNR
819 
WWUS53 KUNR 200314
SVSUNR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SDC093-200330-
/O.CON.KUNR.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150620T0330Z/
MEADE SD-
914 PM MDT FRI JUN 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY...
        
AT 914 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR HEREFORD...OR 29 MILES NORTHEAST OF RAPID CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELM SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4433 10286 4437 10284 4442 10239 4414 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 282DEG 46KT 4434 10277 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...4.00IN

$$

JC

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