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2016 [KDDC] DODGE_CITY Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 17

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236 
WFUS53 KDDC 230145
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0017.160523T0145Z-160523T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
845 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
    
* AT 843 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
  9 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

* THIS WARNING IS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS WARNING FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3817 10115 3826 10117 3827 10112
      3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 261DEG 10KT 3828 10109 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
116 
WWUS53 KDDC 230203
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC093-230212-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
KEARNY KS-

903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

$$

KSC055-171-230215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-
903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
    
AT 902 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 10 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...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GERARD
Permalink to 201605230145-KDDC-WFUS53-TORDDC
236 
WFUS53 KDDC 230145
TORDDC
KSC055-093-171-230215-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0017.160523T0145Z-160523T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
845 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
    
* AT 843 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
  9 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

* THIS WARNING IS A CONTINUATION OF A PREVIOUS WARNING FOR
  NORTHWESTERN FINNEY, NORTHEASTERN KEARNY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT
  COUNTIES.

 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3817 10115 3826 10117 3827 10112
      3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 261DEG 10KT 3828 10109 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GERARD
Permalink to 201605230203-KDDC-WWUS53-SVSDDC
116 
WWUS53 KDDC 230203
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

KSC093-230212-
/O.CAN.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
KEARNY KS-

903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEARNY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

$$

KSC055-171-230215-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0215Z/
FINNEY KS-SCOTT KS-
903 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...
    
AT 902 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FRIEND...MOVING EAST AT 10 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...
  FRIEND AND SHALLOW WATER AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

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 IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3818 10080 3820 10108 3824 10110 3826 10110
      3826 10112 3827 10112 3840 10113 3847 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 261DEG 10KT 3829 10102 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

GERARD

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