Tornado Warning for Barber County in KS until 7:45 PM CDT
HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 705 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE CITY... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD... TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE... RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. AT 655 PM, STORM SPOTTERS AND CHASERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO 10 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF AETNA.
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... LAKE CITY AROUND 710 PM CDT. MEDICINE LODGE AROUND 730 PM CDT.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. A NEW TORNADO WILL LIKELY FORM AT ANY TIME!
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARBER COUNTY.
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.
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TORNADO... RADAR INDICATED HAIL... 2.50IN
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