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WWUS53 KDDC 192002
SVSDDC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
302 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

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Ellis KS-
302 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ELLIS COUNTY...

At 301 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located very near Toulon, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.  Spotters reported golf ball
         sized hail 2 miles south of Hays at 300 PM.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Hays, Victoria, Catherine, Toulon, and Emmeram.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.

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LAT...LON 3882 9938 3897 9943 3903 9936 3907 9917
      3885 9907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 255DEG 28KT 3886 9926

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN

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