Memorial Day Weekend Outbreak 2008

[CrazyC83]

Don't celebrate yet re: Greensburg. It is still on the ground, and might have hit FEMA trailers

As for the northern cells, Hays is really under the gun now...

[RL3AO]

Line of storms about to move through Dodge City which will pretty much eliminate the KDDC radar for use with the Ellis storm.

[CrazyC83]

Line of storms about to move through Dodge City which will pretty much eliminate the KDDC radar for use with the Ellis storm.

That's the squall line? That could play a big role in tomorrow's situation.

[Texas Snowman]

Tornado Warning remains in effect until 930 PM CDT for
northeastern Kiowa... northwestern Pratt... eastern Edwards...
southwestern Stafford and extreme southeastern Pawnee counties...

At 849 PM CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists and storm
spotters were tracking a large and extremely dangerous tornado 7
miles south of Fellsburg... or 6 miles northwest of Haviland... moving
northeast at 32 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
Centerview...
Fellsburg...
Trousdale...
Hopewell...
Belpre...
Byers...
Macksville...
rural residences of eastern Edwards... northeastern Kiowa...
northwestern Pratt... southeastern Pawnee and southwestern Stafford
counties.
At 845 PM... storm chasers reported a large tornado 3 miles west of
Haviland. Persons in the path of this dangerous tornado need to take
shelter now!

This storm is considered a supercell storm. Destructive hail the size
of baseball or larger and very dangerous straight line
winds will also be likely near the tornadic portion of this storm.

The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement. If in a
Mobile home... evacuate to a substantial structure. Get under a
workbench or other piece of sturdy furniture. If no basement is
available... seek shelter on the lowest floor of the building in an
interior hallway or room such as a closet. Use blankets or pillows to
cover your body and always stay away from windows.

Heavy rainfall may obscure this tornado. Take cover now! If you wait
to see or hear it coming... it may be too late to get to a safe place.

Tornadoes at night are especially dangerous. Do not wait until you
see or hear the tornado... it may be too late. Take cover now!

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 am CDT Saturday morning
for southwestern Kansas.

Lat... Lon 3771 9934 3804 9909 3782 9868 3759 9916
time... Mot... loc 0150z 230deg 28kt 3770 9915

[RL3AO]

Big picture from KDDC

[MiamiensisWx]

The velocity couplet has directly hit Ellis, Kansas.

[Cyclenall]

Violent tornadoes and NIGHT don't bode well. Another large tornado is heading for that Ellis town and they don't even have power.

[6SpeedTA95]

Someone, somewhere, was watching over Greensburg tonight.

I agree...that thing got real weak, real quick and then cycled back up.

[RL3AO]

Cell on KS/OK border

[CrazyC83]

Violent tornadoes and NIGHT don't bode well. Another large tornado is heading for that Ellis town and they don't even have power.

Ellis may very well have been devastated *prays it isn't the case*

[MiamiensisWx]

Violent tornadoes and NIGHT don't bode well. Another large tornado is heading for that Ellis town and they don't even have power.

It hit them...

[Texas Snowman]

Oklahoma storm producing tornado approaching Aetna (sp?), KS according to Cantore

[RL3AO]

[CrazyC83]

KSN: Some damage in Ellis (sounded like EF1-EF2 damage - roof blown off), but most of the town spared.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
900 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC051-195-240245-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080524T0245Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-
900 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
ELLIS AND NORTHEASTERN TREGO COUNTIES...

AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 2
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ELLIS...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN TREGO AND NORTHERN ELLIS COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE TORNADOES.

ANOTHER TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN FAR NORTHERN ELLIS COUNTY OR ABOUT
10 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF ELLIS AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A
LARGE TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED!. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR OTHER
UNDERGROUND SHELTER AND GET UNDER SOMETHING STURDY.

LAT...LON 3912 9904 3894 9914 3880 9961 3890 9972
3913 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 226DEG 38KT 3896 9952

$$

FINCH

[6SpeedTA95]

That storm looks downright sick once again...

[Texas Snowman]

Is that damage from first or second tornado?

Greg Forbes said very tight couplet just NE of Ellis, KS now.

[RL3AO]

First Ellis tornado.

[6SpeedTA95]

Storm NE of greensburg looking very impressive

[Texas Snowman]

Confirmed tornado by Dodge City NWS that is reported 9 miles SW of Aetna, moving NE