Full Notification

SVRDDC The National Weather Service in Dodge City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Kiowa County in south central Kansas... Barber County in south central Kansas... Eastern Comanche County in south central Kansas... Pratt County in south central Kansas... Southeastern Edwards County in south central Kansas...

* Until 615 AM CDT.

* At 525 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hopewell to 12 miles northwest of Freedom, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. These storms have a history of producing wind damage. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Pratt, Cullison, Coats, Sun City, Aetna, and Croft around 530 AM CDT. Iuka and Lake City around 535 AM CDT. Preston and Sawyer around 540 AM CDT. Medicine Lodge, Isabel, and Cairo around 545 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Hardtner, Kiowa, Sharon and Hazelton.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARBER, KS ... COMANCHE, KS ... EDWARDS, KS ... KIOWA, KS ... PRATT, KS

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.