KTOP [300821]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS53 KTOP 300821
LSRTOP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
321 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0934 PM TORNADO 4 S COURTLAND 39.72N 97.89W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS STORM CHASER

REPORTED BY DOPPLER ON WHEELS

0942 PM TORNADO 1 E COURTLAND 39.78N 97.87W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS TRAINED SPOTTER

REPORTED TO BE A LARGE TORNADO BY TRAINED SPOTTER.

0944 PM TORNADO 2 NE COURTLAND 39.80N 97.87W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS STORM CHASER

CHASERS REPORT TORNADO ABOUT A 1/4 MILE WIDE.

0948 PM TORNADO 1 S COURTLAND 39.77N 97.89W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS EMERGENCY MNGR

EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 6 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED BY A TORNADO ALONG A LINE FROM 1.5 MILES SOUTH
OF COURTLAND TO 6 MILES NORTH OF BELLEVILLE. NO INJURIES
OR FATALITIES WERE REPORTED AND ALL RESIDENTS OF THE
HEAVILY DAMAGED HOMES HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. -THIS IS A
DELAYED REPORT- -THE TIME THAT DAMAGE OCCURRED IS
ESTIMATED BASED ON PREVIOUS REPORTS-

0958 PM TORNADO 3 NE BELLEVILLE 39.86N 97.59W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TORNADO TOOK OUT POWER LINES. WALL CLOUD 5 NE OF
BELLEVILLE LOOKS LIKE GOING TOWARD MUNDEN.

1001 PM TORNADO 6 N BELLEVILLE 39.91N 97.63W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS NWS EMPLOYEE

TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND

1010 PM TORNADO 9 N BELLEVILLE 39.95N 97.63W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS STORM CHASER

TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND. 1/4 MILE WIDE.

1012 PM TORNADO 5 WNW NARKA 39.99N 97.51W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS TRAINED SPOTTER

1052 PM TSTM WND GST BELLEVILLE 39.82N 97.63W
05/29/2008 E60.00 MPH REPUBLIC KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

1117 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W BELLEVILLE 39.82N 97.65W
05/29/2008 REPUBLIC KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE...UNSPECIFIED AT THIS
TIME AS TO THE CAUSE. US 36 IS CLOSED FROM BELLEVILLE
WEST TO COURTLAND DUE TO NUMEROUS POWER POLES DOWN OVER
THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INJURIES THUS
FAR...HOWEVER CALLS HAVE COME IN FOR RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN
THEIR HOMES.

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CAVANAUGH

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