Serious situation in Stafford County, Kansas tonight…

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
801 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-
801 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES…

AT 800 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF MACKSVILLE…MOVING NORTH AT
25 MPH.

A LARGE TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND NOW!!! TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF
YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM!!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT…LON 3788 9900 3788 9888 3824 9865 3825 9900

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Here is a recent radar image of the hook…

Late report from the NWS Dodge City…
Macksville [Stafford Co, KS] storm chaser reports TORNADO at 08:00 PM CDT — large half mile wide tornado very near macksville…may have gone through macksville…no details at this time however. multiple reports of this tornado and its width.