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#701 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:31 pm

New warning on Byron tornado issued by WFO Wichita ahead of storm crossing KS/OK border.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 819 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BYRON OVER
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE
HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTHONY...WALDRON AND BLUFF CITY.
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#702 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:31 pm

North of Cherokee, OK...holy cow!

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#703 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:32 pm

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About to cross into Kansas.
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#704 Postby Bunkertor » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:33 pm

Huge wall there in Cherokee, OK.
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#705 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:33 pm

Strong tornadic circulation passing two to four miles west of Greensburg.
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#706 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:33 pm

Mike Bettes of TWC: Greensburg, KS take shelter immediately!
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#707 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:35 pm

Texas Snowman wrote:Several sources reporting large wedge on ground two miles west of Goessel, Kansas.


Goessel was hit by an F5 in 1990.
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#708 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:36 pm

News9: Big tornado on the ground SW of Manchester. Debris ball showing up on the TV's radar (Gary England's station?).
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#709 Postby apocalypt-flyer » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:36 pm

The OK/Kansas tornadic system with debris ball on the radar. Heading towards Manchester OK.
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#710 Postby apocalypt-flyer » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:37 pm

Texas Snowman wrote:News9: Big tornado on the ground SW of Manchester. Debris ball showing up on the TV's radar (Gary England's station?).


Yeah, it's on News9.
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#711 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:38 pm

Most likely very, very violent tornado on the ground crossing into Kansas...

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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#712 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:39 pm

WWUS53 KICT 150136
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
836 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC077-150200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
HARPER KS-
836 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM
CDT...

AT 831 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR WALDRON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.


HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.


LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTHONY AND BLUFF CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND.
TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9833 3731 9810 3715 9780 3712 9780
3700 9799 3699 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 230DEG 35KT 3701 9809

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

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#713 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:39 pm

Manchester has a population of 104.
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#714 Postby Bunkertor » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:40 pm

TORCONs have been upgraded, obviously.

Saturday April 14
IA northwest 3 - 4
IA southwest - 5
IA south-central - 4
IA northeast night - 2
[b]IA west night - 7
KS central - 9[/b]

KS east - 5
KS central, northeast night - 9
KS near Wichita night - 7

MN extreme southwest - 2
MN south night - 4
MO northwest, west-central - 4
MO northwest night - 7
NE south - central - 9

NE north - central - 5
NE central night - 8
NE east - 7
NE east - 6, night - 7

OK northwest - 9
OK southwest, central - 7

OK northeast - 5
SD southeast - 2
SD southeast night - 3
TX east panhandle - 7
TX northwest east of Midland to Wichita Falls - 4
TX northwest near San Angelo to Wichita Falls night - 5
WI west-central,southwest night - 2
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#715 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:40 pm

Tornado has drifted right and is actually outside of the tornado warning right now.

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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#716 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:42 pm

SEL2

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 172
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
840 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHEAST IOWA
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 840 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF
MOLINE ILLINOIS TO 70 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BURLINGTON IOWA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 167...WW 169...WW
170...WW 171...

DISCUSSION...BOW ECHO OVER CNTRL IA WILL CONTINUE EWD AT 40-50 KT
WITHIN TERMINUS OF 50-60 KT LLJ. DAMAGING WINDS AND SEVERE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM BEFORE IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN NEAR OR
JUST E OF THE MS RIVER.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27040.


...MEAD
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#717 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:42 pm

It's heading almost right for Manchester...it'll probably pass just west/north of the dot...by maybe a mile...or a hit on the town. And the debris ball is getting bigger.
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#718 Postby Florida1118 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:43 pm

brunota2003 wrote:It's heading almost right for Manchester...it'll probably pass just west/north of the dot...by maybe a mile...or a hit on the town.
Per Dr.Forbes, will head north of Manchester.
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#719 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:44 pm

Manchester isn't in a tornado warning. NWS probably dodged a bullet.
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#720 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:46 pm

WWUS53 KDDC 150138
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
838 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC047-097-145-151-185-150200-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
STAFFORD KS-PRATT KS-PAWNEE KS-KIOWA KS-EDWARDS KS-
838 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EDWARDS...NORTHERN
KIOWA...EASTERN PAWNEE...NORTHWESTERN PRATT AND STAFFORD COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY
STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR FELLSBURG.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH. DANGEROUS AND
EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.


AT 836 PM...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC 2 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF GREENSBURG.


LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FELLSBURG...
TROUSDALE...
BELPRE...
MACKSVILLE...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN PAWNEE...EDWARDS...NORTHERN KIOWA...
NORTHWESTERN PRATT AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER NOW.
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3754 9927 3762 9955 3835 9927 3811 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 219DEG 69KT 3780 9917
HAIL 4.25IN

$$

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