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#741 Postby Cyclenall » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:06 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:Greensburg dodged a bullet there too...

Aside from the cliche just used again, its actually possible they didn't dodge it as a massive debris ball is showing up on it. I'm even thinking it was so close that just the inflow or whatever was so strong there is probably damage anyways. Reguardless, there might be a EF5 tornado on the ground right now based on the gtg well above 200 kts!!!!!!!
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#742 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:08 pm

This is the one that just came out of OK. It could be approaching the Wichita, KS metro area in the next half hour.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
847 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 842 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...BLUFF CITY...CALDWELL...ARGONIA...FREEPORT AND MILAN.

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.
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#743 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:09 pm

TWC: Tornado near Bluff City, KS is approximately 1/2 mile wide. Heading near Freeport, Argonia and Milan, Kansas. #kswx."

This is the one that @wxbrad said 207.2 mph velocities scanned. That's a bad son of a gun for sure.
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#744 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:09 pm

Two clear circulations. Will be heading towards southern Wichita.

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#745 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:10 pm

Cyclenall wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:Greensburg dodged a bullet there too...

Aside from the cliche just used again, its actually possible they didn't dodge it as a massive debris ball is showing up on it. I'm even thinking it was so close that just the inflow or whatever was so strong there is probably damage anyways. Reguardless, there might be a EF5 tornado on the ground right now based on the gtg well above 200 kts!!!!!!!


Maybe two EF-5's on ground at the same time in Kansas. The Bluff City tornado has 207.2 mph velocities.

Has that ever happened before? Two EF-5 tornadoes on ground at once?
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#746 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:11 pm

Not sure, but both tornadoes are capable of CATASTROPHIC destruction.
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#747 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:11 pm

Going to get very close to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT).
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#748 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:12 pm

St. John, KS direct hit here in a few minutes? What's the pop. there?
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#749 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:13 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
912 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
STAFFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 908 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CONFIRMED LARGE AND
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACKSVILLE. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. DANGEROUS AND
EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE IS ALSO EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...RADIUM...ZENITH...SEWARD AND HUDSON.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS CONFIRMED! TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW.
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#750 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:14 pm

brunota2003 wrote:St. John, KS direct hit here in a few minutes? What's the pop. there?


1,295 in 2010 Census per Wikipedia.
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#751 Postby apocalypt-flyer » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:15 pm

Texas Snowman wrote:
Cyclenall wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:Greensburg dodged a bullet there too...

Aside from the cliche just used again, its actually possible they didn't dodge it as a massive debris ball is showing up on it. I'm even thinking it was so close that just the inflow or whatever was so strong there is probably damage anyways. Reguardless, there might be a EF5 tornado on the ground right now based on the gtg well above 200 kts!!!!!!!


Maybe two EF-5's on ground at the same time in Kansas. The Bluff City tornado has 207.2 mph velocities.

Has that ever happened before? Two EF-5 tornadoes on ground at once?


One date - 4 EF-5 tornadoes: April 27th 2011. The Hackleburg EF 5 and the Smithsville EF 5 overlapped each other timewise, I think.
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#752 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:16 pm

St. John and Milan are both about to be hit...the Milan cell is reported to be 3/4 of a mile wide...wowww
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#753 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:16 pm

ICT: Conway Springs is sounding sirens at this time...tornado on ground at Blackstone and 160th Street South reported by Caldwell Fire.
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#754 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:18 pm

Caldwell Fire reports tornado on ground at Highway 44 and Argonia Road...south of argonia
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#755 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:18 pm

Milan and St. John both face catastrophic destruction if they get a direct hit. This could be as bad as Greensburg or the bad April 27 tornadoes.
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#756 Postby yzerfan » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:19 pm

Conway Springs' population is about 1200
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#757 Postby Cyclenall » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:19 pm

Texas Snowman wrote:Has that ever happened before? Two EF-5 tornadoes on ground at once?

Probably both April 27, 2011 and the 1974 Super Outbreak but its extremely, extremely rare.

brunota2003 wrote:St. John and Milan are both about to be hit...the Milan cell is reported to be 3/4 of a mile wide...wowww

Ouch, they better take cover. Might be three violent tornadoes on the ground now at once, not sure.
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#758 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:19 pm

Rapid Update Model has a STP of 15.8 near Pratt, KS. Didn't know it could go that high. - from Brad Panovich (Twitter)

This is as insane as April 27, 2011 now.
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#759 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:20 pm

Come on ICT. Issue the new warning already. Tornado is only 5 miles from leaving the current one.
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#760 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:20 pm

(10:20 PM) ICT issues Tornado Warning [tornado: OBSERVED, tornado damage threat: SIGNIFICANT, hail: 2.50 IN] for Sumner [KS] till 10:00 PM CDT ...* AT 915 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF ARGONIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
919 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN AND NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 915 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF ARGONIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO!

SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED LARGE 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...
WELLINGTON...CONWAY SPRINGS...BELLE PLAINE...MILAN...MAYFIELD...
WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND RIVERDALE.

THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 33.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND! TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW.
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