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#801 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:36 pm

Well this went from bad to worse quickly whats worse these strong tornadoes are going off at night :eek:
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#802 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:36 pm

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Going to track right over or near the KICT TDWR.
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#803 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:37 pm

KSN: Law enforcement, large tornado on K-49 right now.

Weather Underground: 9:32 PM CT: Spotter reports two #tornadoes south Conway Springs. Tornado Warning now covers Witchita.
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#804 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:37 pm

SUMNER KS-
936 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CONWAY SPRINGS...

AT 932 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONWAY SPRINGS...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.

SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF
NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO SHELTER. COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION OF ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS IS LIKELY. MANY WELL
BUILT HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE COMPLETELY SWEPT FROM
THEIR FOUNDATIONS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK MOST ROADWAYS. MASS
DEVASTATION IS HIGHLY LIKELY MAKING THE AREA UNRECOGNIZABLE
TO SURVIVORS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WELLINGTON...CONWAY SPRINGS...BELLE PLAINE...WELLINGTON AIRPORT AND
RIVERDALE.

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

#805 Postby RL3AO » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:37 pm

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SUMNER COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CONWAY SPRINGS...

AT 932 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONWAY SPRINGS...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.

SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF
NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO SHELTER. COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION OF ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS IS LIKELY. MANY WELL
BUILT HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE COMPLETELY SWEPT FROM
THEIR FOUNDATIONS. DEBRIS WILL BLOCK MOST ROADWAYS. MASS
DEVASTATION IS HIGHLY LIKELY MAKING THE AREA UNRECOGNIZABLE
TO SURVIVORS.
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#806 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:38 pm

This is Joplin or Tuscaloosa-like, folks.

UN-FREAKING-BELIEVEABLE. GET UNDERGROUND NOW!!!
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#807 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:38 pm

Well this just got very very very very bad.
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#808 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:39 pm

(10:39 PM) ICT: 2 S Conway Springs [Sumner Co, KS] law enforcement reports TORNADO at 09:38 PM CDT -- multi vortex tornado south of conway springs.
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#809 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:39 pm

1,272 people in Conway Springs per Wikipedia.

KSN: two tornadoes on the ground right now at 9:39 p.m. CST.
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#810 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:40 pm

Ntxw wrote:I'm afraid we may get some bad bad news out of the stafford county tornado come daylight...one of the scariest looking storms I have seen in awhile.

I am praying not!!! But radar indicated what was probably the tornado going right over St. John.
And now Wichita is big time under the gun. As stated above, SICKENING!!
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#811 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:40 pm

NWS: LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION: LARGE, VIOLENT TORNADO 5 MILES SW OF CONWAY SPRINGS, KS, MOVING NE AT 35 MPH (932 PM CDT)
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#812 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:40 pm

What we learned from last year...MUST COME TO ACTION NOW. This is THE moment...
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#813 Postby cycloneye » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:40 pm

Population of Wichita is 630,000.
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#814 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:41 pm

RICE KS-RENO KS-BARTON KS-
940 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTON...
NORTHWESTERN RENO AND RICE COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

AT 937 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
RAYMOND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
RAYMOND...ALDEN...CHASE...LYONS...GENESEO...SILICA AND FREDERICK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE TORNADOES! TAKE COVER IN
A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
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#815 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:41 pm

A multivortex tornado heading towards a metropolitan area? Uh oh
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#816 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:41 pm

On TWC the guy in Wichita's camera started to go off and on :eek: its getting very very very dangerous :eek:
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#817 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:41 pm

Have any friends in Wichita area? Let them know now! This is one potentially cataclysmic situation!!!
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#818 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:42 pm

(10:41 PM) ICT: media --- STOVE PIPE NORTH OF MAYFIELD, GETTING WIDER.
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#819 Postby Halah » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:44 pm

Man, these weather guys are doing a man's job, knowing what's heading for them.
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#820 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:44 pm

Well so much for dr.forbes talk of it maybe weakening man these things are spinning like top's.
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