Plains Tornado Outbreak 4/14-15

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1148 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1142 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF
HAMILTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 1133PM...SPOTTERS
REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASSODAY MOVING NORTHEAST.

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...
OLPE AND EMPORIA AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

[Dave]

SALINE KS-LINCOLN KS-
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

AT 1147 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALINA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN SALINE COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 231 AND 256. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 95.

[Texas Snowman]

This sounds rather ominous:

@wunderground: "11:50 PM CT: Oaklawn south of Wichita declared disaster area due to damage."

[Cyclenall]

From the Wichita newspaper live reporting:

Twitter
JayPraterCBM:
Multiple damage reports still coming in from Oaklawn, south of Wichita, fuselage found in a field near McConnell.

Now wouldn't that be something.

Oh my goodness....STP is now 17 in Oklahoma?!?

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@ScottDimmich: "Significant Tornado Parameter is 17 in OK. Tornado threat ramping back up! #okwx #kswx 12am ET SIGTOR/radar plot."

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That is unreal, just completely bonkers. I can't wait to see how the squall line reacts, I wonder if its enough to break up some segments into "pearls" along a string. Once that happens better tornado chances IMO. If there is a night that can do it its this one.

Wow...forget Friday the 13th.

April 14th has quite a notorious history - including today's tornado outbreak:

From DanSatterfield: @wildweatherdan: "‎100 years ago at this moment the Titanic Sank...and 147 years ago at this moment Abraham Lincoln was being carried across E street from Ford's theatre."

I was just thinking that eariler, Titanic sank 100 years ago basically right now. Crazy.

I've been hearing that some chasers got some night-time footage near Wichita KS and they were IN the tornado and even got lifted some. This was caught on camera. They are very excited and hopefully a tornado video is posted soon. I can't wait to see this one .

Looks like a small hook appearing near Lincoln KS to the south. Should go TOR warned soon.

[Dave]

LANCASTER NE-
1153 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY...

AT 1148 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR WAVERLY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAVERLY AND DAVEY.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 77 NEAR MILE MARKER 77.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 403 AND 409.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A VEHICLE
OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0542
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1148 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF E CNTRL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 150448Z - 150615Z

GIVEN CONTINUED GRADUAL BOUNDARY LAYER COOLING...THERE STILL APPEARS
TO BE A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE LONG-LIVED SUPERCELL MIGRATING
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR WILL WEAKEN OR DISSIPATE PRIOR
TO PROJECTED PROGRESSION THROUGH THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN KANSAS
CITY METROPOLITAN AREA BY 07-08Z. HOWEVER...IF THIS CELL DOES NOT
SHOW SUBSTANTIVE FURTHER WEAKENING TRENDS DURING THE NEXT HOUR...A
NEW TORNADO WATCH PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO BE ISSUED.

..KERR.. 04/15/2012


ATTN...WFO...EAX...TOP...ICT...

LAT...LON 38299637 38969560 39399490 39409430 39189427 38839469
38359544 38169578 38009641 38299637

[Texas Snowman]

‏@reedtimmerTVN: "Large tornado on the ground 8 miles east of Cassody, KS. Watching it now."

Not far now from Emporia, KS.

Down the line, the Topeka/Lawrence/Ottawa areas could be threatened.

And then KC.

[Texas Snowman]

Texas gets in on the tornado warnings for today:

@severestudios: "Tornado Warning for Cottle and Motley County in TX until 12:15am CDT. #txwx."

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EDIT:

TORNADO WARNING
TXC101-345-150515-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0003.120415T0452Z-120415T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1152 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MOTLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS.
WESTERN COTTLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS.

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST
DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 23 MILES WEST OF
PADUCAH...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MATADOR...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PADUCAH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME...TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8067451290.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR THE PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS.

[Dave]

(12:58 AM) OAX expires Tornado Warning for Lancaster [NE]

[cycloneye]

Preliminary reports have increased to 118 Tornadoes. Earlier in the thread,there were discussions about the outbreak not meeting expectations,but I think it has been what it was forecast.

[Dave]

Thanks Snowman....I was bringing up the Lubbock WFO as you posted....you helped!

[Texas Snowman]

Unreal, now NW Oklahoma back in the tornado warning game:

@severestudios: "Tornado Warning for Ellis, Harper, and Woodward County in OK until 12:30am CDT. #okwx"

[CrazyC83]

The squall line is breaking? Yikes, long night ahead!!!

[Texas Snowman]

Thanks Snowman....I was bringing up the Lubbock WFO as you posted.

No problem Dave. You've done a lot of hard, great work today as always. Much obliged again!

[Dave]

(1:03 AM) LUB continues Tornado Warning for Cottle, Motley [TX] till 12:15 AM CDT ...AT 1201 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF DELWIN...OR 13 MILES WEST OF PADUCAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

[Texas Snowman]

The squall line is breaking? Yikes, long night ahead!!!

Yeah, I saw that a short while ago. With those significantly high STP's in western Oklahoma, this thing still has a ways to go perhaps.

[Dave]

SALINE KS-
1203 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

AT 1201 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF NEW CAMBRIA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 236 AND 256. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

[Texas Snowman]

Now April 15th and here you go...

@spotternetwork: "12:01AM CDT Funnel<-Evnt 5 miles E of Matador, TX-."

[Dave]

I'm monitoring 9 wfo's right now....

[Texas Snowman]

@severestudios: "Tornado Warning for Beckham and Roger Mills County in OK until 12:30am CDT. #okwx."


@stormchaser4850: "Developing: Trained tornado spotters reported a tornado on the ground 7 miles SE of Gage, OK, moving NE at 45 mph (1159 pm CDT)."