Plains Tornado Outbreak 4/14-15

[ravyrn]

Is there a website listing locations of public storm shelters, specifically in Major County, Oklahoma? I've been unsuccessful via google and need to find some info to relay to some friends and family fast.

Couldn't find anything other than this:

http://kfor.com/2012/04/14/public-tornado-shelters/

I went ahead and called the Sheriff's Office and got some shelter locations. Thanks for the help!

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1242 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF
MOORELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FREEDOM...AVARD AND CAMP HOUSTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE TORNADO WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK. DO NOT
WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

[Dave]

CUSTER OK-ROGER MILLS OK-DEWEY OK-
1242 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CUSTER...NORTHEASTERN ROGER MILLS AND DEWEY
COUNTIES...

AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH ANGORA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARD LEEDEY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEILING...TALOGA...LEEDEY...PUTNAM...ANGORA AND MOOREWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1242 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 8 MILES
SOUTH OF MEDICINE LODGE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 60 MPH. QUARTER SIZE HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHARON.

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.

[brunota2003]

Is there a website listing locations of public storm shelters, specifically in Major County, Oklahoma? I've been unsuccessful via google and need to find some info to relay to some friends and family fast.

Couldn't find anything other than this:

http://kfor.com/2012/04/14/public-tornado-shelters/

I went ahead and called the Sheriff's Office and got some shelter locations. Thanks for the help!

No problem!

[Dave]

Woodward OK is clear of the tornado warning now...it's to the NE of the city.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1247 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTH CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
WESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1244 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAKEFIELD...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL 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...
WAKEFIELD...MILFORD LAKE...MILFORD...RILEY...LEONARDVILLE AND
KEATS.

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.

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

[Dave]

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1249 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-150800-
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...
HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...
LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...
WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...
MADILL...DURANT...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...
HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
1249 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.NOW...
AT 1245 AM...A LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST
KANSAS...ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST
INTO SOUTHWEST TEXAS. IN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...THE
LINE EXTENDED FROM THE KANSAS BORDER NORTH OF ALVA...SOUTHWEST TO
WOODWARD...TO ELK CITY...TO HOLLIS...TO WEST OF GOODLETT IN TEXAS.
INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 50 TO 60
MPH...WHILE THE LINE WAS SHIFTING TOWARD THE EAST. THIS LINE WILL
LIKELY ARRIVE IN ENID AROUND 2 TO 3 AM...AND OKLAHOMA
CITY...LAWTON...AND WICHITA FALLS AROUND 3 AM.

SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS AS IT MARCHES
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS OF 70
TO 80 MPH WITH HAIL UP THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. EMBEDDED TORNADOES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC
ACTIVITY. STAY ALERT AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLETS THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED
TO LAST INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE LINE OF STORMS. NUMEROUS WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN OKLAHOMA UNTIL AFTER THE STORMS PASS THROUGH.

$$

[ravyrn]

Those two tornado warned portions of the squall line on the KS/OK border are looking like they'll pass very close to the northern portions of Wichita and many other areas already impacted by tornadoes earlier this evening

[Dave]

[Dave]

WOODS OK-WOODWARD OK-
1252 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR WOODS
AND NORTHEASTERN WOODWARD COUNTIES...

AT 1246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF FREEDOM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FREEDOM...AVARD AND CAMP HOUSTON.

[Dave]

CUSTER OK-DEWEY OK-
1253 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND DEWEY COUNTIES...

AT 1246 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEEDEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH. THE CIRCULATION HAS WEAKENED DURING THE PAST 10 MINUTES...BUT
THIS STORM IS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEILING...TALOGA...LEEDEY...PUTNAM AND MOOREWOOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET IN...GET DOWN AND COVER UP. TAKE COVER NOW IN A STORM SHELTER
OR AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM DOORS AND
WINDOWS.

THE TORNADO WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN THE DARK. DO NOT
WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW.

[brunota2003]

Well, I need to head off to bed...y'all have a good night, and stay safe!

EDIT: BTW...I see 70 guests lurking...feel free to join the site (it is free, afterall!) and hop into the discussions! You might have information we don't, or you might know some areas better than us!

[EF-5bigj]

It seems what we saw earlier wasn't the worst of this event

[Texas Snowman]

"This line is producing tornadoes left and right. Conditions are ripe for additional tornado development into the overnight hours. This is very dangerous! -Matt Holliday"

[Dave]

RILEY KS-CLAY KS-GEARY KS-
1257 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN GEARY...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND WESTERN RILEY COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

AT 1253 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WAKEFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL 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...
RILEY...LEONARDVILLE...KEATS AND NORTHERN MILFORD LAKE.

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.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1257 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1255 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR UNDERWOOD...OR 14 MILES EAST OF OMAHA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AVOCA...OAKLAND...WALNUT...HANCOCK AND MCCLELLAND.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 58.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 17...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 40 AND 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

[Texas Snowman]

@stormchaser4850: "Developing: Sedgwick County, KS Commission Chairman Norton declares State of Disaster after tornado via @KSNNews."

[Dave]

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
103 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY...

AT 1259 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNDERWOOD...OR 17 MILES EAST OF
OMAHA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AVOCA...OAKLAND...WALNUT...UNDERWOOD...HANCOCK AND MCCLELLAND.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 59 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 58.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 17...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 40 AND 46.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO
NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

[Texas Snowman]

Video screen grab of tornado coming into Woodward...power flashes, tornado was big and visible about the 0:14 second mark.