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#61 Postby simplykristi » Sat May 05, 2007 7:30 pm

The link for the live stream on KSN: http://www.ksn.com/news/local/7166856.html
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#62 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:03 pm

Macksville - hit last night - has a close call...
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#63 Postby JonathanBelles » Sat May 05, 2007 8:12 pm

Damage reported in Hopewell.
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#64 Postby wx247 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:28 pm

The storms in Oklahoma are really starting to worry me as well.
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#65 Postby wx247 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:29 pm

Sweetwater High School in Oklahoma has taken a direct hit from a wedge tornado, from CNN.
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#66 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:32 pm

This is just insane out here...
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#67 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:40 pm

Sirens down in Great Bend and a tornado warning now there with 2 large wedges to the south...
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#68 Postby JonathanBelles » Sat May 05, 2007 8:43 pm

Alarms are not working. Greensburg has been hit again.
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#69 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat May 05, 2007 8:44 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:Sirens down in Great Bend and a tornado warning now there with 2 large wedges to the south...


Yep, a report of two tornadoes a half mile apart. One is a wedge, the other is multi-vortex.

So far, 54 reports of tornadoes today in at least 6 states. (SD, NE, KS, OK, CO, and IA)
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#70 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat May 05, 2007 8:46 pm

wx247 wrote:The storms in Oklahoma are really starting to worry me as well.


A tornado watch has been posted for parts of Texas until 3AM CDT.
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#71 Postby wx247 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:48 pm

fact789 wrote:Alarms are not working. Greensburg has been hit again.


A confirmed tornado or just a storm?
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#72 Postby JonathanBelles » Sat May 05, 2007 8:49 pm

Seen by a trained spotter.
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#73 Postby Category 5 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:49 pm

TORNADO WARNING
KSC097-060200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0051.070506T0137Z-070506T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
837 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 833 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AND
A STORM CHASER REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILES WEST OF GREENSBURG...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHERN KIOWA COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 124.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3755 9947 3749 9901 3769 9902 3772 9932

$$

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#74 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sat May 05, 2007 8:50 pm

This is turning into one hell of a tornado outbreak. So greensburg has been hit again? I heard in saw a pic that theres nothing lefted of it. So hopefully no one was there when it did.
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#75 Postby baitism » Sat May 05, 2007 8:50 pm

Greensburg did not take a hit tonight. There was a brief touchdown nearby though....
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#76 Postby tropicana » Sat May 05, 2007 8:51 pm

omg the absolute terror going on across the US midwest with these tornadoes, im praying so hard ..im gonna stay up and track these tonight..this is prolly history.
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#77 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Sat May 05, 2007 8:52 pm

Whats the chances of this beating May 2003,2004 outbreaks?
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#78 Postby wx247 » Sat May 05, 2007 8:54 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Whats the chances of this beating May 2003,2004 outbreaks?


98 reports of tornadoes on May 4, 2003. I am not sure what will happen before this night is over.
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#79 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat May 05, 2007 9:01 pm

We are well on our way right now...
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#80 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat May 05, 2007 9:07 pm

Tornado emergency - Ellinwood
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