S. Plains Severe April 17th to 19th?

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
224 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 223 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF KALVESTA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN...
SOUTHEASTERN LANE AND SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES.

[brunota2003]

Here:

Base:



SRV:

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
227 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER EXTREME
WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 3 MILES EAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES.

[Dave]

I'm on the same cell too..

[RL3AO]

Two areas of rotation.

[brunota2003]

From an NWS employee 20 minutes ago (3:10 pm EDT) there were TWO tornadoes on the ground associated with that cell.

[Dave]

DATE: APR 18 151000 EDT
TYPE: TORNADO
CITY: 1 SE KALVESTA
COUNTY: FINNEY
STATE: KS
SOURCE: NWS EMPLOYEE
DETAILS: TWO TORNADOES OBSERVED JUST 1 MILES SE OF KALVESTA

[Dave]

AT 231 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL
HODGEMAN COUNTY...OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN NESS COUNTIES.

AT 2:30 PM A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF THE
FINNEY HODGEMAN COUNTY LINE AND 1 MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 156.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

[brunota2003]

3D View of around the time that the spotter reported the Tornado on the ground (330 pm EDT) :



334 pm EDT :

[Dave]

1520000 hrs edt Tornado hit a house, 6 miles east of Kalvesta KS - confirmed by law enfocement

[brunota2003]

Just to give a comparison from one storm to the next:

[Dave]

Waiting for new meso disussion coming out to the east of the KS watch box.

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0516
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0249 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS S-CENTRAL/SERN KS...CENTRAL/N-CENTRAL/NERN
OK...NWRN AR...SWRN MO.

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 181949Z - 182115Z

VIS IMAGERY INDICATES CONVECTIVE TOWERS DEEPENING AND INCREASING IN
COVERAGE OVER ESSENTIALLY UNCAPPED AIR MASS FROM S-CENTRAL KS TO
NERN OK. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HAIL...WITH ISOLATED STG/DAMAGING
GUSTS POSSIBLE.

BOUNDARY LAYER FOCI FOR CONVECTION ARE MORE NEBULOUS OVER THIS AREA
THAN INVOF WRN OK/SWRN KS BOUNDARIES...BUT VIS IMAGERY INDICATES
DIFFERENTIAL/DIABATIC HEATING ZONE ALONG E EDGE OF PRE-EXISTING
THICK CLOUD BAND MAY BE AIDING IN DEVELOPMENT. MODIFIED RUC
SOUNDINGS INDICATE WEAK MLCINH ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF MAIN BODY OF OK
ATTM...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN TRUE UNTIL SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET. AS
SUCH...TSTM DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE RULED OUT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN
DISCUSSION AREA. WEAKNESSES IN BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO LIMIT SIZE OF LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS. HOWEVER...STG MID-UPPER
LEVEL SWLY GRADIENT WINDS WILL ENSURE ROBUST DEEP-LAYER
SHEAR...SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE SHEAR MAGNITUDES 35-45 KT OVER BROAD
AREA. THESE WIND PROFILES WILL REMAIN JUXTAPOSED WITH MLCAPES
800-1200 J/KG...IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION...MAINLY
MULTICELLULAR WITH SHORT-LIVED SUPERCELLULAR CHARACTER POSSIBLE.
ALSO...WITHIN ANOTHER 2-3 HOURS AND INTO EARLY EVENING...TSTMS
INCLUDING LEFT OR RIGHT MOVING SUPERCELLS MAY EXIT WW 167 AND AFFECT
PORTIONS S-CENTRAL KS AND CENTRAL/NRN OK.

..EDWARDS.. 04/18/2009

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
250 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 250 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH
OF HANSTON...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF SPEARVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HANSTON...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY.

[brunota2003]

WWUS53 KDDC 181951
SVSDDC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
251 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

KSC083-182015-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090418T2015Z/
HODGEMAN KS-
251 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY...

AT 250 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER WEST CENTRAL HODGEMAN
COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE!

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
301 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BUCKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKLIN...
MULLINVILLE...
GREENSBURG...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHWESTERN KIOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN FORD
COUNTIES.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
310 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
WEST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
NORTHEASTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 309 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES SOUTH
OF CHARLESTON...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF COPELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN HASKELL...SOUTHERN FINNEY AND
WESTERN GRAY COUNTIES.

[Dave]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 168
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
310 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF ALVA OKLAHOMA TO 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WICHITA FALLS
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 165...WW 166...WW 167...

DISCUSSION...SCATTERED STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL OK...AHEAD OF
APPROACHING MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE TX PANHANDLE. STEEP
LAPSE RATES AND STRONG EFFECTIVE SHEAR WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL
STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL. STORMS MAY BECOME MORE
LINEAR IN NATURE LATER THIS EVENING AS PRIMARY FORCING OVERSPREADS
REGION.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
316 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 314 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEWTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEWTON BY 330 PM CDT...

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
320 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WOODS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FREEDOM...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN RURAL AREAS OF WOODS COUNTY.