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#841 Postby Halah » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:52 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:Who backs up NWS Wichita - Topeka? Dodge City?


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#842 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:53 pm

I spent a good deal of my childhood in kansas so im not liking this :(
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#843 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:53 pm

Dave wrote:(10:51) SG tornado is headed t6oward clearwater and current path takes it near NWS ICT. into wichita. if it stays together. been cycling.


That saved Salina's bacon earlier today...
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#844 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:53 pm

Topeka is Wichita's backup, and they are ready to take over.

Also, the Miranda Lambert concert in Wichita is NOT going to stop for the tornado...what in the world???
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#845 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:54 pm

KSN: NWS getting ready to go to shelter in Wichita at the airport.
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#846 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:55 pm

(10:54 PM) ICT continues Tornado Warning [tornado: OBSERVED, hail: 1.75 IN] for Barton, Rice [KS] till 10:15 PM CDT ...AT 951 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHASE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
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#847 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:55 pm

(10:55 PM) ICT continues Tornado Warning [tornado: OBSERVED, tornado damage threat: SIGNIFICANT, hail: 2.50 IN] for Sedgwick [KS] till 10:15 PM CDT ...AT 951 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF CLEARWATER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. CLEARWATER COULD BE HIT!
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#848 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:56 pm

60mph well that is not a weak storm Mike is now talking by phone so the situation seems to be getting worse and worse.
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#849 Postby CrazyC83 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:56 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0538
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0954 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN IL AND PARTS OF SRN WI

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 150254Z - 150430Z

CONVECTIVE TRENDS ARE BEING MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
ADDITIONAL WW EAST OF WW 172 WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG/NORTH OF A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DOES NOT APPEAR MUCH MORE THAN WEAKLY UNSTABLE.
HOWEVER...A SIGNIFICANT AND PERSISTENT SURFACE PRESSURE PERTURBATION
REMAINS EVIDENT WITH THE ORGANIZED MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM NOW
IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN IOWA INTO
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. ACTIVITY IS BEING
SUPPORTED BY AN AREA OF ENHANCED LOWER/MID TROPOSPHERIC WARM
ADVECTION AND DIVERGENT UPPER FLOW DOWNSTREAM OF THE SIGNIFICANT
UPPER TROUGH CROSSING THE ROCKIES. AND IT APPEAR THAT CONVECTION
MAY MAINTAIN STRENGTH WITH THE RISK FOR POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...PERHAPS A CONTINUING RISK FOR HAIL...INTO THE
CHICAGO...POSSIBLY MILWAUKEE...METROPOLITAN AREAS BY THE 06-08Z TIME
FRAME.

..KERR.. 04/15/2012


ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...

LAT...LON 42199117 42589015 42768913 42798804 42538779 41788770
41418816 41208899 41239018 41229086 41179144 42199117
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#850 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:57 pm

Lyons wedge tornado has dissipated for the moment, much smaller tornado per KSN.
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#851 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:58 pm

(10:57 PM) Butler County this is Topeka we are monitoring....
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#852 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:58 pm

Per Mike Bettes of TWC: "#tornado south of Clearwater and Wichita, KS is showing signs of weakening, but still strong. Goto/stay in shelter."
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#853 Postby cycloneye » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:59 pm

Mike Seidel reports from Wichita NWS office that in 10 minutes Topeka office will take responsability
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#854 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:59 pm

KSN saying it looks like the main circulation is weakening, with a new one possibly forming behind it!
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Re: Plains Tornado Outbreak: High Risk on 4/14-15 at OK,KS,NEB

#855 Postby vbhoutex » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:00 pm

Are there any reports out of St. John, KS yet?
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#856 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:01 pm

Haven't heard anything
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#857 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:01 pm

KSN also said that the storm is so close to radar site that the beam may be shooting somewhat UNDER the storm.

I'm guessing that means that you have to take it with a grain of salt that close to the radar site?
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#858 Postby EF-5bigj » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:02 pm

So it weakening one minute and getting stronger the next.
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#859 Postby Dave » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:02 pm

(11:01 PM) em SG: Funnel cloud reported 1 m south of Clearwater aroud 135th W...FUNNEL ONLY, no contact with ground observed...From trained spotters on Clearwater Fire

Sounding sirens in Chase and Lyons and Raymond and Alden in Rice Co. Ping Pong Hail at Chase
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#860 Postby Texas Snowman » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:02 pm

Storm initiation occurring now near Lubbock, TX.
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