turtlehurricane Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Storm appears as if it gusted out before hitting Andover. TDS was never particularly strong...hoping that while obviously damage that maybe tornado wasn't violent. Radar observed a couplet of 170 kt at the closest approach to Wichita. That's particularly strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 SWAT got amazing video of Tornado crossing right over them. Hopefully they can get it posted soon. They are talking about it on the stream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 SWAT got amazing video of Tornado crossing right over them. Hopefully they can get it posted soon. They are talking about it on the stream. Just heard that. They were saying they got lifted off the ground or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Wood Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 If you're a chaser talking on TV, don't talk about how many viewers you had on your live stream. If there is damage & injuries in the area, it comes off incredibly self-centered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Weather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Radar observed a couplet of 170 kt at the closest approach to Wichita. That's particularly strong. Couplet was definitely there but CC never massively dropped nor was there an obvious reflectivity debris signal as it moved through Wichita. If this was a particularly violent tornado...we would have seen that like we saw back earlier in its life. Still obviously a damaging event but in terms of a massive disaster that seemed almost inevitable at one point...I hope we avoided that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Couplet was definitely there but CC never massively dropped nor was there an obvious reflectivity debris signal as it moved through Wichita. If this was a particularly violent tornado...we would have seen that like we saw back earlier in its life. Still obviously a damaging event but in terms of a massive disaster that seemed almost inevitable at one point...I hope we avoided that. Would proximity to the radar site affect that, on the near side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windyinnc Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 SWAT got amazing video of Tornado crossing right over them. Hopefully they can get it posted soon. They are talking about it on the stream. Listening to their expression the video sounds epic. I can't wait to see it. On another note...they got very lucky. Night time chasing is extremely dangerous as evident in their stream tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 El Dorado has a large refinery. We'll need to watch that area KSN says a confirmed stovepipe (or wedge was it?) is now just east of El Dorado. But yes, looking on Google Maps it probably hit the refinery if it was on the ground south of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Weather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Would proximity to the radar site affect that, on the near side? There were some bad/errant data points but not enough to where if there were a super obvious debris ball it wouldn't have shown up if happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALhurricane Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Mike Seidel starting to go too far with NWS Wichita interviews. Going to people on the warning desk now, not just WCM who was just overseeing operations. Media does not belong in ops area during a high impact event. Put them in the conference room and let extra staffing handle interviews (if available.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1059 PM TORNADO 1 S SALINA 38.80N 97.62W 04/14/2012 SALINE KS EMERGENCY MNGR POWER FLASHES PARSONS ROAD AND I-135. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Looks like I missed quite a few twisters since the time I left. The Wichita storm appears to be trying to form a new meso as it passes east of El Dorado. Salina KS is also not clear yet, as a new circulation will pass close to the area in the next 30 minutes or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSMweather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 "Travis Heying @travisheying Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Total destruction at trailer park south off 47th and Clifton. Hear people in ruble. Natural gas fire burning" http://twitter.com/#!/travisheying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 ^^^ That sounds absolutely awful. El Dorado tornado looks like it's really getting it's act together again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSMweather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 http://twitter.com/#!/USWeatherExpert "Crisis zone" declared near Oaklawn. That is an area of south Wichita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Salina is safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Couplet was definitely there but CC never massively dropped nor was there an obvious reflectivity debris signal as it moved through Wichita. If this was a particularly violent tornado...we would have seen that like we saw back earlier in its life. Still obviously a damaging event but in terms of a massive disaster that seemed almost inevitable at one point...I hope we avoided that. You are completely and utterly wrong if you think a 170 kt couplet at <1000 feet wasn't reaching the ground. There was also a debris ball, albeit not classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Salina is safe. I wouldn't be so sure of that, there is another rotation area that needs to be watched to the Southwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I wouldn't be so sure of that, there is another rotation area that needs to be watched to the Southwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I haven't looked at parameters in that area or anything, but I just wanted to point out that the cell that dropped the tornado on Wichita is about 100 miles from Kansas City which would be 2-2.5 hours away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 You are completely and utterly wrong if you think a 170 kt couplet at <1000 feet wasn't reaching the ground. There was also a debris ball, albeit not classic. That couplet was 170 kts at 500 feet AGL. Major damage has been done, and the reports are just starting to come out. Multiple building collapses with people trapped on the S and E side of Wichita and the city is calling for numerous mutual aid. To say a disaster was averted well before daylight even shows what happened, is a little premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneficii Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Media does not belong in ops area during a high impact event. Put them in the conference room and let extra staffing handle interviews (if available.) This. That was ridiculous and completely irresponsible to distract ops from their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Askew Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Salina not safe with this signature closing in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 A tornado was just reported SE of Ellsworth, with the strong rotation about 20 minutes SW of Salina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 That couplet was 170 kts at 500 feet AGL. Major damage has been done, and the reports are just starting to come out. Multiple building collapses with people trapped on the S and E side of Wichita and the city is calling for numerous mutual aid. To say a disaster was averted well before daylight even shows what happened, is a little premature. Just saw a tweet about aircraft fuselage found in a field. Unk distance from airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lanny Dean Chad Berryhill and I in search and rescue Haysville and south Wichita...filmed large violent wedge tornado from OK all the way to Wichita...please keep these folks in your prayers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Here is the latest STP. Notice how the cap is holding in the SE part of the highlighted region and the W part is linear. 95% of the area isn't getting significant tornadoes. Now can we all agree to stop posting these maps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover76 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I wouldn't be so sure of that, there is another rotation area that needs to be watched to the Southwest yea, I'm tired, i never saw the cells SW of Salina, KS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Anyone trying to find footage of the Tornado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nursing home collapsed in Wichita. Search and rescue ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.