Geos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Storm near Wakefield, KS looks pretty intense... 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Some people may say SPC messed up today, but anyone out there today felt the energy which was at hand. I think we got lucky. Especially Wichita. Staying at the Hyatt here downtown and when the sirens went off people did not take it seriously. I went to the front desk to tell the girl that this was serious, and people were going outside to look with nobody stopping them at first. There was an Air Force banquet here and it ended just as the sirens went off and the majority of them just left. It could have been very bad. The staff did get control and get people to shelter eventually though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxsniss Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Woodward tornado illuminated by a power flash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Interesting text on the severe warned line in OK. AT TIMES LOCAL SECTIONS OF THIS LINE MAY PRODUCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. THESE PHENOMENA WILL BE BRIEF BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY OCCUR ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Looks to be some more action on the way here. Its still so windy, severe threat is not done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Confirmed tornado near Randolph, KS BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 115 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS... CENTRAL RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS... * UNTIL 130 AM CDT * AT 112 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RANDOLPH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 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... WESTMORELAND...BLAINE AND OLSBURG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lightning hit the Tornado sirens before the Tornado hit.....No one was warned.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lightning hit the Tornado sirens before the Tornado hit.....No one was warned.... Incoming "they had no warning" by the media. Incoming rant by James Spann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lightning hit the Tornado sirens before the Tornado hit.....No one was warned.... Wow crazy. Hopefully people were proactive and had already taken shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Channel 9 reporting 6 injuries, one critical. Hopefully it is only injuries that aren't too bad. 3900 homes/business; without power on the west side of town combined with the Shadock area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 appears to be developing rotation on an unwarned SVR storm (no SVR or TOR)... shouldn't this be warned? Can someone with GRAnalyst give some better data than my GRLevel2 license will? Check just SW of Clay Center, KS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reimer Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I ended up filming 4 to 5 tornadoes this afternoon in Northern Oklahoma during the beginning of what became the Wichita, KS Supercell. I got amazing video of a multi-vortex that formed a mile to my northwest and tracked in the field just to my north. I'm working on the video and hope to have it up soon, but have a feeling I may be interrupted here in OKC before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnut Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The man on WIBW TV in Topeka just mentioned the rotation in Clay County that has no warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Another unwarned cell, showing rotation at a pretty far distance from the radar... just east of Seneca KS...Anyone have good data on this cell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The man on WIBW TV in Topeka just mentioned the rotation in Clay County that has no warnings. Severe T-storm warning finally for that cell. BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 138 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 215 AM CDT * AT 135 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IDANA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE BRANCHES UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 here is a link to my videos today (might want to turn down your sound or turn it off) -no cussing or anything, just noise from the wind http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh287/jnc3985/april14-2012/video%20april%2014th%202012/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 here is a link to my videos today (might want to turn down your sound or turn it off) -no cussing or anything, just noise from the wind http://s259.photobuc...%2014th%202012/ Great video! Wow i would love to take a vacation and go storm chasing some time in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 really feel like the clay center KS cell is about to produce a significant tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 here is a link to my videos today (might want to turn down your sound or turn it off) -no cussing or anything, just noise from the wind http://s259.photobuc...%2014th%202012/ You lucky dog, you. I think that's better than anything I've seen on my ~100 chases over the past seven years. Funny how often it works out that way. Congrats -- what a great catch. As for me, I probably performed below-average for the day, based on all the incredible images and video flooding in. All my tornadoes were from the daytime tail-end Charlie, which I got on near Cherokee. Photogenic twins west of town, then a close intercept of the fat stovepipe near Manchester right at dark. Dropped it before it went into the ICT area because I rarely care for night chasing, but particularly where metro-area traffic is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Great video! Wow i would love to take a vacation and go storm chasing some time in my life. I originally asked for yesterday and today off work about a month ago (to go to nebraska spring game, which was cancelled today, with the severe threat, i was going to blow off the game and go chasing, which i did and it paid off ) You lucky dog, you. I think that's better than anything I've seen on my ~100 chases over the past seven years. Funny how often it works out that way. Congrats -- what a great catch. As for me, I probably performed below-average for the day, based on all the incredible images and video flooding in. All my tornadoes were from the daytime tail-end Charlie, which I got on near Cherokee. Photogenic twins west of town, then a close intercept of the fat stovepipe near Manchester right at dark. Dropped it before it went into the ICT area because I rarely care for night chasing, but particularly where metro-area traffic is involved. Thanks. I told my mom (who was with me all day chasing fwiw) that i would only give myself a 60% chance of seeing a tornado, she told me no, more like 80-90% lol 3 tornadoes, not a bad day at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 really feel like the clay center KS cell is about to produce a significant tornado. Might produce a brief spin-up tornado, but I don't see anything leading to a significant tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 really feel like the clay center KS cell is about to produce a significant tornado. It looks pretty intense! Tennis ball sized hail is nothing to sneeze at! SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 201 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 KSC027-161-201-150715- /O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120415T0715Z/ RILEY KS-CLAY KS-WASHINGTON KS- 201 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...EASTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT... AT 159 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF WAKEFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE... WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GREEN...RILEY...LEONARDVILLE AND RANDOLPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Was on 3 different storms today, last one was by far the best with multiple tornadoes just west of Cherokee, OK. Good chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I originally asked for yesterday and today off work about a month ago (to go to nebraska spring game, which was cancelled today, with the severe threat, i was going to blow off the game and go chasing, which i did and it paid off ) Ya wow well great videos and maybe i can get up with soemone who chases out there and make a trip out one spring. This has been an impressive day for me. Seeing all these tornadic cells and still seeing the radar get lit up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Was on 3 different storms today, last one was by far the best with multiple tornadoes just west of Cherokee, OK. Good chase. awesome pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 KFOR confirming at least 2 fatalities in Woodward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 KFOR confirming at least 2 fatalities in Woodward. Not good. I also checked one of the KAKEland's storm chaser live streams and saw a multitude of emergency vehicles at wherever he was at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Weather Today Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 KFOR confirming at least 2 fatalities in Woodward. Reporting a total of 4 now on News9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Reporting a total of 4 now on News9. 2 were small children in the trailer park that got hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Even with just this one tornado, this outbreak is deadlier than the 5/10/10 outbreak in OK. And yikes at that tornado pic from Greensburg with the wedge off in the distance...that's a little too close for comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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