Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 8:22 PM CDT for Harper County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2012, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Harper County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 S Anthony, KS | WEDGE TORNADO CROSSING THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA BORDER, 2 MILEES NORTH OF MANCHESTER. |
| Apr 14, 8:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 S Anthony, KS | POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 179 ONE MILE NORTH OF THE KANSAS OKLAHOMA STATE LINE. |
| Apr 14, 9:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Bluff City, KS | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO. APPROXIMATELY A 1/2 MILE WIDE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2195 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 436 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 5.9
- Supercell composite
- 19.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838
WFUS53 KICT 150122
TORICT
KSC077-150200-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0025.120415T0122Z-120415T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
822 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 819 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BYRON OVER
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...SPOTTER 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...
ANTHONY...WALDRON AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9833 3731 9810 3715 9780 3712 9780
3700 9799 3699 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 223DEG 26KT 3690 9827
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSER2 follow-up statements
440
WWUS53 KICT 150133
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
833 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC077-150200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
HARPER KS-
833 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM
CDT...
AT 831 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALDRON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTHONY AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9833 3731 9810 3715 9780 3712 9780
3700 9799 3699 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 233DEG 35KT 3699 9811
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSER203
WWUS53 KICT 150136
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
836 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC077-150200-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
HARPER KS-
836 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARPER COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM
CDT...
AT 831 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR WALDRON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANTHONY AND BLUFF CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9833 3731 9810 3715 9780 3712 9780
3700 9799 3699 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 230DEG 35KT 3701 9809
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wichita, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Reno | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Reno | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harvey, McPherson, Marion | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Russell | 20 min |
| Apr 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Lincoln, Russell | 28 min |
| Apr 14, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper, Sumner | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sumner | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Barton, Reno, Rice | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, McPherson, Rice, Saline | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Sedgwick | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 10:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Sedgwick | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | McPherson, Saline | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 11:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Butler | 3 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ICT | Barton, Ellsworth, Rice, Saline | 4 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Butler, Chase, Greenwood | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 11:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Ellsworth, Rice | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Rice | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harper | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Kingman | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick, Sumner | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Butler | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 3:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Cowley | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ICT | Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ICT | Allen, Barton, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Allen, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson, Woodson | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ICT | Labette, Montgomery | 42 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.