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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 8:47 PM CDT for Harper County, Sumner County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 min. 11 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, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Significant
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Harper County, KS, Sumner County, KS
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 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. |
| Apr 14, 9:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Freeport, KS | WEDGE TORNADO. |
| Apr 14, 9:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Argonia, KS | DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND A BARN DESTROYED. NO INJURIES. |
| Apr 14, 9:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 S Argonia, KS | STOVE PIPE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 14, 9:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | S Argonia, KS | ON THE GROUND NEAR HIGHWAY 44 AND ARGONIA ROAD. |
| Apr 14, 9:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Argonia, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED SEEING POWER FLASHES |
| Apr 14, 9:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Sw Argonia, KS | WEDGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH POWER FLASHES. |
| Apr 14, 9:29 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Argonia, KS | TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY LARGE TORNADO |
| Apr 14, 9:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Milan, KS | A 1/2 MILE WIDE WEDGE ON THE GROUND. |
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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 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.
812
WFUS53 KICT 150147
TORICT
KSC077-191-150230-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0028.120415T0147Z-120415T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
847 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 842 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MANCHESTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...BLUFF CITY...CALDWELL...ARGONIA...FREEPORT AND MILAN.
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 9778 3699 9811 3706 9816 3740 9774
3703 9749 3699 9769 3699 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 237DEG 30KT 3703 9802
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
KLEINSASSER3 follow-up statements
433
WWUS53 KICT 150201
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
901 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC077-191-150230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
901 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 856 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF BLUFF CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...FREEPORT AND MILAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9778 3699 9811 3706 9816 3740 9774
3703 9749 3699 9769 3699 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 223DEG 33KT 3713 9791
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER604
WWUS53 KICT 150208
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
908 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC077-191-150230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
908 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 904 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF BLUFF CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH. ANOTHER TORNADO WAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF FREEPORT.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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...
CALDWELL...ARGONIA...FREEPORT AND MILAN.
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 9778 3699 9811 3706 9816 3740 9774
3703 9749 3699 9769 3699 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 225DEG 29KT 3717 9788
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER949
WWUS53 KICT 150214
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
914 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC077-191-150230-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120415T0230Z/
SUMNER KS-HARPER KS-
914 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARPER AND
SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 910 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF ARGONIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARGONIA AND MILAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3700 9778 3699 9811 3706 9816 3740 9774
3703 9749 3699 9769 3699 9777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 225DEG 29KT 3720 9776
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
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, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ICT | Harper | 38 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, 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.