Tornado Warning 32, NWS Wichita, KS

Issued

Apr 14, 2012, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)

Expired

Apr 14, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS Wichita, KS

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Significant

Hail

2.5 in

County Sedgwick County, KS

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090 
WFUS53 KICT 150309
TORICT
KSC173-150400-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0032.120415T0309Z-120415T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1009 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS REISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1007 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEARWATER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...SPOTTER 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...
  DOWNTOWN WICHITA...GODDARD...MULVANE...HAYSVILLE...DERBY...WICHITA
  MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...SOUTH WICHITA...WEST WICHITA...MCCONNELL
  AIR FORCE BASE...MAIZE...EAST WICHITA...PARK CITY...VALLEY
  CENTER...NORTHEAST WICHITA...OAKLAWN...BEL AIRE...JABARA AIRPORT
  AND KECHI.

THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 54.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 22.

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 3748 9768 3791 9745 3791 9716 3748 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 215DEG 25KT 3753 9744

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

KLEINSASSER

502 
WWUS53 KICT 150320
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1020 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC173-150400-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
1020 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 1015 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYSVILLE...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...
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...WICHITA...BEL AIRE...PARK CITY...VALLEY 
CENTER...MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...EAST WICHITA...KECHI AND OAKLAWN.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3790 9716 3749 9724 3750 9758 3791 9741
      3791 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 215DEG 35KT 3760 9735

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

GARGAN

727 
WWUS53 KICT 150353
SVSICT

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1053 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC173-150403-
/O.EXP.KICT.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/
SEDGWICK KS-
1053 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 3790 9716 3749 9724 3750 9758 3791 9741
      3791 9732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 215DEG 35KT 3787 9711

$$

KLEINSASSER

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