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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Wichita, KS
NWS Wichita, KS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 10:41 PM CDT for Butler County, Kansas. It was in force for 49 min. 14 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, 10:41 PM CDT (03:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wichita, KS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Significant
- Hail
- 2.75 in
County Butler County, KS
The radar
The Wichita radar (KICT), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 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, 10:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Augusta, KS | TORNADO CROSSED SANTA FE ROAD. |
| Apr 14, 10:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | El Dorado, KS | |
| Apr 14, 10:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W El Dorado, KS | JUST WEST ON HIGHWAY 254 |
| Apr 14, 11:01 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Benton, KS | ROPE TORNADO. |
| Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | El Dorado, KS | NEAR THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL |
| Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | El Dorado, KS | NORTH END OF EL DORADO |
| Apr 14, 11:06 PM CDT | TORNADO | El Dorado, KS | POWER OUTAGES ON THE WEST SIDE OF EL DORADO |
| Apr 14, 11:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne El Dorado, KS | SPOTTER REPORTED A CONE TO WEDGE TORNADO |
| Apr 14, 11:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne El Dorado, KS | POWER FLASHES NORTHEAST OF EL DORADO. |
| Apr 14, 11:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Nne El Dorado, KS | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO ROUGHLY 9 MILES NNE OF EL DORADO |
| Apr 14, 11:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 S Cassoday, KS | |
| Apr 14, 11:34 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Se Cassoday, KS | ON THE GROUND. |
| Apr 14, 11:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 S Cassoday, KS | 60 TO 70 MPH. |
| Apr 14, 11:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ene Cassoday, KS | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO |
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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
119
WFUS53 KICT 150341
TORICT
KSC015-150430-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0037.120415T0341Z-120415T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1041 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1036 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDOVER...AND MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...TOWANDA...POTWIN...LEON...CASSODAY...
BENTON...EL DORADO LAKE AND ROSALIA.
THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 96.
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 3790 9715 3804 9691 3809 9653 3808 9652
3763 9653 3754 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 248DEG 30KT 3768 9712
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KICT 150351
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1051 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC015-150430-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120415T0430Z/
BUTLER KS-
1051 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 1130
PM CDT...
AT 1045 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDOVER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EL DORADO...TOWANDA...POTWIN...LEON...CASSODAY...EL DORADO LAKE AND
ROSALIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3790 9715 3804 9691 3809 9653 3808 9652
3763 9653 3754 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 233DEG 35KT 3778 9704
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER671
WWUS53 KICT 150404
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1104 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC015-150430-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120415T0430Z/
BUTLER KS-
1104 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 1130
PM CDT...
AT 1059 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EL DORADO...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. EL DORADO COULD BE HIT BY THIS TORNADO!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
EL DORADO...CASSODAY...EL DORADO LAKE AND ROSALIA.
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!
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3790 9715 3804 9691 3809 9653 3808 9652
3763 9653 3754 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 233DEG 35KT 3780 9687
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
KLEINSASSER327
WWUS53 KICT 150415
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1115 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC015-150430-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120415T0430Z/
BUTLER KS-
1115 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BUTLER COUNTY UNTIL 1130
PM CDT...
AT 1114 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
EL DORADO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES
COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASSODAY AND ROSALIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3790 9715 3804 9691 3809 9653 3808 9652
3763 9653 3754 9715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 233DEG 35KT 3787 9675
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
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, 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, 10:47 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.