394 WFUS53 KICT 150230 TORICT KSC173-150315- /O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0030.120415T0230Z-120415T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 930 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SEDGWICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT * AT 927 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARGONIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 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...VIOLA...CLEARWATER...GODDARD...WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...HAYSVILLE...SOUTH WICHITA...WEST WICHITA... MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...DERBY...EAST WICHITA...MAIZE... MULVANE...COLWICH...PARK CITY...NORTHEAST WICHITA...LAKE AFTON... OAKLAWN...BEL AIRE AND JABARA AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 54. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 16. 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 9780 3784 9752 3783 9715 3747 9716 TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 216DEG 28KT 3731 9770 TORNADO...OBSERVED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT HAIL...2.50IN $$ KLEINSASSER