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2012 [KICT] WICHITA Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 18
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Storm Based Warning History
973
WFUS53 KICT 142319
TORICT
KSC169-150000-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0018.120414T2319Z-120415T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
619 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 615 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
SALINA...BROOKVILLE...SMOLAN...ASSARIA...GYPSUM...NEW CAMBRIA AND
SALINA AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 241 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS
IN EFFECT FOR SALINE COUNTY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 9737 3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736
3872 9737 3861 9767 3861 9787 3866 9793
3875 9793 3896 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 226DEG 29KT 3870 9779
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGS
086
WWUS53 KICT 142331
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR SMOLAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALINA...GYPSUM...NEW CAMBRIA AND SALINA AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 241 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 9737 3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736
3872 9737 3861 9767 3861 9787 3866 9793
3875 9793 3896 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 226DEG 29KT 3877 9770
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGS
887
WWUS53 KICT 142337
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
637 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
637 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 634 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SALINA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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...
NEW CAMBRIA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 244 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 9771 3879 9775 3896 9779 3895 9737
3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736 3872 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 223DEG 37KT 3882 9764
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGS
402
WWUS53 KICT 142349
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
649 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
649 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 244 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 9771 3879 9775 3896 9779 3895 9737
3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736 3872 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 223DEG 37KT 3891 9753
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGSPermalink to 201204142319-KICT-WFUS53-TORICT
973
WFUS53 KICT 142319
TORICT
KSC169-150000-
/O.NEW.KICT.TO.W.0018.120414T2319Z-120415T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
619 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 615 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF BROOKVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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...
SALINA...BROOKVILLE...SMOLAN...ASSARIA...GYPSUM...NEW CAMBRIA AND
SALINA AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 241 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO WARNING THAT WAS
IN EFFECT FOR SALINE COUNTY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 9737 3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736
3872 9737 3861 9767 3861 9787 3866 9793
3875 9793 3896 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 226DEG 29KT 3870 9779
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGSPermalink to 201204142331-KICT-WWUS53-SVSICT
086
WWUS53 KICT 142331
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SALINE COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM
CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR SMOLAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SALINA...GYPSUM...NEW CAMBRIA AND SALINA AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 241 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3895 9737 3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736
3872 9737 3861 9767 3861 9787 3866 9793
3875 9793 3896 9779
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 226DEG 29KT 3877 9770
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGSPermalink to 201204142337-KICT-WWUS53-SVSICT
887
WWUS53 KICT 142337
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
637 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
637 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 634 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SALINA...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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...
NEW CAMBRIA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 244 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 9771 3879 9775 3896 9779 3895 9737
3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736 3872 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 223DEG 37KT 3882 9764
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
BILLINGSPermalink to 201204142349-KICT-WWUS53-SVSICT
402
WWUS53 KICT 142349
SVSICT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
649 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
KSC169-150000-
/O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
SALINE KS-
649 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW CAMBRIA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MAJOR HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES IN PATH OF TORNADO HIGHLY LIKELY. SOME ROADS
POSSIBLY BLOCKED BY TORNADO DEBRIS. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF
VEHICLES LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN SALINE COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 244 AND 266. THIS
INCLUDES INTERSTATE 135 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 85 AND 95.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3871 9771 3879 9775 3896 9779 3895 9737
3893 9737 3892 9738 3887 9736 3872 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 223DEG 37KT 3891 9753
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
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