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ChaserUK, on 15 April 2012 - 01:40, said:
not looking good for Manchester, OK - very obvious debris ball too
Switching to Witchita KS live news: http://www.ksn.com/c.../liveradar.aspx
US - High Risk - OK KS NE IA - 14th April 2012
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 01:43
Switching to Witchita KS live news: http://www.ksn.com/c.../liveradar.aspx
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 01:43
Rotation showing up big time south of Waldron in Harper Co on the OK/KS border
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:04
as they just said this beast has been going for hours! Watch out Wichita!
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:13
Half mile wide tornado reported near Freeport on that cell moving 55 mph in Harper Co, and its pitch black - not good for chasing, unless you have some spare underwear!
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#46
Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:15
Not good for Wichita either... people in the metro area being told to prepare...
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:22
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:24
Definite tornado on the ground, look at this signature - well strong 95 to 97 gate to gate
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:41
Not good huge debris ball showing up south of conway springs, reports now of half mile wide tornado there, heading for Derby and southside of Witchita
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:46
100,000 currently in Wichita for a folk music festival. Hopefully the storm 'cycles' above the city and misses it altogether.
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:57
JOKE_SNOW, on 15 April 2012 - 02:46, said:
100,000 currently in Wichita for a folk music festival. Hopefully the storm 'cycles' above the city and misses it altogether.
Not sure where you got that info from but just heard from a live feed there are 6000 there and the concert has been suspended and they have been told to stay in the arena ball
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 02:58
Sorry 10,000 in the Wichita 'bowl' for the concert. NWS is located close to Wichita airfield and they are currently evacuating personnel to shelter.
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 03:22
This guy is on the money with over 2200 viewers, the most i have ever seen for one chaser
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#54
Posted 15 April 2012 - 03:29
McConnell AFB had the good hindsight to move the aircraft away from KS earlier this afternoon. That wedge is heading right for the base.
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 03:41
The KSN coverage has been riveting - studio evacuated of all but essential staff, graphics going on the blink as the power fluctuated... but storm jinked to the right before impacting the city centre, now headed towards Andover. Thanks for that SWAT Chasers link, Ian, also great stuff there. I'm afraid the morning will not bring good news however, hard to believe there will not be sig damage and fatalities from this
#56
Posted 15 April 2012 - 09:44
I crashed out at around 1.30 this morning just before it really kicked off. Reports still coming in this morning and unfortunately confirmed fatalities which from video footage and photos was inevitable as these were BIG tornadoes, anyone confirm the scale of any yet?
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 12:01
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Posted 15 April 2012 - 12:24
Hey Ian,
I think Jason may have meant storms size...
I think most here would agree that typically "Stove Pipes" are F4 or better. (Some are F3, but are so wide on the ground the effective damage is the equivalent. They really need to redo the classification, IMHO.)
As most know it usually takes 2-3 days of comparing ground and aerial surveys to confirm the analysis. The "eyes-on-the-ground" or first responders can usually give a fair estimate. There will be problems near Whitchata, KS, between the Air Park closure and the frontal downburst. It will be very difficult as it appears that they had an (estimated) EF-3 tornado blown apart by a bow echo straight line wind field...
(To clarify, 'round here, "stove pipes" would be considered pre-wedge, they have a tight cirulation ground to ceiling. Here where a Wedge shaped whirlwind is rare, a Wedge is described as a debris wrapped "stove pipe". Sorry if that is not a classic definition, though I suspect it may be a more accurate definition, IMHO...)
I think Jason may have meant storms size...
I think most here would agree that typically "Stove Pipes" are F4 or better. (Some are F3, but are so wide on the ground the effective damage is the equivalent. They really need to redo the classification, IMHO.)
As most know it usually takes 2-3 days of comparing ground and aerial surveys to confirm the analysis. The "eyes-on-the-ground" or first responders can usually give a fair estimate. There will be problems near Whitchata, KS, between the Air Park closure and the frontal downburst. It will be very difficult as it appears that they had an (estimated) EF-3 tornado blown apart by a bow echo straight line wind field...
(To clarify, 'round here, "stove pipes" would be considered pre-wedge, they have a tight cirulation ground to ceiling. Here where a Wedge shaped whirlwind is rare, a Wedge is described as a debris wrapped "stove pipe". Sorry if that is not a classic definition, though I suspect it may be a more accurate definition, IMHO...)
