NWS WIchita About To Go Into Shelter

Starting to get reports of damage from Sumner County, southwest of Wichita,including homes destroyed.

The tornado will pass very near the NWS Wichita office. They are about to go into shelter. *CORRECTION* Topeka Tulsa will take over for them.

Here is a very compelling message from the NWS Wichita.

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WWUS53 KICT 150254 RRA
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
954 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

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SEDGWICK KS-
954 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SEDGWICK COUNTY UNTIL 1015
PM CDT…

AT 951 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF CLEARWATER…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
CLEARWATER COULD BE HIT!

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…CLEARWATER…GODDARD…MULVANE…HAYSVILLE…SOUTH
WICHITA…WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT…MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE…
WEST WICHITA…DERBY…EAST WICHITA…MAIZE…NORTHEAST WICHITA…
PARK CITY…COLWICH…VALLEY CENTER…LAKE AFTON…OAKLAWN…BEL AIRE
AND JABARA AIRPORT.

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 0254Z 216DEG 28KT 3746 9751

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

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