April 2012 U.S Tornado Outbreak (state, siren, sky, Arkansas)

[bkern1989]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Trooper just said a lot of debris and he's stoping cars now. TWC showing large wedge.

Yep, they just said they've got a debris ball showing up on the radar.

[Cambium]

• A strong storm entered the U.S.
• Warm, humid air surging northward from the Gulf of Mexico.
• A powerful jet stream in the area to increase the intensity of the storms, and to produce wind shear.

[Cambium]

The Storm nearing the Major City of Witchita KS has a tonado on it, it's almost ONE MILE WIDE....and the sun has gone down.

[Cambium]

sumner ks-
936 pm cdt sat apr 14 2012

...a tornado warning remains in effect for northern sumner county until 1000 pm cdt...

...tornado emergency for conway springs...

At 932 pm cdt...a confirmed large...violent and extremely dangerous tornado was located 5 miles southwest of conway springs...and moving northeast at 35 mph.

This is a particularly dangerous situation.

Hazard...deadly tornado.

Source...spotter confirmed tornado.

impact...this is a life threatening situation. You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. Complete
destruction of entire neighborhoods is likely. Many well
built homes and businesses will be completely swept from
their foundations. Debris will block most roadways. Mass
devastation is highly likely making the area unrecognizable
to survivors.

locations impacted include... Wellington...conway springs...belle plaine...wellington airport and riverdale.


Tornadoes are difficult to see and confirm at night. Take cover now

[Cambium]

Over 80 reports. I cant imagine hearing the reports come in during the darkness. What they are going through. Sumner going through hell right now. 1/2 mile to 1 mile wide Tornado in the dark. Powerflashes seen

[Cambium]

Everytime I refresh the page the report numbers go up. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/120414_rpts.html

MILE WIDE TORNADO ON GROUND near Witchita.

[bkern1989]

People there in Wichita need to take cover! The radar shows a very good notch which usually signifies a tornado.

[bkern1989]

Just in...large wedge tornado report near Wichita between Haysville and Oaklawn.

[bkern1989]

That's a definite supercell storm...Southwest of El Dorado, KS.

[StillwaterTownie]

The squall line currently moving through western Oklahoma is currently not causing much trouble, fortunately, even though there is a tornado watch ahead of it. A TV weatherman described the storms as on the low end of the severe spectrum. The storms will arrive to Oklahoma City around 3:30am. It's a different story in Woodward, OK, where earlier a tornado came through, not directly associated with the squall line, and initial reports indicate two people were killed.