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Storm near Wakefield, KS looks pretty intense...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

NORTH CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL KANSAS...

NORTHWESTERN GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...

WESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1244 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAKEFIELD...AND MOVING

NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE

HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR

SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

WAKEFIELD...MILFORD LAKE...MILFORD...RILEY...LEONARDVILLE AND

KEATS.

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Some people may say SPC messed up today, but anyone out there today felt the energy which was at hand. I think we got lucky. Especially Wichita. Staying at the Hyatt here downtown and when the sirens went off people did not take it seriously. I went to the front desk to tell the girl that this was serious, and people were going outside to look with nobody stopping them at first. There was an Air Force banquet here and it ended just as the sirens went off and the majority of them just left. It could have been very bad. The staff did get control and get people to shelter eventually though.

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Interesting text on the severe warned line in OK.

AT TIMES LOCAL SECTIONS OF THIS LINE MAY PRODUCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 80

MPH. THESE PHENOMENA WILL BE BRIEF BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY OCCUR ON THE LEADING

EDGE OF THIS LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

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Confirmed tornado near Randolph, KS

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

115 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

CENTRAL RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 112 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RANDOLPH...AND

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE

HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR

SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

WESTMORELAND...BLAINE AND OLSBURG.

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I ended up filming 4 to 5 tornadoes this afternoon in Northern Oklahoma during the beginning of what became the Wichita, KS Supercell. I got amazing video of a multi-vortex that formed a mile to my northwest and tracked in the field just to my north. I'm working on the video and hope to have it up soon, but have a feeling I may be interrupted here in OKC before too long.

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The man on WIBW TV in Topeka just mentioned the rotation in Clay County that has no warnings.

Severe T-storm warning finally for that cell.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

138 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 135 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IDANA...AND

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. TREE

BRANCHES UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN. POSSIBLE

MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLE ROOFS AND METAL OUTBUILDINGS.

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here is a link to my videos today (might want to turn down your sound or turn it off) -no cussing or anything, just noise from the wind

http://s259.photobuc...%2014th%202012/

You lucky dog, you. I think that's better than anything I've seen on my ~100 chases over the past seven years. Funny how often it works out that way. :lol:

Congrats -- what a great catch.

As for me, I probably performed below-average for the day, based on all the incredible images and video flooding in. All my tornadoes were from the daytime tail-end Charlie, which I got on near Cherokee. Photogenic twins west of town, then a close intercept of the fat stovepipe near Manchester right at dark. Dropped it before it went into the ICT area because I rarely care for night chasing, but particularly where metro-area traffic is involved.

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Great video! Wow i would love to take a vacation and go storm chasing some time in my life.

I originally asked for yesterday and today off work about a month ago (to go to nebraska spring game, which was cancelled today, with the severe threat, i was going to blow off the game and go chasing, which i did and it paid off )

You lucky dog, you. I think that's better than anything I've seen on my ~100 chases over the past seven years. Funny how often it works out that way. :lol:

Congrats -- what a great catch.

As for me, I probably performed below-average for the day, based on all the incredible images and video flooding in. All my tornadoes were from the daytime tail-end Charlie, which I got on near Cherokee. Photogenic twins west of town, then a close intercept of the fat stovepipe near Manchester right at dark. Dropped it before it went into the ICT area because I rarely care for night chasing, but particularly where metro-area traffic is involved.

Thanks. I told my mom (who was with me all day chasing fwiw) that i would only give myself a 60% chance of seeing a tornado, she told me no, more like 80-90% lol 3 tornadoes, not a bad day at all

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really feel like the clay center KS cell is about to produce a significant tornado.

It looks pretty intense!

Tennis ball sized hail is nothing to sneeze at!

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS

201 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

KSC027-161-201-150715-

/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120415T0715Z/

RILEY KS-CLAY KS-WASHINGTON KS-

201 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN

WASHINGTON...EASTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN RILEY COUNTIES UNTIL 215

AM CDT...

AT 159 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF

WAKEFIELD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...ROOFS AND WINDOWS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE...

WITH LIMBS UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER BROKEN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

GREEN...RILEY...LEONARDVILLE AND RANDOLPH.

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I originally asked for yesterday and today off work about a month ago (to go to nebraska spring game, which was cancelled today, with the severe threat, i was going to blow off the game and go chasing, which i did and it paid off )

Ya wow well great videos and maybe i can get up with soemone who chases out there and make a trip out one spring. This has been an impressive day for me. Seeing all these tornadic cells and still seeing the radar get lit up.

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