Saturday, April 14, 2012

Developing Tornado May Plow into Pretty Prairie, Kansas

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
631 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN KINGMAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHEASTERN RENO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 625 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF ZENDA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
KINGMAN...PRETTY PRAIRIE...PARTRIDGE...KINGMAN AIRPORT AND MT
VERNON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND STRONG
ROTATION. A NEW TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 9808 3782 9770 3748 9820 3757 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 224DEG 35KT 3760 9819

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN


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