Sunday 1st daily brief for tour 3

[chionomaniac]

Just saw it rope out - It's bloomin' difficult keeping up with everything

[Allseasons-Si]

Just saw it rope out - It's bloomin' difficult keeping up with everything

Yes,so many chasers on one cell lol.

[nsrobins]

That cell SW Wichita is a dangerous beast - potential for a large tor to impact S Wichita in next half hour.

[chionomaniac]

Yes,so many chasers on one cell lol.

Let's hope that it doesc't drop over Wichita - snap Neil

[chionomaniac]

Impressive beasts on the latest satellite pic

 

[Stu Robinson]

Cell over Piedmont, just NW of OKC is showing strong rotation, 50K Tops with 70kg/mw VIL. I am really hoping the the NW crew will target this cell as they will not be able to make Wichitia- they need to be in Guthrie in about 1 hours time will doable as they are just approching Moore, OK right now.

[Arron]

Wichita about to get nailed :| Large tornado on the ground. OUrs looking pretty good too, just coming in to okc, hoping to get through quickly

[user700]

News 9 Oklahoma live

 

http://www.news9.com/Global/category.asp?C=207228&BannerId=988

 

 

[dave48]

PDS on the cell heading for Wichita.

[chionomaniac]

Fox 25 Chris - good stream on the OK cell edit looks like it is trying to funnel. Team not too far away by now.

Edited May 19, 2013 by chionomaniac

[matty40s]

the tornado warning sirens can clearly be heard on the stormscape footage!!

[Allseasons-Si]

Sirens going off in Wichita now.

[smicksworld]

After a long trek and a few winks we are ready to set off for a bonus chase into a Moderate Risk area

 

 

 

Most guests are here and ready

 

Tom

nothing like an egg and butty sambo,i see john wasnt up for getting up so early lol,us irish like r lie on lol,good update doe tom

[Arron]

Lovely lowering on this okc cell,m should be out the city in 5-10 mins

[Luke Best]

Just posted for Wichita:

Tornado Warning for Sedgwick Co, KS

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Active for next 24 minutes

Location: Sedgwick

Posted 4 minutes ago – National Weather Service

How likely:How soon:How severe:

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A Tornado Warning remains in effect for Southern Sedgwick County until 4:15 pm CDT.

Tornado emergency for Wichita. At 3:45 pm CDT, a confirmed large, violent and extremely dangerous tornado was located on the southwest side of Wichita, and moving northeast at 30 mph.

This is a particularly dangerous situation.

Hazard, deadly tornado.

Source, weather spotters confirmed Tornado.

Impact: You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. Complete Destruction of neighborhoods, businesses and vehicles will occur. Flying debris will be deadly to people and animals.

Locations impacted include: maize, Downtown Wichita, Wichita, Bel Aire, mcconnell Air Forc. East Wichita and Oaklawn.

Observed tornado damage threat, catastrophic hail, 2.75IN.

Recommended actions

This is an extremely dangerous tornado with complete devastation likely. You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. Do not delay, seek shelter now! If no underground shelter is available seek shelter in an interior room of the lowest level of a structure, or if time allows, consider moving to an underground shelter elsewhere. Mobile Homes and outbuildings will offer no shelter from this tornado.

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Before:

Build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.

Be alert to changing weather conditions. Look for approaching storms.

Look for the following danger signs:

Dark, often greenish sky

Large hail

A large, dark, low-lying cloud (particularly if rotating)

Loud roar, similar to a freight train.

If you see approaching storms or any of the danger signs, be prepared to take shelter immediately...

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What to do before a tornado.

During:

If you are under a tornado warning, seek shelter immediately! Most injuries associated with high winds are from flying debris, so remember to protect your head.

If you are in a structure, go to a pre-designated shelter area such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or the lowest building level. If there is no basement, go to the center of an interior room on the lowest level (closet, interior hallway) away from corners, windows, doors, and outside walls.

If you are in a trailer or mobile home, get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter.

If you are in the outside with no shelter, immediately get into a vehicle, buckle your seat belt and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter. Do not get under an overpass or bridge. You are safer in a low, flat location. Watch out for flying debris. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most fatalities and injuries.

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What to do during a tornado.

What is a Tornado Warning?

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This is issued when a tornado is indicated by the WSR-88D radar or sighted by spotters; therefore, people in the affected area should seek safe shelter immediately. They can be issued without a Tornado Watch being already in effect. They are usually issued for a duration of around 30 minutes. A Tornado Warning is issued by your local National Weather Service office (NWFO). It will include where the tornado was located and what towns will be in its path. If the tornado will affect the nearshore or coastal waters, it will be issued as the combined product--Tornado Warning and Special Marine Warning. If the thunderstorm which is causing the tornado is also producing torrential rains, this warning may also be combined with a Flash Flood Warning. If there is an ampersand (&) symbol at the bottom of the warning, it indicates that the warning was issued as a result of a severe weather report. After it has been issued, the affected NWFO will followed it up periodically with Severe Weather Statements. These statements will contain updated information on the tornado and they will also let the public know when warning is no longer in effect. Source: weather.gov

[nsrobins]

Potentially large rain-wrapped tornado impacting downtown Wichita now. Nightmare scenario to be honest.

[chionomaniac]

Anyone see the tornado on stream? For some reason most of the streams on that cell just went dead, as if on purpose...

 perhaps the tornado knocked out a transmitter?

Also keep an eye on the OK cell - soon to drop looking at the channel 9 helicopter footage

[Stu Robinson]

NWS in Wichita, KS has been evacuated and has turned over operations to NWS in Topeka

[chionomaniac]

OK cell is recycling with a new base forming.

[nsrobins]

Ye - Wichita maybe escaped a hit but the cell has life left in it.
N OKC cell recycling IMO - watch it closely.

[Tom Lynch]

we are heading North on I35 - 15 miles north of Denton

[Nick F]

Wall cloud on the supercell just north of OK City seems to be tightening up again looking at the streams.

[lewisosd]

News 9 got some great airel footage http://www.news9.com/Global/category.asp?C=207228&BannerId=988

[Nick F]

Tornado Warning for the cell over central OK just north of OK City:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

411 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS

STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDMOND...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...PING PONG BALL SIZE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS

STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

EDMOND...THE VILLAGE...JONES...LUTHER AND ARCADIA.

[smicksworld]

i reckon an f4 is going to be had by tonight in the kansas area by the way that supercell is going in wichita atm wow its huge and unreal looking,just hope all stormchaser guys r well out of the way but to get good footage too