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Dangerous Situation for Wichita
The NWS has issued a tornado warning for Sedgwick County, KS, including the City of Wichita. The large wedge tornado is now over Harper County south of Conway Springs. It has passed Argonia. The power is out in Argonia. Numerous … Continue reading
“Very, Very Large Wedge Tornado” in Kansas
“Very, very large wedge tornado” crossed the OK/KS border into Kansas a short time ago. Late report at 9 p.m. says a half mile wide tornado is definitely on the ground. Here is the radar: It shows a TVS, very … Continue reading
Our Attention Turns to Wichita
We have been tracking a long lived cyclic supercell in northern Oklahoma for well over an hour. Val Castor says it is a large tornado on the ground. It is now just west of Amorita OK. It will pass into … Continue reading
Huge Torndado South of Cherokee OK
Channel 9 in OKC tracking huge tornado west southwest of Cherokee in northern Oklahoma. It is moving moving toward Cherokee and Ingersoll. Violent rotation indicated on radar. Now two tornadoes on the ground with this storm.
Gary England Following Tornado Near Waynoka OK
Large tornado captured on the ground near Waynoka OK on Channel 9. This capture was taken when it had gotten smaller. And it has since lifted, but the wall cloud is lowering again. See their streaming here: https://www.news9.com/weather This is … Continue reading
Classic Flying Eagle Radar Signature
Another tornado on the ground in Kansas. This one closer to Wichita and threatening Hutchinson. It shows the classic “flying eagle” radar signature. Imagine the “wings” coming out to the northeast, the head in highest reflectivity just northeast of Pretty … Continue reading
Tornado Miraculously Skips Over Salina, Back on the Ground
The tornado we have been tracking aparently lifted before hitting Salina KS. But it is back on the ground near New Cambria. The next town in its path is Solomon. It is about to cross I-70.
Tornado Threatening Salina KS
LATE REPORT at 6:38: Spotters indicate the tornado coming into the heart of Salina KS has lifted. It may still touch down at any time and everyone in Salina should be in safe shelter now. Law enforcement following the original … Continue reading
Chaser Convergence
Terry Sasser sent us this image from his Gibson Ridge with Spotter Network activated showing all of the chasers lined up across southern Kansas earlier today. There have been over two dozen reports of tornadoes today so far. And the … Continue reading
The Black Blizzard of 1935
April 14, 1935 dawned as a beautiful spring Sunday across the Plains of Colorado and Kansas southward into Texas. Residents of the Plains had been beleaguered for four years of dust storms as drought gripped the region. Farmers continued to … Continue reading
