Event: Tornado Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wichita KS
Issued: 2015-04-17T11:35:20-04:00
Expires: 2015-04-17T12:35:20-04:00
WEA Text: Tornado Warning in this area til 11:45 PM CDT. Take shelter now. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS…
NORTHWESTERN LABETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS…
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1113 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE PARSONS TRI-CITY AIRPORT…MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD…TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT…MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PARSONS…CHERRYVALE…ALTAMONT…MOUND VALLEY…PARSONS TRI CITY
AIRPORT…BIG HILL LAKE AND DENNIS.
Instruction: TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE
HOME…A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Labette; Montgomery
Message Identifier: NWS-141029-779432-7585232015317113520
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – IPAWS Test