Sunday, May 19, 2013

Tornado Emergency - Wichita, KS - May 19





SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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SEDGWICK KS-
337 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SEDGWICK COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 336 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN WICHITA...HAYSVILLE...WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT...WEST
WICHITA...SOUTH WICHITA...MAIZE...MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE...EAST
WICHITA...NORTHEAST WICHITA...OAKLAWN...BEL AIRE AND JABARA AIRPORT.

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