5/23/08 NOW: KS/NE/CO/OK/WY/SD

[Tyler Yarnell]

tornado on ground just outside GB.

 

[HAltschule]

8:27pm: Large and dangerous tornado on the ground 3 miles SW of Greensburg. It looked like it weakened a bit but i guess a wedge is still on the ground. Too bad. Still keeping a good thought for the folks in Greensburg.

 

[Danny Neal]

Certainly brings back sobering memories...... Hopefully will not hear of major damage.

 

[Jody Radzik]

The tornado is reported to have lifted over Greensburg.

 

[Sam Sagnella]

The tornado is reported to have lifted over Greensburg.

Thank god.

KOCO is unfortunately showing pictures of significantly-damaged homes east of Ft Supply; initially reported that people were trapped, but they apparently have since been rescued. That storm appears to be getting better organized.

 

[Tyler Yarnell]

Ellis is about to get hit by two tornadoes within 20-30 minutes

 

[Sam Sagnella]

Ellis is about to get hit by two tornadoes within 20-30 minutes

I sure hope that they still have electricity to warn them of the second tornado.

[FONT=lucida sans typewriter, lucida console, courier]* AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
JUST NORTHEAST OF CEDAR BLUFF MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
ANOTHER LARGE AND DAMAGING TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL
ELLIS COUNTY ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF HAYS.
[/FONT]

 

[Benjamin Smith]

Ellis appears to be taking a direct hit at the moment.

Edit:

New Tornado Watch just issued until 4 a.m. for most of Central Kansas. Also a PDS.

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 850 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

 

[Dick McGowan]

Lights are still on in the center of Greensburg.

 

[Tyler Yarnell]

new tornado warning 2 miles SW of Ellis, confirmed on ground!

 

[Charles Kuster]

Tornado sirens are going off in Hays, but the tornado will pass north of here. The tornado appears to be very close to Ellis as of 9:03pm CDT. Hopefully everyone is ok. Stay safe to those chasing.

 

[Sam Sagnella]

Border-to-border squall line in wrn KS -- about a county and a half behind the supercells along the dl. There should be some significant wind damage with that, not to mention torrential rainfall.

EDIT: 80/65 in Slapout, 79/39 in Beaver per mesonet.

 

[Tyler Yarnell]

New tornado warning for Protection and Coldwater, could make another pass towards Greensburg if it holds together.

 

[Heidi Farrar]

The cell that just passed Greensburg has a new TVS of 156 knts. What a night for violent tornados.

 

[Tyler Yarnell]

Macksville storm is cycling, and the Protection cell is really getting it's act together.



KSN reporting Macksville cell still with large tornado on ground....

AT 940 PM...TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A ONE HALF MILE WIDE
TORNADO 6 MILE NORTH OF HOPEWELL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...TAKE SHELTER UNDERGROUND NOW!