Wednesday, June 11, 2008

K.C. MetroRegion BREAKING WEATHER: Tornado Threatens- Strikes Manhattan-KS


From the NWS-Topeka at 10:54pm:

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR WESTERN POTTAWATOMIE AND EASTERN RILEY COUNTIES...

AT 1051 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT...JUST SOUTHWEST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

MANHATTAN...TUTTLE CREEK LAKE...TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK WERE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. IF YOU LIVE IN MANHATTAN OR NEARBY...MOVE TO SHELTER NOW!


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AT 1101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE TORNADO.

THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED IN MANHATTAN...DOING DAMAGE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.


LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...MANHATTAN AND TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK ARE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1104 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... REMARKS..

1103 PM TORNADO MANHATTAN 39.18N 96.57W
06/11/2008 RILEY KS BROADCAST MEDIA

TORNADO OCCURRING IN MANHATTAN VIA CHANNEL 49 LIVE BROADCAST OF TORNADO.



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