Storm Chasing

[Cry Havoc]

NWS upped the confirmed tornado count to 312 today. :wow

Wow. That's incredible.

[Cry Havoc]

From what I've heard, Storm Chasers will be doing a 4 hour+, 4 part episode on just those three days alone. :wow

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

From what I've heard, Storm Chasers will be doing a 4 hour+, 4 part episode on just those three days alone. :wow

Can I ask where you heard that? Love Storm Chasers, just curious where you got the news on that.

It wouldn't surprise me as I know that Reed, the TIV2 team, and Tim Samaras were all in Mississippi / Alabama for the outbreak, along with some other guys Discovery is looking at introducing to the series.

[symple19]

NWS upped the confirmed tornado count to 312 today. :wow

holy shit

[symple19]

updated

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/fxc/bmx/graphicast/image4.gif

[symple19]

updated


April 25-28, 2011, Tornado Outbreak Statistics

NOAA's preliminary estimate is that there were 362 tornadoes during the entire outbreak from 8:00 a.m. EDT April 25 to 8:00 a.m. April 28, 2011.

During the 24-hour period from 8:00 a.m. EDT April 27 to 8:00 a.m. EDT April 28, The National Weather Service (NWS) estimates there were a total of 312 tornadoes.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center issued severe weather outlooks five days in advance and tornado watches hours in advance.
NWS Weather Forecast Offices issued life-saving tornado warnings, with an average lead-time of 24 minutes. NWS issued warnings for more than 90 percent of these tornadoes.
NWS decision support for this event has been extensive. NWS Weather Forecast Offices in the affected areas of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia advertised the potential for severe weather in the Tuesday through Wednesday timeframe since late last week. Local offices provided direct decision support services to meet the specific needs of local emergency manager partners and the general public. NWS Weather Forecast Offices issued Hazardous Weather Outlooks up to six days in advance noting the greater threat of strong, long-track tornadoes was expected.
The largest previous number of tornadoes on record in one event occurred from April 3-4, 1974, with 148 tornadoes.

Expert analysis by NOAA Research and the National Weather Service of the fatality information indicates that at least 350 people were killed during the entire outbreak from 8:00 a.m. EDT April 25 to 8:00 a.m. April 28. There were 340 fatalities during the 24-hour-period from 8:00 a.m. April 27 to 8:00 a.m. April 28.

The April 26-28 period had the most people killed by tornadoes in a two-day period since April 5-6, 1936, when 454 people were killed, mostly in Tupelo, Mississippi, and Gainesville, Georgia.
April 27, 2011, is the deadliest single day for tornadoes since the March 18, 1925, tornado outbreak that had 747 fatalities across 7 states (including the Tri-State Tornado).
The Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado during the April 2011 event caused at least 65 fatalities. This tornado had a maximum width of 1.5 miles and a track 80 miles long.
These are the most fatalities from a single tornado in the United States since May 25, 1955, when 80 people were killed in a tornado in southern Kansas with 75 of those deaths in Udall, Kansas.
The deadliest single tornado on record in the United States was the Tri-State tornado (Mo., Ill., Ind.) on March 18, 1925, when 695 died.
Ongoing (preliminary) List of Tornadoes by EF Rating (EF3 to EF5):

EF5: 2
EF4: 11
EF3: 21
Note: All numbers are based on combined NOAA and historical research records and current fatality estimates. The historical research records extend back to 1680.




Monthly tornado weather summary

Data is preliminary and subject to revision
Month of April 2011 (and record monthly) Tornado Statistics

NWS’s preliminary estimate is that there have been more than 600 tornadoes thus far during the month of April 2011.

The previous record number of tornadoes during the month of April was 267 tornadoes set in April 1974.
The previous record number of tornadoes during any month was 542 tornadoes set in May 2003.
The average number of tornadoes for the month of April during the past decade is 161.
The overall monthly average number of tornadoes for the past decade is 106.
2011 Year-to-Date (and record annual) Statistics

NWS’s preliminary estimate is that there have been 881 tornadoes so far this year.

The previous yearly record number of tornadoes was set in 2004 with 1,817.
May is historically the most active month for tornadoes.
The overall yearly average number of tornadoes for the past decade is 1,274.

[MannyIsGod]

The updated numbers are pretty spectacular. 312 in one fucking day? It will always be hard to compare it to 1974 because we simply gather so much more data today but 312 is much higher than I expected to see.

I definitely now believe this will be considered the biggest outbreak that we've recorded.

[MannyIsGod]

Would be awesome if this season SC had some episodes added on. We've still got 2 solid months and the season peak to go.

[symple19]

Would be awesome if this season SC had some episodes added on. We've still got 2 solid months and the season peak to go.

I sure hope they add more shows.

Manny, have you seen Sean's IMAX film, Tornado Alley, or know anyone that has?

[MannyIsGod]

I wans't even aware it was out yet. No places showing in NM. Few places in Texas though and it should be in SA eventually.

http://www.bigmoviezone.com/txshows/theaters/results_film.html?search_box=Tornado%20Alley

[Cry Havoc]

Can I ask where you heard that? Love Storm Chasers, just curious where you got the news on that.

It wouldn't surprise me as I know that Reed, the TIV2 team, and Tim Samaras were all in Mississippi / Alabama for the outbreak, along with some other guys Discovery is looking at introducing to the series.

Not sure, sorry. I have to admit it's hearsay, but it sounds pretty reasonable given everything that happened.

When Jim Cantore is your area because of tornadoes, you know you're really, really fucked. :lol

[symple19]

Louisville is the closest IMAX to me, and they haven't had it yet. Really wanna see it, especially to find out what kind of intercept they got at the end of last season

[symple19]

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/03/135838657/the-long-war-against-deadly-tornadoes

[symple19]

Sean and the TIV are shooting in 3D this year

[benefactor]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/ssd/mapping/

Tornado tracks from April 25th-28th. Crazy.

[MannyIsGod]

I wonder what the longest f5 track ever recorded is.

[benefactor]

That one has got to be close to it. It's hard to picture a tornado that strong being on the ground that long. The closer you zoom the more sobering it gets.

[MannyIsGod]

http://radblast-mi.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=GWX&brand=wui&num=1&delay=15&type=N0R&frame=0&scale=0.202&noclutter=0&t=1303935553&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&showstorms=0&map.x=400&map.y=240&centerx=652&centery=146&transx=252&transy=-94&showlabels=1&severe=0&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&smooth=0

Don't know if there are any chasers on that storm but if so you should check out their live feeds because that hook is fucking MASSIVE.

That hook was apparently an EF3 looking at the NWS map of tracks.

[MannyIsGod]

Hackleburg, AL looks about to take a big ass direct hit.

By an EF5. Jesus.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Sean and the TIV are shooting in 3D this year

:wow

[MannyIsGod]

Jesus, that storm east of Brooksville Ms, over the border into alabama looks nasty. The chasers can't get a good view, but it looks like a large tornado

it's either really fucking wide or partially rain wrapped. stream is a bit grainy

That was an EF2 - might have been a wide one though.

[MannyIsGod]

looks like another on the ground, just over the border into central alabama.

Injuries/damage in cullman, the one i was watching earlier...

ef4

[symple19]

It was incredible to sit here all day (27th) watching the radar and following the streams from my computer. Glad I can look back on this thread to remind myself how fucking intense shit was.

lol me freaking out when I saw that Cullman tornado

[MannyIsGod]

Storm Chasers will be doing a special on May 22. Set your DVRs.

[benefactor]

Storm Chasers will be doing a special on May 22. Set your DVRs.
:tu

Just saw that too. Can't wait.

[symple19]

Tornado in Taipei

http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/showthread.php?27705-Tornado-in-Taipei-Taiwan-May-11-2011

[symple19]

Most spectacular video I've seen yet of the Apr 27th outbreak, with the exception of the Tuscaloosa Tornado

This is the Cullman Tornado, best view yet in HD

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[symple19]

http://www.norman.noaa.gov/2011/04/nssl-product-captures-april-27-tornado-outbreak-storm-rotation-tracks/

http://www.norman.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/April-27-Rotation-Tracks-Eastern-U.S.-1024x582.jpg

[symple19]

this link will take you to a page that shows all tornado tracks nationwide between 4/24-4/29

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/ssd/mapping/

[Cry Havoc]

Storm Chasers will be doing a special on May 22. Set your DVRs.

Happy birthday to me! :toast

[Cry Havoc]

I wonder what the longest f5 track ever recorded is.

Gotta be the Tri-State, although I'm sure it's unconfirmed since we didn't have a damage scale back then, or even reliable evaluation methods.

Confirmed... maybe the Oklahoma City tornado? There aren't that many F5s in recorded history, so it shouldn't be too difficult to narrow it down, especially if you're talking about post-Fujita scale and thus confirmed damage reports and building codes.

[symple19]

Looks like Joplin Missouri just got hit by a tornado....:depressed

Watching a live stream and it appears pretty bad, hope there aren't any fatalities

[symple19]

about 10 tornado warned storms ranging from Wisc to Texas

[benefactor]

Reminder...Storm Chasers special tonight at 9 CST.

[symple19]

Reminder...Storm Chasers special tonight at 9 CST.

:tu

[benefactor]

Ugly supercells moving east from the Texas border down to Brownwood.

[symple19]

ugh...really bad damage in Joplin(? I think it's Joplin, could be Duquesne) Went right through a commercial area. :(

[symple19]

I'm so fucking tired of seeing shellshocked people wandering through devastation.

Just an amateur guess, but it looks like EF3 type damage, at least

[symple19]

at least 24 reported dead in Joplin.

[benefactor]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110523/ap_on_re_us/us_midwest_storms

[symple19]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110523/ap_on_re_us/us_midwest_storms

The video I've seen is reminiscent of Tuscaloosa...not good

here's some

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[Axe Murderer]

Ugly supercells moving east from the Texas border down to Brownwood.

i drove from Dallas to Lubbock today and i saw two of them that each produced golfball/baseball sized hail. (I was pretty far north, but I heard the warnings on the radio). The thuderclouds were massive and they had some serious overshooting tops.

tbh I think they went over I-20, which is actually the route i usually take. picked a bad day to take the other highway

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The post-incident review of Joplin today should be interesting. Reports are the residents had less than five minutes warning. With our weather technology that just blows my mind.

For contrast, they had almost half an hour warning in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham...

[symple19]

first video is starting to emerge... Big fucking wedge

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[symple19]

and yeah, 5 minutes just isn't enough, especially for a fast moving monster like the Joplin storm

[symple19]

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[symple19]

Incredible footage taken as the tornado goes right over these people. Not much to see, but the audio is chilling

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[symple19]

Another moderate risk day for people in the upper Midwest, as well as OK/Kan/Ark/Mo, including Joplin.

Unfortunately, these ongoing storms will hamper rescue/recovery efforts in the beleaguered town.

[Soul_Patch]

Had a very interesting, yet somber show on last night (discovery channel) called Tornado Rampage, or something like that. Covered the tornadoes that ripped up Alabama a while back.

Absolutely devastating, what those storms did. Wow...

[Axe Murderer]

exactly, how the fuck do you only get 5 minutes of warning with a monster storm like this?

[Cry Havoc]

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http://twitpic.com/51c7s3/full

That's at least a maximum F4. The storm chasers said that the bark had been stripped from trees... that's a minimum of EF3 damage. But that photo speaks volumes... one of the foundations looks almost completely cleared off. I think it's got to be a borderline EF5. Sad, sad day for Joplin. Hope the weather is better today and the storms go around that city. :depressed

[MannyIsGod]

They likely had more warning time than 5 minutes. Even so, 5 minutes is enough time to seek shelter. The problem is that so many people now just ignore the warnings as always. They highlighted that on the discovery channel show last night. No one pays attention to the sirens.

Also, the video phenomenon is getting really really bad. Most of the videos they showed last night were just idiots on cell phones standing in the path while a monster storm comes at them.

[symple19]

exactly, how the fuck do you only get 5 minutes of warning with a monster storm like this?

apparently this wasn't a long-track type a`la the 4/27 tornadoes. Most reports i've heard place it on the ground for around 4 miles. Seems it touched down right before it hit Joplin, which would explain the short warning time.

but... Usually the NWS will tornado warn storms when they see rotation or a defined hook, even without visual confirmation. Sometimes visual confirmation can be almost impossible if a tornado is rain wrapped.

Manny can probably explain this better than I can

[symple19]

and I would also guess they had more than 5 minutes warning. I haven't seen that report anywhere

[MannyIsGod]

apparently this wasn't a long-track type a`la the 4/27 tornadoes. Most reports i've heard place it on the ground for around 4 miles. Seems it touched down right before it hit Joplin, which would explain the short warning time.

but... Usually the NWS will tornado warn storms when they see rotation or a defined hook, even without visual confirmation. Sometimes visual confirmation can be almost impossible if a tornado is rain wrapped.

Manny can probably explain this better than I can

You explained it fine. The NWS warns a cell the moment they feel its capable of producing a tornado. Not all cells go warned but I can promise you that no EF5 has ever dropped without being tornado warned.

The amount of deaths really are more of a byproduct of a very strong tornado in a high population density area. That will pretty much always lead to deaths.

[symple19]

http://i.imwx.com/web/news/2011/may/grx-jln-22may11-2244z-600x405.jpg

[symple19]

there's a special on the Joplin storm tonight on the weather channel, 8/7 central

[JudynTX]

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:wow It sounds so damn scary. :(

[symple19]

I think I know where the 5 minute thing came from now.

People were under the impression they had 20 minutes before the storm was on them, when in fact it ended up bearing down in about 5 minutes.

Don't have a link, but I saw a few people say this during interviews which aired today.

Moral of the story? If the sirens go off, get your ass to the safest part of your dwelling immediately! Don't run outside with your cell phone, don't stand at the window trying to see it. Could be the difference between life and death

[symple19]

looks like they've revised the moderate risk area in the plains to cover most of Oklahoma and a part of southern Kansas. Have already seen a good looking wall cloud on a live stream

Let's hope today's violent, tornado producing storms avoid heavily populated areas


Joplin death toll rises to 116 :depressed

[symple19]

preliminary rating for Joplin tornado expected to be EF4

[BlackSwordsMan]

I know a girl in joplin hope she lived

[symple19]

I know a girl in joplin hope she lived

hope so too, man

[Axe Murderer]

but... Usually the NWS will tornado warn storms when they see rotation or a defined hook, even without visual confirmation. Sometimes visual confirmation can be almost impossible if a tornado is rain wrapped.


exactly. whenever there's a well defined hook echo on radar they issue the Tornado Warning anyway. I just don't see how a storm can just drop an F4 that quickly without well defined circulation

[symple19]

exactly. whenever there's a well defined hook echo on radar they issue the Tornado Warning anyway. I just don't see how a storm can just drop an F4 that quickly without well defined circulation

Everything I'm reading is saying that rotation was first noticed in Kansas right before it crossed the border and that the sirens went off 20 minutes before the Tornado struck the town.

I can't find when exactly when NWS dropped the warning yet though.

[symple19]

I'm about to get hit with a pretty good line that has warnings associated with it to the north.

Shoulda gone for a drive, lol

[BlackSwordsMan]

I heard on the news there's an app that goes off even if the sirens in the town don't go off

[Axe Murderer]

I heard on the news there's an app that goes off even if the sirens in the town don't go off

swords

[Axe Murderer]

I'm about to get hit with a pretty good line that has warnings associated with it to the north.

Shoulda gone for a drive, lol

where do you live?

tbh I live in lubbock and all spring storms always seem to form about 40 miles to the east but they never start out this far. So frustrating :lol

[symple19]

where do you live?

tbh I live in lubbock and all spring storms always seem to form about 40 miles to the east but they never start out this far. So frustrating :lol

lexington ky

[Axe Murderer]

shit you're getting hammered right now :lol

[symple19]

you guys are still hurtin' for rain too, aren't ya B?

[Axe Murderer]

yep

this spring has been crazy dry. we always have a pretty active spring, but this year i think we've only had 1 severe storm from what i remember.

[symple19]

yep

this spring has been crazy dry. we always have a pretty active spring, but this year i think we've only had 1 severe storm from what i remember.

Hope you get some soon. These la nina patterns fuck everything up. Has been a crazy spring

[Cry Havoc]

Hope you get some soon. These la nina patterns fuck everything up. Has been a crazy spring

They also tend to make for extremely active hurricane seasons...

Maybe you guys in TX will get a nice soft tropical depression moving through your area. :lol

[MannyIsGod]

La Nina is gone. The conditions should fade to neutral soon.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is shaping up to be an epic day on the Great Plains. Looking to bail out of work early and go chasing.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I heard on the news there's an app that goes off even if the sirens in the town don't go off

iMap Weather Radio.

Costs about $10, but it's an awesome app. Fires as soon as the National Weather Service issues an alert (watch or warning). You can put in multiple areas if you want to keep an eye on things for friends and family, or just have it configured to work for your area.

Also embeds radar and google maps so you can zoom in and look at the storms, etc.

[Cry Havoc]

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is shaping up to be an epic day on the Great Plains. Looking to bail out of work early and go chasing.

Really jealous of you. But be careful. This year has even had some experienced chasers scrambling to get out of the way of rapidly forming funnels.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Really jealous of you. But be careful. This year has even had some experienced chasers scrambling to get out of the way of rapidly forming funnels.

Thanks. Me and one of my buddies are both storm spotters so will be out and about anyway. But we already looked at the forecast this evening and the model runs and discussed going as far as Ardmore tomorrow.

We've seen a funnel or two but otherwise missed out on all the excitement. We err on the side of safety, but as you noted with something so unpredictable nothing is guaranteed.

I'm honestly more worried about the high probability that there's going to be a hell of a lot of chasers out tomorrow.

There's been an explosion of chasers this year. I think there was over 40 groups (either with chasing websites or TV News chase teams) out on the road today in Oklahoma.

The Storm Chasers teams will also be in action tomorrow from what I've heard (both TIV 2 and Reed with two Dominators), and there's rumblings that the CSWR will have DOWs out tomorrow as well.

Could be an epic cluster on the road, and the last place I want to be with a tornado in the area is stuck in a traffic jam like that.

All that aside, I will say this. if you're reading this and you either live or have loved ones in the I-35 corridor, from north Dallas/Ft. Worth all the way up through south central Kansas, please be sure you (or them) are keeping an eye on the weather tomorrow.

Based on all the model runs tomorrow is setting up to be another April 27 (Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/etc.) type of day. And you've got major cities up and down the I-35 corridor. Stuff's going to be popping all up and down the dry line, all the way up to likely Wichita, KS or just north thereof.

We're talking northern DFW, Norman, Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Tulsa, some major cities (poor OKC is right in the bullseye it's looking like). People need to take the warnings seriously, way too many people have already died this year from tornados.

And we'll likely see a repeat on Wednesday, but to the east of the I-35 corridor. Anyway, it's going to be a crazy and dangerous two days and people need to pay attention to the National Weather Service. They've been pretty damn good with their 0day forecasts, meaning whatever they come out with in the morning tomorrow as far as watches and danger areas is going to define what's in play tomorrow.

And when the warnings come out, people need to heed those and take shelter. Don't try to be a youtube hero, either. /rant.

[Axe Murderer]

Hope you get some soon. These la nina patterns fuck everything up. Has been a crazy spring

thanks brah. hopefully before July. after that, I usually give up hope

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

In the can't catch a break category, they had two emergency responders get hit by lightning today in Joplin.

Conditions unknown at this time.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

One last post before I call it a night... Anything over 4000 is really bad. Most of Oklahoma is sitting over 5000. This is no guarantee of tornadic activity, but one of the main ingredients...

http://ruc.noaa.gov/rucnew/from_jet/ruc7t/full/2011052400/cape_sfc_f22.png

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The midnight runs have pushed the target area a little farther into central / northern Oklahoma.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk_1200.gif

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=improving-tornado-prediction

Great interview.

[MannyIsGod]

AHF, you can be sure all of OKC will be out chasing tomorrow. Mobile internet and the radar information it provides makes it very easy to chase. Happy hunting!

PS If it were me, I'd want to on the north side of OKC by three. The real action is going to be up the I35 corridor at about that time (maybe an hour or two later) and move east from there.

[MannyIsGod]

One last post before I call it a night... Anything over 4000 is really bad. Most of Oklahoma is sitting over 5000. This is no guarantee of tornadic activity, but one of the main ingredients...

http://ruc.noaa.gov/rucnew/from_jet/ruc7t/full/2011052400/cape_sfc_f22.png

I wouldn't trust the RUC that far out. Look at the GFS CAPE plots instead, IMO.

[MannyIsGod]

http://raleighwx.americanwx.com/models.html

That will probably be better for you. The GFS plots there have better information.

EDIT, actually these forecast soundings with ML CAPE are better.

http://supercellweather.com/forecastsoundings-ok.htm

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF, you can be sure all of OKC will be out chasing tomorrow. Mobile internet and the radar information it provides makes it very easy to chase. Happy hunting!

PS If it were me, I'd want to on the north side of OKC by three. The real action is going to be up the I35 corridor at about that time (maybe an hour or two later) and move east from there.

Yeah, things are definitely trending northward. It looks like OKC north to Wichita, KS is going to be the sweet spot.

Will be honest, when I mentioned north Texas last night it was mainly because I didn't want to have to drive so far today :lol Can't get out of work before 2 or so, so we'll be confined to north Texas to Ardmore or so this evening.

And agreed on the RUC, I just wanted to throw something up that showed the potential for today.

Snipit from the Storm Prediction Center about today:


CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THE HEIGHTENED POTENTIAL
FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND POSSIBLE STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

[symple19]

Gonna be a wild day.

Be careful out there AH!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Hmmm, trying not to get excited. Looks like the Low is starting to push the dynamics to the south. Still looks like Oklahoma (in particular the Norman - Enid swath) is going to be where it's at today, but maybe the low is going to put DFW into play after all...

[symple19]

Hmmm, trying not to get excited. Looks like the Low is starting to push the dynamics to the south. Still looks like Oklahoma (in particular the Norman - Enid swath) is going to be where it's at today, but maybe the low is going to put DFW into play after all...

There should be plenty of action between OKC and Dallas. I kinda doubt with this set up you'll be hurting for cells to chase in your area

[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[MannyIsGod]

Hmmm, trying not to get excited. Looks like the Low is starting to push the dynamics to the south. Still looks like Oklahoma (in particular the Norman - Enid swath) is going to be where it's at today, but maybe the low is going to put DFW into play after all...

The shitty part of that is that Dallas is huge and there are a lot of AHFs in Dallas. The closer you chase to a big metro area the more you're going to be stuck in traffic.

[MannyIsGod]

AHF, the latest run of the RUC has the 5pm MLCAPE at Ardmore near 4000. Make sure you either chase in a shitty car or you stay out of the center of those supercells. If nothing else 4000 J/KG will make for huge updrafts which make for huge hail. Attack them from the SE is best, but make sure you come from the south. Going from the north you won't see shit without going through them.

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao

No sooner do I make that post before I hear a rumble of thunder outside of my window. Holy shit its been probably since last August since I've heard thunder here in NM.

[MannyIsGod]

http://radblast-mi.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=ABX&brand=wui&num=10&delay=15&type=N0R&frame=0&scale=0.143&noclutter=0&t=1306254753&lat=35.61822510&lon=-105.96590424&label=Santa+Fe%2C+NM&showstorms=0&map.x=400&map.y=240&centerx=-73&centery=595&transx=-473&transy=355&showlabels=1&severe=0&rainsnow=Hide&lightning=Hide&smooth=0

Fuck your chasing! I got this cell!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF, the latest run of the RUC has the 5pm MLCAPE at Ardmore near 4000. Make sure you either chase in a shitty car or you stay out of the center of those supercells. If nothing else 4000 J/KG will make for huge updrafts which make for huge hail. Attack them from the SE is best, but make sure you come from the south. Going from the north you won't see shit without going through them.

Yeah, my buddy and I like our cars. We prefer to hang to the south of storms and come in on the back end of them to stay out of the hail cores. Probably means we miss some action, or end up falling behind trying to chase storms that are hauling ass at like 50-60 miles an hour, but it beats a new windsheld / totalled car...

Latest from the SPC:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html


AN INTENSE OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF KS/OK/TX

PRESENT INDICATIONS AND LATEST OPERATIONS/MESOSCALE MODEL GUIDANCE
INDICATE THAT DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ALONG THE
KS/OK DRYLINE BY MID AFTERNOON AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD WITH A
RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL. EARLY IN THE
EVENT...THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT WILL BE OVER KS AS STORMS
INTERACT WITH PRE-EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND BACKED LOW LEVEL
WINDS.

AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...CONTINUED HEATING AND LARGE SCALE LIFT
DUE TO APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH MAY LEAD TO MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE DRYLINE. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO
TRACK ACROSS THE HIGH RISK AREA DURING THE EVENING. LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL BE STRENGTHENING...WITH ALL CONDITIONS FAVORING THE POTENTIAL
FOR LONG-TRACKED STRONG/VIOLENT TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTH TX...CENTRAL OK...AND CENTRAL KS.

[Axe Murderer]

yeah today definitely looks like it will be another major tornado outbreak. This is the 4th time they've issued a high risk warning this year. Here are the other three times

Apr. 16: "Carolina Outbreak" (69 tornadoes...32 in NC...13 in VA...26 killed)
Apr. 26: "Mid-South Outbreak" (56 tornadoes....1 killed in AR)
Apr. 27: "Southeast Outbreak" (232 tornadoes...315 killed)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Ft Worth NWS just updated their forecast:

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225416_214172058603664_161908093830061_715869_8303 288_n.jpg

[symple19]

yeah today definitely looks like it will be another major tornado outbreak. This is the 4th time they've issued a high risk warning this year. Here are the other three times

Apr. 16: "Carolina Outbreak" (69 tornadoes...32 in NC...13 in VA...26 killed)
Apr. 26: "Mid-South Outbreak" (56 tornadoes....1 killed in AR)
Apr. 27: "Southeast Outbreak" (232 tornadoes...315 killed)

and records keep getting broken


On Sunday, May 22, a devastating tornado hit the city of Joplin, Mo., leaving an estimated 116 people dead and several hundred others injured. This tied the June 8, 1953, tornado that hit Flint, Mich., as the deadliest single tornado to strike the U.S. since modern tornado recordkeeping began in 1950.

The deadliest tornado on record was on March 18, 1925. This “Tri-State Tornado” (MO, IL, IN) had a 291-mile path, was rated F5 based on a historic assessment, and caused 695 fatalities.

Preliminary rating: Powerful EF-4 tornado with winds from 190-198 mph. Tornado was ¾ of a mile wide. A final determination on strength will be available Tuesday, May 24, after our Springfield Weather Forecast Office completes the storm survey.
National Weather Service's (NWS) preliminary estimate is more than 100 tornadoes have occurred during the month of May 2011.

The record number of tornadoes during the month of May was 542 tornadoes set in May 2003.

Deadliest Tornado Years in US History
(Official NOAA-NWS Record: 1950 - present; Research by Grazulis: 1875-1949)

Year Fatalities
1925 794
1936 552
1917 551
1927 540
1896 537
1953 519
1920 499
1908 477
2011 481(365 + 116 estimated Joplin fatalities as of
May 23)
1909 404
1932 394
1942 384
1924 376
1974 366
1933 362

The average number of tornadoes for the month of May during the past decade is 298.

May is historically the most active month for tornadoes.
2011 Year-to-Date (and record annual) Statistics

NWS’s preliminary estimate is that there have been approximately 1,000 tornadoes so far this year.

The previous yearly record number of tornadoes was set in 2004 with 1,817.

The overall yearly average number of tornadoes for the past decade is 1,274.

The preliminary estimated number of tornado fatalities so far this year is 481. NWS records indicate that there were 365 tornado fatalities before the Joplin tornado. Media reports currently indicate 89 fatalities in the Joplin event.

The US tornado death toll is the highest ever through the month of May in the NOAA-NWS official record (1950-present).

The highest recorded annual death toll from tornadoes in the NOAA-NWS official record (1950-present) was set in 1953 with 519 fatalities.
April 2011

April 2011 set a new record for the month with 875 tornadoes.

The previous record was set in April 1974 with 267 tornadoes.

The average number of tornadoes for the month of April during the past decade is 161.

The previous record number of tornadoes during any month was 542 tornadoes set in May 2003.

NWS records indicate 321 people were killed during the April 25-28 tornado outbreak.

NWS records indicate 361 people were killed during the entire month of April 2011.

April 25-28 Preliminary Tornado Tracks Map (Based on NWS Storm Survey Findings)


http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/2011_tornado_information.html

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Today upgraded to Particularly Dangerous Situation for North Texas / Oklahoma / south Kansas...

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0356.html


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 356
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FORT WORTH
TEXAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 352...WW 354...WW 355...

DISCUSSION...TSTM INITIATION IS ANTICIPATED WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO ALONG THE DRYLINE FROM WRN OK INTO W-CNTRL TX. STRONG HEIGHT
FALLS/DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH NEGATIVELY TILTED
MIDLEVEL TROUGH EMERGING INTO THE PLAINS SHOULD SUPPORT A RAPID
INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WARM SECTOR AIR
MASS IS CHARACTERIZED BY A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER WITH DEWPOINTS
IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. WHEN COUPLED WITH STEEP MIDLEVEL
LAPSE RATES...ENVIRONMENT IS MODERATELY TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE WITH
MLCAPE VALUES OF 2500-4000 J/KG. DEEP-LAYER SHEAR STRENGTHENING TO
40-50 KT WILL PROMOTE RAPID SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE INITIAL
HAZARD BEING VERY LARGE HAIL. INITIAL VEER-BACK WIND PROFILE
OBSERVED IN CURRENT VADS/PROFILERS IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO
LARGE CLOCKWISE CURVED HODOGRAPHS BY 00Z WHERE 0-1 KM SRH WILL
APPROACH 400-500 M2/S2. AS SUCH...EXPECT A RAPID INCREASE IN THE
THREAT FOR TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING...SOME OF WHICH
COULD BE LONG-TRACKED AND STRONG TO VIOLENT.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.

[benefactor]

Those numbers are staggering.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah, my buddy and I like our cars. We prefer to hang to the south of storms and come in on the back end of them to stay out of the hail cores. Probably means we miss some action, or end up falling behind trying to chase storms that are hauling ass at like 50-60 miles an hour, but it beats a new windsheld / totalled car...

Latest from the SPC:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Yeah - if you position from the SE you get them moving somewhat to you (they usually move NE) and you don't have to fully chase them. But yeah, the hail in these storms will fuuuuuuuuuck shit up.

[MannyIsGod]

yeah today definitely looks like it will be another major tornado outbreak. This is the 4th time they've issued a high risk warning this year. Here are the other three times

Apr. 16: "Carolina Outbreak" (69 tornadoes...32 in NC...13 in VA...26 killed)
Apr. 26: "Mid-South Outbreak" (56 tornadoes....1 killed in AR)
Apr. 27: "Southeast Outbreak" (232 tornadoes...315 killed)

High Risk days are rare. Usually only a couple a year. I know I mentioned it earlier in this thread, and here we have yet another one. They almost always equal outbreaks. Crazy day.

[MannyIsGod]

Happy hunting AHF. Stream if you can! At least take pictures and upload that shit.

[MannyIsGod]

The cap is still holding strong. Not a single cell on radar.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

You can see the dry line on the IR (darker green vs. ligher green):

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_enam_1070_m_2011@05@24_18h15m.jpg

Storms starting to fire in SW Oklahoma.

[MannyIsGod]

Cap starting to go west of OKC. Looks like some nice supercells forming.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

And so it begins.

http://climate.cod.edu/data/satellite/regional/southcentral/current/southcentral.wv.gif

Cell in SW Kansas just tornado warned.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

LOL

http://chase.tornadovideos.net/pages/full_screen

[Axe Murderer]

:corn:

[MannyIsGod]

WTF AHF. You'd better be posting from your cell phone in a passenger seat.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Cap is gone. Things are going to start booming now.



A SEVERE THREAT WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE CONCHO VALLEY INTO
CNTRL TX THIS AFTERNOON. AS CELLS INITIATE...SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT
WILL LIKELY OCCUR WITH A POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. A
TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS THE
REGION.

A DRYLINE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS WEST TX AND IS STARTING TO
ADVANCE MORE QUICKLY EWD. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CUMULUS
JUST AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE FROM NEAR WICHITA FALLS SWD TO NEAR SAN
ANGELO. THE CAPPING INVERSION IS NOW GONE ACROSS THE MCD AREA AND
STORM INITIATION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY AS CONVERGENCE
INCREASES ALONG THE DRYLINE. MESOANALYSIS SHOWS STRONG INSTABILITY
IN PLACE WITH MLCAPE VALUES FROM 3000 TO 4000 J/KG. IN
ADDITION...PROFILER DATA SUGGEST 0-6 KM SHEAR VALUES ARE AROUND 40
KT. THE SHEAR SHOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE AS A 65 TO 80 KT MID-LEVEL JET
MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST MAKING CONDITIONS VERY FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELLS. THE MORE DOMINANT SUPERCELLS SHOULD HAVE A THREAT
FOR VERY LARGE HAIL OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. IN
ADDITION...STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL SHEAR LATE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD
ALSO RESULT IN A TORNADO THREAT WITH AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO
THREAT POSSIBLE AS WELL.

[MannyIsGod]

I really don't like the streams without audio. I wonder where the TVN crew is positioned today.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

WTF AHF. You'd better be posting from your cell phone in a passenger seat.

Waiting for my buddy (a coworker) to get out of his last meeting of the day. We are leaving at 3:30.

[MannyIsGod]

I was watching cut to the chase but his cell is pretty much dead now. There are 2 cells to the south which look better now.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I really don't like the streams without audio. I wonder where the TVN crew is positioned today.

Someone on Spotternet said they are in Enid (north central Oklahoma).

But Reed loves to chase, I'm sure they're headed for either SW KS or those storms in west Oklahoma.

[Axe Murderer]

Is there a Tornado Warning for the SW Kansas cell?

It looks like it's starting to develop a strong hook

[MannyIsGod]

Someone on Spotternet said they are in Enid (north central Oklahoma).

But Reed loves to chase, I'm sure they're headed for either SW KS or those storms in west Oklahoma.

Would be stupid to leave central OK right now. Just gotta be patient but now that things are starting to fire best place to be is central OK.

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao these guys are such fucking nerds man. The stream I'm watching just started blaring prodigy.

[MannyIsGod]

No warnings in OK yet but the cell that this chaser is on looks decent.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

First Texas storm firing up north of Abilene.

T-30 minutes until I'm on the road!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Is there a Tornado Warning for the SW Kansas cell?

It looks like it's starting to develop a strong hook

Yep -


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
208 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN STEVENS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY STRONG ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MOSCOW. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH. LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE IS ALSO
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSCOW AND CAVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

[MannyIsGod]

Norman HAS to warn this storm soon

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Would be stupid to leave central OK right now. Just gotta be patient but now that things are starting to fire best place to be is central OK.

Agreed. But Reed acts like a dog chasing a car sometimes when it comes to storms. He'll see one to the west and start chasing, figuring he can meet it and then follow it back east to where he started.

[MannyIsGod]

First warning in OK. To the northernmost cell.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

All three of the Oklahoma cells have hook echos, and all three have been tornado warned. Heeeeeeeeeere we go.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Go here

http://www.tornadovideos.net/full-screen-chaser-video.php

and click on the chasers listing, find J.R. Hehnley. Rotating wall cloud on video stream.

[MannyIsGod]

Randy Denzer looks to have a developing tornado on his stream right now.

[Axe Murderer]

looks like a lot of storms are just beginning to develop along a line in Texas

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah the dry line is firing.

[Fpoonsie]

Sooooo...is Denton in one of the, uhhh, "hot spots"? Should I go get Freebirds NOW or wait 'till later?

[Axe Murderer]

Sooooo...is Denton in one of the, uhhh, "hot spots"? Should I go get Freebirds NOW or wait 'till later?

eventually they'll probably get hit. I would guess probly around 7 tbh

the whole metroplex is probably gonna get hit this evening

[symple19]

Watching a huge wedge on stream right now

[symple19]

also showing it on the weather channel right now

[symple19]

expecting it to pass 18 mi North of OKC

[symple19]

fuckin A... gonna be a long night

any of you guys know a good link to a local TV stream out of OKC?

[symple19]

nevermind, found one

KFOR out of OKC http://www.kfor.com/news/livestreaming/

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

On the road headed north. Dominator Dominator Dominator Dominator Dominator

[Cry Havoc]

Man, this is shaping up to be a crazy day.

[MannyIsGod]

One thing that annoys me about some of these streams is how they try to act as professionals and that they know what they're doing and others shouldn't do this. That shit cracks me up considering some of the idiocy I've seen on the streams from those same people.

[MannyIsGod]

On the road headed north. Dominator Dominator Dominator Dominator Dominator

Are you going to stream?

[Cry Havoc]

Anyone have a good feed with sound? Trying to find one.

[MannyIsGod]

AHF, if you want my input I'd set up just west of Denton and hope those cells to the west get warned.

[Cry Havoc]

Holy shit.

http://www.kfor.com/news/livestreaming/

[Cry Havoc]

That is a monster. Crazy motion HOLY SHIT PART OF AN IRRIGATION MACHINE

[symple19]

That thing is a monster. this guy from KFOR is getting some amazing footage at the risk of his life. He's been danger close 3 times now

[Cry Havoc]

David Payne literally had farm equipment and telephone poles being thrown at him.

[Cry Havoc]

Debris ball on the radar from 4Warn.

[MannyIsGod]

Fucking straight on OKC. Man.

[MannyIsGod]

That debris ball is nasty.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF, if you want my input I'd set up just west of Denton and hope those cells to the west get warned.

We looked at that one, but are setting up shop in Ardmore and going from there.

[MannyIsGod]

How far from Ardmore are you? You don't have much time before the action is on Ardmore.

[MannyIsGod]

The OKC hi res radar shows a huge debris ball also.

http://radblast-mi.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=OKC&brand=wui&num=1&delay=15&type=TR0&frame=0&scale=0.474&noclutter=0&t=1306274148&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&showstorms=0&map.x=400&map.y=240&centerx=429&centery=328&transx=29&transy=88&showlabels=1&severe=0&rainsnow=1&lightning=0&smooth=0

[MannyIsGod]

That red dot north of Piedmont is the DB.

[MannyIsGod]

BTW I fucking love this thread. :tu

[01Snake]

I've been in Kansas City for the past month and a half working. Hope we don't get clobbered tonight.

[MannyIsGod]

No, more like tomorrow for you.

[MannyIsGod]

Today makes me sad I didn't go to OU.

[Cry Havoc]

Today makes me sad I didn't go to OU.

I know it's going to kill people, but how awesome would it be to be sitting in the SPC in Norman right now?

ANyone else got good links?

[MannyIsGod]

That piedmont storm is fucking NUTS.

[Axe Murderer]

Today makes me sad I didn't go to OU.

:lol same here

I was so close to enrolling there

[MannyIsGod]

http://radblast-mi.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/radar/WUNIDS_map?station=OKC&brand=wui&num=30&delay=15&type=TV0&frame=0&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&t=1306274825&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&showstorms=None&map.x=400&map.y=240&centerx=400&centery=240&transx=0&transy=0&showlabels=1&severe=0&rainsnow=Hide&lightning=Hide&smooth=0

[MannyIsGod]

2 huge tornadoes on that image I just posted. Fucking HUGE.

[symple19]

That piedmont storm is fucking NUTS.

It's sucking the fucking cell south of it into it's own rotation. wow

[symple19]

chickasha is about to get hammered

[MannyIsGod]

You see this shit? This is why I'll never believe Joplin only had 5 minutes warning.

[MannyIsGod]

chickasha is about to get hammered

At least that tornado looks to be much smaller than the northern one. The fucking northern one is HUGE.

[Cry Havoc]

"A hurricane of a tornado"

O_O

Yikes. That's one of the craziest radar structures I've ever seen.

[Cry Havoc]

Anyone got a stream of the piedmont tornado?

[MannyIsGod]

Wow that souther tornado looks amazing on radar now.

[Axe Murderer]

anybody see the live video of the Chickasha tornado?

incredible

[MannyIsGod]

I prefer radars to streams to be honest.

[MannyIsGod]

My guess is that AHF if going to have to go after the cells about to cross the Red River if he wants to chase anything.

[symple19]

At least that tornado looks to be much smaller than the northern one. The fucking northern one is HUGE.

super res shows some serious rotation, not sure I would call it small. KFOR is saying that it's large and violent and has already done significant damage

But no, it's not nearly as impressive as that northern cell, on radar anyway

[Cry Havoc]

Holy shit that Middleberg tornado.

[MannyIsGod]

super res shows some serious rotation, not sure I would call it small. KFOR is saying that it's large and violent and has already done significant damage

But no, it's not nearly as impressive as that northern cell, on radar anyway

Its def smaller. You'll see :)

[symple19]

I prefer radars to streams to be honest.

I keep both up. interesting for me to put a visual to the radar image, if possible

[Cry Havoc]

TWC just announced that the Joplin tornado has been upgraded to EF-5.

[symple19]

hey bump, where'd you get that stream? the ones I use are down, probably due to high traffic

[MannyIsGod]

Although it sure as hell is getting bigger.

[Pistons < Spurs]

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg616/scaled.php?tn=0&server=616&filename=qyy6.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[symple19]

TWC just announced that the Joplin tornado has been upgraded to EF-5.

damn, can't say it's surprising after seeing so much of the damage

Death toll keeps going up too

[Axe Murderer]

hey bump, where'd you get that stream? the ones I use are down, probably due to high traffic

it just randomly popped up on our local news awhile ago.

it was crossing some highway, and then you could see it getting much stronger. Atleast an EF-3

[Cry Havoc]

Manny, what radar imagery are you looking at right now?

[Pistons < Spurs]

Chickishahttp://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/305825788.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1306277134&Signature=Rja3R0R7CPecqCIKxPjgwrXd36o%3D

[Axe Murderer]

Yeah that's exactly what they showed ^^

[Cry Havoc]

www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/livestream

OMG.

[Cry Havoc]

Middleburg tornado has a mile-wide debris ball.

[symple19]

Aggie, where ya at dude?

[Cry Havoc]

http://i.imgur.com/eqZDE.jpg

What a day.

[MannyIsGod]

I'm looking at the TDWR out of OKC

[Cry Havoc]

Funnel cloud about to drop on the weather.com link. Looks nasty.

[Cry Havoc]

Tordado emergency for Norman OK right now.

[MannyIsGod]

This tornado does not like radars. Heading straight for the TDWR.

[Cry Havoc]

This tornado does not like radars. Heading straight for the TDWR.

They don't like being watched, apparently.

[symple19]

shit... I hope Norman can avoid this somehow

[MannyIsGod]

Damn - this TV steam is giving me chills.

[symple19]

cell sse from Ardmore just went warned

[MannyIsGod]

"the wall cloud is on the ground just tearing stuff up" Holy shit!

[Cry Havoc]

"the wall cloud is on the ground just tearing stuff up" Holy shit!

Which stream?

[MannyIsGod]

cell sse from Ardmore just went warned

Hope AHF can get on it!

[symple19]

Which stream?

the KFOR stream

[symple19]

Aggie, where ya at dude?

[Pistons < Spurs]

chaser stream from outside of newcastle:

hhttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/chasercam-live

[Cry Havoc]

2 mile wide debris ball.

Moore is pretty much done. Oh god.

[MannyIsGod]

Holy shit man! The helicopter shot.

[Axe Murderer]

chaser stream from outside of newcastle:

hhttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/chasercam-live

:wow:wow:wow

[Cry Havoc]

Omg P<S... that is crazy damage.

[symple19]

KFOR stream is winning right now. wow

[Cry Havoc]

Wow that helicopter is getting crazy footage.

[MannyIsGod]

That shot of the tornado forming from the helicopter was some of the coolest shit I've ever seen. Can't wait to see high res footage of that.

[MannyIsGod]

Fuck - I want to go storm chasing in a chopper! :lol

[Axe Murderer]

Is this a new tornado?

[Cry Havoc]

OMG that helicopter footage!!!!!!!

[MannyIsGod]

Holy crap!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Crazy to watch all of this live

[01Snake]

This helicopter stuff is amazing!

[symple19]

The hail bands in these storms are impressive as well

[Cry Havoc]

Really hope no one is driving on I-35 right now.

[MannyIsGod]

BTW if AHF gets on that storm I told him to get on earlier there's def a tornado about to cross the red river. Hope he gets on it.

[Axe Murderer]

this is one of the craziest things ive ever seen

[Cry Havoc]

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[symple19]

4/27 and today have been nothing short of amazing to watch.


The amount of video from today's event will probably be unprecedented

[MannyIsGod]

TWC has the helicopter feed now.

[Trainwreck2100]

that chopper guy's gonna want a raise

[Cry Havoc]

omg

[MannyIsGod]

LOL I had no idea that TWC used GR Level 3 for radar. Thats hillarious.

[symple19]

holy shit...

[Cry Havoc]

http://i.imgur.com/H5XoV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tXguL.jpg

[01Snake]

Damn! People coming out of the debris.

[Cry Havoc]

Mouse... The Weather Channel?

[MannyIsGod]

Is that a foundation? I'd say probably at least EF3 damage but more likely EF4.

[Cry Havoc]

Wow, the helicopter guy landing on air to help other people instead of going for more footage. Major props to him for that.

[Cry Havoc]

Manny, if that home was well constructed that would be close to EF5

[MannyIsGod]

Damn already 2 confirmed deaths.

[MannyIsGod]

Manny, if that home was well constructed that would be close to EF5

Nah, you see all the grass around the foundation? In an EF5 that would be scoured. I am pretty certain thats not an EF5 we just saw. I'd wager very strong EF3 maybe EF4.

[Cry Havoc]

www.justin.tv/funneljunkie#/w/1249921632/2

Looks like he might be core punching right now.

[MannyIsGod]

Very glad that family had a storm cellar. Very very glad.

[Cry Havoc]

chopper needs to catch back up to the supercells now. gogogo

[MannyIsGod]

There is some scoured ground in pats of the path but I really don't think that was an EF5. I guess we'll find out when the NWS does their survey.

[Cry Havoc]

Probably mid-range EF4, Manny. Maybe max F4

[MannyIsGod]

BTW you saw how quickly that tornado formed and how quickly it died. Now, think about how long the storms on April 27 kept tornadoes on the ground. THAT is what was really the craziest thing about that day. Tornadoes don't live very long but that day they lasted FOREVER.

[Cry Havoc]

Yeah, I wonder what the CAPE was on 4/27

[Cry Havoc]

Large tornado on ground NE of newcastle.

[Cry Havoc]

Crazy mammatus clouds on the funneljunkie stream right now.

[Cry Havoc]

Tornado now in OKC suburbs.

[Cry Havoc]

Wish Aggie would post!