Storm Chasing

[Cry Havoc]

Storm prediction center is being evacuated right now.

[Cry Havoc]

2 more warnings.

[Cry Havoc]

KFOR with another tornado. Unreal. They are on the ball today.

[symple19]

these cells in the ok city area seem to be losing steam. Not nearly as organized as they were earlier

[symple19]

Ardmore is next

[symple19]

AH looks like he made a good choice

[Pistons < Spurs]

Was AHF headed for Ardmore? Looks like they're next to get hit.

[Pistons < Spurs]

I really hope Joplin doesn't get hit again.

[symple19]

Was AHF headed for Ardmore? Looks like they're next to get hit.

yeah, although they just pulled the warning for that storm

not as much rotation on these cells as there was an hour ago



Manny, what's your read on why these are losing steam so quick?

[Trainwreck2100]

lol mike's taking a piss

[Pistons < Spurs]

Looks like the chasers are repositioning to Tulsa.

[MannyIsGod]

yeah, although they just pulled the warning for that storm

not as much rotation on these cells as there was an hour ago



Manny, what's your read on why these are losing steam so quick?

Only so much energy in the atmosphere. There's a lot of outflow boundaries and stabilization going on in the OKC area.

The threat will start to shift east as the evening goes on.

[symple19]

lol mike's taking a piss

:lol

he deserves it


You shoulda seen the weather dude from ABC in Birmingham during the 4/27 outbreak. He was live on air from 2 pm till after 8 or so with almost no breaks.

[MannyIsGod]

Chasers will probably stop for the night soon. Its getting late.

[symple19]

it's only 7 out there, at least another hour and a half of decent light.

[symple19]

looks like it's shifting south too. warnings going up in north texas

[Chachachango]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmDdVuXg6uY

Damn, dude must have some balls.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

On the southeast corner of the ardmore stom just tornado warned. Watched the funnel come down and get rainwrapped. This is fucking nuts!!!!!!!!!

[lil'mo]

lol storm chasing

lol following storm chasers

[symple19]

On the southeast corner of the ardmore stom just tornado warned. Watched the funnel come down and get rainwrapped. This is fucking nuts!!!!!!!!!

Can definitely see a hook on that bugger, actually looks like each of those cells around Ardmore have hooks

Be careful and keep us updated, if you can

[MannyIsGod]

Nice AHF. All the cells to your south have gotten warned too.

[Axe Murderer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmDdVuXg6uY

Damn, dude must have some balls.

holy shit! that guy had to dodge a fucking power line coming right at him:lmao

[MannyIsGod]

If you dont' head south fast you're going to get hit by the cores and you'll get to enjoy the hail.

[symple19]

look at that cell to the west of DFW, big ole hook on that sucker

[lil'mo]

symple, im concerned about you. do you have nothing to do, ever?

[Chachachango]

look at that cell to the west of DFW, big ole hook on that sucker

link?

[symple19]

symple, im concerned about you. do you have nothing to do, ever?

:lol

concern noted

[01Snake]

Tornado Warning up here in Kansas City KS

[Cry Havoc]

Looks like we're about to lose 4Warn. Any sites east of there picking up coverage?

[symple19]

You still on that cell aggie?

[symple19]

http://www.severestudios.com/livechase

[Pistons < Spurs]

Tornado watch issued for area including Joplin, Missouri, where at least 124 people died in a twister Sunday.

[Cry Havoc]

Joplin may not get hit by a tornado, but they have some severe storms heading their way.

[symple19]

Joplin may not get hit by a tornado, but they have some severe storms heading their way.

definitely

some warnings still associated with that line as well

[Axe Murderer]

strong cell in the DFW metroplex with multiple confirmed reports of a tornado on the ground

[MannyIsGod]

We just tried to contact a friend in Lewisville. Not looking good for the north suburbabs of DFW

[symple19]

the hail core in that DFW cell is really big

That is one impressive storm, tornado or not

[symple19]

Here's a stream from a guy on the DFW storm http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player-full.pl?username=aaron.dooley&uid=127

[Trainwreck2100]

Joplin is gettin raptured imho

[symple19]

he's not in real good position though

they're pulling people out of the upper portions of the ballpark @ Arlington due to high winds

[symple19]

Joplin is gettin raptured imho

crofl

[benefactor]

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[benefactor]

Photo from a high rise in Dallas!

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg614/scaled.php?tn=0&server=614&filename=mnawd.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

[Axe Murderer]

looks like a hook echo is developing right over the middle of downtown Dallas

[benefactor]

looks like a hook echo is developing right over the middle of downtown Dallas
Yup. Hope you aren't close.

[MannyIsGod]

Yeah the circulation is right over downtown.

[Pistons < Spurs]

A tornado was spotted in Bedford, Texas, between Fort Worth and Dallas, according to the National Weather Service.

[symple19]

two more cell lining up behind the first one

[lil'mo]

the weather never sleeps. neither does symple.

[Axe Murderer]

Yup. Hope you aren't close.

I live in lubbock tbh but I was in Dallas just a few days ago

[lil'mo]

axe murderer, muh fucka, when we gonna kick it in lubbock?

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

dallas fire and rescue
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=2681

[benefactor]

I live in lubbock tbh but I was in Dallas just a few days ago
I was there a little over a week ago. The circulation moved right over the area where my hotel was. Scary.

[MannyIsGod]

Looks like another circulation over arlington now.

[benefactor]

Looks like another circulation over arlington now.
That could plow straight through the middle of downtown.

[symple19]

damn, just said on TWC that there have already been wind gusts up to 100 in Joplin

[MannyIsGod]

Edna, not Joplin for the windgusts.

Downtown Dallas is probably going to get some wicked hail in a few.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Sirens going off in Joplin

[benefactor]

Reports saying the rotation should pass about 4 miles north of Joplin. Still way to close for comfort.

[lil'mo]

ugghhh you guys love this stuff

[lil'mo]

people are suffering!!!!!! and yall are sitting in your comfortable chairs jacking off over it.

[benefactor]

Wow...looks like big hail in that storm just south of Sherman.

[The 4cc Dictionary]

people are suffering!!!!!! and yall are sitting in your comfortable chairs jacking off over it.

i dont know what it is but it certainly beats making fun of innocent babies with serious medical conditions i saaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiddddddddddddd

[lil'mo]

lol serious medical condition

[symple19]

Edna, not Joplin for the windgusts.



ahhh, my bad

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

whats it indicate when the FD calls for red cross?

[GinobiliForTres]

I'm in Western KY. No time to watch the weather at the moment. But I heard an 80% chance for a tornado in western kentucky (i'm in the morganfield area) for tomorrow. Can anybody confirm this? Got no basement, nowhere to go.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

another line of storms trying to form west of dallas

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

here is jasper county storm trackers
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=7940

[symple19]

Reed Timmer talking about an intercept he made today, among other things

storm chasers is gonna be awesome this season

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[symple19]

whats it indicate when the FD calls for red cross?

not sure if this is a rhetorical question, but i would imagine it means extensive damage

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

not sure if this is a rhetorical question, but i would imagine it means extensive damage

i would imagine the same, i was more wondering exactly where in the protocol that falls with FDs. i know of at least one firefighter that posts here

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Back, I'm pooped.

Saw a couple of funnels but the only one to get to the ground did so after getting rain wrapped. Long, crazy day.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Back, I'm pooped.

Saw a couple of funnels but the only one to get to the ground did so after getting rain wrapped. Long, crazy day.

well done, glad youre safe.
any video?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Is this an El Nino or La Nina year or something? What tha motherfuck is up with all this crazy insane wind and storms Dallas has been getting the last half year or so

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Is this an El Nino or La Nina year or something? What tha motherfuck is up with all this crazy insane wind and storms Dallas has been getting the last half year or so

This is actually us coming off a La Nina cycle.

Pretty much every post La Nina cycle has seen severe outbreaks (1974, 1999, and I think there was one in the 60s too).

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

well done, glad youre safe.
any video?

I don't know what I have yet as far as video goes. One lesson learned from today was that we need more than two of us chasing.

My buddy/roomie drove, and I had navigator/photography/video/radar/make-sure-we-don't-end-up-in-the-tornado duties.

That was hella hectic. There was about an hour/hour and a half period in Ardmore where we had three different tornadoes come through. One of the chasers reported an eighteen wheeler got flipped right in front of him about a quarter mile ahead of us on the second tornadic cell. They ended up having to take the driver to hospital.

So glad I made my buddy stop at the top of the hill I did and not go to the next one.

Got treated to a wicked light show on the way back, and chased the first DFW tornado well east of the Metroplex. Stupid funnel just wouldn't put down, and we gave up when we ran out of light.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I didn't realize AHF was Bill Paxton

Did you see Jonas and his team of fancy F150's with their rival tornado monitoring technology?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

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[lil'mo]

hwhoa! aggiehoopsfan is the storm chaser? i did not see this one coming :wow

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

We had a really funny incident with Oklahoma Highway Patrol and an 18 wheeler. It was scary as hell when it happened, but is funny looking back on it.

We ended up on the north edge of a tornadic cell and took 35 to get south of it so we were out of the way (the hook was about 2 miles to our SW, and we could see the funnel).

So we're driving down 35 and some trucker had pulled off on the earlier cell and gotten stuck in the mud. An Oklahoma DPS trooper had the road blocked (one lane due to construction) so they could get a tow truck in there to get the guy out.

So we pull up and the cop is sitting there, and my roomie starts honking at him. Cop walks up to my window and says "is there a problem?" I say "well, we're trying to get the hell out of the way of that tornado that's forming over there *points in the direction of the funnel* but you're blocking the freaking road!"

Trooper turns around, sees the funnel, and says "oh shit". Tells the trucker to hop in his squad car and tells the tow truck to book it south. So we're in a tow truck/OHP caravan with about 20 cars behind us hauling ass down 35 at probably 80-85 in a 60 mph construction zone to get south of the funnel.

Good times!

[BlackSwordsMan]

Is there a site that a name of the victims in joplin? I'm curious to see if the chick I know is on there. =/

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Somebody give me a functioning link so I can check out all these wicked tornados you guys posted non-working links for

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I didn't realize AHF was Bill Paxton

Did you see Jonas and his team of fancy F150's with their rival tornado monitoring technology?

:lol We did have a big chase team behind us at one point. I couldn't make out the logo on the side but they had all kinds of weather equipment all over the four SUVs in the team.

We got to Denton and had to make a call on the western storms (Manny alluded to them on page 19) or heading north to Ardmore. We chose to head for Ardmore with the idea that the storms would just keep coming in waves based on the radar at the time. We made it to Thackerville just across the Red River and the cell just to our west got tornado warned. Pulled over on 35 and watched it roll in.

I will say it was a total adrenaline pump to start things off. Very first storm we chose to intercept got tornado warned, and we sit there with the sirens going off in Thackerville and watch a wall cloud drop down. Didn't produce a funnel, which was frustrating as hell. I think if we had gotten a tornado on the first storm we would have just turned around and come home :lol

We pretty much just bounced between Thackerville and Ardmore. Got mucked up into the second storm that came into Ardmore. Watched the wall cloud drop and the funnel come down, then the rain started coming down in sheets. We were sitting in the car watching the rotation come within a half mile of us. Were turned around on 77 ready to bail south out of the way. The thing got rain wrapped and we couldn't see jack.

As mentioned, an 18 wheeler got flipped just north of us, hope the driver is doing okay. Tried to make it south for the Gainesville, TX confirmed tornado but got too dark and too chaotic too quickly so we just called it a night.

[MannyIsGod]

I'm in Western KY. No time to watch the weather at the moment. But I heard an 80% chance for a tornado in western kentucky (i'm in the morganfield area) for tomorrow. Can anybody confirm this? Got no basement, nowhere to go.

I can confirm its not 80% by any means.

[MannyIsGod]

This is actually us coming off a La Nina cycle.

Pretty much every post La Nina cycle has seen severe outbreaks (1974, 1999, and I think there was one in the 60s too).

Sorry, thats just not true. Most La Nina's don't see huge sever outbreaks.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Sorry, thats just not true. Most La Nina's don't see huge sever outbreaks.

Sorry if I didn't word that right. Was reading a discussion last night about how we were ending a La Nina period, and historically we have had outbreaks at the end of those La Nina periods.

[MannyIsGod]

AHF, good shit man. Sounds like you had a blast! Glad you got to do it and were smart enough not to approach the storms. I get really irritated everytime I see video from people within 100 yards of a fucking tornado. :tu

[MannyIsGod]

I really want to plan a chasecation but its so hard because of the unpredictability of when these situations occur. Nothing has happened in West TX/East NM this season so that limits the only "local" option I have as well.

[MannyIsGod]

people are suffering!!!!!! and yall are sitting in your comfortable chairs jacking off over it.

Really? This is the angle you're going for now? :lol Thats like Mookie complaining about shit being too comercial while wearing a giant ass Reebok logo on his chest.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

AHF, good shit man. Sounds like you had a blast! Glad you got to do it and were smart enough not to approach the storms. I get really irritated everytime I see video from people within 100 yards of a fucking tornado. :tu

Why would that irritate you, they're taking all the risk and you benefit.

[MannyIsGod]

Because they chase stupidly and the moment one of them dies you're going to see bullshit like making places trying to make it illegal to chase. I'm super shocked one of them hasn't died yet. Only a matter of time.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Yeah but they still have provided people like you with bad ass footage to learn from.

Storm Chasing stupidly/smartly sounds pretty subjective to me, I'm sure there are some who would think all of it is stupid.

Hey someone give me a link, that stream link provided earlier has footage from like 2 PM of nothing but a big grey sky and rain.

I want to see the shit yall were tripping out over earlier.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

AHF, good shit man. Sounds like you had a blast! Glad you got to do it and were smart enough not to approach the storms. I get really irritated everytime I see video from people within 100 yards of a fucking tornado. :tu

Yeah, as I mentioned before the chase, we make it a mission to stay south and east of the storm as much as possible. We had an exciting 10-15 minutes or so where we had to punch through a core when we realized that we were stuck on the north side of a storm that popped up and had a spotter confirmed tornado going on. We were hellbent on getting south of that as we weren't in a very good spot.

Made for a tense few minutes watching our GPS location relative to the hook echo on Radarscope (best app ever BTW!), but we cleared it in time to turn around and watch the wall cloud and funnel work to our north.

I will say we saw a LOT of chasers out today. Stopped counting at twenty obvious chase vehicles when things started getting crazy and I was focused on the radar, storms, and roads.

Stupid thing didn't touch down though, which was annoying.

We definitely had a blast on the trip. 4:30-8:30 went by in what felt like five minutes. It was just one TWarned storm after another coming. Crazy! Hope everything turned out alright for folks in Oklahoma, but I saw there were fatalities up north and west of OKC :(

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

im wondering how far south that dry line goes and if this line of storms is still capable of producing tornados cause it keeps poppin closer and closer to SA.

[Cry Havoc]

Storm Chasing stupidly/smartly sounds pretty subjective to me, I'm sure there are some who would think all of it is stupid.

And those people would be the ones who are uneducated on the subject of storm chasing.

[MultiFabbs]

http://images.wikia.com/simpsons/images/e/e0/Nelson_Muntz-795440.png

Reading this thread is too much work for me. I wish somebody would just hold my hand instead!

[GinobiliForTres]

I can confirm its not 80% by any means.

Thank you very much. The TORCON (how reliable is this?) has Western Ky at an 8 out of 10 for tomorrow.

[Cry Havoc]

Thank you very much. The TORCON (how reliable is this?) has Western Ky at an 8 out of 10 for tomorrow.

Yeah, I think it's a virtual certainty we're going to see more tornadoes tomorrow. How intense they are, that's the question.

[MannyIsGod]

Another high risk day.

[MannyIsGod]

Thank you very much. The TORCON (how reliable is this?) has Western Ky at an 8 out of 10 for tomorrow.

No idea what the hell TORCON is but it sounds like a stupid measurement developed by a private company such as the weather channel or accuweather.

The SPC has far western Kentucky in a high risk for today. Thats basically within about 50 miles of the mississippi and it drops off very steeply as you head east. High risk translates to about a 30% chance that there will be a tornado within 25 miles of any given point in that area.

[MannyIsGod]

So TORCON looks to be pretty much the same as the SPC's forecast except they extened the range out to 50 miles so that they can produce bigger numbers and scare more people. This is the kind of shit that makes me hate TWC.

[symple19]

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[symple19]

Yeah, the TORCON is a DR Greg Forbes (TWC) invention, I do believe

[symple19]

Here's video from Brandon Ivey, the meteorologist who rides in the TIV

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[MannyIsGod]

It looks to me the exact same as the SPC data except that if you extrapolate the distance from a center point to 50 miles. You allow a greater number but the exact same risk. Really I don't give a shit about 50 miles from any given point but. 25 is pushing it but that has more to do with the resolution of our forecasts. We want the distance to get smaller in order to increase the accuracy. Doubling it serves no purpose other than to artificially inflate the numbers.

Obviously you'll watch more if your number is higher. Its a crock of shit.

[symple19]

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[symple19]

It looks to me the exact same as the SPC data except that if you extrapolate the distance from a center point to 50 miles. You allow a greater number but the exact same risk. Really I don't give a shit about 50 miles from any given point but. 25 is pushing it but that has more to do with the resolution of our forecasts. We want the distance to get smaller in order to increase the accuracy. Doubling it serves no purpose other than to artificially inflate the numbers.

Obviously you'll watch more if your number is higher. Its a crock of shit.

A ratings gimmick, essentially. Color me shocked :lol

[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[MannyIsGod]

Find the helicopter footage IMO. That shit was gold.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It looks to me the exact same as the SPC data except that if you extrapolate the distance from a center point to 50 miles. You allow a greater number but the exact same risk. Really I don't give a shit about 50 miles from any given point but. 25 is pushing it but that has more to do with the resolution of our forecasts. We want the distance to get smaller in order to increase the accuracy. Doubling it serves no purpose other than to artificially inflate the numbers.

Obviously you'll watch more if your number is higher. Its a crock of shit.

Yep. Tune in to the Weather Channel! You're a TOR:CON 9 tomorrow in your viewing area! Also LOL at their whole Great Tornado Chase thing they got going on. Trying to coattail Storm Chasers.

I will say that their coverage of Joplin and what happened was very, very good on Sunday.

Here's the KFOR helicopter footage from yesterday:

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[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Can't Be Faded: here's an example of 'dumb chasing'. These guys were in an SUV. They were way too close.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/videos/news-crew-gets-close-to-tornado-20732

Damn lucky to be alive, honestly.

[symple19]

wish they had that amazing chopper footage in high res

[lil'mo]

And those people would be the ones who are uneducated on the subject of storm chasing.

:lmao

[lil'mo]

aggiehoopsfan, why do you want torandoes to touch down and get annoyed when they dont?

[01Snake]

Sirens going off here in Overland Park, KS

[MannyIsGod]

aggiehoopsfan, why do you want torandoes to touch down and get annoyed when they dont?

As long as its in open land who gives a shit?

[lil'mo]

there are residences and property scattered all over the place. i dont think he wants anyone hurt but any tornadoe is dangerous, and once a it touches down in open land it could move to inhabited land or gain strength and really fuck shit up. it's like yall are rooting FOR tornadoes :lol

[MannyIsGod]

People like to see tornadoes. People don't like to see tornadoes destroy homes or hurt people. That should be obvious. I really think the last person on this board who should be questioning the ethics of anything is you but what makes it even dumber is that no one here has control over what tornadoes do. People here ARE rooting for tornadoes but they're not rooting for tornadoes to hurt anyone.

Storm chasers do more for storm warning than any other group of people and they are responsible for saving lives each year. The professionals who do it gather a lot of valuable data.

[Axe Murderer]

there are residences and property scattered all over the place. i dont think he wants anyone hurt but any tornadoe is dangerous, and once a it touches down in open land it could move to inhabited land or gain strength and really fuck shit up. it's like yall are rooting FOR tornadoes :lol

damn brah, you been a little edgy these last few days

[lil'mo]

People like to see tornadoes..

really? :lol


People don't like to see tornadoes destroy homes or hurt people. That should be obvious. I really think the last person on this board who should be questioning the ethics of anything is you but what makes it even dumber is that no one here has control over what tornadoes do. People here ARE rooting for tornadoes but they're not rooting for tornadoes to hurt anyone.

Storm chasers do more for storm warning than any other group of people and they are responsible for saving lives each year. The professionals who do it gather a lot of valuable data.

there are professionals and there is aggiehoopsfan and the 20 or so other amateur storm chasers he saw yesterday just getting in the way hoping for MORE tornadoes to touch down just so they can take video and get a "rush"


I'm not calling out anyones' ethics

[lil'mo]

damn brah, you been a little edgy these last few days

have family in arkansas that lost their house, all their horses, and their two dogs.

just funny when aggie and others get upset that MORE tornados arent touching down.

[symple19]

anyway........

some Twarnings already up in MO. ChaserTV.com has it's streams up and one guy is right on one of the warned cells

[MannyIsGod]

Did AHF say he was upset more tornadoes didn't hit homes? I'm pretty sure he just was upset he didn't get to see a storm out in the open field. Given the choice of not seeing a tornado and seeing a tornado hit someone's home I'm pretty sure I know what the vast majority of people would pick.

[lil'mo]

oh, and i think it's funny how manny and symple and aggie and others are totally jacking off over this thread. it's like, when there are natural disasters, there's manny and others jacking off in the thread.

not to say i dont like you guys, but yall looooooove natural disasters. it gives you something to do i guess, we all know symple needs that. :lol

[lil'mo]

Did AHF say he was upset more tornadoes didn't hit homes? I'm pretty sure he just was upset he didn't get to see a storm out in the open field. Given the choice of not seeing a tornado and seeing a tornado hit someone's home I'm pretty sure I know what the vast majority of people would pick.

i never said aggie said or thinkks that :rolleyes

c'mon manny, you're better than that

[MannyIsGod]

Glad you think its funny. :tu

[lil'mo]

you should too

[MannyIsGod]

i never said aggie said or thinkks that :rolleyes

c'mon manny, you're better than that

So then whats the big deal about wanting a tornado to come down in an open field so he can see it? You're the one who brought up people losing their homes and implied it. Not me. The only way you can make it seem bad is by implying that is what people who want to see tornadoes root for. Otherwise 99% of people I come across think seeing a tornado is pretty damn neat.

[MannyIsGod]

you should too

I don't think its funny. I just think its cool. I like to talk about weather events because they obviously interest me a great deal. I'm past the age where I care about trying to act cool in everything I do.

[lil'mo]

So then whats the big deal about wanting a tornado to come down in an open field so he can see it? You're the one who brought up people losing their homes and implied it. Not me. The only way you can make it seem bad is by implying that is what people who want to see tornadoes root for. Otherwise 99% of people I come across think seeing a tornado is pretty damn neat.

there is no way you can tell, travelling on a highway, that a tornado touching down in the distance is not putting any homes or property in harms way.

lame hobby either way

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

aggiehoopsfan, why do you want torandoes to touch down and get annoyed when they dont?

Spent over seven hours in a car yesterday, it would have been nice. :lol

I don't want to see anything near residences, but where we were at yesterday it was largely wide open fields. Don't mind seeing them there.

[lil'mo]

Spent over seven hours in a car yesterday, it would have been nice. :lol

I don't want to see anything near residences, but where we were at yesterday it was largely wide open fields. Don't mind seeing them there.

with homes here and there?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

really? :lol



there are professionals and there is aggiehoopsfan and the 20 or so other amateur storm chasers he saw yesterday just getting in the way hoping for MORE tornadoes to touch down just so they can take video and get a "rush"


I'm not sure you can call anyone "professionals". I guess the Storm Chasers guys, etc., but I hope you realize that while "doing it for science", they are also making money off selling the footage to television stations.

So, who's a worse human being? Someone who needs tornadoes to touch down and film them to make a living, or someone doing it recreationally and/or doing it as a public service?

For the record, my buddy that I chased with yesterday and I are both trained spotters, and would be obligated to report any sightings we make (all the areas we caught storms yesterday already had the sirens blaring but we would have called in to confirm to the NWS had we observed a touchdown so they could get the message out to the public).

Additionally, I'm a certified first responder, and would react as you'd expect if (and I hope not for everyone's sake) there was ever a situation with injured/trapped people that we came across in the event of a touchdown.

So while yeah, there was definitely some adventure in it for me, I'd like to think I'm a little more than some hack amateur chaser out to get his jollies from a twister.

[lil'mo]

but you'd scoff those living vicariously through you, right? theyre not doin shit but jackin off to radar images. ohhhh baby look at that hook, mmmm yeeeah :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

but you'd scoff those living vicariously through you, right? theyre not doin shit but jackin off to radar images. ohhhh baby look at that hook, mmmm yeeeah :lol


Oh, don't get me wrong. I understand where you're coming from. Our planet fascinates me. From scuba to weather, it's just an interest of mine. Mother Nature can be beautiful one moment, destructive and deadly the next.

Other people have the same interests. With the proliferation of knowledge and easy access to the events (I mean come on - you've got guys streaming storms from a dashmounted camera these days), it's hard to not get caught up in the phenomenon.

Generally speaking, the weather itself is fun to watch and tornadoes are interesting (and rare). We're just seeing some really sh!tty luck this year with so many storms impacting populated areas.

[Cry Havoc]

http://beta.weather.com/tv/tvshows/Livestream/

Helicopter feed up.

[Oscar DeLa]

I dont know what it is, but i want moooore!

[symple19]

live stream from FOX News in St Louis. Lots of warnings in that area.

http://www.fox2now.com/news/livestreaming/

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=vincent.webb&uid=496

This storm is really throwing down some rain.

[Cry Havoc]

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=andy.gabrielson&uid=140

Funnel dropping RIGHT NOW (7 pm EDT).

[symple19]

that cell west of memphis looks nasty

[symple19]

live stream from Fox in Memphis

http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/generic/video/streaming_1/Live_Stream_1

[symple19]

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=andy.gabrielson&uid=140

Funnel dropping RIGHT NOW (7 pm EDT).

did it come all the way down?

[symple19]

wall cloud with rotation http://www.wmctv.com/category/196691/action-news-5-live-video-coverage

[Gutter92]

theres a tornado warning 5 miles from my place ;o it looks black outside, and i dont mean my neighbors

[symple19]

where do you live Gutter?

[GinobiliForTres]

Storms are fastly approaching. Rotating wall cloud near Carmi, IL has been spotted. I'm in Morganfield, KY. Looking dark here, but nothing has hit here yet.

[GinobiliForTres]

Funnel cloud spotted on the south side of Carmi, IL.

[Gutter92]

where do you live Gutter?

Champaign, IL

[symple19]

weird, tornado warning in northern california right now

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

this is some amazing footage
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[symple19]

this is some amazing footage
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wow, incredible. hadn't seen that yet


btw, is that an ewok on the back or your 3-wheeler? :lol

[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

the dude in this truck survived with minor injuries

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random youtube poster
God is a level 85 mage :lmao

[symple19]

from the twistex guys

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[HighLowLobForBig-50]

my gosh, how do you walk away from that truck ....

yeah that little ewok is cola .those chows dont care much about anything besides guarding you, but she's a real sweet girl. just hate to see em' get old

[symple19]

here's something you don't see very often, a large wedge over water

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[symple19]

Here ya go Manny. I think you said something about Denton

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[HighLowLobForBig-50]

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[symple19]

weird that there was a warning in NoCal, even weirder that the cell actually dropped something to the ground

[Cry Havoc]

1500 people reported missing in Joplin.... is this normal? That sounds absolutely outlandish to me.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

1500 people reported missing in Joplin.... is this normal? That sounds absolutely outlandish to me.

Keep in mind basically all communication infrastructure in the town was destroyed. They are having to bring in portable cell phone towers to facilitate mobile phone access.

You also had people scatter to nearby communities to stay with friends, family, etc., people in shelters, hospitals, etc. If their home got totaled, they may not have a cell phone on them anymore, and obviously people can't call a home phone that isn't there anymore.

The 1500 number will go down as soon as some of those are reunited, but the death toll could still climb considerably.

Part of what is aiding to the confusion is that local LE and emergency services have not released names of identified deceased or those in hospitals. This is tied to privacy laws / notification of next of kin, etc., but in this case I think that policy is doing more harm than good.

A lot of the reunions and 'missing persons found' have come from people posting on facebook and the Joplin News website at this point. FEMA needs to figure out a better way to disseminate this information.

[Cry Havoc]

Part of what is aiding to the confusion is that local LE and emergency services have not released names of identified deceased or those in hospitals. This is tied to privacy laws / notification of next of kin, etc., but in this case I think that policy is doing more harm than good.

SMH. This is the kind of thing that kills more people just so some 80 year old with an agenda can get his way on council planning.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

SMH. This is the kind of thing that kills more people just so some 80 year old with an agenda can get his way on council planning.

They've revised the missing down to 232 as of noon today.

I still hate the whole not reporting names thing in situations like this.

[BUMP's Comm. Teacher]

As much as we hate to admit it, lil mo/thispego is 100% correct here.

We never want to see somebody we know die, but when it comes to people we don't know, we don't show much remorse. It's only when the numbers of fatalities are large when we actually start to give a shit.

There's no denying that us meteorologists will subconsciously trade footage of an awesome up close F3 wedge tornado, in the country, even if it means that Hillbilly Joe the Farmer got killed. I mean seriously, when only 1 or 2 people die nobody really cares, we just want to make sure our footage is uploaded on youtube.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

As much as we hate to admit it, lil mo/thispego is 100% correct here.

We never want to see somebody we know die, but when it comes to people we don't know, we don't show much remorse. It's only when the numbers of fatalities are large when we actually start to give a shit.

There's no denying that us meteorologists will subconsciously trade footage of an awesome up close F3 wedge tornado, in the country, even if it means that Hillbilly Joe the Farmer got killed. I mean seriously, when only 1 or 2 people die nobody really cares, we just want to make sure our footage is uploaded on youtube.

Wow, props for stereotyping and jumping to outlandish conclusions there.

Any fatality or injury count above zero sucks to see. Period.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

SMH. This is the kind of thing that kills more people just so some 80 year old with an agenda can get his way on council planning.

:depressed

Was chatting on facebook with a buddy of mine who is a meteorology Ph.D. student about chasing, and Joplin in particular.

He said a lot of the victims are so mangled that they are having to use DNA to identify, which is why they can't release names of the deceased, etc.

Tornadoes can really do some damage to people with all the flying debris.

[i MAke GOod POlls]

As much as we hate to admit it, lil mo/thispego is 100% correct here.

We never want to see somebody we know die, but when it comes to people we don't know, we don't show much remorse. It's only when the numbers of fatalities are large when we actually start to give a shit.

There's no denying that us meteorologists will subconsciously trade footage of an awesome up close F3 wedge tornado, in the country, even if it means that Hillbilly Joe the Farmer got killed. I mean seriously, when only 1 or 2 people die nobody really cares, we just want to make sure our footage is uploaded on youtube.

:lmao

[BUMP's Comm. Teacher]

Any fatality or injury count above zero sucks to see. Period.

cccccrrrrrooooofffffllllll

that's the politically correct answer.

if you happened to film an F5 tornado, that killed 1 person, in Middle of Nowhere, OK, would you trade in that experience, knowing Harry the Hobo ended up dying, or would you keep the footage knowing that this is one of the most incredible tornadoes in US history?

[lil'mo]

As much as we hate to admit it, lil mo/thispego is 100% correct here.

We never want to see somebody we know die, but when it comes to people we don't know, we don't show much remorse. It's only when the numbers of fatalities are large when we actually start to give a shit.

There's no denying that us meteorologists will subconsciously trade footage of an awesome up close F3 wedge tornado, in the country, even if it means that Hillbilly Joe the Farmer got killed. I mean seriously, when only 1 or 2 people die nobody really cares, we just want to make sure our footage is uploaded on youtube.

:downspin: should come as no surprise that i'm right again.

[symple19]

lol this thread turning into a troll magnet

lol people responding to the trolls

[Cry Havoc]

lol this thread turning into a troll magnet

lol people responding to the trolls

[symple19]

some Twarnings out in the great lakes region, a moderate risk area

[symple19]

One of the chasers is streaming some tree damage, although I have no idea if it's from a tornado or from straight line winds. Regardless, it seems like a pretty powerful line of storms that's headed right for Toledo and Detroit

[Axe Murderer]

there's a chance of severe weather east of the Lubbock area. Not sure if I'm gonna go for it since we don't have a very good chance of them forming tornadoes

[symple19]

there's a chance of severe weather east of the Lubbock area. Not sure if I'm gonna go for it since we don't have a very good chance of them forming tornadoes

did you guys at least get some rain?

[symple19]

Perfect example of why storm chasers are such an integral part of the early warning system

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Storm chaser Chad Cowan documented this strong tornado that affected Southwest City, MO on May 22, 2011 -- this was the same day as the devastating Joplin, MO EF-5. As the tornado approached town, Chad's main focus shifted from photography to alerting authorities, as no sirens were going off and residents were in danger of being caught off guard by this destructive tornado. According to the NWS, Tulsa, "Two double-wide manufactured homes were destroyed, a permanent home was severely damaged, barns and outbuildings were destroyed, a number of other homes were damaged, many hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, and many power poles were snapped."

[symple19]

moderate risk for the northern plains today

keep your eyes on the weather if you're in the area

[Axe Murderer]

did you guys at least get some rain?

nope

yesterday was dead. I think tomorrow is supposed to be the big day

[symple19]

incredible footage of the Mass tornado

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[Axe Murderer]

the National Weather Service has issued a "Severe Dust Storm Warning" for Lubbock, Tx

pray for me guise, heading to the lowest level of my home now tbh

[thispego]

glad I'm not there. dets probably the gayest thing about lubbock

[Axe Murderer]

lol stopping the NBA Finals for a 'Severe' dust storm

[batman2883]

hope that dust storm severly damages texas techs' entire campus

[Axe Murderer]

me too preferably the Mass Comm building, where my 8 am is tomorrow

[MannyIsGod]

Better dust than the smoke we've got from the Arizona fire here. Its fucking disgusting.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I was up in Pierre, SD last week where the Missouri is way over its banks. They are getting hammered tonight with severe storms :depressed

Last thing they need is more rain.

[Cry Havoc]

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[symple19]

636M8gOEtao

That's fucking Nuts... No, seriously, get the fuck outta here :lol

CH, where did that happen??? Any idea? Philly maybe?

And lol sex&candy playing in the background. That's gotta be the weirdest tornado vid i've ever seen

[symple19]

here's a sick time lapse in HD

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[benefactor]

636M8gOEtao
Dumb. They should probably be dead.

I've mentioned to several people that I've wondered if this was one of the reasons why the death toll in Joplin was so high. People see the tornado coming and want to get some footage...and wind up dead about 2 seconds after they realized it was a stupid idea.

[benefactor]

here's a sick time lapse in HD

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Very cool. :tu

[TimmehC]

Better dust than the smoke we've got from the Arizona fire here. Its fucking disgusting.
Ironically, we haven't gotten any smoke at all in Phoenix. :lol

[Bukefal]

here's a sick time lapse in HD

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thats amazing

[thispego]

kidding? that video is weak

[benefactor]

Microburst in OK...whoa.

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[symple19]

Microburst in OK...whoa.

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Here's another video of the same event. Intense straight line winds of 75+.

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[HighLowLobForBig-50]

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[symple19]

Arcus clouds are cool. The above isn't the original video, though. This is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKI2Atj08Xk

The comments are fucking hilarious from the one HLLFB50 posted. Gems like these:
my opinion is that this is either a tunnel for government ufos,or even alien ufos to be hidden while still being able to get to its destination but thats just my opinion

could be a cloaked mothership!

yeah,i think it has something to do with either alien or government aircraft,it might be used as a tunnel to get from one destination to another

Usually HAARP related events have bright colored lights, kind of like the aurora up in Alaska..... That is a sign they are messing with the Ionosphere..

it may soundd crazy but i believe HAARP is creating a cloud tunnel to either alien or government ufos,most liekly secret government aircraft but still,until they figure out why and how its formed im sticking by my opinion, :lmao :lmao :lmao


And before anyone comes in yelling HAARP! They're formed by outflow from thunderstorms

[MannyIsGod]

Looks very gravity wavish.

[MannyIsGod]

Arcus clouds are cool. The above isn't the original video, though. This is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKI2Atj08Xk

The comments are fucking hilarious from the one HLLFB50 posted. Gems like these: :lmao :lmao :lmao


And before anyone comes in yelling HAARP! They're formed by outflow from thunderstorms

Finally got a chance to watch the video. No way thats is outflow related. Its either a cold front or a "sea breeze" boundry coming off that lake. They could definitely form on an outflow but I'd imagine any type of boundary line could do it.

[symple19]

Finally got a chance to watch the video. No way thats is outflow related. Its either a cold front or a "sea breeze" boundry coming off that lake. They could definitely form on an outflow but I'd imagine any type of boundary line could do it.

I always thought it was outflow related, guess I was wrong. Better read up some more

[symple19]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcus_cloud



A roll cloud is a low, horizontal, tube-shaped, and relatively rare type of arcus cloud. They differ from shelf clouds by being completely detached from other cloud features. Roll clouds usually appear to be "rolling" about a horizontal axis. They can be described as a solitary wave or a soliton, which is a wave that has a single crest and moves without changing speed or shape. One of the most famous frequent occurrences is the Morning Glory cloud in Queensland, Australia. One of the main causes of the Morning Glory cloud is the mesoscale circulations associated with sea breezes that develop over the Cape York peninsula and the Gulf of Carpentaria. However similar features can be created by downdrafts from thunderstorms and are not exclusively associated with coastal regions.
Coastal roll clouds have been seen over California, the English Channel, Shetland Islands, Lithuania, Eastern Russia, other maritime regions of Australia, off the Mexican coast in the Sea of Cortez, Uruguay, in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Ontario and Campos dos Goytacazes and Coronel Vivida bay in Brazil.


Well, of course Manny is right. I had a Roll (Arcus-type) cloud mixed up with a shelf (Arcus-type) cloud.

At least I had the Arcus part right :lol

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

poppin off in nebraska/colorado right now
reported 4 on the ground in neb and 1 in colorado

[symple19]

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[symple19]

was goofing around on the SPC site and found this:http://www.spc.noaa.gov/coolimg/

pretty cool

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/coolimg/batrad/pagehead.gif

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

anybody else watching this crazy storm forming?
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

[symple19]

anybody else watching this crazy storm forming?
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

been busy all day and hadn't looked at the weather in the plains. That's an incredible line. wow

[symple19]

apparently there were quite a few tornado reports in Nebraska today

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

been busy all day and hadn't looked at the weather in the plains. That's an incredible line. wow

gonna go try and find my first hook :wakeup

[symple19]

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[symple19]

Some good video out there from today

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

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[symple19]

Of note in this video: TIV2 driving right into the outer circulation in the distance. Awesome

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[symple19]

According to FB, Reed and D2 got an intercept as well. Storm chasers is going to be epic this fall, fucking epic.

Yesterday will probably be the last big tornado event. Means it's time for Hurricane season.

[symple19]

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[MannyIsGod]

According to FB, Reed and D2 got an intercept as well. Storm chasers is going to be epic this fall, fucking epic.

Yesterday will probably be the last big tornado event. Means it's time for Hurricane season.

I'd wait before saying this is the end. The spring time pattern is fully in place and long range models don't really have it breaking down within a couple of weeks AFAIK. That storm that caused yesterday's outbreak dropped temps here into the low 40s the past two nights and highs for us didn't even crack 80. They got snow in the Much of the Rockies north of NM. Snow levels were 10,000 feet but it is late June after all.

Pretty strong storm system.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

i could be wrong, but this system looks like it'll make it here
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

yup its gonna make it
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/San+Antonio+TX+USTX1200

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

what happened to the days when the national weather service would run a banner across the bottom of the screen anytime severe weather rolled through? im flippin through all the local channels and havent seen anything. weird

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

poppin off in nebraska/colorado right now
reported 4 on the ground in neb and 1 in colorado


apparently there were quite a few tornado reports in Nebraska today

I just got back from Omaha, was there for the College World Series. Me and my buddies went chasing on Monday. We didn't get quite as close as the TIV :lol but I did get to see my first tornado on Monday.

That storm actually formed a couple of different twisters. We intercepted at Henderson, NE, and followed it north/northeast past Bradshaw, Benedict, Stromsberg, Osceola. Damage surveys had this at an EF-2, and finishing as an EF-3!

Second twister was Spring Creek, Monroe, Humphrey, Madison. Actually think that was two different ones, we lost a lot a lot of ground at Silver Creek. Stopped to let several emergency responder vehicles go by to a couple of collapsed houses :(, and the river crossing was a PITA.

Was glad to hear when we got back to the hotel that night that no one was hurt :tu

We also drove through Fremont, NE on the way back to Omaha shortly after a severe storm went through there. We ate some dinner and the people at the restaurant told us they were pretty sure that a tornado went through there.

We went and looked at the damage where they told us to go look - lots of trees down, several fences, and that was all I could see in the rain/dark. Turned in a damage report to the NWS back at the hotel. They went out and checked the next day and came back with an EF-1 after initially categorizing as straightline winds on Monday evening.

Closest we got was about three miles from the twister, will throw up some pics when I get fully recovered from the trip.

[symple19]

I just got back from Omaha, was there for the College World Series. Me and my buddies went chasing on Monday. We didn't get quite as close as the TIV :lol but I did get to see my first tornado on Monday.

That storm actually formed a couple of different twisters. We intercepted at Henderson, NE, and followed it north/northeast past Bradshaw, Benedict, Stromsberg, Osceola. Damage surveys had this at an EF-2, and finishing as an EF-3!

Second twister was Spring Creek, Monroe, Humphrey, Madison. Actually think that was two different ones, we lost a lot a lot of ground at Silver Creek. Stopped to let several emergency responder vehicles go by to a couple of collapsed houses :(, and the river crossing was a PITA.

Was glad to hear when we got back to the hotel that night that no one was hurt :tu

We also drove through Fremont, NE on the way back to Omaha shortly after a severe storm went through there. We ate some dinner and the people at the restaurant told us they were pretty sure that a tornado went through there.

We went and looked at the damage where they told us to go look - lots of trees down, several fences, and that was all I could see in the rain/dark. Turned in a damage report to the NWS back at the hotel. They went out and checked the next day and came back with an EF-1 after initially categorizing as straightline winds on Monday evening.

Closest we got was about three miles from the twister, will throw up some pics when I get fully recovered from the trip.

good stuff, especially the "no one was hurt'' part :tu

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/21304-2011-tornado-radar-images/

Pretty neat thread.

Also, AHF, I hadn't seen your post. Post some pics!

[symple19]

Tornado in Russia

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[MannyIsGod]

Saw video of one in Slovenia last week as well.

[symple19]

Nebraska 8-11

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[benefactor]

New season starts tonight. Storm Chasers special at 8 then the first episode of the new season at 9. Should be incredible this season.

[benefactor]

Could get serious today.

[benefactor]

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/541094_10150753571114169_166805519168_9212572_1406 320351_n.jpg

[BUMP]

Can't remember a day that was as hyped as this. Nothing much happening yet as far as major tornadoes go

[BUMP]

:wow pretty impressive looking tornado that's out in the middle of nowhere in KS

[MannyIsGod]

Can't remember a day that was as hyped as this. Nothing much happening yet as far as major tornadoes go

I'd say last April's huge outbreak was the most "hyped" day I've ever seen.

[symple19]

Massive tornado on the ground just south of OKC

http://imapweather.com/ for livestream chaser cam

[symple19]

Been watching this thing on the ground for over 10 minutes

getting rain wrapped...center of Moore OK was hit

Bad news

[symple19]

Devastating :depressed

[JudynTX]

I've never seen anything like this before.

[baseline bum]

Massive tornado on the ground just south of OKC

http://imapweather.com/ for livestream chaser cam

Don't see any video in the link

[symple19]

Don't see any video in the link

Scroll out on the map. Look for Oklahoma and you'll see a bunch of little cars clustered on the map. Mouse over to see which ones are streaming

[baseline bum]

Wow, hope they can rescue those kids in the elementary school

[benefactor]

Wow.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/944371_10151375497961198_1364549135_n.jpg