Official Tornado and Runaway Barge Thread

Damn...

 

Looks to be an interesting evening ahead in the southern plains.

 

I knew you wouldnt leave us hanging. :)

 

Looks like that storm SW of wichita really wants to drop a tornado

 

So last Thursday was pretty crazy for me.

We had a tornado warning and the weatherman said a possible tornado was heading my way and would be there in 8 minutes. The storm veered east, I'm guessing because of the mountain in its path.

Pooped in my pants a little bit

 

Yes the one with about 7.65 million chaser icons around it.

 

I think it must be camera shy

 

I see they let the severe tstorm watch to the east of the current tornado watch expire, are they not expecting any more development tonight?

 

Really thought out was gonna be a tornado-y kinda day here in KC, but it never developed.

 

Topeka nws posted on Facebook saying the cap never broke over e ks

 

NWS Norman @NWSNorman
827pm - 3 inch diameter hail and 75 mph winds 3 miles east of Cheyenne, OK! Get away from windows if you're in the path! #okwx

 

Interesting storm W/NW of Wichita. Sounds like they are dancing.

@NWSWichita: 847pm: Reports of intermittent tornadoes across NW Sedgwick county. Take shelter immediately!

 

I thought this thread was gone. Guess i didn't look hard enough

Tomorrow is going to be really interesting. The overnight convection will determine a lot. Areas that see convection and clouds clear out by 11am or so could see some discrete supercells. Will be a very crazy day. I'll probably be in a NWS office helping out tomorrow; fun stuff.

Again, another plug for the OU/SPC tornado forecasting seminar given by Rich Thompson of the SPC: http://live.som.ou.edu/ Excellent stuff

 

Really disappointed the cap didn't break today

 

Some crazy ass hail pics on my Twitter feed today, and this adorable little tornado in Protection, KS.

 

Had the sirens going off in Ann Arbor today, but nothing touched down. Just some rotation west of town.

 

Good lord

 

That's what the storm sw of Wichita was probably trying to do

 

I was on the survey team for that storm. So fucking sad.

 

What all does this entail? Assessing damage and scaling the tornado based on that data?

 

Pretty much. We basically go to the damage and follow the path, making notes of damage indicators that are used to determine the EF number. A lot of chatting with people who just lost everything. I was shocked at how upbeat people were...the neighbors, that still had houses, were making food and bringing it to everyone. Amazing how quickly people rose to the occasion to help others in the midst of such terrible damage.

NWS Chicago's page on the event, will probably update quite a bit in the next week or so: http://www.weather.gov/lot/15apr09

 

That sounds like a hard job to do

 

Aerial view from NE to SW (tornado tracked southwest to northeast):

 

shit is going down

 

Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather for Texas Panhandle, parts of Oklahoma and Kansas

The Storm Prediction Center has issued an enhanced risk of severe weather for parts of the Texas Panhandle and adjacent areas of Oklahoma and Kansas. This means that a couple of tornadoes, along with damaging winds and large hail, are likely this afternoon.

 

east of amarillo through the pampa area. wtx drives through there all the time from what i gather about his feels

 

Texas Panhandle/SW KS

Also an area of interest in central Texas too.

Good rotation on the storm NE of Amarillo

 

there is a tornado on the ground north of pampa, and this storm is close by

 

Yeah that's about 30 minutes from me

I'm going to die

 

If I die I donate all my likes to ross

 

that tornado warned storm looks to be weakening at the moment. Pretty messy line overall.

 

this one is rotating

 

This is real neato guys

 

yes, i want what you have right now pretty badly. just stay off my fucking lawn

 

These storms tightened up in a hurry

 

Hmmm, should I apply lomcevak

 

We got ourselves a butt dragger

 

I don't follow...i'm also drunk, so there's that

 

Hmm... That's a nice little mash-up of "papa" and "grampa"

Somebody should take on that name when they have grandchildren.

 

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