June 10-15th severe weather thread

[Melissa]

Took a few pictures this evening. This is near Halstead, Kansas.

[Melissa]

Another near Halstead.

[wx247]

Why no watch reissuance?

Okay...now they have.

[CajunMama]

check out this pic from the ksu website of damage on and near the campus...




More KSU Damage Pics

[Bunkertor]

That´s crazy, man. I takes enormous power to stick a branch into the carcass. I think it´s even hard to stick a knife in, when it´s not that pointed.

[Bunkertor]

438
WFUS54 KOUN 130843
TOROUN
OKC071-130915-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0083.080613T0843Z-080613T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
343 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN KAY COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 343 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEWKIRK...
MOVING EAST AT 46 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CHILOCCO...HARDY...KAW CITY...
KILDARE...NEWKIRK AND NORTHEASTERN KAW LAKE.

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES FOR REINFORCED SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

[KWT]

Still got severe thunderstorm warnings out.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
424 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

OKC113-131000-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0405.000000T0000Z-080613T1000Z/
OSAGE OK-
424 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY...

AT 418 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND WINDS TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORAKER...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...PEARSONIA...
PAWHUSKA...BIGHEART...WYNONA...PERSHING...NELAGONEY...TALLANT...
OKESA...HULAH...BARNSDALL...WOLCO AND AVANT.

STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

LAT...LON 3699 9602 3647 9601 3661 9704 3676 9684
3679 9676 3690 9676 3699 9674
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 286DEG 43KT 3683 9651

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[liveweatherman]

Latest Radar: Across Central Plains



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 521
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
345 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN KANSAS
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING FROM 345 AM UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND [color="#FF0000"]DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE[/color] IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF PONCA CITY OKLAHOMA TO 45 MILES EAST OF SPRINGFIELD
MISSOURI. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

[KWT]

Severe thunderstorm wanrings are gone but that area of heavy rainfall still causing concern with flash flood warnings still coming out along a reasonably large region.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
KSC049-073-131715-
/O.EXT.KICT.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080613T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
730 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ELK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
SOUTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT.

* AT 724 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
PROBLEMS STILL OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY...DUE
TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM LAST NIGHTS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A SWATH OF 5 TO 7 INCHES HAD FALLEN
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

* OTTER CREEK WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS EARLY THIS MORNING AND STILL
RISING IN SOUTHERN GREENWOOD COUNTY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF CLIMAX. A SPOTTER 5 MILES
WEST OF HOWARD REPORTED SOME RURAL ROADWAYS UNDER WATER DUE TO THE
HEAVY RAINFALL.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CLIMAX...ELK FALLS...EUREKA...FALL RIVER...GRENOLA...HOWARD...
LONGTON...MOLINE...PIEDMONT...SEVERY...EUREKA AIRPORT.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
WICHITA.

LAT...LON 3792 9651 3794 9596 3729 9596 3729 9647
3730 9651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 180DEG 0KT 3811 9703

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JAKUB

[Ed Mahmoud]

The only people who will be sad to see this pattern, which is bringing excessive rain where it isn't needed and severe weather, and keeping rain from where it is needed, go away are the ski slope operators in the Rockies, who have benefitted from the late Spring coolness there.

[KWT]

Yep indeed Ed ther eis a lot of flooding going on and from what I've heard flash flooding from the heavy rainfall we've seen, large area under a flood warning as well still.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
MOC137-131600-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FF.W.0060.080613T1201Z-080613T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
701 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI

* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

* AT 657 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. SOME ROADS IN THE TOWN OF PARIS
ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ALSO HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH OF PARIS HAS
WATER FROM A CREEK APPROACHING THE ROAD ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CLOSED
YET. RADAR WAS SHOWING MORE RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO ONE INCH CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

* FLASH FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...AND WILL BE
AFFECTING WOODLAWN AND GRANVILLE.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3961 9230 3961 9173 3943 9172 3934 9185
3935 9231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 180DEG 0KT 3950 9215

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GKS

[Ed Mahmoud]

Flooding doesn't make for dramatic video like tornadoes, but it will affect a lot more people.


At least, in the case of river flooding, there should be adequate warning to avoid loss of life. Flash flooding is different, but if people heeded the advice of the NWS Southern Regional Headquarters, "Turn around, don't drown" the death toll in flash floods would really go down.

[KWT]

Yep indeed Ed flooding, esp flash flooding can be very dangerous indeed.

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
934 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

MIC101-113-165-131445-
/O.CON.KAPX.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080613T1445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MANISTEE MI-WEXFORD MI-MISSAUKEE MI-
934 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR
MISSAUKEE...WEXFORD AND MANISTEE COUNTIES...

AT 918 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WIDESPREAD
FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTHERN MANISTEE AND WEXFORD COUNTIES. MANY
ROADS IN THE AREA ARE FLOODED OR WASHED OUT. WATER HAS ENTERED SOME
HOMES IN THE CITY OF MANISTEE. TRAVEL IN THIS REGION IS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MANISTEE...WELLSTON...HOXEYVILLE...CADILLAC...AND LAKE CITY.

DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES...AND TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS...INDICATE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE WARNED AREA
LAST NIGHT. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS FELL ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-55.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

LAT...LON 4436 8628 4452 8625 4451 8485 4450 8485
4435 8486 4418 8522 4416 8611 4419 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 180DEG 0KT 4430 8603

$$


JZ

[tidesong]

Storm chaser video from *inside* of a tornado in Iowa. Insane.

http://atvs.vg.no/player/?id=17106

ETA: This was Western Iowa, June 11, 2008. Supposedly the same storm as the Boy Scout camp twister.

Details: http://www.ksn.com/news/local/19821904.html

http://www.severestudios.com/

[KWT]

Wow impressive footage, its a good job that tornado wasn't all that powerful otherwise they would have been in big trouble!
You can clearly see the tight circulation halfway through hit the car!

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NYC051-132315-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0044.080613T2238Z-080613T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
638 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MOUNT MORRIS...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF GENESEO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 23 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GENESEO BY 655 PM EDT...
CONESUS BY 700 PM EDT...

LAT...LON 4264 7798 4269 7795 4276 7795 4292 7777
4275 7761 4274 7761 4255 7787
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 227DEG 20KT 4269 7786

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SAGE

[Stephanie]

That video was amazing!

[Extremeweatherguy]

I am in OKC right now, and I just went through an AWESOME storm on the south side of town! Blinding rains, vivid lightning and nickel to quarter-sized hail.

[Ed Mahmoud]

The way it got bad on that video, lightened up a bit, and got bad/windy again, I'm thinking there were multiple vortices.

[Mightybri]

Had some pictures sent to me from Salina right before it was hit from the massive storm 6/11/08.

and others chased around the Wichita area on 6/11/08.



from the Whitewater, KS area.

The storm hit Derby and Mulvane pretty close to dark so I didn't get any photos.

Storm logs on: http://ruminationsofthunder.blogspot.com/
and more pictures on http://belzeebub.deviantart.com/

[KWT]

Great photos there Mightybri!

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
259 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008

OKC049-099-140815-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0653.000000T0000Z-080614T0815Z/
MURRAY OK-GARVIN OK-
259 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL GARVIN AND NORTHERN MURRAY COUNTIES...

AT 259 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF ELMORE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 22
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
WYNNEWOOD...DAVIS AROUND 315 AM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 57 AND 71.

HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER IS LIKELY.

LAT...LON 3469 9742 3475 9734 3466 9702 3447 9708
3464 9743
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 290DEG 19KT 3464 9729

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