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#541 Postby 6SpeedTA95 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:39 pm

RL3AO wrote:Rotation couplet on that cell is a tad over 1 nm wide.

What are the shear markers showing?
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#542 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:40 pm

The couplet has turned due north the past few frames. Probably nearing the end of its cycle.
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#543 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:40 pm

RL3AO wrote:Rotation couplet on that cell is a tad over 1 nm wide.


Could very well be a mile-wide tornado.

It was about this time on May 4, 2007 that Greensburg was obliterated...
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#544 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:41 pm

Couplet turning left, new one developing to the SE.
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#545 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 9:42 pm

high risk would have been recommended on that evening for sure.
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#546 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:42 pm

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#547 Postby 6SpeedTA95 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:43 pm

RL3AO wrote:Image

That didn't take long, that new couplet is substantially further west and is pretty strong.
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#548 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:44 pm

6SpeedTA95 wrote:That didn't take long, that new couplet is substantially further west and is pretty strong.


Thats the old one. The new one is in the hook to the SE. That west one is moving in a WNW direction and the cell is moving NE.
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#549 Postby 6SpeedTA95 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:45 pm

RL3AO wrote:
6SpeedTA95 wrote:That didn't take long, that new couplet is substantially further west and is pretty strong.


Thats the old one. The new one is in the hook to the SE. That west one is moving in a WNW direction and the cell is moving NE.

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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#550 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:45 pm

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN PRATT...EAST CENTRAL EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAWNEE COUNTIES...

AT 940 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
MACKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MACKSVILLE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN EDWARDS...NORTHWESTERN PRATT...
SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND STAFFORD COUNTIES.

AT 940 PM...TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A ONE HALF MILE WIDE
TORNADO 6 MILE NORTH OF HOPEWELL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO...TAKE SHELTER UNDERGROUND NOW!
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#551 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:47 pm

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Big tornado is/was west of Macksville. New one may be trying to develop SW of Saint John.
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#552 Postby wbug1 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:47 pm

0218 4 S TROUSDALE EDWARDS KS 3774 9908 TWO TORNADOES ON GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. LOCATED BETWEEN 240 AND 250 ROADS AND V AND W ROADS. (DDC)
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#553 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:47 pm

KSN: Rural Ellis County devastated...ambulances on their way...
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#554 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:48 pm

(785) 625-1061

Emergency number if anyone here has family in rural Ellis County (doubtful but you never know)
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#555 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 9:49 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
939 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BARBER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTH
OF LAKE CITY...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF AETNA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
38 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CITY...
MEDICINE LODGE...
ISABEL...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF BARBER AND SOUTHEASTERN PRATT COUNTIES.

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#556 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:52 pm

Rooks County: power flashes, trees and power lines down
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#557 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 9:52 pm

Thread could easily spread into central OK. It´s late but isolated cells are possible.
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#558 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:54 pm

St. John: Massive tornado on its way...
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#559 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:54 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-080524T0315Z/
PAWNEE KS-STAFFORD KS-EDWARDS KS-
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...STAFFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE COUNTIES...

AT 949 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
DILLWYN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DILLWYN...
ST. JOHN...
RADIUM...
SEWARD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NORTHEASTERN EDWARDS...SOUTHEASTERN PAWNEE AND
STAFFORD COUNTIES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE AND INJURY! IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE
SHELTER NOW!

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3801 9906 3825 9902 3825 9848 3807 9849
3805 9848 3804 9849 3801 9848 3788 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 211DEG 24KT 3799 9885

$$

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#560 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 9:55 pm

Protection: DIRECT HIT by a major tornado
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