Moderate Tornado Risk and High Severe Risk Today

#81 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:13 pm

oh man

My weather radio went off for a tornado watch until 4 AM for Douglas County KS. It sounds like a long night tonight.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #82 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:14 pm

61 tornado's reported so far for 5-5-2007.

The 5-3-2003 outbreak had 94 reports.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/030504_rpts.html

#83 Postby **wx247** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:15 pm

New PDS Tornado Watch until 4 AM for the areas below:

Category 5 · #84 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:16 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #85 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:17 pm

5-30-2004 event was a huge wind event, but also had 100 reports.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/040530_rpts.html

#86 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:21 pm

Large, extremely dangerous tornado over Ellinwood (population 2,100) right now...

Category 5 · #87 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:24 pm

Ellinwood was hit last night too

#88 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:26 pm

Was ellenwood hit last night?

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #89 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:27 pm

Can any one list the outbreaks that where as severe was 2003-2004. How many formed on in the outbreak of the last f5.

#90 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:28 pm

Yes, Ellinwood was hit last night.

#91 Postby **vbhoutex** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:31 pm

Macksville was hit last night too. They are SW of St. JOhn and they have a probable tornado right on top of them too. THIS IS INSANE!!! Kansas is getting slammed!!

#92 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:35 pm

i am staying up tonight for this insane event.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #93 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:37 pm

Here is a list of tornado outbreaks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_No ... _outbreaks

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #94 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:39 pm

Up to 71 tornado reports for 5-5-2007

Weatherfreak14 · #95 Postby **Weatherfreak14** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:41 pm

Real nice signature here

HurricaneBill · #96 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:54 pm

A spotter reported that the tornado moved west of Ellinwood and lights were still on in the city.

#97 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:57 pm

come on into chat. If you are in KS or any of the affected states please report that you are ok.

murf · #98 Postby **murf** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:07 pm

I live in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was really watching this morning's forecasts, the high risk was off to the west, with a PDS tornado watch out for central NE as well as a mesoscale discussion putting south central NE at very high risk for tornadoes early in the afternoon. We headed out there and spent a few hours in the Minden/Holdredge area. It was strange, towers were constantly trying to go up, but they would immediately fall apart. The chase was a total bust, didn't even see a rain shower! Headed back to Lincoln around sunset.

I am curious what happened in that particular area holding back all of the development that was supposed to happen. On a slight or even MDT day I expect these kinds of busts, but this was the first time I'd chased a HIGH risk area without even hearing thunder or seeing hail.

#99 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:18 pm

nearly 26,000 lightning strikes in the last hour in the northern plains in the last hour (weatherbug)

Category 5 · #100 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:32 pm

82 tornadoes and counting

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