Tornado outbreak - February 10-11, 8+ dead

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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#201 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:39 pm

KOCO Weather bloggers now reporting tennis ball sized hail 2 miles west of Yukon
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#202 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:39 pm

Oh yeah. Nice lowering there.
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#203 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:40 pm

It better not drop right now!

It is over a developed suburban area.
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#204 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:41 pm

New Tornado Watch - Eastern Oklahoma (probably PDS)
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#205 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:41 pm

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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#206 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:43 pm

New tornado watch going up until 10 p.m. for counties east of current watch.
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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#207 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:44 pm

KOCO: Unconfirmed reports of damage at Wiley Post Airport
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#208 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:45 pm

That wall cloud is getting lower.
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#209 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:45 pm

That is a really ominous cell...
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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#210 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:47 pm

KOCO: Damage reports at a Chuck E Cheese pizza parlor
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#211 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:47 pm

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75 to 80 kt rotation. Not super impressive.
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#212 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:48 pm

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 9
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

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

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES EAST OF DURANT
OKLAHOMA TO 40 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 8...

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLOWLY INCREASING IN WARM ADVECTION
REGIME ACROSS SOUTHEAST OK. MEANWHILE...LINE OF SUPERCELLS IS
INTENSIFYING OVER CENTRAL OK. BOTH AREAS OF STORMS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW LEVEL WIND
FIELDS ARE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND BECOME QUITE FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23035.


...HART
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#213 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:49 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0085
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0233 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL OK SWD INTO N TX

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 8...

VALID 102033Z - 102200Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 8 CONTINUES.

STORM COVERAGE/SEVERE POTENTIAL INCREASING ATTM.

LATEST RADAR LOOP SHOWS STORMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE FROM CENTRAL
OK SSWWD INTO WRN N TX...WITH THE MOST INTENSE CELLS NOW ACROSS SWRN
AND INTO CENTRAL OK. ONE SUPERCELL STORM NOW JUST WEST OF THE OKC
METRO AREA HAS BECOME QUITE INTENSE...WITH A PRONOUNCED HOOK ECHO
AND MESOCYCLONE. ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL...TORNADO THREAT IS
ALSO INDICATED ACROSS NWRN PORTIONS OF OKC.

EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE INTENSIFYING WITH TIME...WITH ADDITIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SWD ACROSS THE RED RIVER INTO N TX. WITH INSTABILITY --
AND PARTICULARLY THE SHEAR PROFILE -- EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER
WITH TIME...THREAT SHOULD EXPAND IN AND NEAR THE WW AREA OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
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#214 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:52 pm

New SVR over in Tulsa WFO area.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
251 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HASKELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHWESTERN LATIMER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN PITTSBURG COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 330 PM CST
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#215 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:58 pm

Looking a bit stronger on velocities.
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#216 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:59 pm

Power line flashes west of Edmond.
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#217 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:01 pm

BREAKING NEWS

TORNADO ON GROUND OVER EDMOND - KOCO
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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#218 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:01 pm

Two other cells showing rotation.

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Tornado on the ground.
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Re: Tornado outbreak? February 10-11, Plains/Midwest/South

#219 Postby Texas Snowman » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:02 pm

KOCO: Sky5 is seeing powerline flashes across northeastern portions of Edmond.
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#220 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:04 pm

Koco - unreal
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