STORM2K

I should have opened the thread earlier, but survey teams will face lots of work to do.

Minnesota flyover ( CNN )

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/2 ... nnSTCVideo


http://kstp.com/article/stories/S455630.shtml?cat=1

http://www.whotv.com/

Survey teams are out in Parkersburg now. Probably late afternoon or evening we will know, but my guess is EF4 there.

NOAA added 130 and it´s now up to 480 Tornados so far for 05/08

Wow

May 2004 had 509 confirmed. We won't reach that, but its been quite the month...and year.

Ah, you storm lexicon

Governor Declares State of Emergency

ie only:
http://www.nebraska.tv/global/video/pop ... d=84010506

(Lincoln, Neb.) Gov. Dave Heineman has declared a state of emergency in response to severe weather that unleashed several confirmed tornados this evening in the central Nebraska area of Kearney and Aurora.

The Governor is expected to travel to the area tomorrow to survey storm damage.

"Our state Emergency Operations Center has been activated and initial reports indicate some severe damage as a result of this evening's storms," Gov. Heineman said. "We won't know the full extent of the damage until tomorrow, however it appears that Kearney was hardest hit and that is where our assistance will be focused overnight. A secondary operations center is being established in the area to coordinate with local emergency management and first responders."

An emergency declaration allows access to state and federal resources. The Nebraska National Guard is on standby and is prepared to respond as necessary.

The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will continue to monitor additional storm activity throughout the night. Early reports indicate that there are several dozen homes damaged in and around Kearney, and several more that sustained damage in the Aurora area.

State officials have been in contact with federal emergency managers and will be working with local officials to survey damage.

Kearney rating is EF2

Not sure if this belongs here but a great video of power lines coming down on a storm chaser's vehicle. This is the Quinter, KS tornado. I think this chaser got lucky because the debris velocity near his vehicle showed he was in danger of having flying debris puncture his windows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzk_vnGf ... re=related

Wow! He definitely is brave to stay inside the truck. Then again, if he had gotten out, he probably would of had live lines land either on him or next to him. Impressive video.

That video is utterly amazing, he got way to close to start with but still amazing to watch, reminds me of that large tornado from Twister as it happens between 3-4 minutes in.

With 547 + 13 ( today ) this is the new record

INDIANAPOLIS -- At least 14 people were injured late Friday night as a severe thunderstorm with at least one possible tornado ripped through Indianapolis' east side and other nearby counties.

Buildings were heavily damaged at the Falcon Point apartments on Marietta Drive, off 38th Street and Mitthoeffer Road.

Source : http://www.theindychannel.com/news/16442357/detail.html

Bunkertor wrote:With 547 + 13 ( today ) this is the new record

It's pretty unbelievable. I wonder what the sum total of storm reports is for May including large hail and wind >75 mph.

Here's some Kearney footage that I found on youtube. A heck of a lot of straight line winds here, and some tornado.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpScR0baq0w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1vCH4F9AiU

Hope this works...


Major cleanup underway in Hugo

More than 1,000 volunteers are expected in Hugo to help clean up debris from last Sunday's tornado. Officials say they've been overwhelmed with calls offering support. In fact, the volunteers helping Saturday...
http://www.kstp.com/