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Watching one build over my head.

#1 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 11:44 am

I have a large picture window facing north from my living room, and a nice little porch there as well.

Right now there is a pretty darn large Cumulonimbus building right over my head. Looks pretty neat on radar too. Just look for the tiny storms building right over the x of Oklahoma City.

Always reminds me of a Jiffy Pop container as it is popping.



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#2 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri May 16, 2003 11:48 am

Nalora, I bet it looks great, indeed. :)

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... ktlx.shtml
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#3 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 12:31 pm

Storm is rotating now and does have a wall cloud. This storm is near all our tower cams so is easily seen on camera.

Greatest rotation is near 15th and Broadway near Edmond, Oklahoma (extreme Northside Oklahoma city)

You know those guys are nervous!

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#4 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 12:35 pm

Storm spotters do see rotation. David Payne (my fav. storm spotter) says it is a small weak rotation, with nothing on the ground. He says it is on Coltrane road.

Tornado warning just sent out by Norman, Noaa.

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#5 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 12:38 pm

Tornado Sirens are going off in the city.

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#6 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 12:48 pm

Went out and had a look at it and it is rotating, Looks like the cell over in Pottawatomie county is rotating now too.

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#7 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 1:07 pm

Storm is moving north into Logan County. The area of rotation is near I35, but the storm is really a weak rotation. Think that stuff building over to the west may be sucking some life out of it as they combine there. (my opinion)

David Payne has it in sight, and the view is live on our local stations (we always go live and full time if a tornado threatens the viewing area), The rotation is really weak, but the whole storm is rotating.

The one over in Pott county just went tornadic. Okfuskee county just got a warning.

Keep in mind nothing is moving TOWARDS me currently, so that is why I can sit here and be sorta calm about it all.

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#8 Postby isobar » Fri May 16, 2003 1:27 pm

Glad you're watching from a distance Nalora. Sounds like quite a show!
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#9 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri May 16, 2003 1:36 pm

Thank you very much for your reports, Nalora. It was fun to follow this situation from the large cumulonimbus that was building over your head, 1 hour, 51 minutes ago. :)

Monitoring radars of central Oklahoma.

Stay safe!
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#10 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 1:41 pm

Sunny skies above me to be honest, here on southside. I can see the storms on all sides of me, but nothing coming my way currently. Moisture in the air is pretty darn thick tho.

That one over near Henryetta looks serious tho, on radar, and there is a confirmed tornado on the ground by Oklahoma Highway Patrol there.

The only thing I am concerned about is the location of my boyfriend, who is driving down I44 from Tulsa and my niece who is going to be landing at the airport from Las Vegas here in about an hour!

Still live coverage on the tube, and simulcasting on the radio:

http://www.krxo.com/2002/2003/

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#11 Postby ColdFront77 » Fri May 16, 2003 1:50 pm

Yes, I got that you are watching the activity from your location, no less with the sun shining. Can you here any thunder, see lightning in the ominous clouds?
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#12 Postby wx247 » Fri May 16, 2003 1:53 pm

Yes...law enforcement reported it on the ground just west of Henryetta.
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#13 Postby furluvcats » Fri May 16, 2003 1:54 pm

Nalora...fascinating coverage..great job...so glad the storms aren't at your house :). Reminds me of here earlier in the week...
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#14 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 1:59 pm

ColdFront77 wrote:Thank you very much for your reports, Nalora. It was fun to follow this situation from the large cumulonimbus that was building over your head, 1 hour, 51 minutes ago. :)

Monitoring radars of central Oklahoma.

Stay safe!


Pretty amazing stuff, from tiny cumulonimbus out my front window to a major tornado outbreak in less than 2 hours, huh?

I am just now seeing some Jiffy Pop Popcorn to the south of me.

Spotters have seen at least 5 on the ground by my count. Latest is over by McAlester and Lake Eufala, and over by Agra Oklahoma.

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#15 Postby wx247 » Fri May 16, 2003 2:00 pm

Stay safe Nalora. I agree with furluv...great posts!
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#16 Postby wx247 » Fri May 16, 2003 2:02 pm

18 miles west of Council Hill there is a tornado on the ground!!! :o This is the same tornado that moved near Henryetta.
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#17 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 2:03 pm

ColdFront77 wrote:Yes, I got that you are watching the activity from your location, no less with the sun shining. Can you here any thunder, see lightning in the ominous clouds?


It is really quite a contrast, and I tried to go next door and borrow my neighbor's digital camera, but alas they are not home. My neighbors, believe it or not, are out mowing and gardening. (no kidding) I personally went out and washed out my trash can, and had a good look at them.

I can see large Cumulonimbus on all sides of me, some darker than others, the one to the east is frightening looking to me, if it was coming at me I would be running for the hidey hole.

Now they are JUST NOW building above me and the NOAA down in Norman, bet the guys down in the severe storms lab are lookin out the window!

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#18 Postby Nalora » Fri May 16, 2003 2:15 pm

I think Arkansas is fixin' to get its butt kicked.

This is really moving to the east pretty fast. That stuff that built south of me got sucked to the east like a string of spaghetti in a vaccum.

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#19 Postby JQ Public » Fri May 16, 2003 2:20 pm

Yikes! Scary stuff. Just look at them blow up in a ring shape all around you!
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#20 Postby mf_dolphin » Fri May 16, 2003 2:21 pm

This is a good shot out of Memphis...

http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.knqa.shtml
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