Moderate Tornado Risk and High Severe Risk Today

#21 Postby **MississippiHurricane** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:49 pm

Yup.......good hook echo showing

Category 5 · #22 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:53 pm

After last night, this isn't too impressive.

Category 5 · #23 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:08 pm

Tornado and damage reported from that cell.

Category 5 · #24 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:06 pm

#25 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:08 pm

Category 5 wrote:After last night, this isn't too impressive.

I dont think a whole lot will be impressive compared to that tornado.

Category 5 · #26 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:34 pm

fact789 wrote:
Category 5 wrote:After last night, this isn't too impressive.

I dont think a whole lot will be impressive compared to that tornado.

True. Only one I can find compares.

Last night

May 3rd 1999

#27 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:36 pm

Is the tornado/Hook Ecko always on the SWern part on the cell?

Category 5 · #28 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:38 pm

fact789 wrote:Is the tornado/Hook Ecko always on the SWern part on the cell?

I believe so.

#29 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:03 pm

Usually they are. Last night some tornadoes were imbedded within the cell itself.

#30 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:15 pm

thanks. 3/4 tornado watches are PDS tornado Watches

#31 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:19 pm

Topeka, KS is under a PDS Tornado Watch. Topeka is 75 miles west of here.

Kristi

Category 5 · #32 Postby **Category 5** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:33 pm

Tornado on the ground and heading for Ainsworth Nebraska

#33 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:51 pm

IMO, all 4 watches should be PDS. The MDT and HIGH should both be much larger as well...

#34 Postby **Windy** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:30 pm

fact789 wrote:Is the tornado/Hook Ecko always on the SWern part on the cell?

It usually forms on the upwind side of the storm from the flow aloft. So, with a typical southwest flow setup (the most common), the updraft and circulation will form on the SW side of the storm. However, occasionally there are northwest flow storms, in which case the updraft and mesocyclone would form on the northwest side of the storm.

Last night the tornadoes were cycing; that is, one tornado would occlude back into the storm (and thus appear to be "inside" the storm) while the next would form to the southeast of the old meso.

#35 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:53 pm

This being Saturday, there are probably a lot of storm chasers out there - including some that shouldn't be out there (a HIGH risk day with a major outbreak likely is not a good time for beginners or curious onlookers).

Aquawind · #36 Postby **Aquawind** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:04 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:This being Saturday, there are probably a lot of storm chasers out there - including some that shouldn't be out there (a HIGH risk day with a major outbreak likely is not a good time for beginners or curious onlookers).

Well said. Yesterday was a close call..

#37 Postby **Windy** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:04 pm

I'm sitting in Lincoln, Nebraska right now (have to work today) and am actually getting slightly worried. There's a cell that's getting its act together and rightmoving right in our direction now. VIL is pegged, so I'm guessing it's hailing something nice. Went outside for a sec to move my car into a parking garage and the mammatus is brilliant.

#38 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:08 pm

Get any pics?

That storm looks nasty to the S and W of Lincoln.

Kristi

#39 Postby **CrazyC83** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:16 pm

Aquawind wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:This being Saturday, there are probably a lot of storm chasers out there - including some that shouldn't be out there (a HIGH risk day with a major outbreak likely is not a good time for beginners or curious onlookers).

Well said. Yesterday was a close call..

My thinking was that most people are off work and school so they might think chasing storms is something to try out...a SLGT risk with weak tornadoes expected would be a better time to experiment than this explosive situation...

#40 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat May 05, 2007 5:19 pm

I'll chase from the comforts of my air-conditioned home.

If severe weather comes nearby, I will take pics from my home.

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