Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

[srainhoutx]

Outside assistance being called into Joplin. Catastrophic damage. Sounds like a possible EF4-5.

Sadly, yes.

[Dave]

8 minutes old...

DATE: MAY 22 193000 EDT
TYPE: TORNADO
CITY: 2 N PIERCE CITY
COUNTY: LAWRENCE
STATE: MO
SOURCE PUBLIC
DETAILS PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND
JUST NORTH OF PIERCE CITY.

[Dave]

ILLINOIS

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
637 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BOONE COUNTY...
NORTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTY...
OGLE COUNTY...
WINNEBAGO COUNTY...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 634 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
RIDOTT TO GERMAN VALLEY TO 5 MILES WEST OF BYRON TO MOUNT MORRIS...
AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WINNEBAGO...STILLMAN VALLEY AND ROCKFORD AIRPORT AROUND 645 PM.
ROCKFORD AROUND 650 PM.
ROCKTON...MACHESNEY PARK...LOVES PARK AND CHERRY VALLEY AROUND 655
PM.
ROSCOE...SOUTH BELOIT AND BELVIDERE AROUND 700 PM.
POPLAR GROVE AND KIRKLAND AROUND 705 PM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE NEW
MILLFORD AND DAVIS JUNCTION.

[psyclone]

mike bettes from twc just showed horrific damage from joplin mo. that was a violent tornado. wow.

[CrazyC83]

Sounds like a clone of the Tuscaloosa tornado on April 27.

[CrazyC83]

http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/Livestream

Live streaming of Bettis from TWC. Absolutely catastrophic. I would be SHOCKED if there are even a small number of fatalities.

[Dave]

BARRY MO-LAWRENCE MO-
641 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR LAWRENCE
AND NORTHERN BARRY COUNTIES...

AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREISTATT...OR 4 MILES NORTH
OF MONETT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING MULTIPLE TORNADOES WITH A LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO IN JOPLIN
MISSOURI.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AURORA...CHESAPEAKE...FREISTATT...
HOBERG...MADRY...MARIONVILLE...MCDOWELL...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...
PIERCE CITY...PLEASANT RIDGE...STOTTS CITY...VERONA AND WHEELERVILLE.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 33 AND 54 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS TORNADO.

[CrazyC83]

Looking at the pictures on the stream, I would definitely agree at least EF4.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
642 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
SOUTHERN MAYES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
EASTERN WAGONER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF CHOUTEAU...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CHOUTEAU...ROSE...LOCUST GROVE...PEGGS...HULBERT...TAHLEQUAH AND
LEACH.

[CrazyC83]

Not the only major tornado...

WWUS53 KGRB 222342
SVSGRB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
642 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

WIC097-135-230000-
/O.CON.KGRB.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110523T0000Z/
WAUPACA WI-PORTAGE WI-
642 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PORTAGE AND
WEST CENTRAL WAUPACA COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 635 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WHITING...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STEVENS POINT...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
AMHERST AROUND 650 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE NELSONVILLE...
SHERIDAN AND SCANDINAVIA.

THIS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM WITH A HISTORY OF DAMAGE!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4447 8956 4458 8916 4441 8906 4432 8947
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 248DEG 45KT 4441 8938

$$

EB

[CrazyC83]

I hope they learned lessons from April 27 and got underground if they could have! Since those kind of tornadoes CANNOT be survived without a basement or safe room...

[Dave]

Northern IL


BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
654 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN BOONE COUNTY...
NORTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTY...
MCHENRY COUNTY...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 650 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAIN-WRAPPED
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKTON TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCKTON TO
ROCKFORD TO ROCKFORD AIRPORT TO STILLMAN VALLEY...AND MOVING EAST
AT 60 MPH.

* THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CAPRON AROUND 710 PM.
MARENGO AND HARVARD AROUND 715 PM.
WOODSTOCK AROUND 720 PM.
WONDER LAKE...HEBRON AND BULL VALLEY AROUND 725 PM.
RICHMOND...MCHENRY...MCCULLOM LAKE AND LAKEWOOD AROUND 730 PM.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
UNION AND CRYSTAL LAKE.

[Dave]

OKLAHOMA

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
655 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
WESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 653 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAY...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...A
TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...JAY...
GROVE...MAYSVILLE...GENTRY...DECATUR...GRAVETTE AND SPRINGTOWN.

[CrazyC83]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/koam-7-sk ... erage-live

Coverage from Joplin (KOAM)

[Dave]

Tornado Warnings in SW MO with circulation markers..green triangles = hail

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0870
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0656 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF SWRN AND W-CNTRL TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 329...

VALID 222356Z - 230100Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 329
CONTINUES.

AT 2345Z...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SPLITTING
SUPERCELLS...CONTINUE TO FORM AND MOVE E OFF OF THE DRYLINE OVER
PORTIONS OF SWRN AND W-CNTRL TX. AXIS OF VERY UNSTABLE AIR RESIDES
AHEAD OF THIS ACTIVITY...WITH MLCAPE VALUES UPWARDS OF 3500 J/KG
BASED ON OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS GUIDANCE. IN ADDITION...AMPLE DEEP LAYER
SHEAR EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA TO SUPPORT A CONTINUED THREAT FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS DURING THE NEXT FEW HRS. RUC FORECAST
SOUNDINGS ALSO INDICATE FLOW OVER THE LOWEST 1 KM AGL REMAINS BACKED
AND STRENGTHENS WITH HEIGHT TOWARD EVENING...WHICH COULD SUPPORT A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN TORNADO POTENTIAL. HOWEVER...COOLING BOUNDARY
LAYER WILL LEAD TO STRENGTHENING INVERSION WITH TIME...AND POSSIBLY
HINDER STORM PERSISTENCE AS THE 03Z WATCH EXPIRATION APPROACHES.

..GARNER.. 05/22/2011


ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX...SJT...LUB...MAF...

LAT...LON 32080278 32100170 32520168 32510067 32970065 32969998
33399997 33399896 31519898 31449910 30949910 30939947
30709949 30690096 30280095 30290174 29790176 29790213
29870232 29750237 29780250 29730266 29230290 28970313
28980329 29240378 30400381 30660346 30770357 31370302
31270277 32080278

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
701 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 657 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF SOUTH WEST CITY...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
JAY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE LANAGAN...NOEL...PINEVILLE AND SOUTH
WEST CITY.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
658 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN STONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT.

* AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO NEAR VERONA...OR 4 MILES WEST OF AURORA...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WITH DAMAGE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AURORA...BILLINGS...BOAZ...CHESAPEAKE...
CLEVER...CRANE...ELSEY...GALENA...HOBERG...HURLEY...MADRY...
MARIONVILLE...MCDOWELL...MOUNT VERNON...NIXA...PLEASANT RIDGE...
PONCE DE LEON...REEDS SPRING...VERONA AND WHEELERVILLE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE TABLE ROCK LAKE. INTERSTATE 44
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 48 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING PREVIOUSLY OUT FOR
THIS STORM.

[Dave]

CHEROKEE OK-DELAWARE OK-MAYES OK-WAGONER OK-
704 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011

...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WAGONER...SOUTHEASTERN MAYES...SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE AND
NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 702 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR MURPHY...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL ROTATION...A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR COULD FORM AT ANY TIME.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROSE...
PEGGS...LOST CITY...TAHLEQUAH AND LEACH.

[CrazyC83]

The hospital destroyed in Joplin is now at risk of explosion I am hearing.