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#481 Postby Bunkertor » Tue May 24, 2011 4:47 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:El Reno tornado about 1.5 to 2 miles wide it appears.


Appears, but 2 miles are nearly 4 km. radial speed wise not possible to get the outter bands spinning at a distance of a mile.
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#482 Postby artist » Tue May 24, 2011 4:49 pm

live - http://www.koco.com/video/28007974/detail.html
storm chaser video following the tornado near Piedmont now along with the met..
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#483 Postby Melissa » Tue May 24, 2011 4:50 pm

Severe Weather Statement

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
444 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

KSC079-155-173-242215-
/O.CON.KICT.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-110524T2215Z/
SEDGWICK KS-RENO KS-HARVEY KS-
444 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HARVEY...RENO
AND NORTHWESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

AT 443 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BENTLEY...OR 5 MILES EAST OF MOUNT HOPE...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEDGWICK...SOUTH HUTCHINSON...HUTCHINSON...BURRTON...HALSTEAD...
NICKERSON...NEWTON...BUHLER...NORTH NEWTON...HESSTON...
(HUT)HUTCHINSON MUNI ARPT...HUTCHINSON AIRPORT AND WILLOWBROOK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3817 9822 3816 9821 3816 9815 3818 9813
3817 9726 3768 9744 3773 9781 3774 9781
3773 9785 3787 9829 3817 9846
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 194DEG 54KT 3788 9757
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#484 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 4:52 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0934
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0448 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL OK THROUGH N-CNTRL TX

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 356...

VALID 242148Z - 242315Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 356 CONTINUES.

SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES AND VERY
LARGE HAIL WILL MOVE INTO CNTRL OK AND N-CNTRL TX...LIKELY AFFECTING
THE OKLAHOMA CITY AND DALLAS-FORT WORTH METRO AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7
PM THIS EVENING.
GREATEST THREAT CURRENTLY APPEARS ACROSS CNTRL AND
S-CNTRL OK.

A LINE OF DISCRETE SUPERCELLS THAT INITIATED ALONG THE DRYLINE
EXTENDS FROM NEAR ENID IN N-CNTRL OK SWD TO NEAR MINERAL WELLS IN
N-CNTRL TX. THE DOWNSTREAM ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE WITH
3000-4000 J/KG MLCAPE...VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND A MOIST BOUNDARY
LAYER. THE TWIN LAKES VWP ALREADY INDICATE VERY STRONG /60-70 KT/
SFC-6 KM SHEAR AND LARGE HODOGRAPHS WITH 300+ M2/S2 0-1 KM STORM
RELATIVE HELICITY. SEVERAL TORNADOES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
CONFIRMED...AND THIS PARAMETER SPACE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LONG TRACK...DAMAGING TORNADOES
AND VERY LARGE
HAIL AS STORMS MOVE THROUGH CNTRL OK AND N-CNTRL TX NEXT FEW HOURS.

..DIAL.. 05/24/2011


ATTN...WFO...TSA...FWD...OUN...

LAT...LON 32799852 35419837 36539807 36869648 35609625 32769682
32799852
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#485 Postby Cyclenall » Tue May 24, 2011 4:53 pm

Just live on CNN they showed the power poles being snapped and flung by the wire right over the chasers' vehicle!!! :eek: This is insane! Another massive tornado roaring over the plains.
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#486 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 4:56 pm

From KWTV chat: fire at a gas plant caused by the tornado
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#487 Postby snoopj » Tue May 24, 2011 4:57 pm

Wasn't able to post this, but right before the tornado was about to hit Piedmont, I had:

+105.9kts and -108.8kts ~ 215kts gate-to-gate
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#488 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 4:58 pm

WFUS54 KOUN 242156
TOROUN
OKC017-073-083-109-242245-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0048.110524T2156Z-110524T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
456 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 456 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF PIEDMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CASHION...CEDAR VALLEY...CIMARRON
CITY...COYLE...GUTHRIE...LANGSTON...MERIDIAN...MULHALL...NAVINA...
PIEDMONT AND SEWARD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 149 AND 165.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO... TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.
A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER IS BEST. OTHERWISE...TAKE
COVER IN AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND
WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH PILLOWS AND BLANKETS.

&&

LAT...LON 3606 9735 3599 9735 3601 9730 3598 9727
3597 9723 3595 9719 3595 9717 3597 9714
3584 9714 3564 9775 3572 9782 3608 9739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 237DEG 35KT 3572 9771

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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#489 Postby Bunkertor » Tue May 24, 2011 4:58 pm

TORNADO WARNING
OKC015-017-051-242230-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0047.110524T2150Z-110524T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
450 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN GRADY COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...
SOUTHEASTERN CADDO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA...


* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CEMENT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMBER...BRIDGE CREEK...CEMENT...
CHICKASHA...LAVERTY...MIDDLEBERG...NORGE...POCASSET...SOUTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA CITY...TABLER AND TUTTLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 101.
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#490 Postby Bunkertor » Tue May 24, 2011 5:03 pm

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#491 Postby wx247 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:08 pm

Chickasha, OK is in trouble...
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#492 Postby RL3AO » Tue May 24, 2011 5:09 pm

Next one to watch
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#493 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:10 pm

WWUS54 KOUN 242208
SVSOUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
508 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

OKC017-073-083-109-242245-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110524T2245Z/
LOGAN OK-KINGFISHER OK-CANADIAN OK-OKLAHOMA OK-
508 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CANADIAN...SOUTHEASTERN
KINGFISHER AND LOGAN COUNTIES...

AT 508 PM CDT...A LARGE...VIOLENT TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CASHION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS TORNADO IS
HEADED TOWARD THE GUTHRIE AREA. PEOPLE FROM CASHION UP THROUGH THE
GUTHRIE AREA NEED TO TAKE COVER NOW!

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CASHION...CEDAR VALLEY...CIMARRON
CITY...COYLE...GUTHRIE...LANGSTON...MERIDIAN...MULHALL...NAVINA AND
SEWARD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 165.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO... TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.
A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER IS BEST. OTHERWISE...TAKE
COVER IN AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND
WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH PILLOWS AND BLANKETS.

&&

LAT...LON 3606 9735 3599 9735 3601 9730 3598 9727
3597 9723 3595 9719 3596 9714 3584 9714
3568 9771 3576 9777 3608 9739
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 233DEG 32KT 3578 9762

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#494 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:10 pm

The Chickasha cell is headed for Metro eventually, probably by about 5:45 pm. Scary, scary thought.
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#495 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:12 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0936
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0503 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...N-CNTRL THROUGH NERN KS INTO EXTREME SRN NEB

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 242203Z - 242300Z

SUPERCELL STORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING NORTHWARD INTO NRN KS NEXT
FEW HOUR. ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO EXTREME SRN NEB.
TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

EARLY THIS EVENING A LINE OF DISCRETE SUPERCELLS ARE LIFTING NWD
THROUGH CNTRL AND S-CNTRL KS. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE APPROACHING THE
NRN EDGE OF WW 360. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM NERN KS WWD THROUGH N-CNTRL
KS. BOUNDARY LAYER IS COOLER...AND INSTABILITY GRADUALLY DECREASES
WITH NWD EXTENT AWAY FROM THE FRONT...BUT THE THERMODYNAMIC
ENVIRONMENT IS SUFFICIENT FOR SURFACE BASED STORMS. LARGE 0-1 KM
HODOGRAPHS WILL REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR LOW LEVEL MESOCYCLONES AND
TORNADOES AS THE LLJ INCREASES THIS EVENING.

..DIAL.. 05/24/2011


ATTN...WFO...OAX...TOP...ICT...GID...GLD...

LAT...LON 38689661 39259931 39939986 40249921 39899665 39069583
38689661
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#496 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue May 24, 2011 5:15 pm

OKC017-051-242230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-110524T2230Z/
CANADIAN OK-GRADY OK-
513 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
GRADY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CANADIAN COUNTIES...

AT 512 PM CDT...RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO NEAR
INTERSTAE 44 APPROACHING HIGHWAY 9. PEOPLE IN CHICKASHA SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS.


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE AMBER...BRIDGE CREEK...
CHICKASHA...LAVERTY...MIDDLEBERG...NORGE...POCASSET...SOUTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA CITY...TABLER AND TUTTLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. IF POSSIBLE...MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER. OTHERWISE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR
HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE
WALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 3494 9801 3497 9809 3499 9809 3534 9786
3538 9768 3509 9767 3490 9802
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 222DEG 33KT 3503 9791

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#497 Postby snoopj » Tue May 24, 2011 5:16 pm

Surreal watching the News 9 live stream of that tornado near Chickasha.
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#498 Postby Terry » Tue May 24, 2011 5:18 pm

Unreal live coverage of the storm chasers. Grady County, OK now.
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#499 Postby snoopj » Tue May 24, 2011 5:18 pm

It's a shortened link, but it's of Severe Studios chaser Dan Shaw. He's got another vantage point of the Chickasha, OK

http://bit.ly/jcveZd (severe studios backup link)
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#500 Postby apocalypt-flyer » Tue May 24, 2011 5:20 pm

Oh boy, the Chickasha tornado is making its way towards the metro area.

The footage on news9 was SURREAL.
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