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

#981 Postby RL3AO » Thu May 26, 2011 7:12 am

Brent wrote:11:47 PM iembot HUN: Town Creek [Lawrence Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TROPICAL STORM at 11:43 PM CDT -- trees down and power outages.


Those things just come out of nowhere.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#982 Postby Tireman4 » Thu May 26, 2011 10:09 am

RL3AO wrote:
Brent wrote:11:47 PM iembot HUN: Town Creek [Lawrence Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TROPICAL STORM at 11:43 PM CDT -- trees down and power outages.


Those things just come out of nowhere.



What the? LOL
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#983 Postby ravyrn » Thu May 26, 2011 10:56 am

Authorities in Joplin, MO to release a list of missing tornado victims."

CNN is still reporting that around 1,500 are unaccounted for. I hope that number is incorrect.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#984 Postby CrazyC83 » Thu May 26, 2011 12:06 pm

SEL0

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 380
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1230 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

NORTHEAST NEW YORK
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VERMONT

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1230 PM UNTIL
800 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
NEWPORT VERMONT TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BURLINGTON
VERMONT. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 379...

DISCUSSION...A SUPERCELL HAS ALREADY EVOLVED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
OVER NERN NY WITHIN AN KINEMATIC ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY 50-55
KT OF EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR AND 0-1 KM SRH APPROACHING 200 M2/S2 /PER
BURLINGTON VWP/. INFLOW AIR MASS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
WARM/DESTABILIZE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...SUPPORTING MLCAPE
VALUES OF 1000-2000 J/KG. THIS COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND
VERTICAL SHEAR IS RESULTING IN AN ENVIRONMENT QUITE FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


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

#985 Postby angelwing » Thu May 26, 2011 12:25 pm

Vermont???? :eek:
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#986 Postby CrazyC83 » Thu May 26, 2011 1:22 pm

SEL2

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 382
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
220 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 220 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLENS
FALLS NEW YORK TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF BINGHAMTON NEW YORK. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 379...WW 380...WW 381...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WATCH AREA WITHIN AN AIR MASS
CHARACTERIZED BY BOUNDARY LAYER DEWPOINTS IN THE MID/UPPER 60S AND
MLCAPE VALUES OF 1500-2500 J/KG. THIS INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH
EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 40-50 KT AND A CORRIDOR OF ENHANCED
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR /NAMELY OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY/...WILL FAVOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS AND TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


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

#987 Postby fogbreath » Thu May 26, 2011 1:58 pm

Just sad to see all the damage this season - my prayers are all with all who have been affected

Wish they could all be as harmless as this one turned out here in NorCal. Apparently there were at least two touchdowns but nothing damaged except some random buildings

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLj1M7SNRY&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
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#988 Postby CrazyC83 » Thu May 26, 2011 2:17 pm

SEL3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 383
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
250 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 250 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF
HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE
THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 379...WW 380...WW
381...WW 382...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR
ALONG NNE-SSW ORIENTED CONFLUENCE BAND THAT HAS BECOME ESTABLISHED
OVER CNTRL PA THIS AFTERNOON. E OF THIS BOUNDARY...AIR MASS IS WARM
AND MOIST WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF 2000-3000 J/KG. CURRENT STATE
COLLEGE PA VAD SHOWS A VERTICALLY VEERING WIND PROFILE THROUGH THE
LOWEST 1-2 KM AGL WITH 40-50 KT SWLY FLOW ABOVE 3 KM AGL. AS
SUCH...SETUP WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. T-TD SPREADS DECREASE WITH EWD
EXTENT FROM CONFLUENCE ZONE...AND SURFACE WINDS BACK TO SLY/SSELY.
THUS...ANY SUPERCELLS THAT CAN EVOLVE WILL HAVE AN INCREASED THREAT
FOR TORNADOES WHILE MOVING NEWD INTO THE MORE MOIST AND MORE
STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE ACROSS THE ERN HALF OF THE
STATE.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.


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

#989 Postby Tireman4 » Thu May 26, 2011 2:25 pm

[quote="fogbreath"]Just sad to see all the damage this season - my prayers are all with all who have been affected

Wish they could all be as harmless as this one turned out here in NorCal. Apparently there were at least two touchdowns but nothing damaged except some random buildings

Wow. Just wow.
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#990 Postby brunota2003 » Thu May 26, 2011 2:56 pm

Finalizing chase plans...going to set up in Lowville, NY in about an hour or so and move from there...storms are building up as we speak...will have camera with me, so hopefully will have some pics to post later!
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#991 Postby ravyrn » Thu May 26, 2011 4:29 pm

From CNN: Officials in Joplin, MO release a list of 232 people officially reported missing or unaccounted for.

Glad it's not the 1,500 figure that had been floating around, but 232 missing or unaccounted for is still a very heart wrenching figure.
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#992 Postby brunota2003 » Thu May 26, 2011 6:03 pm

Well, chase thus far is not the best...watched a couple good storms go by because we were too far away, reception isn't the best (or not there at all) in a lot of areas, and most roads are back roads.Just finished sitting in Boonville, refining things. Going after one last storm before calling it a night...thus far, learned a few things, and had some fun at least!
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#993 Postby BigB0882 » Thu May 26, 2011 10:38 pm

Was this reported anywhere? I am in New Orleans and we had a tornado on the North Shore before dusk. The news said it was rated an EF3! Shocked at the rating but the footage showed quite the damage to the area hit. Luckily a very sparsely populated area. Few injuries but no deaths it seems. Got lucky. Few miles south was New Orleans proper.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#994 Postby brunota2003 » Thu May 26, 2011 10:50 pm

Well, we wrapped up the chase by going to McDonald's for dinner around 10 pm. We did catch the final storm and ran into some pea sized (or slightly larger) hail...made quite a racket...then on the way back, the gps took us down some freaking dirt/sand/mud back road. That was rather amusing, and scary at the same time. We weren't in pursuit of a storm, more worried about being stuck in the middle of nowhere!

Here are a few pictures:

Storm building up
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The driver:
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The back side of a storm we had just missed:
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Myself with my laptop:
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We ended up in a mountainous area...here you can see the clouds are all the way down to the top of the ridges:
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Lightning!
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For our first ever real chase, it went fairly smoothly. There were hiccups and things we identified as "needs improvement", but we had fun at the same time. I did not expect everything to be perfect, but at least we finally got a chance to work with some real storms. The last storm, we were set up pretty good on the southern end of it, then we took off toward the north and drove right through it (not tornadic), that is when we ran into the hail...and I caught the lightning bolt.
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#995 Postby WeatherGuesser » Fri May 27, 2011 12:38 am

For our first ever real chase, it went fairly smoothly.


Was there a reason for you to be there? Are you attached to the media or any public safety authority?

Or are you just a gawker?
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#996 Postby brunota2003 » Fri May 27, 2011 6:51 am

WeatherGuesser wrote:
For our first ever real chase, it went fairly smoothly.


Was there a reason for you to be there? Are you attached to the media or any public safety authority?

Or are you just a gawker?

Kind of a cross between a major interest in storms/watching them build (gawker), and a concern to get information out to the Weather Office if severe weather does occur. We always carry first aid kits (mine even has a field trauma section), and if damage did occur, would of course stop and help search for survivors. We aren't trying to get as close to a tornado or anything like that as we can, and we started chasing/following regular showers and weak storms originally to get a feel for it. There are many things to be learned before even thinking about going after a tornado warned cell.

I guess we would fall under the category of gawker then, for short.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#997 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 27, 2011 9:59 am

It appears that ALL THREE of the Oklahoma long-trackers may have been rated EF5.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#998 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 27, 2011 10:08 am

CrazyC83 wrote:It appears that ALL THREE of the Oklahoma long-trackers may have been rated EF5.


Wouldn't that be something.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#999 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 27, 2011 10:35 am

RL3AO wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:It appears that ALL THREE of the Oklahoma long-trackers may have been rated EF5.


Wouldn't that be something.


NWS Norman has confirmed them all as AT LEAST EF4 and still investigating.
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Re: Severe Weather - Week of May 22 Sunday thru Thursday

#1000 Postby BigB0882 » Fri May 27, 2011 11:57 am

Can anyone confirm my report of an EF3 north of New Orleans? The small town was named Bush.
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