May tornado discussion

[brunota2003]

Usually getting into June, don't the severe weather events start shifting toward the northeast?

[PTPatrick]

Well, it seems to move toward colder areas in general. The northeast has more severe weather then although nit generally many tornadoes. tornado alley moves north from the southern plains , to the Dakotas, Minnesota/wisconsin/Iowa . Of course they can happen any time anywhere, but that's climatology. Also the high plains of Colorado start to kick up more in June, which is really one of our big hail months, but also tornados.

Saw a story last night on our local news about all the bad weather...oddly, Denver should have already started it's severe weather season, but so far things have been calm. We've been wet and rainy and cool after the first 4 months of the year being record Dry, and one of the least snowy winters ever. Now, It's been the 7th coldest may on record, and 8th wettest...he was saying that contrast between the cooler sort of stuck here, and un seasonably warm weather in the south has set the stage for this.

[CrazyC83]

Usually getting into June, don't the severe weather events start shifting toward the northeast?

A major tornado outbreak in the Northeast is certainly not impossible though, and that has the potential to be horrific.

[psyclone]

june is a favored time for the upper midwest and great lakes as that is usually where the requisite heat/humidity and uppper level dynamics colocate. growing up in northeast ohio, mid may to mid june was prime but the region gets good severe thunderstorms all summer with ridge riders as the heat ridge sets up.

[Shoshana]

WFAA reports that 9 tornadoes were confirmed in North Texas Tuesday night. 3 more are under investigation.

[Stephanie]

Usually getting into June, don't the severe weather events start shifting toward the northeast?

A major tornado outbreak in the Northeast is certainly not impossible though, and that has the potential to be horrific.

Indeed.

[WeatherGuesser]

Of course they can happen any time anywhere, but that's climatology.

Including California which apparently had 5 or so this week.

[bvigal]

Will Norton's body has been identified. (we knew this wasn't going to be a good outcome)
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.acti ... 4979378258

[WeatherGuesser]

They took Joplin up to 142, then dropped it back to 139. Still not final, I'm sure.

[HurricaneBill]

You have got to see this to believe it!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrnRSSHz4dU[/youtube]

[CajunMama]

There's to be a moment of silence at 5:41 CDT. That's when the tornado hit a week ago today. Wow...a week already.

[Tstormwatcher]

If anyone is interested, right now on NatGeo there is a show about the tornado outbreaks of April showing nothing but amature videos. Its pretty good so far.

[CajunMama]

From what i'm reading on facebook, Horton's Pizza in Joplin refused to serve the WBC creeps!!!!!! Evidently Horton's has a sign that reads, "‎We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason" so they're covered!!!!! WAY TO GO HORTON'S!!!!!!!

[CrazyC83]

The El Reno area tornado last Tuesday was upgraded to EF5. The basis was wind measurements from a mobile Doppler radar which measured a surface-adjusted estimate of over 215 mph.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=events-20110524-pns1

[bob rulz]

Wow...that's 5 EF5 tornadoes already this year.

[CrazyC83]

Wow...that's 5 EF5 tornadoes already this year.

I think this is the first time since 1976 there were F5/EF5 tornadoes on three different calendar days in a year. It also happened in 1953 (5, maybe 6 different days!), 1957, 1966 and 1968. Only 1953 (5, maybe 6) and 1974 (6) had as many or more F5/EF5 tornadoes.

[wx247]

Hi everyone. I just wanted to drop in a provide you with a link for some information if you would like to help in the recovery process for Joplin: http://www.rebuildjoplin.org . This is a comprehensive website that can direct those who need help, those who want to help, and those who would like to donate.

On another tornado related note, the tornado near Springfield, MA has killed 9 people. This has been one awful tornado season.

[HurricaneBill]

Only 1953 (5, maybe 6) and 1974 (6) had as many or more F5/EF5 tornadoes.

1974 had 7 F5s. The disputed F5, the Mount Hope Tornado, is still officially listed as an F5.

Mount Hope got hit by the Hackleburg EF5 on April 27th.

[WeatherGuesser]

Interesting.............

Note the chart on this page: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cm ... 7&source=0


Text shows 70 TOR so far in '11 for the PAH warning area, with the previous annual high being 40 in '03; only halfway through the year and nearly double the previous high. Fall has been known to produce quite a few in the PAH area.

[WeatherGuesser]

Numbers are fluctuating, but late word is that 3 of the injured have succumbed, raising the official number from 138 to 141.