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#341 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 6:30 pm

High plains radio should consider an interruption of the current broadcast...
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#342 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 6:31 pm

Radar shows an 80kt inbound.
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#343 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Fri May 23, 2008 6:32 pm

Beaver County is in Oklahoma...

That cell now moving into Kansas has a pronounced hook...
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#344 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 6:33 pm

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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#345 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 6:39 pm

Miller ´s driving towards an enormous cell...but i don´t know where he is... :roll:
Also take a deep look on the PC-setup of a weather-nerd :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#346 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 6:40 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC083-135-240000-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080524T0000Z/
NESS KS-HODGEMAN KS-
632 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN AND NESS COUNTIES...

AT 629 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS
CITY...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF BEELER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NESS CITY...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NESS AND NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTIES.

AT 625 PM STORM CHASERS AND NEWS MEDIA REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN IN THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF HODGEMAN COUNTY.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM AND VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE. NESS CITY IS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM.


IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3867 10011 3869 9989 3855 9971 3821 10012
3825 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 206DEG 24KT 3828 10014

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#347 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 6:43 pm

New watch (maybe PDS) to replace WW 340:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0991
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0637 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN WY...WRN NEB...SWRN SD...NERN CO

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH NEEDED SOON

VALID 232337Z - 240000Z

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAVORABLE THROUGH
THE EVENING FOR SEVERE STORMS TO PERSIST. A WATCH ISSUANCE WILL BE
COORDINATED BETWEEN THE SPC AND THE AFFECTED LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES SHORTLY TO REPLACE WW 340 WITH A NEW WW.

..PETERS.. 05/23/2008


ATTN...WFO...LBF...UNR...GLD...BOU...CYS...

40050515 41530574 43270578 43950550 43920387 43140280
41760196 40740196 40320205 39620286 39810358 40060418
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#348 Postby CapeCanaveral » Fri May 23, 2008 6:44 pm

Bunker,

Dennis Sherrod caught the Quinter monster, but I didn't think to get a screenshot.
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#349 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 6:45 pm

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_ ... 9&source=0

Preliminary rating for Weld County tornado yesterday: EF3
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#350 Postby Bunkertor » Fri May 23, 2008 6:46 pm

CapeCanaveral wrote:Bunker,

Dennis Sherrod caught the Quinter monster, but I didn't think to get a screenshot.


Thought he was in singsing :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No, seriously. It isn´t that easy to follow them...i just lost Graham. So don´t mind.
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#351 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 6:47 pm

TORNADO WARNING
KSC055-083-101-135-240030-
/O.NEW.KDDC.TO.W.0032.080523T2343Z-080524T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
643 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
NORTHWESTERN HODGEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
NESS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 638 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES SOUTH
OF BEELER...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF KALVESTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 43
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEELER...
NESS CITY...
ARNOLD...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF NESS...NORTHEASTERN FINNEY...NORTHWESTERN
HODGEMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTIES.

ANOTHER TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NESS CITY.

BOTH OF THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VIOLENT TORNADOES.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WARNING ISSUED FOR FINNEY AND NESS
COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3869 10005 3852 9967 3808 10029 3820 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 216DEG 38KT 3821 10027

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#352 Postby KWT » Fri May 23, 2008 6:47 pm

Yeah I thought the Weld tornado would be about an EF3, certainly was a large and powerful tornado.
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#353 Postby CapeCanaveral » Fri May 23, 2008 6:50 pm

Bunkertor wrote:
CapeCanaveral wrote:Bunker,

Dennis Sherrod caught the Quinter monster, but I didn't think to get a screenshot.


Thought he was in singsing :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No, seriously. It isn´t that easy to follow them...i just lost Graham. So don´t mind.


LOL

There were a lot of police cars...
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#354 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 7:13 pm

SEL3

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 343
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

NORTHEAST COLORADO
WESTERN NEBRASKA
SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA
EASTERN WYOMING

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 605 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 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 95 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DOUGLAS WYOMING TO 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF IMPERIAL NEBRASKA.
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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 340. WATCH NUMBER 340 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
605 PM MDT. CONTINUE...WW 341...WW 342...

DISCUSSION...TSTMS WITH LOW-LEVEL ROTATION EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG
NNW/SSE-ORIENTED CONFLUENCE LINE THAT NOW EXTENDS FROM E CNTRL CO
INTO ERN WY. THE LINE SHOULD EDGE SLOWLY N LATER THIS EVENING AS
COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH UPR IMPULSE NOW ROTATING NNE INTO ERN
CO...CONTINUES NNEWD AND MERGES WITH IT. CONTINUED NNE MOTION OF
UPR IMPULSE...AND STRONG/FAIRLY MOIST ESE LOW-LVL FLOW AHEAD OF
CONFLUENCE LINE...SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING STORM COVERAGE/
POSSIBLE TORNADOES THIS EVENING IN WW AREA.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 18035.


...CORFIDI
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#355 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 7:38 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
729 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

KSC051-135-195-240045-
/O.CON.KDDC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080524T0045Z/
TREGO KS-ELLIS KS-NESS KS-
729 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NESS...SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS AND EASTERN TREGO COUNTIES...

AT 721 PM KAKE NEWS REPORTED A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF
NESS CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 46 MPH. A TORNADO WAS ALSO
REPORTED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RANSOM AT 730 PM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RANSOM...
BROWNELL...
CEDAR BLUFF...
RURAL RESIDENCES OF EASTERN TREGO...NORTHEASTERN NESS AND
SOUTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

RESIDENTS OF RANSOM AND CEDAR BLUFF SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
VIOLENT TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...EVACUATE TO A SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS.

LAT...LON 3903 9965 3902 9958 3901 9958 3898 9947
3880 9940 3850 9994 3858 10010 3908 9979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 215DEG 40KT 3864 9990

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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#356 Postby Category 5 » Fri May 23, 2008 7:43 pm

This storm is heading in the general direction of.............

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#357 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 7:45 pm

Category 5 wrote:This storm is heading in the general direction of.............

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COMANCHE...NORTHERN CLARK...SOUTHWESTERN KIOWA AND
SOUTHEASTERN FORD COUNTIES...

AT 721 PM CDT...PUBLIC REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES SOUTH OF
CLARK STATE LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.
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#358 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 7:47 pm

Velocities show +110kt and -123kt with that cell.
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#359 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri May 23, 2008 7:47 pm

It's getting rapidly organized too! This is hard to watch...
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Re: Tornado outbreak again today?

#360 Postby RL3AO » Fri May 23, 2008 7:49 pm

Cell
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Close up of rotation
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