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Using this tool, I have figured out that the series of tornadoes from June 1st-3rd, 1980 can be split up into two parts. Several tornadoes happened in various areas with the first low pressure that tracked from the Plains to New England. The Grand Island tornadoes developed with a new warm sector with a new low pressure in the Plains https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/outbreaks/

My place has a new storm that developed very close to town. There are lightning bolts all over the place, like this

Space-X and NASA have had a successful launch. It is the first time astronauts have launched from Cape Canaveral since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

The storm near you was fairly short-lived. Maybe you got to see a nice anvil or some lightning in the cloud. Today, it's 110 in Phoenix, as an upper-level low offshore from CA helps boost the ridge over the Southwest. That upper low will move towards Oregon, and there should be some chances for severe weather near and east of the Cascades. This is a very unusual situation. We have had some pleasant days. My area had some brief lightning and rain on Wednesday evening. edit: tonight there were a few lightning flashes out to my east a supercell near Cheyenne transitioned to this horseshoe-shaped storm

This person posted the radar image of the large waterspout-producing supercell over Galveston bay at 3:33PM (Eastern Time, I believe)

The storms over the Yucatan peninsula attained overshooting tops of -90C by my estimation, based on the color scale (bottom of this image). Based on models, this tropical atmosphere had an equilibrium level of 15 kilometers, at -70C.

There are possible tornadoes near Wells, MN and Rowan, IA right now. The storm cells is so small, the moderate/heavy rain may be falling in a 2mi x 4mi corridor in both.

My place may have gotten 0.8" or better. It was fairly cool, with no thunder and lightning. It's a pretty nice to have a day of gentle rain. It helps the plants and crops to have the water sink into the soil. There is not a quick water runoff and the soil is cool. The water doesn't immediately evaporate.

pretty cool pic/video from near Post, TX

Genoa tornado 1-hr rotation track (MRMS)

Today has certainly had some excitement, with 6 zones of severe weather.

This storm may have had two simultaneous tornadoes, but if not, this is still kind of a crazy velocity image

confirmed tornado near Post, Texas. large and extremely dangerous tornado was located 11 miles southeast of Grassland, or 13 miles southwest of Post The base velocity looks kind of awesome on this one.

The circulation near Joliet has weakened somewhat. If there was/is a tornado, it could have been near the intersection of I-55 and I-80, and possibly along the section of I-80 just east of Minooka.

This video has been making the rounds on Twitter -- a great funnel and debris cloud. I don't know how wide this is, but it's obviously not a wedge. So I guess that's kind of good, less total damage.

Supercells are popping up all over the place near Fort Smith AR.

There has been a tornado reported near Monroe, OK, which is probably what you were talking about? South of Fort Smith AR. New tornado warning near Mansfield AR, just to the northeast of the other storm, which still has a tornado warning.

Another possible tornado near Bowie, TX

A tornado was reported on the northern storm, near Petrolia (0027z)

There's a new tornado warning east of Burkburnett. The original supercell regenerated the circulation.

I think this could be a large rain-wrapped tornado now, based on radar

a storm near Columbia SC may have 2" - 3" hail in it.

I guess this is the rotational signature west of Belmont, NC

14 tornado reports yesterday was the highest daily total since 4/23.

By the way, you and I got pictures of the same storm from a different perspective last night. (See Mountain West discussion)