brettjrob Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Just saw this posted on FB of what was a brand new two-story home in Goldsby (just SW of OUN): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It looks like those may be anchor bolts in the bottom plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 9 tornadoes confirmed in the DFW Metroplex last night. Granted it wasn't the apocolypse some were saying, but for the people that tried to play it off as your basic severe storm? http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/North-Texas-cleans-up-after-overnight-storms-122629084.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 9 tornadoes confirmed in the DFW Metroplex last night. Granted it wasn't the apocolypse some were saying, but for the people that tried to play it off as your basic severe storm? http://www.wfaa.com/...-122629084.html This really shows how lucky DFW area was all things considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Storm 2 should be a 4, and not just because ELRE mesonet site took a glancing blow and recorded a 151 gust. Should probably be a 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Should probably be a 5 For you to say that, that's actually pretty amazing. Do you have any pictures of the damage that would support an EF5 rating? If any one of the tornadoes is rated EF5 (from their assessments during 5/10/10, it would appear OUN is pretty liberal with ratings), two different systems would have spawned two EF5's within two days of each other, and there would be five EF5's this year. Given that we saw two EF5's in the ten years between 2000 and 2009, that would be impressive to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Would love to get into details, just can't at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Would love to get into details, just can't at this point. Sounds titillating, looking forward to additional survey details that will come out later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huronicane Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Sounds titillating, looking forward to additional survey details that will come out later. You and me both. I was more focused on the radar and NWS Chat yesterday when I was at the station, so I didn't really pay attention to the damage much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm not trying to downplay it at all, which I'm sure would be expected by some given my bust of a two weeks out there (I may be the only person not to see a tornado this year)... There was just some hyperventilating in the leadup IMO. It could be that we were one small shift away from a much more disastrous situation--and as you note, it did really start off big. Had that continued into the evening in OK and the stuff in TX produced a bit better this might not even be a discussion to have. My "weather job" is heavily tied to communicating to the public, so I tend to look at things in that light. I just think in many situations over recent years the hysteria has grown to a level that is not helpful in many cases. Shoot, we had 400 people in this thread with 6 pages of OMG as a tornado was ripping up a field with a few houses here and there. That's a pretty common occurrence whether or not yesterday was as a whole. Maybe a common occurrence but it's not always witnessed in such clarity live on television with people crawling out of the wreckage. I think the surprise and awe of that was totally warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Maybe a common occurrence but it's not always witnessed in such clarity live on television with people crawling out of the wreckage. I think the surprise and awe of that was totally warranted. not when it's six pages of one word crap posts. though honestly i hate "the crowds" anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Sounds titillating, looking forward to additional survey details that will come out later. You and me both. I was more focused on the radar and NWS Chat yesterday when I was at the station, so I didn't really pay attention to the damage much. I don't have any info on damage surveys, I should also clarify I don't think it will actually be upgraded to EF-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLMKA Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 http://c580804.r4.cf2.rackcdn.com/2011.0526.1000.pdf Official list of 232 missing persons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I don't have any info on damage surveys, I should also clarify I don't think it will actually be upgraded to EF-5. Well in that case, I dont think it will be upgraded to EF5 either, since I didn't see any evidence of EF5 caliber damage. Goldsby on the other hand... that might be close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I heard rumblings around here yesterday that Goldsby and Chickasha were both *possible* candidates for EF-5, but nothing even close to official. FWIW. It sounds as if at least EF-4 is likely for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The Chickasha tornado near peak intensity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I heard rumblings around here yesterday that Goldsby and Chickasha were both *possible* candidates for EF-5, but nothing even close to official. You heard correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 You heard correctly. Were you out chasing a couple days ago or are you guys done for the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Were you out chasing a couple days ago or are you guys done for the year? We were on the El Reno-Piedmont tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 We were on the El Reno-Piedmont tornado. Wow, nice. There was amazing TV footage of that storm. That thing was on the ground a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmichweather Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The Chickasha tornado near peak intensity is this the phased array rapid scan radars or the DOW, or those cell phone radars they installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 is this the phased array rapid scan radars or the DOW, or those cell phone radars they installed? CASA radar network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmichweather Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 CASA radar network cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natecast Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I don't think many people in the OKC metro realize how large of a bullet was dodged this past Tuesday. With 3 strong/violent tornadoes nearby, Edmond/OKC/Moore/Norman was spared. The El Reno storm never turned right and the Chickasha/Newcastle tornado was turning left and lifted before hitting Moore. I still hear the Downtown OKC/Downtown Norman can't be hit crap all the time, and I'm sure this event will lend more "credence" to those believers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I don't think many people in the OKC metro realize how large of a bullet was dodged this past Tuesday. Yeah, it was very close to being very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Yeah, it was very close to being very bad. I was sure the Chickasha storm was going to be really ugly for Norman/Moore, but it was amazing how fast it dissipated and that random left turn. Definitely some good fortune there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I don't think many people in the OKC metro realize how large of a bullet was dodged this past Tuesday. With 3 strong/violent tornadoes nearby, Edmond/OKC/Moore/Norman was spared. The El Reno storm never turned right and the Chickasha/Newcastle tornado was turning left and lifted before hitting Moore. I still hear the Downtown OKC/Downtown Norman can't be hit crap all the time, and I'm sure this event will lend more "credence" to those believers. Shift everything east by a few miles, or delay the squall line formation by 30 min, and this would've surpassed 5/3/99. Give Dallas area about LCLs 500' lower, and this would've surpassed Joplin. Very scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Shift everything east by a few miles, or delay the squall line formation by 30 min, and this would've surpassed 5/3/99. Give Dallas area about LCLs 500' lower, and this would've surpassed Joplin. Very scary. Yeah this is the first outbreak this year where a few big bullets were dodged. This could have easily been very very bad through the points you make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymengineer Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 The three biggies are now rated at least EF4. "THE THREE TORNADOES RATED AT LEAST EF-4 BELOW MAY BE RATED HIGHER... PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION." http://www.srh.noaa....s-20110524-pns1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Shift everything east by a few miles, or delay the squall line formation by 30 min, and this would've surpassed 5/3/99. Give Dallas area about LCLs 500' lower, and this would've surpassed Joplin. Very scary. rampant speculation ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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