IsentropicLift Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Channel 9 on air met speculated F5 damage likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 TSA continues Tornado Warning for Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington [OK] till 4:30 PM CDT ...AT 408 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VERA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS LIFE THREATENING TORNADO IS CAPABLE OF EXTREME DAMAGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I forget what it's called (since it hasn't been used in a while), but there's debris that has been completely blown into lines on the ground by extremely violent winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 JoMo - did the Joplin community build safe shelters after 2011? If these cells sustain strength over the next three hours, I'm growing increasingly worried for your well being. Please stay safe, friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Can't say I've ever heard Jim Gardner get choked up before. Horrific visuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I forget what it's called (since it hasn't been used in a while), but there's debris that has been completely blown into lines on the ground by extremely violent winds Wind rowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 This is horrible. I wish they had closed school earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisWedge Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 What can St. Louis expect later tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtropics Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Without a doubt this was an F5. Pictures tell the whole story. Very, very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Isn't wind rowing one of the telltale signs of EF5 damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Wind rowing. That's it. Thank you You can see it behind those "clean slabs" in Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 JoMo - did the Joplin community build safe shelters after 2011? If these cells sustain strength over the next three hours, I'm growing increasingly worried for your well being. Please stay safe, friend. The schools did, but they aren't completely built yet, or at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 ...No words, I just woke up and saw the damage. jaw dropping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 anyone got links to live copter feeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Without a doubt this was an F5. Pictures tell the whole story. Very, very sad. We know it wasn't EF1 but damage photos can be misleading. Let's wait for the survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensō Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 That's it. Thank you You can see it behind those "clean slabs" in Moore I noticed that as well, unfortunately. I saw it in a number of the aerial shots, near the one school and near I35 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Without a doubt this was an F5. Pictures tell the whole story. Very, very sad. It can be very hard to distinguish between widespread EF-4 damage and localized EF-5 from aerial shots alone. Very well could have been, but not "without a doubt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 We missed seeing a tornado by like two miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The tornado just happened...I'm sure there will be a lot more pics/video coming out before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Tornado in KS 125-202130- /O.CON.KICT.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130520T2130Z/ MONTGOMERY KS- 416 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 411 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEARING...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LIBERTY...CHERRYVALE AND COFFEYVILLE AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 TSA continues Tornado Warning for Nowata, Rogers, Washington [OK] till 4:30 PM CDT ...AT 412 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAMONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS LIFE THREATENING TORNADO IS CAPABLE OF EXTREME DAMAGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derecho! Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 This is horrible. I wish they had closed school earlier today. Tough to do that for a Mod Risk and a couple of generic 40/20 watch boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Grapefruit size hail in Central Jefferson County in OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 anyone got links to live copter feeds? http://www.news9.com/category/258217/weather-control-center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ground Scouring Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 It's not over, either. GFS strengthens the secondary low in the next few hours, and it's already 2-3 mb deeper than what the 12Z GFS expected for 21Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxtrackercody Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 One of the main indicators of an EF5 as opposed to an EF4 is ground scouring...and we've seen plenty of that. Trees have been debarked. Places where buildings were have been wiped clean. My guess is an EF5. But we'll have to wait for the NWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Scanner feed Triage being set up Any info Smoke Eater? http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/283 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlmeyers Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Channel 6 in Tulsa has their helicopter up http://www.newson6.com/category/252253/weather-control-center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ground Scouring Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Storms down near Brownwood, TX, are now going tornadic...wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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