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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
654 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0650 PM FUNNEL CLOUD JOHNSTON 41.69N 93.70W
05/20/2013 POLK IA NWS EMPLOYEE

TWO FUNNEL CLOUDS OBSERVED. HAVE NOW DISSIPATED

 

 

I thought I observed something interesting from my place (just SW of Johnston). Got some video of it at 6:42-6:45 timeframe when the clouds were starting to rotate a little.

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There's not a single cell within an hour of DFW. Might there be a threat? Yes. But not in the short-term; DFW's not even in a tornado watch right now.

 

yes, you're right.  but western tarrant co. isn't that far from the action.  the local news stations cut in a little while ago to cover the other cells but emphasized that there is currently no watch for fort worth and dallas.  i wouldn't be surprised to see one in a bit.

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yes, you're right.  but western tarrant co. isn't that far from the action.  the local news stations cut in a little while ago to cover the other cells but emphasized that there is currently no watch for fort worth and dallas.  i wouldn't be surprised to see one in a bit.

 

Wouldnt be surprised either... kinda surprised there is no MD out at least, maybe there will be soon... there is also a big baseball game on tonight at Rangers stadium

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Dad decides to call me and and say he was watching a tornado/funnel coming down.

 

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
710 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTH CENTRAL STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 706 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POLK CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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...
ANKENY...HUXLEY...ALLEMAN...ELKHART AND CAMBRIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 109.

 
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It seriously looks like there are 5 or 6 different satellite couplets around Tishomingo - MidSouth Storm Chasers and Weather Weenies are under a ton of precip as this storm charges at them. 

 

Is anyone else seeing the 5 or 6 different couplets like I am? All within 5-10 miles of one another.

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It seriously looks like there are 5 or 6 different satellite couplets around Tishomingo - MidSouth Storm Chasers and Weather Weenies are under a ton of precip as this storm charges at them.

Is anyone else seeing the 5 or 6 different couplets like I am? All within 5-10 miles of one another.

That corridor has some terrible radar coverage. No idea what radar site to use. It's on the fringe of every local radar....

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 195
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
740 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

TORNADO WATCH 195 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARC005-007-009-015-023-029-033-045-047-049-061-063-065-071-081-
083-087-089-097-101-105-113-115-127-129-131-133-135-137-141-143-
149-210800-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0195.130521T0040Z-130521T0800Z/

AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BAXTER BENTON BOONE
CARROLL CLEBURNE CONWAY
CRAWFORD FAULKNER FRANKLIN
FULTON HOWARD INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JOHNSON LITTLE RIVER
LOGAN MADISON MARION
MONTGOMERY NEWTON PERRY
POLK POPE SCOTT
SEARCY SEBASTIAN SEVIER
SHARP STONE VAN BUREN
WASHINGTON YELL

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Thankfully missed the tornado in Moore.  I don't think I could have handled that.  We were about 30 miles to the south when it all occurred.  We were targeting the cell near Duncan.  Never would have imagined that what happened was going to happen.

 

Was listening to Gary England on the radio as they cut into the broadcast.  Listening to him and Val Caster and David Payne describing what the tornado was doing in real time was very sobering and honestly something I don't need to go through again.  

 

Ended up seeing a pretty fantastic wall cloud on the storm done here, but that was it.  It never got it's act completely together.  

 

I hope everyone on here is safe (not sure if anyone is from the Moore area).  

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