OUGrad05 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 NWS Dodge City tweeted a picture of a 5" hailstone yesterday. Link to the tweet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Link to the tweet? https://twitter.com/nwsdodgecity/status/735584074035802112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUGrad05 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 https://twitter.com/nwsdodgecity/status/735584074035802112 Definitely looks suspicious...kind of surprised they posted it honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Definitely looks suspicious...kind of surprised they posted it honestly. eh idk. Not all hail is super jagged, looks like there's some dirt on the bottom right part. Who would fake hail? They obviously took the picture outside too. With the idea of it being from a balloon or something, really who would put a frozen balloon in a freezer then take a picture after a storm and try to pretend it was hail? Just does not make sense to me. This thing had a nuclear updraft, and produced widespread 3in hail, so I really wouldn't be surprised with a random isolated 5in hail stone. This was over a pretty rural area for the most part, so its not like it would've caused too much damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Looks fake to me, if someone was getting 5" hail yesterday, we'd known about it sooner. It would have caused catastrophic damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost of leroy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 eh idk. Not all hail is super jagged, looks like there's some dirt on the bottom right part. Who would fake hail? They obviously took the picture outside too. With the idea of it being from a balloon or something, really who would put a frozen balloon in a freezer then take a picture after a storm and try to pretend it was hail? Just does not make sense to me. This thing had a nuclear updraft, and produced widespread 3in hail, so I really wouldn't be surprised with a random isolated 5in hail stone. there have been numerous cases of people faking hail in the past. people routinely post fake tornado pics to social media. just because they rubbed some dirt on it and took the pic outside doesn't make the near-perfectly round hail that doesnt look like any other giant stone i have ever seen credible (necessarily). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 there have been numerous cases of people faking hail in the past. people routinely post fake tornado pics to social media. just because they rubbed some dirt on it and took the pic outside doesn't make the near-perfectly round hail that doesnt look like any other giant stone i have ever seen credible (necessarily). I've seen pretty well rounded large hail plenty of times... Its not a rare occurrence exactly to get well-rounded hail. You could probably even look up large or giant hail on Google Images and find this out. The picture is of relatively low-quality too... If anything makes me skeptical it would be that we did not hear about it until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Looks like solid initiation north of Salina, ironically near Bennington, KS. Something also trying--put failing so far-- in Butler Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 About tomorrow: the GFS shows a jet streak in Minnesota, and another jet streak in the TX Panhandle and OK. Central Kansas and central Nebraska are in between, perhaps gaining large scale lift from the right entrance region and left exit region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The cell near Salina went severe warned rather quickly, it also has some broad rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The cell near Salina went severe warned rather quickly, it also has some broad rotation. Its exploded, appears to be developing a hook... Tops near 55KFT. Storm in Butler Co. east of ICT also looking a tad better. EDIT: Appears to be developing a wall cloud... has a great base per Eugene Thieszen stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 605 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL OTTAWA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 605 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MINNEAPOLIS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD SOUTHWEST OF MINNEAPOLIS AT 605 PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Tornado was reported on the Ottawa Co. storm, appears to have been brief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 That LMN sounding is a pretty decent sounding. Good environment for tornadoes if that cap breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Cell north of Salina still going great, its a beast... Storm in Butler Co. died... More stuff developing/trying further south in Sumner Co. KS, and Grant Co. OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Echo tops on cell near Salina are showing a color on MRLevel3 I've never seen before... That has to be a beautiful cell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Cell north of Salina still going great, its a beast... Storm in Butler Co. died... More stuff developing/trying further south in Sumner Co. KS, and Grant Co. OK. Couplet is getting significantly tighter, also currently on a trajectory towards Chapman, a town that was impacted by a large EF3 in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Strengthening couplet with the Solomon, KS storm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Strengthening couplet with the Solomon, KS storm... Confirmed large cone tornado. Looks almost exactly like the DDC tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Looks like there may be a TDS on it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Eugene Thieszen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Large violent tor, per chasers and FD. Ian's on this one too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Getting bigger. Wedge developing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA AND NORTHWESTERN DICKINSON COUNTIES... AT 713 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF NILES...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO JUST NORTHEAST OF NILES AT 713 PM. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES... BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOLOMON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Holy ****, from Connor McCrorey Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 North of Solomon, KS. Looks like it'll be the only storm of note tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Nice structure on that storm. Looks rain wrapped now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Video Connor just posted is absolutely insane, very violent tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyg Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 From Connor McCrorey's stream a few minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Appears to be a 2nd circulation north of Abilene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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