forkyfork Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 will tomorrow be the day we finally see a wedge plowing through downtown oklahoma city? none of that outer suburb nonsense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 4 hours ago, forkyfork said: will tomorrow be the day we finally see a wedge plowing through downtown oklahoma city? none of that outer suburb nonsense Leveled. Wiped off the map. #thoughtsandprayers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkyfork Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: Leveled. Wiped off the map. #thoughtsandprayers body parts raining from the sky on live news broadcasts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 5 hours ago, forkyfork said: will tomorrow be the day we finally see a wedge plowing through downtown oklahoma city? none of that outer suburb nonsense Dallas, go big or go home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Dallas, go big or go home... Think downtown Ft Worth next door was hit by a tornado a couple of decades ago. Iirc, it broke a lot of glass, but there were few casualties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, etudiant said: Think downtown Ft Worth next door was hit by a tornado a couple of decades ago. Iirc, it broke a lot of glass, but there were few casualties. I think that was an F2 or 3. An EF5 is orders of magnitude more powerful. That’s the ultimate disaster scenario for weather. If and when it ever happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 OKC lucked out with that El Reno tornado, imagine being plowed by a mammoth EF5 (technically an “EF3” with 300mph winds) wider than Manhattan. I can’t even conceptualize what a strike of that magnitude would’ve done to a major city, thankfully it happened in the middle of nowhere. If I lived in Oklahoma my nerves would be shot right now thinking about what tomorrow holds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Remarkable to see another record low pressure storm system this spring in the Rockies and Plains. The fire hose Pacific Jet is truly on steroids. https://www.weather.gov/ict/event_20190313 https://mobile.twitter.com/burgwx/status/1130311773171716096 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 13 hours ago, Cfa said: OKC lucked out with that El Reno tornado, imagine being plowed by a mammoth EF5 (technically an “EF3” with 300mph winds) wider than Manhattan. I can’t even conceptualize what a strike of that magnitude would’ve done to a major city, thankfully it happened in the middle of nowhere. If I lived in Oklahoma my nerves would be shot right now thinking about what tomorrow holds. At least El Reno would have gotten its rightful EF5 rating if it had hit anything more than grain silos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 8 hours ago, bluewave said: Remarkable to see another record low pressure storm system this spring in the Rockies and Plains. The fire hose Pacific Jet is truly on steroids. https://www.weather.gov/ict/event_20190313 https://mobile.twitter.com/burgwx/status/1130311773171716096 I had friends in Tahoe skiing nearly knee deep yesterday and this morning it was snowing and sticking above 8k in Arizona. By early afternoon they had enough that people were up skiing on north faces that were still holding snow from the winter and it looks good, like late March good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, gravitylover said: I had friends in Tahoe skiing nearly knee deep yesterday and this morning it was snowing and sticking above 8k in Arizona. By early afternoon they had enough that people were up skiing on north faces that were still holding snow from the winter and it looks good, like late March good. You know the Pacific Jet is going bonkers when.......The US sets a new wettest 12 month record and NYC only gets around 3 inches of snow during DJF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, bluewave said: You know the Pacific Jet is going bonkers when.......The US sets a new wettest 12 month record and NYC only gets around 3 inches of snow during DJF. Lol that was a disaster. The November and March storms saved this Winter from being one of the worst ever here. Spring, as has been the trend, started off slow and has been very wet. Now we jump into warmth and get severe weather. I'm sure the last couple days were welcomed by many of us nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/19/2019 at 3:23 PM, forkyfork said: body parts raining from the sky on live news broadcasts fail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoSki14 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Rjay said: fail I swear nearly every time an event is hyped to be big it fails spectacularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmillz25 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Meanwhile it’s snowing in Denver lol. They get snow in the most random times of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_other_guy Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Wonderfully chilly morning! 58F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 34 minutes ago, dmillz25 said: Meanwhile it’s snowing in Denver lol. They get snow in the most random times of the year Even better, go 700 miles SW to Flagstaff AZ where they were skiing boot deep yesterday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 a blast from the past...73 years ago yesterday... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 23 minutes ago, uncle W said: a blast from the past...73 years ago yesterday... A year before I was born and 14 years before the mid air collision over the narrows. My father used to call one of the skyline scrappers the green building. Growing up, I remember it’s pinnacle was somehow green lit. I wonder if that was the one? As always ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 hours ago, dmillz25 said: Meanwhile it’s snowing in Denver lol. They get snow in the most random times of the year A real branch buster. https://mobile.twitter.com/Mekialaya/status/1130829158764957697 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle W Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, rclab said: A year before I was born and 14 years before the mid air collision over the narrows. My father used to call one of the skyline scrappers the green building. Growing up, I remember it’s pinnacle was somehow green lit. I wonder if that was the one? As always ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 The tornado near Joplin last night was pretty scary, and on the anniversary none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Posting a notice in all regional forums -- 2019 hurricane (all named tropical storms) seasonal forecast contest open in tropical headquarters forum. https://www.americanwx.com/bb/topic/52312-2019-hurricane-all-named-tropical-storms-forecast-contest/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cfa Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 A bit off topic....but has anyone else noticed that London Plane Trees across the area appear to be dying out in droves? It’s most noticeable in the city as it’s the most common street tree, tons of dry/dead foliage, trees are barely green or completely dead altogether. Last week a large branch fell on a tourist in Manhattan. This is occurring on Long Island as well, however they’re far less abundant, so it isn’t as big of an issue as it is for NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailMan06 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Cfa said: A bit off topic....but has anyone else noticed that London Plane Trees across the area appear to be dying out in droves? It’s most noticeable in the city as it’s the most common street tree, tons of dry/dead foliage, trees are barely green or completely dead altogether. Last week a large branch fell on a tourist in Manhattan. This is occurring on Long Island as well, however they’re far less abundant, so it isn’t as big of an issue as it is for NYC. Maybe this? https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2019/05/21/fungal-disease-may-have-caused-tree-limb-to-fall-on-washington-square-park-visitor/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestHillWx Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 The sycamore in my area have it as well. They should leave out soon; mine is underway. It's likely do the wet conditions/decaying leaves from last year. Fungal spores seem to effect their first leaf out. They are generally resilient trees. They can handle the salt from winter road clean up and the less than optimal air quality of the city areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I’m down in Gettysburg. Pretty sick line of severe thunderstorms to my South. Got missed to the North earlier. Anyway sky is black to my South with the sun shining overhead and some visible lightning. Not used to being able to see these towers from so close with little obstructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NycStormChaser Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Just got back from a 14 day chase in the plains. It was freaking amazing. We saw 7 tornadoes. I don't even have the urge to track storms around here anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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