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Severe Weather Threat 5/19-5/22/2024
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Kds86z
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A lot of tornado emergencies have been issued last few weeks. Warranted or trigger happy?
I don't think the one in Michigan was warranted, but the rest probably were.
I think there needs to be an initial Day 2 moderate risk for all modes severe for a good chunk of the Midwest.
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Just an absolute behemoth of a supercell in OK today. Never did get a good view of any of the tornadoes, but a great chase nonetheless. Inflow was pushing 60 mph at times in gusts.
Not again. 
Same forecaster by the way.
Same forecaster by the way.
Today would be an absolute no-brainer local chase for me if I didn't have work, so I'm a little bummed. Likely will be a photogenic landspout or mesocyclonic tornado somewhere in the plains northeast of Denver this afternoon or evening. Oh well. Fingers crossed for some weekend setups.
Also between the Fairview, WV EF2 tornado from the May 6-10 outbreak, and now this (Yukon/El Reno, OK) from last night, I have to admit that yes, severe debarking can indeed happen at wind speeds as low as EF2. Used to not believe this ever happened, but I cannot deny photographic evidence.
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Likely because the actual wind speeds who caused that damage were far higher than ef2 level.Also between the Fairview, WV EF2 tornado from the May 6-10 outbreak, and now this (Yukon/El Reno, OK) from last night, I have to admit that yes, severe debarking can indeed happen at wind speeds as low as EF2. Used to not believe this ever happened, but I cannot deny photographic evidence.
The tornado itself was quite thin at the base, and so the worst winds missed the house.
That, or it could’ve been a weak/old/dying tree.
Valid points, but still, this isn't the first time this year I've seen significant debarking with nearby structural damage that isn't particularly high-end, so it can't always be attributed to path width or tree health. It's definitely making me think.
One of these days, one of these days Reed is going to get himself and his team into a bad situation and things will end well. I know the dominators can lower to the ground and spike itself into the earth, but if a tornado can lift parking blocks and manhole covers, it can certainly lift the Dominator. I think its time for him to rethink the whole extreme storm chasing for him.
I been following him since he was a college kid in the 90's and he has so much to contribute to the understanding of these storm we don't want to lose him!
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Do you mean "won't end well"?
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THE COMPUTERS FROZEN, THE COMPUTERS FROZEN
I love the video by another storm chaser who was in the vicinity of the Philadelphia MS EF5 on 4/27/11. Reed is probably half a football field away and you can hear his incessant yelling over the roar of a violent tornado.
jiharris0220
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Love the dude, but he would make a football coach screaming at the top of his lungs in an ultra loud megaphone sound like a dog whistle to human ears.
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Might also have something to do with the species of tree in question? Idk I know next to nothing about trees but maybe some are easier to debark than others.