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Severe Weather 2024

I’ve been pretty adamant about defending the NWS here, but that is completely atrocious. They should be ashamed of themselves. People may have died tonight.

Also, was today even a 5% day, or is 2024 just continuing to overperform massively on every supposed nothing day?
 
slenker said:
I’ve been pretty adamant about defending the NWS here, but that is completely atrocious. They should be ashamed of themselves. People may have died tonight.

Also, was today even a 5% day, or is 2024 just continuing to overperform massively on every supposed nothing day?
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Looks like it was just outside the 2% risk, which was the max risk.
 
Been seeing everyone dump on NWS North Platte, and now it's my turn because I'm still just appalled.

It's not 1934. They can't say they didn't have the technology to track tornadoes, not to mention what the radar returns showed was obvious. They had spotters in the area, so they can't say they didn't have enough ground truth. Just complete and utter incompetence on their end. I hope NWS North Platte does a SERIOUS and in-depth review of their warning procedures before something like this repeats itself.
 
Dangerous severe storms incoming to OKC metro now. 80 MPH winds possible.
OKC109-260330-
/O.CON.KOUN.SV.W.0719.000000T0000Z-240626T0330Z/
Oklahoma OK-
1018 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA COUNTY...

At 1017 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northern
Oklahoma City, or 4 miles northwest of Lake Aluma, moving southeast
at 35 mph.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EDMOND AND NORTH OKLAHOMA CITY.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

Locations impacted include...
Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, Choctaw, Warr Acres,
The Village, Spencer, Nichols Hills, Jones, Nicoma Park, Valley
Brook, Tinker Air Force Base, Forest Park, Lake Aluma, and Smith
Village.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is an DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread
wind damage across the north Oklahoma City metro. SEEK SHELTER NOW
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3543 9722 3538 9759 3573 9767 3572 9742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 334DEG 31KT 3559 9748

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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slenker said:
This is the worst example I’ve ever seen by far, in my brief time paying attention to the weather. What a complete show of incompetence. There is zero excuse for this. It doesn’t matter if today was a complete mesoscale accident in every sense of the saying.
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Anything on the extent of damage or casualties? I'm looking around and can't find anything.
 
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