Severe Threat May 15-16, 2025

[Tennie]

The St. Louis tornado causing fatalities is really sad. I’m not sure it was as high-end of a tornado as some of the ones we just saw over the past 2-3 hours, but that doesn’t matter in situations like this. I wonder if the roof collapse mentioned earlier in the thread is where some of those fatalities took place?

The roof collapse at that church sounds reminiscent of what happened at the Goshen Methodist Church on Palm Sunday 1994. Hopefully the death toll doesn't get anywhere near as bad as that one...

 

[DanLarsen34]

we might have a significant tornado forming or in progress near Edmonton, KY.

 

[Atlantic]

we might have a significant tornado forming or in progress near Edmonton, KY.

Classic hook shape here:

 

[AJS]

That Edmonton storm looks significant. Out on it’s own too.

 

[snostorm21]

Tornado imminent near Edmonton

 

[warneagle]

I think this is a bit north of downtown Bloomington and Indiana University but still tough to see, I spent a summer there when I was in grad school and really enjoyed it

 

[Kds86z]

Umm....that is pretty obviously debarking in that grainy background, isn't it? Good grief!!

Edit: granted, we'll have to see, but I just can't imagine what else would look like that.

Now the question is.. if there is an eF4, how are the offices in these areas?

 

[warneagle]

That Edmonton storm looks significant. Out on it’s own too.

a tornado in a town called Edmonton on a Friday evening would be rather ironic I guess

 

[Kds86z]

 

[Tennie]

a tornado in a town called Edmonton on a Friday evening would be rather ironic I guess

It's been almost 38 years since the last time that happened (IIRC).

 

[AJS]

a tornado in a town called Edmonton on a Friday evening would be rather ironic I guess

2025 has had quite a reputation of causing a sense of nostalgia for some previous hit towns.

 

[Ozonelayer]

Now the question is.. if there is an eF4, how are the offices in these areas?

I believe that Marion is in Paducah's WFO. I wouldn't doubt that its possible that it gets rated EF-4 since they are decent with contextual damage. We still got to get better images for us to definitively tell how well built the home was.

 

[AJS]

Edmonton storm seems to be weakening a bit.

 

[AJS]

I may have spoken too soon.

 

[WhirlingWx]

This cell is also in Texas and it looks interesting…
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It had some pretty sweet structure illuminated by lightning. Unfortunately, I spent way too long fumbling around with my DSLR (that I don't know how to use at night) before I gave up and started taking phone pics, which would have turned out better if I'd switched sooner. It's been near continuous lightning for like the past 30 minutes.

 

[Kds86z]

Hopefully no more fatalities besides St. Louis. Wouldn’t be shocked though when you had signatures like we had, even rural areas.

 

[Kds86z]

 

[Kds86z]

Uh..

 

[Jbop]

Cell north of Waco looks like it's heading right for DFW . (HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.)

2 inch hail for a major metro isn't a good thing (Possible that it might stay south and east of DFW, but should still watch it)

 

[Ozonelayer]

Uh..

That cow does not care at all (It probably does but it took it like a champ).