Severe Weather Threat May 17-19, 2025

[Schoeppeya]

Tor warned. All by itself out there in a big environment, pretty concerned

 

[WhirlingWx]

Rapidly organizing right-mover after shooting off a left split

 

[Maxis_s]

Very streamwise vorticity via mesoanalysis. Combined with insane CAPE, a strong tornado is possible.

 

[Ozonelayer]

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Very streamwise vorticity via mesoanalysis. Combined with insane CAPE, a strong tornado is possible.

It is also moving into a pocket of 300 Effective SRH.

 

[Schoeppeya]

I will actually be shocked if this storm doesn’t produce

 

[TornadoFan]

 

[Maxis_s]

Tops up to 55kft, compared to 45kft just 20 minutes ago.

 

[TornadoFan]

Hoo boy.

 

[AJS]

That cell is taking a scary path.

 

[Ozonelayer]

Hoo boy.

They see strong-intense tornado potential based off of the hazard probs, don't disagree.

 

[TornadoFan]

 

[AJS]

Beautiful structure on that.

 

[tornado examiner]

The Oklahoma storm still has a ways to go before it starts dropping tornadoes I think

 

[Schoeppeya]

Still organizing with the old meso occluding, think we are about to see it establish inflow just west of maysville

 

[Ozonelayer]

The Norman, OK cell looks to be trying to organize.

 

[Ozonelayer]

Still organizing with the old meso occluding, think we are about to see it establish inflow just west of maysville

You called it, we have an inflow notch forming.

 

[TornadoFan]

Pretty view.

 

[Tanner]

That’s a classic right turner heading towards Maysville. This could get hairy soon.

 

[TornadoFan]

 

[Ozonelayer]

Wow...rapidly organizing hook just west of Maysville.