Severe Weather Threat May 17-19, 2025

[Western_KS_Wx]

I never thought I’d see a supercell potentially rival that of May 4th 2007, but this has a real shot. Nearly every photo I’ve seen of a tornado from this prolific supercell shows they’re absolutely gigantic, and unfortunately violent. Plevna looks to have bore the brunt of what was likely the most intense tornado of the day.

 

[Brice W]

Probably since Greensburg if I had to guess.

2019 Kansas saw their last EF4 in Lawrence. This is and was obviously much stronger. And maybe a rating more stronger.

 

[Equus]

A lot of these super rural tiny plains towns without industry struggle to have a reason to come back if they get wiped; see Manchester, SD, for example

 

[Maxis_s]

The only reassurance I can give is that this cell should move just north of Hutchinson instead of hitting it.

 

[US_Highway15]

New meso might be forming to the southeast of the supercell where the new hook is forming.

 

[tornado examiner]

Do we have damage updates from in plevna?

 

[Brice W]

The only reassurance I can give is that this cell should move just north of Hutchinson instead of hitting it.

Maybe not Hutchinson, but I’m getting increasingly worried for Willowbrook.

 

[Jbop]

Omg…daylight will reveal the biggest tragedy Kansas has seen in decades won’t it?

Not a lot of time to regroup either. Monday's shot is coming up next for the same location/locations

 

[vemir]

 

[jiharris0220]

According to scanners, it seems like people from the town took shelter in the basement of church.

 

[KCweatherboy]

If radar existed back in the 1950s, I'd imagine this might be what the Udall, KS tornado looked like

 

[snostorm21]

Seems to be moving northward of Hutchinson. Hopefully this thing doesn't drop another one.

 

[jiharris0220]

 

[US_Highway15]

So far no sign of recycling (thank God) in the last few scans.

 

[Pbrussell]

Almost looks like the supercell is going to shear apart

 

[DanLarsen34]

That would be amazing if these people all sheltered properly because that likely saved a ton of lives

 

[DanLarsen34]

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So far no sign of recycling (thank God) in the last few scans.

It’s struggling on radar, but chasers are reporting it is visibly cycling.

Also, it sounds like the damage in Plevna is awful.

 

[tornado examiner]

I’ve seen photo’s. Nothing to extreme so far. But several house’s are destroyed

 

[US_Highway15]

That might be where I call it for the night. This is a time and night where we look back a decade later and remember where we were.

 

[US_Highway15]