tornado examiner
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Someone on this site was confused about short track EF3’s. lol. An EF3 with winds of 143mph was confirmed near springbrook Kansas with a track length of 1.6 miles.
Hilarious timing.
Hilarious timing.
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Severe Weather Threat May 17-19, 2025
- Thread starter Brice W
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Well, it is said that a good part of comedy is timing, after all!
Kds86z
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So will grinnell be our #6 eF4?
Central Ohio Wx
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There’s a decent chance, although I have zero idea how liberal NWS Goodland is.
tornado examiner
Member
Tbh of all the di’s from Grinnel aside from scouring I don’t see a single DI that is easy to verify as EF4 and it has to be structural. The farmhome from that farmstead was missed by the core. Meaning it stayed standing.
Central Ohio Wx
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Why does contextual damage have to be paired with structural damage? I find that stupid.
Lake Martin EF4
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I think this is either because of how the scale was laid out or a lingering remnant of Vilonia Syndrome. Leaning more towards the former.
tornado examiner
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And it only applies to EF4 or higher tornadoes.
Plenty of EF3’s and lower are confirmed from just tree damage.
Kds86z
Member
Grinnell had lots of structural damage. I remember a building with bricks leveled .
Kds86z
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Cookeville 2020 was the last tornado this many people btw. So London Ky is a tie With 19.. Been 5 years..
tornado examiner
Member
An EF3 was confirmed south of Scott city according to the wiki but I can’t find an official source for that.
Weird because it also has a track length.
I know, wiki shouldn’t be trusted an everything but still…
Weird because it also has a track length.
I know, wiki shouldn’t be trusted an everything but still…
Kds86z
Member
I saw! I’m sure it’ll be added
tornado examiner
Member
Oh and…first news updates for Grinnel…
140mph EF3 for that one…according to a news site.
Uuuuhhhmmmm…
I’m gonna wait on that. But, the…prelim EF2 rating is starting to make more sense.
So…nws goodland may be hyper conservative as well…especially since they said they’re finishing surveys today.
140mph EF3 for that one…according to a news site.
Uuuuhhhmmmm…
I’m gonna wait on that. But, the…prelim EF2 rating is starting to make more sense.
So…nws goodland may be hyper conservative as well…especially since they said they’re finishing surveys today.
CheeselandSkies
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All right guys, main chase video is up (Side window GoPro timelapse still to come)!
Kds86z
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tornado examiner
Member
Yup…it’s official, dat track says 140mph.
UUUUGGGHHHH. They better upload di’s soon.
UUUUGGGHHHH. They better upload di’s soon.
Tanner
Member
Perfect example of the inconsistency among different WFO’s and the application of the EF-scale.
Friday May 16–great use of contextual evidence to upgrade, and adequately captures the true violence of the tornado
Sunday May 18–complete ignorance of the contextual evidence, and thus a tornado that will go down as much weaker than it was
Friday May 16–great use of contextual evidence to upgrade, and adequately captures the true violence of the tornado
Sunday May 18–complete ignorance of the contextual evidence, and thus a tornado that will go down as much weaker than it was
Kds86z
Member
So sad. I like consistency
Kds86z
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Kds86z
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Insane