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Severe Weather 2025

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I'm wondering if I will actually hit 100 during that timeframe. The more rain we get before then, the less likely for 100 degree temps.
 
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looks to be a true fire tornado , with a mesocyclone / wall cloud.
the rotation in the likely pryocumulonimbus is pretty intense as well.

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later part shows again , wall cloud , and 2 tornadoes , with a inflow tail and a horizontal vortex at the top of the wall cloud

There was a time when I would have scoffed at the idea of a pyrocumulonimbus becoming a legit tornadic supercell. That time has passed.
 
I think yesterday was something like our 11th straight day with an areal flood watch because we've been getting dumped on so much by afternoon thunderstorms. I think there was also a possible brief tornado touchdown around Georgetown last week but I was out of the country and still don't have the full story there, could've just been straight-line wind damage. Either way lots of flash flooding in the area and the afternoon storms aren't letting up anytime soon.
 
What do y’all think the most overpreforming and underperforming outbreaks this year were? For me it’d have to be 3/14 and 4/28.
I’m going to be honest, 4/2 actually surpassed my expectations. I was genuinely confused and didn’t initially understand why Broyles went with a high risk. There was so much uncertainty at play, but once those supercells started cranking and everything came together, my god. The Lake City, AR tornado had some of the most violent motion i’ve ever seen and I have absolutely little doubt it was a lot more violent than the rating it was given.
 
I’m going to be honest, 4/2 actually surpassed my expectations. I was genuinely confused and didn’t initially understand why Broyles went with a high risk. There was so much uncertainty at play, but once those supercells started cranking and everything came together, my god. The Lake City, AR tornado had some of the most violent motion i’ve ever seen and I have absolutely little doubt it was a lot more violent than the rating it was given.
Lake City is easily up there on my list of top 5 best-looking tornadoes of 2025; the Tuscaloosa-esque vortex as it neared town is only very rarely seen (last time I can recall that happening on video was from the Jonesboro EF3 in 2020).
 
Lake City is easily up there on my list of top 5 best-looking tornadoes of 2025; the Tuscaloosa-esque vortex as it neared town is only very rarely seen (last time I can recall that happening on video was from the Jonesboro EF3 in 2020).
It’s also one of the most underrated tornadoes. It produced clear cur EF4 contextuals, and was slapped with a high end EF3 rating. I do remember the house that was mostly slabbed in that area wasn’t horribly built and had intense contextual damage around in and imo, that should have been enough for an EF4 rating. But you know, MEG…
 
It’s also one of the most underrated tornadoes. It produced clear cur EF4 contextuals, and was slapped with a high end EF3 rating. I do remember the house that was mostly slabbed in that area wasn’t horribly built and had intense contextual damage around in and imo, that should have been enough for an EF4 rating. But you know, MEG…
Oh, 100%. My top 5 “best-looking” this year:
1. Gary, SD
2. Scott City, KS
3. That one Nebraska rainbow tornado
4. Lake City, AR
5. Plevna, KS (although less because it was pretty-looking and more because it looked like a demon)
 
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