Severe WX May 2019 Plains Severe Event

[Evan]

Going to come very close to subdivisions in eastern Lawrence.

 

[xJownage]

Tornado emergency now.

 

[xJownage]

Let's just point out that the hook of this storm is going right at Kansas City's metro.

 

[172556]

Debris to 12kft if my math is correct.

 

[xJownage]

This is the southern cell that produced the wedge earlier right now. Looks to be a lowering and a clear slot. May produce again soon.

 

[Evan]

There's a freaking daycare center right in the path if this thing stays on its current trajectory. Hope they closed at 6.

 

[Equus]

Yeah this has definitely turned right, KC for sure needs to watch it

 

[Evan]

Passing right over the daycare center...if you're the praying type - - pray that the kids are gone.

 

[xJownage]

Please. This tornado has 150kts of gate to gate shear. Very violent tornado has me very worried right now.

 

[TornadoFan]

It's huge!

 

[xJownage]

It's huge!

Good lord that structure...

 

[Blizzard1]

Here is a link

https://www.kmbc.com/article/concern-grows-for-tuesday-storms-area-placed-in-enhanced-risk/27599646

Live ginormous wedge

 

[xJownage]

That's about as violent of a signature as you can get. 150+ kts of gate-to-gate shear, debris up to at least 20kft.

 

[TornadoFan]

Velocity and the CC just went nuts again.

 

[locomusic01]

Debris to 12kft if my math is correct.

Data's a little messy, but going back just a bit and taking a cross-section, it sure looks like debris was reaching ~20kft. That's.. significant.

 

[champal3003]

Matt Grantham has it live. https://livestormchasing.com/map

 

[xJownage]

New tornado emergency extended almost all the way to downtown Kansas City.

 

[warneagle]

Matt Grantham has it live.

Link?

 

[champal3003]

Edited above with link.

 

[Blizzard1]

Yeah unfortunately looks like it is making a bee line for Kansas City if it holds together