Severe Threat May 15-16, 2025

[DanLarsen34]

I’ll be honest, and there likely have been injuries with this tornado, but “declaring a mass casualty event” is overused because we don’t know what it means for them. Weather twitter just runs with it thinking the worst. A mass casualty, or even mass fatality, event will be drastically different for every county. There are counties in Georgia where a car accident with 5 patients requiring transport would be a mass casualty event.

We’ve seen that language used often for situations where many are injured. Let’s just hope that’s all that’s happened versus a potential mass fatality event.

 

[TornadoFan]

Ummm....

 

[Brice W]

That was some gnarly motion.

 

[Kolle]

It's not a good sign when a broadcast met says "We have pictures" from Somerset, but then says, "we're going to hold off" until his control room sorts out what they can and cannot show on air.

A follow up: It seems this was because of copyright issues with some photos.

 

[JPWX]

What would the reason be, then? Or is it just not known at this time?

Not to derail. Depends on the NWS office. Each office may have their own criteria for issuing TOR Emergencies (Officially, I have no idea, but it makes sense they would).

 

[DanLarsen34]

Ryan just mentioned it on his stream, but there’s a massive debris fallout evident on CC right now with the storm near Manchester.

 

[atrainguy]

London is under PDS again.

 

[TornadoFan]

London storm is now PDS warned. Good lord.

 

[Ozonelayer]

Ummm....
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Don't you even dare...

 

[Kds86z]

wow. Pds on storm behind original.. for London

 

[treypops]

Oh nevermind, apparently Jackson NWS and other KY offices are understaffed due to the incredibly dumb Trump cuts and lack someone with authority (shift supervisor) to make the call on TOR-Es

This is not only stupidly wrong, but inappropriate at this time.

 

[Brice W]

I think Manchester got hit head on……

 

[Clancy]

A second tornado is now down west of London. Extensive debris fallout is ongoing from the first storm.

 

[andyhb]

This is not only stupidly wrong, but inappropriate at this time.

Actually it isn't. NWS Jackson is one of the understaffed offices and it is directly because of the Trump cuts. The second part is speculation, but the first part is reality. Frankly, it's not inappropriate either when it is affecting an ongoing major severe weather event.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

I think Manchester got hit head on……

Is that the same tornado from earlier or is it a different tornado?

 

[Maxis_s]

I think Manchester got hit head on……

I don't think there's a tornado down on that yet. The lower CC is colocated with lower reflectivity so I wouldn't call that a TDS.

 

[AJS]

I’m not seeing the debris fallout from the 2nd storm.

 

[treypops]

Actually it isn't. NWS Jackson is one of the understaffed offices and it is directly because of the Trump cuts. The second part is speculation, but the first part is reality. Frankly, it's not inappropriate either when it is affected an ongoing major severe weather event.

Actually it is. Be better.

 

[Brice W]

Is that the same tornado from earlier or is it a different tornado?

Hard to tell honestly, structure looks different. I can’t confirm a yes or no.

 

[Brice W]

I don't think there's a tornado down on that yet. The lower CC is colocated with lower reflectivity so I wouldn't call that a TDS.

What I was thinking. Hard to tell.