Severe Weather 2024

[slenker]

Absolutely horrible, always throws me off when strong tornado events occur in places outside the US. The clockwise flow on that thing is also strange to watch, not used to seeing that at all

 

[WaryWarren]

Looks like the equivalent of an EF-3 tops.

 

[TH2002]

Reminds me of the Dolores, Uruguay tornado from back in 2016. Honestly one of the most stout South African tornadoes I've seen:



The scenes of damage from the Tongaat tornado remind me of Joplin (obviously not quite as violent, but still). Just endless destruction.


Denuded trees:


Meanwhile in Texas:

 

[jiharris0220]

NWS Lubbock surveyors coming in clutch with yet another lazy bulls&*t mental gymnastic stunt in tornado record keeping.

Instead this time, not only in tornado ratings, but just straight up sweeping entire tornadoes under the rug so they can just “combine” them into one single track.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

NWS Lubbock surveyors coming in clutch with yet another lazy bulls&*t mental gymnastic stunt in tornado record keeping.

Instead this time, not only in tornado ratings, but just straight up sweeping entire tornadoes under the rug so they can just “combine” them into one single track.

I told off NWS Lubbock after the Matador tornado rating on Twitter. They blocked me and I don't really care. They are the worst NWS in the whole country.

 

[pohnpei]

this thing did looked like Joplin but in south hemisphere. It's gigantic.

 

[jiharris0220]

In other news, look at this cool little hybrid landspout/tornado

 

[Kds86z]

NWS Lubbock surveyors coming in clutch with yet another lazy bulls&*t mental gymnastic stunt in tornado record keeping.

Instead this time, not only in tornado ratings, but just straight up sweeping entire tornadoes under the rug so they can just “combine” them into one single track.

So sad and irritating

 

[Maxis_s]

NWS Lubbock surveyors coming in clutch with yet another lazy bulls&*t mental gymnastic stunt in tornado record keeping.

Instead this time, not only in tornado ratings, but just straight up sweeping entire tornadoes under the rug so they can just “combine” them into one single track.

Tweet got deleted. Did someone screenshot or archive it?

 

[TH2002]

Don't have time to post damage photos atm, but three fatalities and 120+ injuries in Tongaat so far. Deadliest tornado in South Africa since 2012.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Looking at June 13th or thereafter for the next uptick in activity (GFS suggests around then, CFS maybe a few days later), likely centered on the northern Plains to Midwest as moisture finally returns to meet the stronger west/northwest flow on the periphery of the ridge. Many details TBD at this range, of course.

 

[Kds86z]

Sanderson tx tornado rated ef3. Number 30. Beating last year already

 

[joshoctober16]

Tweet got deleted. Did someone screenshot or archive it?

this

 

[Maxis_s]

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What a joke.

 

[TheSuckZone]

 

[Maxis_s]

Silly SPC, that's Neptune, not Oklahoma!

 

[TH2002]

Tongaat tornado death toll up to 11. Now the deadliest tornado worldwide this year, deadliest South African tornado in over two decades (since 1999), and tied with a 1952 tornado as the third deadliest ever recorded in the country. Some of the homes it impacted look to be constructed with European style dual masonry walls, so probably looking at a solid EF3 assuming no major structural flaws. Damage intensity looks very similar to the Buryn, Ukraine tornado from 2022.

Somewhat unrelated note, but the way the media has its way with words makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes. The BBC is calling a very obvious significant tornado a "tornado-looking storm" because it didn't happen in the US. Yikes.

 

[jiharris0220]

Tongaat tornado death toll up to 11. Now the deadliest tornado worldwide this year, deadliest South African tornado in over two decades (since 1999), and tied with a 1952 tornado as the third deadliest ever recorded in the country. Some of the homes it impacted look to be constructed with European style dual masonry walls, so probably looking at a solid EF3 assuming no major structural flaws. Damage intensity looks very similar to the Buryn, Ukraine tornado from 2022.
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Somewhat unrelated note, but the way the media has its way with words makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes. The BBC is calling a very obvious significant tornado a "tornado-looking storm" because it didn't happen in the US. Yikes.

Just what in the pig flying monkey flipping f$&k does “tornado looking storm” even supposed to mean?

Like, does the entire storm itself up to the upper troposphere look like a tornado?

I feel like a lot of these news writers are either developing a long term illiteracy illness or more likely AI is involved in these headlines.

 

[TH2002]

Just what in the pig flying monkey flipping f$&k does “tornado looking storm” even supposed to mean?

Like, does the entire storm itself up to the upper troposphere look like a tornado?

I feel like a lot of these news writers are either developing a long term illiteracy illness or more likely AI is involved in these headlines.

Even The Weather Channel is for once doing its job and accurately calling a very obvious tornado a tornado...

As for the BBC, it doesn't stop at calling this event a "tornado-like storm". Even when it is referred to as a tornado, they put 'tornado' in airquotes and write that the 11 fatalities were caused by flooding and not the tornado, despite multiple reputable South African news sources stating the contrary. What an absolute joke...

Someone needs to get ahold of the BBC and have them correct this nonsense.

 

[pohnpei]

The damage path of Tongaat tornado looked to be extremely wide.