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Severe Weather 4/17/26
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UpperLevelLOL
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Tricky day to forecast. Massive gap between the floor and ceiling for this event and very different regional threats.
Kds86z
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Ozonelayer
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Echo Tops near Elkader, IA. Don't know if theyll turn into popcorn storms of a supercell so, we will see.
zath
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FWIW: The latest run of WoFS seems to hint that they will mature. It wants to produce two waves, one with storms along I-35 from southern MN into central IA, then another batch of storms ahead of the line across eastern IA and western WI. Both sets have some hints of mid and low-level helicity tracks, but its still early in the run to make much of a solid prediction. Just another data point.
Kds86z
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* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1240 PM UNTIL
800 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3.5
INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
SUMMARY...A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS EXISTS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT PROGRESSING EASTWARD/SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION.
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD
OF THE FRONT, WHERE DISCRETE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF ALL SEVERE
HAZARDS, INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL AND STRONG TO INTENSE TORNADOES,
ARE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT
AS WELL, WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTS THE PRIMARY RISK WITH
THESE STORMS.
In KC surface winds are about 40 mph North, and the clouds above are moving equally as fast or a little faster S/SE. Almost opposite directions. Quite ominous.
Kds86z
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US_Highway15
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Kds86z
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Kds86z
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Hmm lower then Tuesday . Oh we’re screwed lol jk
Ozonelayer
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Storm near Cedar Rapids has tops up to 45 KFT. Might have to watch it in the near future.
Kds86z
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GXSC
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Wow, that tornado watch covers more land mass than South Korea.
Weatherguyx
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Kds86z
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Tornado possible tags already on Iowa severe storms.
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N0mz
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definitely a confluence band going up on the iowa border
jackhutwx
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60/40 are interesting probs...
GXSC
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Max is live:
Storms are popping up literally just northeast of me. There are definitely a lot of bursts of wind, but also a lot of sun breaking through the clouds.
Storms are popping up literally just northeast of me. There are definitely a lot of bursts of wind, but also a lot of sun breaking through the clouds.