Severe Weather Threat 12.26-12.29.2024

[Shakespeare 2016]

1,741 confirmed tornadoes for 2024 according to wiki. Only 2004 had more with 1,817 tornadoes.

 

[AJS]

I’ll bring the Sprite if you want some!

Make sure it’s Mcdonald’s Sprite.

 

[MMWX]

Wow! Funnily enough it was a Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency according to the weenies

Weather weenies will be yelling Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency until we get an EF5 again. It's just what they do.

 

[JBishopwx]

The Bude, MS tornado has been upgraded to a EF-3 with winds of 140mph.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

The Bude, MS tornado has been upgraded to a EF-3 with winds of 140mph.

I just saw that about 30 minutes ago.

 

[JBishopwx]

From JAN: 31 confrim tornadoes in MS, with the number closer to 35 once surveys are completed.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

Update: The tornado that hit nesr Port Arthur was on the ground for nearly 66 miles. https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

I am not sure if the path length is further than that. It was the longest track tornado of 2024.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

So far there have been 67 tornadoes confirmed on December 28th with 3 oF them being EF2 and another 3 were EF3. Additionally there were another 24 tornadoes confirmed on December 29th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_28–29,_2024

 

[Tomcats Forever!]

SO FAR THERE WERE 67 TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON DECEMBER 28TH WITH 3 OF THEM BEING EF2 AND ANOTHER 3 WERE EF3. ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS ALSO 24 TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON DECEMBER 29TH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_28–29,_2024

Easy on the Caps Lock

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

Easy on the Caps Lock

Sorry!

 

[AJS]

Sorry!

I feel ya man. I type in caps a lot too I have a bad habit of doing it.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

I feel ya man. I type in caps a lot too I have a bad habit of doing it.

Yeah, I am not trying to offend anyone.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

I also wanted to let others know this was the second largest December tornado outbreak ever recorded with 91 tornadoes occuring on December 28th and December 29th.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

I also wanted to let others know this was the second largest December tornado outbreak ever recorded with 91 tornadoes occuring on December 28th and December 29th.

There are now 97 tornadoes that have been confirmed. 67 from December 28th and 30 from December 29th. Also the tornado that tracked near Port Arthur was increased from 65.98 miles to 68.42 miles.

 

[JBishopwx]

48 tornadoes in Mississippi occurred on December 27-28. 48 tornadoes is the state's most in December, beating the previous record of 24 in 2022.

Don't have tge exact number, but this is also a top 5 all time for JAN