Severe weather threat 4/23/26 (Central/Southern Plains)

[jiharris0220]

Welp, there it is

That was extremely fast.
Goes to show just how up to code a lot of the infrastructure is in Oklahoma, for obvious reasons of course.

 

[Maxis_s]

Apparently it's 175mph according to a KFOR met. Dunno the validity of it though.

 

[speedbump305]

Welp, there it is

That first photo… is that scoured grass/vegetation??

 

[SouthFLwx]

Apparently it's 175mph according to a KFOR met. Dunno the validity of it though.

Rick Smith of NWS Norman just said on live TV that it is prelim EF4 (170-175 mph).

 

[lake.effect]

Call me ignorant or big city elitist, but I had no idea that tall-ish buildings all the way out in Enid, OK. Surprising!

 

[Ozonelayer]

Do we think it's possible that the estimated winds goes up from here? They can't have rated all of the violent damage in the subdivision already, could they?

 

[US_Highway15]

Do we think it's possible that the estimated winds goes up from here? They can't have rated all of the violent damage in the subdivision already, could they?

I mean you would think they'd collaborate with the DOW people, at least you'd hope.

 

[Brice W]

I didnt think this was gonna be a botched survey whatsoever. Kudos to Norman, they’re one of the best.

 

[Maxis_s]

I mean you would think they'd collaborate with the DOW people, at least you'd hope.

They weren't able to get to the Enid tornado on time

 

[Weatherguyx]

 

[SouthFLwx]

Do we think it's possible that the estimated winds goes up from here? They can't have rated all of the violent damage in the subdivision already, could they?

Probably, I personally would go mid-grade EF4 (180-185 mph).

 

[KakashiHatake2000]

 

[N0mz]

What in the world would qualify a cig 3???? Also I’m pretty sure 3/10 and 4/17 had much lower parameter spaces, and especially 4/17 had more storm mode questions.

 

[Maxis_s]

What in the world would qualify a cig 3???? Also I’m pretty sure 3/10 and 4/17 had much lower parameter spaces, and especially 4/17 had more storm mode questions.

3/15/25 had a CIG 3 internally for parts of the high risk area, so I guess whatever they forecasted for that.

 

[tornado examiner]

Enid entering the rare breed of tornadoes rated prelim EF4 less than 24 hours after they occurred. I think rolling fork was the last one of them.

 

[Maxis_s]

Enid entering the rare breed of tornadoes rated prelim EF4 less than 24 hours after they occurred. I think rolling fork was the last one of them.

Didn't Diaz and Marion do the same, specifically 190mph?

 

[tornado examiner]

Didn't Diaz and Marion do the same, specifically 190mph?

Idk if they were rated EF4 less than a day after they occurred.

 

[eep]

Kinda funny that both Braman and Enid lasted extremely long but were both so damn slow that they ended up not being long trackers.

 

[Tennie]

Kinda funny that both Braumen and Enid lasted extremely long but were both so damn slow that they ended up not being long trackers.

It makes me wonder if we should classify tornadoes not just by path length, but also by duration on the ground.

 

[Kds86z]