Severe Weather Threat 5/19-5/22/2024

[TH2002]

Yikes

 

[Maxis_s]

Yikes

Was about to point that out. That's the kind of car damage I was expecting to see, wow.

 

[jiharris0220]

Yikes

Haven’t seen that since matador.

 

[Tempestas Tonitrua]

Yikes

Is that a possible ATV? Just trying to figure out based on those springs. Not super familiar with cars as well btw so I could be off base

 

[TornadoFan]

Is that a possible ATV? Just trying to figure out based on those springs. Not super familiar with cars as well btw so I could be off base

Nope. That's a full fledged car. May have been a classic truck, from what I can tell.

 

[Tomcats Forever!]

Nope. That's a full fledged car. May have been a classic truck, from what I can tell.

Looks like it was a Pickup truck

 

[TH2002]

Is that a possible ATV? Just trying to figure out based on those springs. Not super familiar with cars as well btw so I could be off base

I'm not an expert on cars either, but the frame/chassis is way too thick to be that of an ATV.

 

[Tempestas Tonitrua]

Asphalt scouring and manhole covers gone in Greenfield

Per Elijah on Ryan Hall

 

[TornadoFan]

Manhole covers and pavement reported ripped from the ground in Greenfield.

 

[Maxis_s]

I can't believe we're already getting such extreme damage reports.

 

[weunice]

I can't believe we're already getting such extreme damage reports.

Helps that the sun is still out. In a lot of the ones recently it has been nighttime tornadoes and by the time it passes we do not have clear visibility on the damage until the morning. --- We live in amazing times. You can get almost real-time information on Twitter.

 

[keithGA]

Sorry if already posted, but 40k feet! Wow!

 

[jiharris0220]

Manhole covers and pavement reported ripped from the ground in Greenfield.

It’s really rare to get middle of town damage of this degree, which is why I’m quite worried about outside of town damage, because that’s 99% of the time where the most violent damage from a tornado occurs contextually.

 

[Tanner]

I’m overly impressed by the damage in Greensfield, IA.

Could be EF-4-5.

 

[Tanner]

I’m overly impressed by the damage in Greensfield, IA.

Could be EF-4-5.

whoops, wrong time.

 

[Maxis_s]

It’s really rare to get middle of town damage of this degree, which is why I’m quite worried about outside of town damage, because that’s 99% of the time where the most violent damage from a tornado occurs contextually.

We haven't even seen the damage the tornado did BEFORE entering town, which is where I'd guess the tornado peaked in strength. This is some ridiculous damage still.

 

[jiharris0220]

Helps that the sun is still out. In a lot of the ones recently it has been nighttime tornadoes and by the time it passes we do not have clear visibility on the damage until the morning. --- We live in amazing times. You can get almost real-time information on Twitter.

Exactly, it’s truly a privilege living in today’s time, where the most delayed news regarding the severity of a tornado is a day.

Back then let’s say during the early 1900s, where tornadoes like Tri State occurred, it would’ve taken a week or more, if that to even get a grasp of what was going on.

Coupled with the fact news sources usually only take pictures of houses that aren’t fully destroyed.

 

[TH2002]

It’s really rare to get middle of town damage of this degree, which is why I’m quite worried about outside of town damage, because that’s 99% of the time where the most violent damage from a tornado occurs contextually.

We haven't even seen the damage the tornado did BEFORE entering town, which is where I'd guess the tornado peaked in strength. This is some ridiculous damage still.

Based on this, I'm inclined to agree

 

[Kolle]

WOI-TV has a reporter live in Greenfield.

 

[Maxis_s]

Apparently a photo of the pavement scouring, combined with extreme tree debarking.