Severe Weather Threat 5/25-5/26, 2024

[jiharris0220]

Ef3 for this tornado wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.

 

[Kds86z]

Ef3 for this tornado wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.

For sure

 

[slenker]

With how many tornadoes occurred last night in that parameter space, I’m pleasantly surprised to see no obviously violent damage (I may eat crow soon) but with how deadly it was anyways last night, clearly it didn’t matter.

 

[tornado examiner]

One of those is a very large two story brick home that's been largely flattened. Yeah that's definitely ef3 damage

 

[Tomcats Forever!]

Your question is a little off topic but folks would be happy to discuss in depth on other forums here. Suffice to say, you're stepping in the answer to your own question. Not only the radars need updating for the network / hardware / processing systems as a whole would need updating. OU has been testing the latest and greatest radar technology for decades but it seems that its only pocket change to the government so they can say "we're trying" "maybe you'll get full funding next year". One radar at OU does not an integrated network make. Just like everything else, substantive change only comes with substantive investment.

Whatever came of that navy surplus phased array radar?

 

[buckeye05]

Have seen lots and lots of EF2 and EF3 damage from last night, but nothing worse than that so far. I do want to see what they find east of Claremore and in rural areas near Pryor. That radar signature was really scary looking.

 

[Tanner]

With how many tornadoes occurred last night in that parameter space, I’m pleasantly surprised to see no obviously violent damage (I may eat crow soon) but with how deadly it was anyways last night, clearly it didn’t matter.

I'm sure that there is lots of damage we have yet to see. But I'm also pleasantly surprised. Valley View Texas looks like a slam dunk EF3 from what I've seen.

 

[slenker]

As far as today goes, what’s the ceiling/floor for this? Seems like another very challenging forecast to get right.

 

[tornado examiner]

I'm waiting for more close up pictures of that one home near Celina...could potentially be high end ef3 depending on if that home was very well built. It is big and flattened.

 

[jiharris0220]

I'm sure that there is lots of damage we have yet to see. But I'm also pleasantly surprised. Valley View Texas looks like a slam dunk EF3 from what I've seen.

I guess that’s a good thing, although the fact this is the deadliest tornado outbreak of the year even though none of the tornadoes were violent doesn’t exactly feel like good news.

 

[TornadoFan17]

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Got expanded southwest

I'm sorry this got lost in the thread, but to bring this back up, TOR threat did get moved to a more SW location with an overall expansion of the enhanced to the SW.

Interesting to see how this pans out in my area tonight.

 

[Kds86z]

 

[TornadoFan17]

Really unfortunate. Stronger storms have killed less, but since it was nocturnal with a magnet for mobile homes, it doesn't shock me to see 7 dead in Texas.

 

[Kds86z]

Really unfortunate. Stronger storms have killed less, but since it was nocturnal with a magnet for mobile homes, it doesn't shock me to see 7 dead in Texas.

Yep. Sad. Usually we have a lot of fatalities in the south from that. This year they got a break, which they deserve after last year.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Clarksville, TN...

 

[TH2002]

First images coming out of Claremore don't seem great. Damage is clearly significant.

 

[Telstar]

I

Ef3 for this tornado wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.

just woke up from a nap and looked at radar. Is there not a rotating below Clarksville tn?

 

[Clancy]

I

just woke up from a nap and looked at radar. Is there not a rotating below Clarksville tn?

Yep, quite the structure on it.

 

[kcyalater]

Yep, quite the structure on it.
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i mean… if it looks like a tor, acts like a tor…

 

[Telstar]

i mean… if it looks like a tor, acts like a tor…

Looks like it has a cc drop