Severe Weather Threat May 17-19, 2025

[TornadoFan]

Confirmed tornado on the Edwards County, KS storm.

 

[WhirlingWx]

Just going roughly off of VTP, the environment further east towards the Metroplex isn't currently as favorable for tornadoes.

 

[Maxis_s]

Echo tops on the TX storm are just under 60kft, I believe the highest I've seen so far this year.

 

[Kds86z]

Confirmed tornado on the Edwards County, KS storm.

A cone

 

[WhirlingWx]

Confirmed tornado on the Edwards County, KS storm.

Looks like it crossed Hwy 50 between Kinsley and Lewis.

 

[Bevo]

The DFW metro has been getting a lot of passing showers the past few hours. My hope (being on the west side as well) is that it will weaken the cell as it approaches, but it does still look kinda scary especially with the storm forming on the back end of it.

 

[rushdude]

Just tuned into the local Fox station and the meteo on there is pausing a lot.
The storm is remaining nasty

 

[ColdFront]

They have an STP of 13 which is absolutely unbelievable. I have no idea why they aren't dropping tornadoes.

Makes no sense. They have a SCP of 40. The dry air has improved judging by the skew T in the area they are in per the SPC mesoscale analysis page.

However, the lapse rates are down to 5.8 so that may be why

 

[jiharris0220]

Tornado possibly on the ground just west of Gordon tx

 

[TornadoFan]

Kinsley storm is now PDS warned.

 

[Tanner]

It really is amazing how discrete in nature this system is AND how widely spaced that the cells are. It really reminds me of April 14, 2012. Early activity and then it picked back up in a big way after dark.

 

[Kds86z]

It really is amazing how discrete in nature this system is AND how widely spaced that the cells are. It really reminds me of April 14, 2012. Early activity and then it picked back up in a big way after dark.

Tanner has spoken yall. I’m listening

 

[Muwx]

It really is amazing how discrete in nature this system is AND how widely spaced that the cells are. It really reminds me of April 14, 2012. Early activity and then it picked back up in a big way after dark.

I think today would have been big time if it wasn’t for all the clouds

 

[jiharris0220]

Cell in Nebraska is in a radar hole and middle of nowhere, but with how consistently intense the mesocyclone is on it, I wouldn’t be surprised if has produced multiple tornadoes already.

 

[rushdude]

The DFW metro has been getting a lot of passing showers the past few hours. My hope (being on the west side as well) is that it will weaken the cell as it approaches, but it does still look kinda scary especially with the storm forming on the back end of it.

The storm is taking its sweet time, so could be good or bad

 

[Kds86z]

Kinsley storm is now PDS warned.

That pds is in SC KS .. where discussion was on clouds bus*** that area

 

[Thanksgivingbrown]

I think today would have been big time if it wasn’t for all the clouds

It’s far from over

 

[Beachwalker]

Oklahoma storms might be trying to merge back together. That would be interesting to see if it gets it to go again.

 

[Muwx]

It’s far from over

Sure but that kept the ceiling from being reached.

 

[jiharris0220]