Severe Weather Threat - May 6, 2024

[SmokeEater]

From OUN: Near-term, seems like the tornado threat is beginning to ramp up as surface winds have backed slightly locally in Fairview, Putnam, and Butler ahead of these storms. We'll probably see this sort of medium-level tornado risk for the next hour or so. After 6:00, the environment will undergo another ramp-up as storms cross over the moisture gradient (for context, the dewpoint is 65 at Watonga/Fairview and 70 at Kingfisher, 70 at Medford). That will start to kick off the high-level tornado risk.

 

[TornadoFan]

Low level winds are starting to pick up, according to KOCO.

 

[Clancy]

Yes although I’m actually shocked Kansas hasn’t lit up yet, still discrete up there

Yeah, on paper anyway that area is ripe.

 

[Muwx]

The Alva storm is some what struggling, but I am curious to see what happens with it. If if can keep moving north east, it could really get out there all by itself and go to town in the northern portion of the high risk.

 

[TH2002]

"...this is a TITANIC supercell, it looks like an upside down wedding cake... no wonder this thing has a Tornado Warning on it."

I'm sorry, but Michael Armstrong's description of that cell made me chuckle.

 

[OHWX97]

The Alva storm is some what struggling, but I am curious to see what happens with it. If if can keep moving north east, it could really get out there all by itself and go to town in the northern portion of the high risk.

I dunno about struggling. That's a nasty looking hook developing on that cell.

 

[TornadoFan]

I dunno about struggling. That's a nasty looking hook developing on that cell.

Might be recycling?

 

[TH2002]

I dunno about struggling. That's a nasty looking hook developing on that cell.

Beat me to it. I think the increased low-level shear is starting to kick in.

 

[TH2002]

I have a bad feeling that the current TOR-warned cell is gonna eventually cause major problems for Enid...

 

[Muwx]

I dunno about struggling. That's a nasty looking hook developing on that cell.
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[jiharris0220]

The p$rn bots on the #okwx are not particularly delightful or helpful in trying to stay on top of things.

Twitter has really gone down the sh$ter.

 

[TornadoFan]

Putnam storm is getting organized.

 

[TH2002]

Couplet is back on the northern cell.

 

[keithGA]

The p$rn bots on the #okwx are not particularly delightful or helpful in trying to stay on top of things.

Twitter has really gone down the sh$ter.

T D S I N B I O

 

[TH2002]

The p$rn bots on the #okwx are not particularly delightful or helpful in trying to stay on top of things.

Twitter has really gone down the sh$ter.

Hence, I recommend avoiding it altogether.

 

[TornadoFan]

T D S I N B I O

H O T T O R N A D O E S I N B I O

 

[UncleJuJu98]

I think that southernmost supercell (Putnam) will be your producer here soon.

 

[nativetoalaska]

Struggling, not struggling, pretty view nonetheless.

 

[TH2002]

T D S I N B I O

H O T T O R N A D O E S I N B I O

H O W A R D S T E R N

Sorry, couldn't help it...

 

[TornadoFan]

The Celo Springs storm looks like a classic beast.