CheeselandSkies
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The thing that gets me about Jarrell is that nothing about the synoptic setup, the supercell's radar signature, or the visual appearance of the tornado itself suggested it was capable of anything beyond a "typical" violent tornado (of course the occurrence of any violent tornado being a fairly exceptional event, but you know what I mean). But the damage is just...on another level. Nothing quite like that totality of destruction has been seen before or since. How? Why? Other tornadoes have formed off mesoscale features in similar high CAPE/low shear environments and moved slowly, but none of them have done that extreme degree of damage.
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