Severe Possible tornado outbreak 5-18-17

[Phillip l]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Hey guys, not sure if it's appropriate to start a thread regarding weather in the plains but today looks to be a major weather day. SPC has issued a high risk area for parts of Oklahoma and Kansas as well as a 30% hatched area for tornados.

At this time they are calling for large, long track tornados and say that this threat could persist into the overnight. This is the first high risk area in Oklahoma in 5 years.

 

[SD]

Pinned....looks pretty scary across the high risk area today

 

[Phillip l]

Pinned....looks pretty scary across the high risk area today

Absolutely. Thinking of some of the storms out there in recent memory and then realizing that none of them carried a high risk area is flat out horrifying. I really hope everyone out there is paying attention and able to get to their shelters in time.

 

[Brick Tamland]

Yeah, looks really scary for Kansas and Oklahoma. Hopefully it'll turn into a dud.

 

[Brick Tamland]

Quiet so far. When are the storms supposed to get going there?

 

[Metwannabe]

Quiet so far. When are the storms supposed to get going there?

A PDS Watch has been issued and looks like things are just starting to pop....

 

[pcbjr]

Wiki'd as well!

 

[pcbjr]

Very time sensitive, but very illustrative
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=35.5;-95.9;3&l=gust&w=0xIAb9A9A
(model is in Wiki, btw...and has been for a long time)


static screen shot:

 

[Storm5]

Damn storms are exploding in the plains

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[pcbjr]

Damn storms are exploding in the plains

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Yup - again time sensitive (and you can play around with settings)

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=35.5;-95.9;3&l=cape&w=0xIAb9A9A

 

[ForsythSnow]

Damn storms are exploding in the plains

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Nasty ones too. Looking at the warnings show just how bad, such as one having baseball sized hail and 80mph gusts, not to mention a few large cells are tornado warned.

 

[SD]

Crazy how quickly things went up

 

[SD]

Wow

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[pcbjr]

Wow

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and Yikes ...

 

[Metwannabe]

Wow

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Let's just hope that's over some very rural areas like just wide open land.... dang that's nasty

 

[pcbjr]

dang that's nasty

very understated ...

 

[pcbjr]

SPC is broadcasting

A Major Severe Weather Outbreak is Forecast Today and/or Tonight
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms with tornadoes, very large hail and wind damage is expected to develop across parts of the southern and central Plains from this afternoon into this evening and overnight. Some strong, long-lived tornadoes are expected, along with hail to near 4 inches in diameter, over parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. Large hail, tornadoes and wind damage also will be possible outside of these areas across parts of the southern and central Plains. Locally damaging gusts and sporadic hail also are expected across parts of the lower Great Lakes region to western New England this afternoon and early evening.

 

[SD]

I believe everything is rotating

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[SD]

This cell has been going for a couple hours

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[SD]

Looks like a bwer on this one as well

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