Wait. 6 hours ago people were yelling at them because it wasn’t a high. Now people are yelling because it didn’t get downgraded?
This whole weather prediction thing works out a lot better if we let the experts be the experts
INCREDIBLE radar loop from the Texas A&M S-band radar showing the RFD wrapping around the circulation, strengthening into a tornado, and then occluding. Great hi-res data on display here tonight!
#txwx
@tamuweather
2 week ago: "oh, no worries, it's headed to the Yucatan."
1 week ago: "no worries, it'll hit South Texas."
Beryl: ***immediately makes a bee-line to Houston***
New rule: if you hate the EF scale you have to propose a scientifically sound and equitable replacement. I’m tired of hearing “but we don’t rate hurricanes on damage!” OK FINE YOU DO IT THEN
Gov: the NWS did not predict 70 mph winds
NWS, 3 days before storm:
Why lie about something so easily fact checkable? Why shift blame to the agency who 1) already takes enough flack from idiots who don’t understand the weather, and 2) did an objectively good job?
The National Weather Service has issued a statement in response to comments made by Governor Janet Mills who has been publicly critical of their forecast leading up to the 12/18 storm that caused heavy damage and claimed four lives. Their statement is in this thread:
PERiLS will be instrumental to understanding the evolution of the Rolling Forks tornado that occurred tonight. Through the day, showers across LA kept the air relatively cool, while MS continued to heat up. A noticeable, but subtle thermal gradient was present all day
Finals at ULM are all wrapped up, and I wanted to share that I will be moving to Huntsville, AL in the fall to continue my education and work towards my Master's degree at UAH! I can't say thank you enough to all the faculty at ULM that helped me get here!
Yeah… the classic night before HRRR run becomes a supercell printer. Don’t buy it folks. Storm mode tomorrow is going to be messy —> linear but not too much in the discrete form. Tornado risk is elevated but let’s not be unrealistic
And by the way, if you’re reaction to this is “people should be fired” and “the NWS in ____ is terrible”, then I do consider that to be hating. Issues like understaffing are way more serious than a lot of people realize. Just try and show grace every now and then
NEW: Tuesday’s severe weather threat has escalated with a TOR:CON up to 7 for most of Ohio, indicating the possibility of EF2 or stronger tornadoes.
We have more details on air and on our TV app:
Central City. Mayfield. Dawson Springs. Earlington. Bremen. Bowling Green. This has to go down as one of the worst Kentucky tornado events of all time. I just can’t believe we all saw it. Incredibly lucky to have no damage here.
Life update: I have (tentatively) accepted a pathways intern position at the NWS in Topeka, KS! I’m so excited to have this opportunity and can’t wait to get there!
@realDonaldTrump
Forcing low income families into segregated neighborhoods will *NOT* decrease crime overall. It may decrease crime in the more affluent suburbs, but instead of addressing the root problems of poverty and crime, the response is to move it somewhere that it won’t affect you.
Alabama– we’ve got you covered! We recently completed our 1st radar installation in the state and data will be flowing soon. For an area that experiences many dangerous storms each year, this additional coverage is key.
Read more about our Moulton radar:
It will always amaze me seeing these QLCS events go from 0 to 60 in such a short time. 4 radar confirmed tornadoes, plus damage in Norman makes 5, all in ~45 minutes
Very low confidence in storm coverage tomorrow. the HRRR is pretty much alone across Central OK. If this is what the models look like in the morning, that isn't going to be enough for a risk upgrade. Regardless, a few very powerful storms possible.
@8899Logan
@US_Stormwatch
London is at a higher latitude than Vancouver and Toronto, and is surrounded by water, making it harder to reach extreme temperatures. This is a huge deal for them
@JadeoradeWx
@USWeatherExpert
This is true by the way - I remember hearing from the 2021 tornado that at least some people in Mayfield took action as a result of getting the second WEA with the emergency tag
By the looks of it, there may have been a brief QLCS tornado in Western Ouachita Parish
#lawx
last night. Caught on the KULM radar. Each frame is 18 seconds apart
NEW: A level 4 out of 5 red zone risk of severe weather has been drawn across Kansas.
DERECHO possible with widespread 70-90 mph winds and a few swaths of 100+ mph damage.
Treat this like you would a Category 1 hurricane. Full AM briefing in
@MyRadarWX
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Insane how fast the environment changed. The second it crossed into the more unstable air in Mississippi this storm went off the charts. Meteorologically this is just fascinating
Full
#SRRadarLoop
of last nights long tracked supercell and tornadoes. Prime examples here of Non-occluding mesocyclone genesis, and upscale growth into an intense MCV. Perhaps 3 separate long tracked strong-violent tornadoes from this.
We are aware of a point on the Damage Assessment Toolkit that showed an upgrade to the EF-4 Keota/Wellman tornado. This point has been fixed and there is NO change to the rating. The tornado remains rated at an EF-4 with peak winds estimated at 170 MPH.
#iawx
@EWolffWX
I’m on board!
It’s frustrating because people are working very hard to include high quality radar estimates but people will just say “DOW says 200 mph therefore it’s an EF-5”
AURORA FORECAST: A powerful G4 storm is expected to strike Earth. It will be so strong that the northern lights could be visible on the horizon as far south as the Gulf Coast late tonight! 🛰️⚠️
@NOAABrauer
This town is DESTROYED!!! This is the worst damage I’ve ever seen! I’m rescuing people now!
*Email me to pay me for my heroic and brave drone footage*
Another fascinating hi-res loop from the TAMU radar in College Station,
#txwx
. This supercell likely produced another tornado to the NE of College Station. Very lucky break for the city and the campus
Cold front season here in Monroe
#lawx
! Temperature spiked around 2° in a few minutes likely due to compressional warming along the front. Mesoscale class in real life