Moore, Oklahoma Tornado & Enhanced Risk of Large Violent Tornadoes Again Today
Our Worst Fear Confirmed: A Violent (Urban) Tornado. The tornado that formed west of Moore, Oklahoma yesterday went from EF-1 to EF-4 strength within 10-15 minutes, responding to favorable conditions aloft (powerful wind shear coupled with an explosively unstable atmosphere). Tornado Watches were posted roughly 2 hours ahead of time, Tornado Warnings issued by the [...]
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Tracking a Tornado Tragedy (best apps for getting essential weather information during life-threatening weather)
Tornado Nation. We’ve turned tornado spotting and tornado chasing into something of a sport in this country. Who will get the “money shot” and maybe make a few thousand dollars selling his iPhone video to the local TV station or national weather channel? Last night the reality of tornadoes came into full view. Nature’s deadliest [...]
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Shawnee, OK Tornado Preliminary Rating EF4: Severe Threat Continues… MOD Monday!
Monday, May 20th, 2013 Scattered showers and storms developed across the middle part of the country on Sunday, some were severe with several tornadoes reported. One of the strongest tornadoes on Sunday was in the Shawnee, OK area. The National Weather Service out of Norman, OK has preliminary rated the Shawnee, OK tornado as an [...]
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Not Out of the Woods Yet; More Showers & Storms Thru Early Week
Scratch and Sniff? Thanks to my good friend Jill Stewart Kellar for the picture below who said that she wished the picture was ‘scratch and sniff’ – LOL – It looks AMAZING, but it can’t smell it! Wind Map Here’s an interesting look at wind flow across the country. Note the southerly wind flow east [...]
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