A massive supercell put down a violent wedge tornado moving east out of El Reno towards the SW OKC and the suburbs in that area. This comes just a week after the Moore tornado where everyone in the country heard the amazing stories of the people who left there homes and survived while also hearing the stories of the people who stayed and were injured or killed if not below ground. It wasn't hard to see what would happen if another storm came towards the OKC area. Just the day before we were... [Read More]

What a sleeper day! I bagged two tornadoes.

Here's the big El Reno Tornado. More footage of a second tornado, maybe a third... too tired to sort through.

Palmer Divide time. Winds back over the Palmer Divide today, and with the exaggerated terrain here it will certainly increase the shear in the region. A short wave moves over at the maximum of daily heating, and the subtropical jet noses in around the same time. The models show good SE inflow into the area, so I expect and hope that this supercell that develops will not go to directly outflow-dominant. Given my palmer divide experience, I expect a supercell to develop around the Castle Rock... [Read More]

Look at the SPC tornado reports for this date and you will see a gap between the red dots in south-central KS and in central OK. This dead zone is the exact area we (regrettably) targeted, between Enid and I-35 to be exact. Not only were there no storms in this area, but the sky actually appeared to dry out and there were not even any cumulus. Meanwhile, it seemed that the triple point was just to our west (see images below). Enid was 86 over 72 with backed winds at 25, gusts to 31 (sfc obs... [Read More]