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  1. Jeff Duda

    2022 Stormtrack forecast contest - $100 prize

    We are proud to announce a forecasting contest on Stormtrack for the year 2022. The theme of this year's contest is similar to those from past years, but with a twist. We will award a $100 prize to the contestant that comes closest to predicting the number of tornadoes during the most-active...

  2. EVENT: 12-25-21 CA

    Tornado struck the western suburbs of Santa Barbara Christmas evening. Link to news story and radar image here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/damage-and-debris-during-possible-tornado-in-santa-barbara-area/ar-AAS9ifG

  3. Meteorologists Get Credit for Saving Lives in Kentucky

    The Poynter Institute has published an excellent story pertaining to a television meteorologists, and his team, that saved many lives in the Kentucky tornadoes of December 10. It is here: Meet the local news meteorologist whose forecast saved lives in Kentucky - Poynter My only complaint is...
  4. S Klein

    Size Vs Strength?

    Hey all! I usually just ask a few spotter and/or meteorologist friends, and look through mine and others' photos, video, and radar data when I can't determine what I saw, but this particular instance has been bugging me and I wanted to share and see what anyone here might have to say. For the...
  5. Gavin Groth

    At least 3 fatalities; 7 injuries, from 2/5/2020-2/6/2020 severe wx event.

    Unfortunately I have been looking through the filtered severe weather reports and I noticed more fatalities and injuries from the most recent severe weather event. This event, of course stemmed from yesterdays enhanced risk, and the slight risk on 2/5/2020. One of the fatalities was tornado...

  6. Sun, March 3, 2019 Weather Recap

    03/04/19 09:00: Yesterday, if you haven’t heard already, there was a flurry of tornado-like activity in the Deep South, including across southern AL, GA, and I believe possibly FL, and SC*. There are, as of 09:23, 23 confirmed deaths in AL. The number 36 as far as tornado reports, in AL, are...
  7. I MacDaniel

    AccuWeather’s Tornado Predictions... how????

    https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/accuweathers-us-tornado-forecast-shows-4-states-face-the-highest-risk-this-year/70007449 I’m not sure if some of you already have seen this article, but AccuWeather predictions call for 1,075 tornadoes this year and elevated tornado risk for...

  8. Taylorville IL tornado: crucial decisions saved lives

    This is a story from the Springfield IL State Journal-Register (may have a paywall, you get several free views if you're not a subscriber) concerning the coordinated decisions of the NWS, emergency personnel and event organizers in Taylorville IL on the day of the tornado (12/1)...
  9. Jeremy Perez

    2018-10-21 REPORTS: AZ

    On Sunday, October 21st, tropical moisture was in place over Arizona, with a low impinging on it from the west. So southwest flow was in play over the Mogollon Rim Convergence Zone (MRCZ). Work had been a bear and I’d been dealing with a chest cold the previous few days so I wasn’t exactly eager...
  10. Mike Thornton

    8/18/2005 Stoughton, WI Tornado - Short Documentary

    This tornado impacted my life hugely, it is why I love Meteorology and Weather! On August 18th, 2005 27 tornadoes touched down in Wisconsin. The most significant being the Stoughton F-3 Tornado. Video link here!
  11. Jeff Duda

    Storms of the decade: the 2010s (pre-discussion)

    I want to start a thread discussing the best storms of the entire 2010s decade. Please submit a nomination or two for the types of high magnitude storms that occurred between 2010 and now that you don't think come around but once every 10 years or so. Yes, I know the decade is not over yet. We...
  12. Jim Keener

    Where is the weather?

    Greetings. I'm looking for a site which will tell me, "Look for a supercell here." Or the next best thing. On a broader level, I suppose my question is, "How do I find and identify ideal weather conditions?" See? I don't even know how to ask the question. Background. I'm studying a basic...

  13. Electromagnetic nature of tropical cyclones, tornadoes and supercell storms

    Looking at the literature as shown in these references 1) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/97JD00146/pdf 2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304388607000484 3)...
  14. Steve Miller

    McGregor, IA tornado damage may be worse than first thought

    The mayor of the northeast Iowa town of McGregor, struck by a tornado Wednesday night, says damage to the city’s downtown is likely even worse than what many people initially thought. Harold Brooks says it’s still unclear how many buildings on Main Street were destroyed. “They’re finding out...

  15. Will we see an EF5 tornado in 2017?

    What do you guys think? I myself think it's a good possibility. With us already having a violent tornado, the EF4 in Perryville MO, this early in the year I think an EF5 might happen in 2017. Heck the last EF5 happened almost 4 years ago. And they usually occur every few years. 59 have happened...
    • Jeff Allen
    • Thread
    • 2017 arkansas ef4 ef5 kansas oklahoma tennessee tornado violent wedge
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Introductory weather & chasing
  16. Brandon Sullivan

    Man Compares Storm to Quarterback.. Haha!

    "Eddie Ellingburg, a Rankin County resident, told WJTV’s Malary Pullen that “it looked like Fitzgerald running through the Ole Miss line with all the trees laying over.” Nick Fitzgerald is the quarterback for Mississippi State University. The Bulldogs recently defeated Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl...
  17. Danny Neal

    Tragic Events Across the South and Safety Tips

    A suspected tornado that tore through Alabama early Wednesday killed three people and injured at least two others, officials said. Two people also were killed in Tennessee in the band of severe weather that barreled through the Southeast. One storm ripped through Jackson County in northeastern...
  18. adlyons

    2016-10-04 EVENT: TX, OK, KS.

    SPC SWOD48 has highlight a 15% risk area for day 6 across portions of the southern plains for a potential severe weather day. This has been something myself and a few friends have been watching on the long range guidance for a few days now. It has remained remarkably consistent over the last...
  19. Michael Snyder

    La Nina Watch cancelled

    La Nina Watch has been cancelled and we look to be heading into ENSO Neutral conditions this winter and next spring. I'll take a look at the ENSO numbers with regards to Neutral year conditions, and Ill also compare how we came out of the El Nino year and the low number of tornadoes we have been...
  20. Dan Ross

    2016-07-15 REPORTS: CO/KS/TX/OK

    Headed out the door initially targeting Burlington, CO since cold outflow from overnight/morning convection in Nebraska was pushing about that far south. Cells started to pop about around 1:00pm, with the most robust updraft near the KS border. It assumed supercell structure right away and was...
    • Dan Ross
    • Thread
    • july 15 2016 syracuse syracuse tornado tornado
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Target Area
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