Jason Bolt
Show starting much earlier than I anticipated. SVR warned cell in Stafford/Edwards Co. Kansas, another discreet cell firing behind it to the SW. Headed to intercept.
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Adam Penney
EF1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #217 hoisted now for most of the TX/OK Panhandles as well as NW TX and SW OK and a portion of SW KS
Mikel Shively
EF3
Looks like several cells starting to fire in Central KS. New Severe T-storm watch in effect for Central KS
Chris Frost
EF0
VIL values for the severe storm in KS are at 60 kg/m2 so that storm is probably dropping some decent size hail
Brian Emfinger
EF4
Nice supercell already going between Big Spring and Lubbock and is currently tornado warned.
Jeff Bartlett
EF0
KTLX Radar
Looking at KTLX (OKC) radar, there is some sort of boundary moving from e to w across Lincoln Co., OK at this time. Perhaps somebody could help me out here: is this outflow from last nights storms in eastern OK and AR? What sort of result will we get when this boundary meets the elevated crapvection in western OK? I see nothing on Mesonet or on visible sat. that indicates what this could be, but I thought it was interesting.
Also, am I the only one looking at that supercell ne of Midland, TX? That beast has been cranking out 3" hail, nice hook, TVS signature a few scans ago (grain of salt), and appears to be in a decent environment. Is it elevated or just not that interesting to anyone? Man, I'm full of questions today.
Edit: Thanks Brian, I feel better now.
Looking at KTLX (OKC) radar, there is some sort of boundary moving from e to w across Lincoln Co., OK at this time. Perhaps somebody could help me out here: is this outflow from last nights storms in eastern OK and AR? What sort of result will we get when this boundary meets the elevated crapvection in western OK? I see nothing on Mesonet or on visible sat. that indicates what this could be, but I thought it was interesting.
Also, am I the only one looking at that supercell ne of Midland, TX? That beast has been cranking out 3" hail, nice hook, TVS signature a few scans ago (grain of salt), and appears to be in a decent environment. Is it elevated or just not that interesting to anyone? Man, I'm full of questions today.
Edit: Thanks Brian, I feel better now.
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Alan Broerse
EF2
I think thats the warm front lifting north............
Kenny Drake
EF3
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That boundary is propagating to the west, but I do agree it is the warm front, possibly aided by outflow from last night's convection. SPC Mesoanalysis already has CAPE 2500+J/KG in warm sector across TX and SW OK. The vortmax appears to be moving through quite early and suggests that vertical forcing will decrease greatly for at least a part of the late afternoon hours. RUC forecasts does show great synoptic vertical motion across the warm sector right now (~5-10cm/s), however this decreases greatly to almost <0 (subsidence) by late afternoon. Another s/w appears to come through late in the day and RUC also begins to ramp up vertical motion once again. Timing is everything and from what it looks like right now there may be some early morning to mid afternoon play and then again later tonight. It would have been nice if the s/w slowed sparking convection right now had slowed down.
Mike Johnston
EF5
That severe-warned cell for Chase/Butler/Greenwood Co., Kansas bears watching for awhile here. It has been a very persistent storm, and now taking a rightward turn into a decent environment - w/ no inflow competition, low LCL's and now even some decent storm-relative helicity values indicated over the region. Have no idea how elevated it might or might not be at this moment, but showing some tops up to 50K ft., nice VIL spikes, and occasional hints of SR velocity action. Hopefully some of our southeast Kansas chasers are checking this one out.
Im really thinking about dropping southwest to Parmer co, TX. Decrete storm for almost 30 min now and it looking quite nice, no warnings on it as of yet. Southeast winds here in the central panhandles is quite strong...
Alex Lamers
EF4
Nice trio of supercells in the US 180 corridor. I'd say potential on them increases to the east. The one near Lamesa is struggling to get higher reflectivities over 25000 ft so it's probably got a weaker updraft and is heading into an unfavorable environment. That being said, still looks like a decent supercell...just the window of opportunity may be closing.
The middle one moving N of Snyder looks to be turning HP. Just a massive blob on radar right now. Wouldn't want to be in the path of that sucker...but it may split soon. Looks like what was possibly two fairly strong circulations in the mid level cuts, so that'll be interesting to watch.
Most impressive cell is definitely further east in NW Fisher County. That thing is a monster and it has 75-80 dBZ off LBB radar up to ~17000 feet. Talk about massive hail! It's got nothing eating up the favorable environment ahead of it, so it'll be interesting to see what it does through say the 330 hour.
AJL
The middle one moving N of Snyder looks to be turning HP. Just a massive blob on radar right now. Wouldn't want to be in the path of that sucker...but it may split soon. Looks like what was possibly two fairly strong circulations in the mid level cuts, so that'll be interesting to watch.
Most impressive cell is definitely further east in NW Fisher County. That thing is a monster and it has 75-80 dBZ off LBB radar up to ~17000 feet. Talk about massive hail! It's got nothing eating up the favorable environment ahead of it, so it'll be interesting to see what it does through say the 330 hour.
AJL
Chris Allington
EF4
Tornoado watch now emcompassing the Northern target of NE-ern CO, NW KS, and Wrn NE. First storm looks to be going up there about 25-30 miles west of Lamar.
Alex Lamers
EF4
Tornado reported near Snyder over the Spotternetwork. Multiple brief touchdowns.
AJL
EDIT: 252pm...boy oh boy, more and more impressed with that Fisher County cell. That thing has to have one mean updraft...echo free vault now visible if you go up a few slices.
AJL
EDIT: 252pm...boy oh boy, more and more impressed with that Fisher County cell. That thing has to have one mean updraft...echo free vault now visible if you go up a few slices.
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Chris Allington
EF4
Per warning text spotters reporting a tornado south of Raton, TX.
Alex Lamers
EF4
Cell in Dawson County TX looks to be getting a bit of an appendage...now moving east-southeast. That will be interesting.
All three of those previously mentioned storms looking very healthy now.
AJL
All three of those previously mentioned storms looking very healthy now.
AJL
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