4-7-08 NOW: OK/TX

[Matt Starkey]

Amazing hook signature on radar at this time for the beast of a supercell immediately north of the town of Electra. I've been watching Steve Miller's live streaming video via the Severe Studios website. It appears he is under the rain free base at this time.

 

[rdale]

Multi-Vortex tornado was just reported near Electra. Take cover!

6 spotternet spotters in area, one with live video, and just a brief touchdown in an open field west of Electa.

 

[David Yoho]

The NWS did report it on the website under Severe Weather Statement but I do not see it now????

 

[Stuart Robinson]

Correction to above - Brief touchdown just reported

 

[AndrewLee]

As well defined as that persistent hook echo is on this storm I find it difficult to believe that there hasn't been at least one touchdown over the last 20 minutes or so. I'm not familiar with that area...is it sparsely populated?

Grlevel3 is currently indicating 3 separate areas of rotation all with moderate g2g shear. I hope people in the town of Electra are taking cover right now.

 

[Tony Laubach]

Verne Carlson is on the storm and has a view of the entire base, has not reported any touchdown as of yet.

 

[rdale]

As well defined as that persistent hook echo is on this storm I find it difficult to believe that there hasn't been at least one touchdown over the last 20 minutes or so. I'm not familiar with that area...is it sparsely populated?

Radar doesn't tell whole story... Watch the video - strongly rotating wall cloud.

 

[Mikey Gribble]

Wichita Falls is in serious trouble right now. After right turning that thing is heading right down the highway. I got a feeling this thing is going to be a cyclic tornadic supercell and there is nothing standing in the way of some strong tornadoes. All I can say is KU better win tonight or I'll kill myself for skipping out on this.

 

[Kory Hartman]

Tornado on the ground... SevereStreamer Steve Miller (TX) has it on the video...

http://live.severestudios.com/steve.millerTX.asx

more streams on www.severestudios.com

 

[Adam Atkins]

Radar doesn't tell whole story... Watch the video - strongly rotating wall cloud.

Think the video tells a pretty good story unless my eyes are deceiving me...Nice truncated cone tube a few seconds ago on Steve Miller's cam

 

[Tony Laubach]

Wichita Falls is in serious trouble right now. After right turning that thing is heading right down the highway. I got a feeling this thing is going to be a cyclic tornadic supercell and there is nothing standing in the way of some strong tornadoes. All I can say is KU better win tonight or I'll kill myself for skipping out on this.

Well if it makes you feel any better, I skipped out on chasing today for an evening class that was cancelled at noon today. Figured I'd be a good student seeing as I missed last week for chasing and I'd be out Wednesday, so I share your pain.

Storm looks as if its making a line for Wichita Falls. Definitely a long-track supercell ongoing. Anyone still sitting quietly up north?

 

[rdale]

Think the video tells a pretty good story unless my eyes are deceiving me...Nice truncated cone tube a few seconds ago on Steve Miller's cam

Getting rain-wrapped so hard to pick out details, still not seeing signs of multi-vortex though.

 

[Jarrod Cook]

OUN put out a warning decision update http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=OUNAWUOUN

Haven't seen one of those in a while.

 

[Matt Starkey]

Looking at the recent radar loops shows the storm cycling with a new hook immediate northwest of Electra.

 

[Chad Cowan]

The tornadic meso took a Greensburg-esque left turn while occluding just west of Haynesville. This storm certainly has the possibility to be very long-lived and hopefully will pass to the north of Wichita Falls.