5/1/09 NOW: TX/OK

[Brian McKibben]

went to dinner and came back to find that new storms have now formed to the southeast of Lubbock. Still 5000 mucape and the shear is starting to pick up. A couple of nice supers out there with one being tornado warned. I didn't forsee new development after the initial storms died.

 

[Jason Bolt]

Here at the KS/OK/MO junction, we've had a crapload of rain all day. What has been interesting to watch is the way cells formed one behind another all day long right on the KS/OK border on what had to be an OFB. Still the conditions here were not what I'd call conducive to significant severe. BUT, just 60 miles away or so in NW AR an awesome looking sup has been tornado warned for over two hours. I guess it just shows how much I still have to learn about forecasting, etc.

 

[Tom Tackett]

At 10 minutes to 10PM CDT, or 0250 UTC, the Storm just North of Abilene, Texas specifically located in Jones County is displaying some fairly significant radar reflectivity signatures. Interrogation of several Nexrad Radars, including Lubbock, Frederick, San Angelo, Fort Worth, and Dyess, reveals VIL's in the 75 to 80 range, and most interestingly---Tops in EXCESS of 60,000 Feet. That is something that we do not see too often. I am using the radars from Lubbock, San Angelo, and Frederick to observe the Storm Tops and they all display Echo Tops in the 60,000 to 65,000 range. That is something that can "burn" us when observing Echo Tops on radar. When I see returns for Echo Tops around or in excess of 55,000, I always try to validate that data using radars from other sites.

The latest Severe Thunderstorm Warning Text from San Angelo only indicated Hail to Golf-Ball size. It is a mean-looking Supercell.