5/13/09 NOW: MO/IA/IL/KS/OK

[Andrew Francis]

Enid cell is now moving southeast. (edit: TOR WRN was for the Tonkawa storm, not the Enid storm)


Very nice looking cell. Couplet west of Fairmont looks awesome!


Im suprised how these storms started up linear and are now more isolated along the front.

 

[Steve Miller]

Aaron Cunningham is on the Billings, OK storm with his live stream HERE

Other chasers are in MO and we have them on the CTV "Wall"

 

[Derek Weston]

Can't believe nobody is posting on the extremely dangerous tornado situation in northeastern Missouri...

AT 649 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF EDINA...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

There are a number small towns in the potential path of the tornado, but it's hard to tell due to the storm being in the north Missouri radar hole.

The storm is also beginning to take a fairly sharp right turn - if it continues this trend, the storm may pass unnervingly close to Quincy, IL in about an hour and a half.

I hope and pray that residents of Knox and Lewis County, MO are heeding the warnings and seeking shelter...

Jared Farrer, Terrence Cook and a couple of other chasers were near Kahoka Missouri about 45 minutes ago when I told them to drop south and get on SR 6 west to intercept... if they have done this, they might be in perfect position for this storm... I eagerly await word back from them.

 

[Angie K Holliday]

One confirmed fatality near Kirksville, MO according to local television station KTVO. Parents live about 30 miles south of there and local TV is streaming footage of significant damage to structures and a car dealership at the north end of Kirksville as well. Unfortunately, this storm is in one of the most pronounced radar coverage gaps in the Midwest...

Grew up in this area, and I've been saying this exact same thing for years.

 

[Andrew Francis]

Cell west of Greenfield, OK is showing some nice rotation now.

That cell with the (past) tornado in Tonkawa is plowing due-south. Right down I-35

 

[Mark Farnik]

Update on the Knox/Lewis County, MO tornado:
AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF LA BELLE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
EDINA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

The tornado is taking direct aim on the small town of Monticello, MO, population 120 and should be passing over it as we speak.

 

[Andrew Stoller]

Update on the Knox/Lewis County, MO tornado:
AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF LA BELLE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
EDINA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

The tornado is taking direct aim on the small town of Monticello, MO, population 120 and should be passing over it as we speak.

Unfortunately, based on all the live streams, this storm has been totally wrapped in rain for the last hour or so. No visual warning for people as it's coming.

 

[Steve Miller]

And Lanny near Fairmont, OK - nice shot RIGHT NOW!
http://www.chasertv.com/index.php?o...66:lanny-dean&catid=20:chaser-pages&Itemid=82

Also, check out the cell near Geary, OK. Looks to be spinning pretty well.

 

[Derek Weston]

Update on the Knox/Lewis County, MO tornado:
AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF LA BELLE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
EDINA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

The tornado is taking direct aim on the small town of Monticello, MO, population 120 and should be passing over it as we speak.

tough call, davenport radar has it north of town... while saint louis has it possibly hitting town. (fat and wide couplet... hopefully more indicative of a violent meso than tornado... though with the radar hole, who knows)

Hopefully those guys played it smart with this storm, jeez.

 

[Mark Farnik]

Looks like the circulation might have just missed Monticello, MO to the north and is about to cross the river into Illinois near Canton, IL.

 

[Tim Millspaugh]

Tornado on the ground west side of I 35 and north of Perry Ok

 

[Elinor McLennon]

KFOR reporting tornado on ground west of 1-35 and hwy 15 near billings.

 

[Kevin Bowman]

KFOR reporting tornado on ground west of 1-35 and hwy 15 near billings.

The TIV is just about to come up to the hook on that storm

http://www.tornadovideos.net/full-screen-chaser-video.php

 

[Mark Farnik]

New tornado reported on the long tracked tornadic supercell in extreme western Illinois, about to move into the town of Lima:

AT 748 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
WEST OF LIMA. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

EDIT: Actually, this may be a single, long tracked tornado here, per the consistent stream of LSR's out of northeastern Missouri.

 

[Derek Weston]

New tornado reported on the long tracked tornadic supercell in extreme western Illinois, about to move into the town of Lima:

AT 748 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES
WEST OF LIMA. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

Terrence Cook reports a rain wrapped tornado with this storm.
(report 10-15 minutes old)