Ohio 6/4/14 Severe Wx Chances

[calvinkaskey]

What are your thoughts on ohio for tornadoes and severe storms tomorrow?

 

[rdale]

Not really a tornado setup, although some spinups are a possibility. What are your thoughts?

 

[Robert S. Thompson]

I agree with rdale. With little capping, looks more like a bow / QLCS type of set up. But with there is enough low-level shear available for spin ups. I'm hoping things occur farther north than progged. Terrain southeast of I-71 tends towards hills and forests.

 

[calvinkaskey]

Weather channel torcon upped from 3 to 5 southern ohio, northern ky

 

[calvinkaskey]

southern ohio, yeah has national forest and no major roads

 

[Marcus Diaz]

Please don't mention the torcon in this forum

 

[calvinkaskey]

clouds n rain

how will they affect severe?

 

[Mark Blue]

Typically it isn't good to overturn the atmosphere (clouds and rain) before the main event, which is typically from 3-9 PM local time. I chased an MCS in NW AR a few years ago and learned that it isn't really worth it, unless you enjoy chasing a wall of water and wind. Brief tornadoes are always possible along the leading edge of a Bow Echo/MCS/QLCS, or as Dr. Forbes calls it "a kink in the line". If you want to give it a shot just position yourself in a good location and wait for it to come to you. It'll be a short show because once it goes by chances are you won't be able to keep up with it.

 

[calvinkaskey]

Somehow I hit a tornado warning near Portsmouth, oh. Saw some lighting up close, very very heavy rain, gusty winds to maybe 40 and then something that looked like a rain shaft that rotated, one part had more energy than the other parts.

 

[calvinkaskey]

sorry not a rain shaft but it was more linear ie cylinder shaped than ball shaped.

 

[Jason Harris]

Did you make it down to KY? Action still going there, such as Bowling Green area.

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