*** 2024 Severe Weather *** (1 Viewer)

[WDIK2]

Didn't see a thread. Tornado outbreak in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa today. Started earlier down by Lincoln and moved northeast. A big one went through Elkhorn, NE (West Omaha) and Bennington. Quite a bit of damage but it doesn't sound like many injuries. Some small towns in western Iowa might not be so lucky.

I work in Omaha and commute northwest. Left the office after the big one went through. Ran into some quarter-sized hail, but there were some spooky looking clouds out there. Crazy stuff. May be more tomorrow. :(

A picture of a small tornado one of my grand-nephews took from his apartment balcony in eastern Lincoln earlier today.

ETA: Not done in western Iowa apparently. :(

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Yikes. Been watching this system since earlier in the week. Looks like most or all of the bad stuff is going north of us. Stay safe, anyone in the path.

 

[culdeus]

Insane chaser footage today.

 

[Courtjester]

It looks like a series of low pressure areas are going to work their way across the country over the next few days, so things could be dicey for a bit. Yesterday in Colorado, we had 70 degree weather throughout the day. 5:00 pm--rain and drizzle starts. Later in the night, thunderstorms start firing up and we get heavy hail. Then at midnight. the snow starts coming down, all the while it is still lightning like crazy. Woodland Park by us is scheduled to get 10-20 inches today and right now we still have a thunderstorm going here. Out further east in Colorado, the radar is just flashing red with how bad those storms are. As they work their way out, it could equal a really bad day for the Midwest.

 

[Moe.]

Crazy weekend up and down the plains. Some small towns in southern OK got absolutely hammered yesterday.

 

[massraider]

I was looking for the annual hurricane thread

UPENN forecasters predicting record hurricane season

 

[3C's]

I guess if you're going to be hit directly by a tornado a diesel locomotive isn't the worst place to be.

Eric Carlisle

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[3C's]

Today looks to be potentially another bad one in the plains.

Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0757 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

Valid 251300Z - 261200Z

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF
KANSAS...OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

...SUMMARY...
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is possible from late afternoon
into tonight over parts of the central and southern Plains. A few
long-lived supercells capable of intense tornadoes may occur. Giant
hail and destructive wind gusts are also expected.

(giant hail=baseball+ size; destructive wind=90mph)

 

[massraider]

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17 inches of rain

 

[Gatorade]

I was looking for the annual hurricane thread

UPENN forecasters predicting record hurricane season

I don't like this

 

[Phil Elliott]

El Niño has officially ended.

El Niño is dead. Here’s what to expect in the coming months | CNN

El Niño has officially come to an end and the ripples from its demise will shake up weather around the globe.

amp.cnn.com

 

[bcat01]

2025 could be interesting with mass layoffs at NOAA and National Weather Service. Meteorologist and storm chasers are warning that without the data and models they provide severe weather and tornado warnings could be delayed or missed. Potential for an increase in lives lost.