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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #50 on: May 18, 2013, 09:06:34 PM »
Glad you're okay, Ryan. Knew it was close judging by the camera and watching your anemometer.

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It was very close!!!




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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #51 on: May 18, 2013, 09:21:11 PM »
Ryan,

I've got your camera up. What direction is it pointing? Also, looks like the supercell shifted track to the NE some. TVS is roughly 30 mi to your SW. Be careful.

John my cam is pointing to the SW




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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #52 on: May 18, 2013, 09:22:07 PM »
Hi all,

I made it out OK. Big massive cloud was rotating above my house. Tornado sirens sounded for 55 minutes.

Glad to hear it! We were all worried about ya! That looked about as bad as it could get! Did you ever see a wall cloud or anything? We were suspicious of seeing one on your webcam.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #53 on: May 18, 2013, 09:26:49 PM »
Hi all,

I made it out OK. Big massive cloud was rotating above my house. Tornado sirens sounded for 55 minutes.

Glad to hear it! We were all worried about ya! That looked about as bad as it could get! Did you ever see a wall cloud or anything? We were suspicious of seeing one on your webcam.

Yes there was a wall cloud. The colors on my cam don't justify how it looked in person. Lucky one didn't form over my house. The rotation in the cloud was amazing. I saw that then ran in with fiancé and kids and hoped for the best. All you can do.

Now the sun is shining!




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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #54 on: May 18, 2013, 09:28:27 PM »
Were you able to hear a roar, or was the wind itself blowing too hard?

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« Reply #55 on: May 18, 2013, 09:30:07 PM »
Hi all,

I made it out OK. Big massive cloud was rotating above my house. Tornado sirens sounded for 55 minutes.

Glad to hear it! We were all worried about ya! That looked about as bad as it could get! Did you ever see a wall cloud or anything? We were suspicious of seeing one on your webcam.

Yes there was a wall cloud. The colors on my cam don't justify how it looked in person. Lucky one didn't form over my house. The rotation in the cloud was amazing. I saw that then ran in with fiancé and kids and hoped for the best. All you can do.

Now the sun is shining!

I think I can speak for the whole forum in that we are glad for a happy ending!  :grin:
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #56 on: May 18, 2013, 09:32:25 PM »
Were you able to hear a roar, or was the wind itself blowing too hard?

With the wind and hail I could not tell. It was loud I can say that.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #57 on: May 18, 2013, 10:26:00 PM »
What was the highest gust your Vue registered?
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #59 on: May 18, 2013, 11:39:32 PM »
What was the highest gust your Vue registered?

Max Gust:   57.1 mph 7:05pm

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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #60 on: May 18, 2013, 11:43:07 PM »
And I was kind of hoping to have the VP2 up and running this weekend, but the mast for the anemometer won't be here until Wednesday...would have been nice to get wind readings from the storms that *might* be here tomorrow and Monday...

It sure is soupy out.  I walk outside and it's almost like walking in water.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #61 on: May 18, 2013, 11:47:37 PM »
Thanks guys! And good luck tomorrow in Okie land. Looks like just as active of a day on tap, if not, even more active.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #62 on: May 19, 2013, 12:22:41 AM »
Thanks guys! And good luck tomorrow in Okie land. Looks like just as active of a day on tap, if not, even more active.

Might be a little active tonight.  The crosshair is my location.  Nice little gust front/outflow boundary feature possibly coming in.  Looks like Bunty is already getting it..

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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #63 on: May 19, 2013, 12:34:32 AM »
No kidding! Probably some 50 mph winds with that gust front based on what I'm looking at and that picture you sent.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #64 on: May 19, 2013, 01:07:27 AM »
Thanks guys! And good luck tomorrow in Okie land. Looks like just as active of a day on tap, if not, even more active.

Might be a little active tonight.  The crosshair is my location.  Nice little gust front/outflow boundary feature possibly coming in.  Looks like Bunty is already getting it..


LOL, to put it lightly.  The storms have had a tendency to break up upon approach and then reform just to the east and north of me.  At least we're currently getting some light to moderate rain with infrequent thunder in the distance with no high wind, or hail effects.  

The tornado watch here has been replaced with a  severe thunderstorm watch until 3am, which also effects BigOkie.  For now, I'm more concerned if Stillwater will be able to get bypassed once again from the yet more enhanced severity of tomorrow--Sunday.  If we could just get an inch or two or so of rain out of it and nothing worse, it would be quite a blessing.  Boomer Lake here is still a good ways from the spillway.  

Far northwest Oklahoma City had it pretty rough tonight from high winds of the storm.  At least two, or so,  drivers, including a cop, apparently suddenly found themselves with fallen power lines upon their vehicles and had to come to a stop, stranded there until it was safe. Story with video here:  http://www.koco.com/news/oklahomanews/okc/downed-powerlines-trap-drivers-in-northwest-oklahoma-city/-/11777584/20206990/-/12pmik6z/-/index.html  Also thousands had power outages.

The areas affected below will be subject to change, if the dry line advances further to the east than expected tomorrow:

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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #65 on: May 19, 2013, 12:21:29 PM »
Well this has been a heck of an event so far.  I would not at all be surprised to see a high risk soon.  Although I would not be surprised not to see one too. 
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #66 on: May 19, 2013, 01:29:51 PM »
Watch what happens at 6:58pm!


http://www.hayskansasweather.com/yesterday.wmv

That's about as close as you can get without being in it.  whew!   :shock:
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #67 on: May 19, 2013, 02:09:44 PM »
Yeah, I think that's plenty close! I think you were closer than the storm chasers!
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #68 on: May 19, 2013, 02:28:57 PM »
Yeah, I think that's plenty close! I think you were closer than the storm chasers!

LOL! Probably.




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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #69 on: May 19, 2013, 02:46:03 PM »
Speaking of storm chasers,  Reed Timmer is preparing to position his Dominators just to the north of the Oklahoma City area.

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« Reply #70 on: May 19, 2013, 02:53:04 PM »
Speaking of storm chasers, it reported on Facebook that Reed Timmer is positioning his Dominators just to the north of the Oklahoma City area.

Yep.  Not really that impressed with him.  Not sure why.  Maybe because he comes off as having an attitude because he has a reality show?  I know a lot more meteorologists that impress me a lot more than Reed.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #71 on: May 19, 2013, 02:55:30 PM »
Speaking of storm chasers, it reported on Facebook that Reed Timmer is positioning his Dominators just to the north of the Oklahoma City area.

Yep.  Not really that impressed with him.  Not sure why.  Maybe because he comes off as having an attitude because he has a reality show?  I know a lot more meteorologists that impress me a lot more than Reed.

Well said. I agree!




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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #72 on: May 19, 2013, 03:07:03 PM »
Speaking of storm chasers, it reported on Facebook that Reed Timmer is positioning his Dominators just to the north of the Oklahoma City area.

Yep.  Not really that impressed with him.  Not sure why.  Maybe because he comes off as having an attitude because he has a reality show?  I know a lot more meteorologists that impress me a lot more than Reed.

Well said. I agree!


I'm not trying to open a can of worms, but I don't mind the idea of storm chasing. I personally think it would b be very rewarding to the National Weather Service. But I definitely would help any town that was damaged, and would make sure that the emergency crews had plenty of room to get around me.
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
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Re: Moderate risk for my area 5-18-13
« Reply #74 on: May 19, 2013, 03:15:22 PM »
Well this has been a heck of an event so far.

Where?  There really hasn't been that much activity (so far).