Month: May 2024
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 225
WW 225 SEVERE TSTM LA MS TX 100115Z – 100800Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 225 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 815 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Louisiana Central Mississippi Southeast Texas * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 815 PM until 300 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms over East Texas and northern Louisiana will develop eastward through the evening across the watch area, large hail is possible early, with an increasing risk of damaging winds as storms organize into lines. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45 statute miles north and south of a line from 80 miles west of Fort Polk LA to 25 miles northeast of Meridian MS. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 221...WW 222...WW 223...WW 224... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 27035. ...Hart
See it: Beer truck overturns in California dumping cases in the snow
While hundreds of cases of beer on ice may sound like a dream, it was a nightmare for one truck driver who lost the load on an icy mountain interstate Monday.
See what communities looked like before and after May’s tornado outbreak from aerial imagery
Geospatial Insurance Consortium (GIC) released imagery of neighborhoods in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, and Portage, Michigan, after devasting tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center has received preliminary reports of 123 tornadoes impacting the U.S. through early May.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 224
WW 224 SEVERE TSTM LA TX 092245Z – 100500Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 224 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 545 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of West Central Louisiana Central and East Texas * Effective this Thursday afternoon from 545 PM until Midnight CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Isolated supercell thunderstorms over central Texas will track eastward and become more numerous through the evening, spreading across the watch area. Very large hail and perhaps a tornado are the main threats early, with an increasing risk of damaging winds by late evening. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles either side of a line from 75 miles west of Austin TX to 105 miles east northeast of Lufkin TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 219...WW 220...WW 221...WW 222...WW 223... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29030. ...Hart
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 223
WW 223 SEVERE TSTM AL MS 092200Z – 100400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 223 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 500 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Alabama Northeast Mississippi * Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 500 PM until 1100 PM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 3 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely A tornado or two possible SUMMARY...Isolated intense thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and drift eastward across the watch area. Large hail and damaging winds may occur with the strongest cells. A tornado or two may also occur. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 50 statute miles north and south of a line from 55 miles west southwest of Columbus MS to 15 miles southeast of Auburn AL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 219...WW 220...WW 221...WW 222... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 28035. ...Hart
Scar of devastating Oklahoma EF-4 tornado can be seen from space
The EF-4 tornado that destroyed much of Bartlesville and Barndsall, Oklahoma on Sunday, left a scar so large that satellite photos picked it up.
