The great tornado thread......

[styky]

Astonishing images of the moment apocalyptic 'derecho' superstorm battered New York killing two

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z228kJIQUx

[RedDog]

Severe storm watch issued for here and central Alberta. Not surprising. I was out on errands and it was hot and sunny. It's to be that way all week so we'll see ugliness most days I expect.

Tomorrow (July 31st) is the 25th Anniversary of Black Friday and the tornado which killed 27 in Edmonton in 1987.

[styky]

Severe storm watch issued for here and central Alberta. Not surprising. I was out on errands and it was hot and sunny. It's to be that way all week so we'll see ugliness most days I expect.

Tomorrow (July 31st) is the 25th Anniversary of Black Friday and the tornado which killed 27 in Edmonton in 1987.

Yesterday the temperature was 34C and within minutes of the storm hitting it was 17C

[Peter O'Donnell]

That same front has now reached a line from Carleton Place to Trenton ON and is starting to look severe again, for Ottawa to Rideau Lakes and Kingston. It was briefly borderline severe on Monday in Michigan -- I don't think it will be as bad as Sunday's outbreak but it could drop a tornado somewhere along that line, probably closer to Ottawa (lots of inviting targets there).

[Peter O'Donnell]

Currently looks tornadic on radar northwest of Three Hills AB heading for Trochur AB. Anniversary of the Edmonton tornado today, but the weather more similar to Pine Lake (July 2000). Not saying it looks that severe, F1-2 potential, probably large hail in that cell. Has missed Red Deer wide right anyway.

[Peter O'Donnell]

Let's get ready to rumble again in Winnipeg, storms developing near south end of Lake Manitoba, appear to be about 2h from Winnipeg if they continue to develop, so that would be (whirr) about 8:15 pm CDT, will try to post again before then although heading out for unknown amount of time (invading the Sudetenland again, they sometimes resist a bit).



I miss active weather, may have to go on a road trip.

[styky]

Let's get ready to rumble again in Winnipeg, storms developing near south end of Lake Manitoba, appear to be about 2h from Winnipeg if they continue to develop, so that would be (whirr) about 8:15 pm CDT, will try to post again before then although heading out for unknown amount of time (invading the Sudetenland again, they sometimes resist a bit).



I miss active weather, may have to go on a road trip.

Apparently I won't have to travel to see bad weather because it appears the worst of it will go directly over me in the next hour.

[styky]

'Extremely Rare' Colorado Tornado Is Second-Highest in US History
http://www.livescience.com/21981-second ... rnado.html

[Peter O'Donnell]

Today's concern looks to be heavy rainfalls in southern Manitoba. Could see a month's worth of rain later today and tonight as a strong front is developing across central ND moving northeast. Will say a conservative 50 mms for Winnipeg and could be as much as 100 mms. This rain should begin around 5-6 p.m. and get heaviest around midnight.

The wind and hail potential with this is more likely to hit eastern ND and west-central MN, then redevelop on Saturday across Wisconsin and Michigan, reaching southern Ontario overnight into Sunday. Will update about that on Saturday afternoon.

[styky]

Today's concern looks to be heavy rainfalls in southern Manitoba. Could see a month's worth of rain later today and tonight as a strong front is developing across central ND moving northeast. Will say a conservative 50 mms for Winnipeg and could be as much as 100 mms. This rain should begin around 5-6 p.m. and get heaviest around midnight.

The wind and hail potential with this is more likely to hit eastern ND and west-central MN, then redevelop on Saturday across Wisconsin and Michigan, reaching southern Ontario overnight into Sunday. Will update about that on Saturday afternoon.

Oh shiiiiittt again

[Peter O'Donnell]

Good news, it seems to be weakening rapidly now, at least for Winnipeg. Would estimate 15-20 mms fell in past two hours but not much more likely now. Still looks intense further east and south but we don't have many readers in nw ON or MN as far as I know anyway.

[styky]

We had showers then rain and then sheets of rain so strong you could see across the street in the last hour. The strong stuff only lasted about 10 minutes as it appears this system is moving rather quickly. Turn the tube on to the bomber game and that's what it's like at my house.

[Peter O'Donnell]

I am tracking severe storms northwest of Calgary that appear to be headed for a date with Highway 2 just north of the airport soon ... more may develop across the Calgary region and southern Alberta later.

Ireland being threatened by a severe windstorm tomorrow. Google "meteotimes" and you may see some details about it, they use my daily forecasts published on Ireland's largest forum "boards.ie" (where I have the handle "M.T. Cranium," funny stuff huh?).

Internet is a strange phenomenon, allowing yours truly to become a known if not widely known weather forecaster halfway around the world. Blacklisting in place to prevent that from happening here, oh well, gotta work with what you have I suppose.

[styky]

Rare Tornado Hits New Jersey
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/ ... /309060024

[styky]

'It was like a war zone'

By KYLE HOPKINS
Anchorage Daily News

Published: September 5th, 2012 11:31 PM
Last Modified: September 7th, 2012 12:39 AM

Thousands of homes and businesses in Anchorage and Mat-Su remained without power Wednesday as residents recovered from an overnight storm that blasted the region with high winds, uprooted trees and tore down electrical lines..................http://www.adn.com/2012/09/05/2612172/t ... thout.html