re: Severe Weather: Southern Plains & Mid-South to the Great Lakes - May 21-23, 2024

Posted on 5/22/24 at 2:26 pm to chinhoyang

Posted by NorthEndZone

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Posted on 5/22/24 at 2:26 pm to chinhoyang

Might be some hail near The Colony based on that radar.

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Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 5/22/24 at 2:33 pm to NorthEndZone

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And they followed with this:

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We understand there is a lot of chatter about ratings for various reasons.

Please understand that as damage severity (and by virtue, tor rating) increases, extreme care is taken to ensure assessments are accurate and thorough.

They're the first office I've seen actually address what they knew would be the fallout if that tornado earns an EF3 rating.

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Posted by NorthEndZone

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Posted on 5/22/24 at 3:05 pm to NorthEndZone

Nasty looking supercell west of Brownwood, TX is now tornado warned for radar indicated rotation.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
257 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
West central Brown County in west central Texas...
East central Coleman County in west central Texas...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Valera, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Coleman and Santa Anna around 300 PM CDT.
Bangs around 315 PM CDT.
Lake Brownwood around 320 PM CDT.
Lake Brownwood Near Thrifty around 325 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fisk,
Thrifty, and Hords Creek Reservoir.