Craig Powell

Radar & hail/severe storm meteorologist formerly at @SAWeatherServic | Views my own | RT's & likes not endorsements

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

Today's severe #weather (#heavyrain, #flooding & #hail) in the #Cape provinces marks the first memorable severe weather day of the 2019/20 Spring/Summer season in #SouthAfrica.
Those who follow severe weather events in SA may find these #radar coverage maps of interest.

[Hurricane Isaac @HurricaneIsaac]

Timelapse of the Kankakee-Knox Supercell that produced numerous intense to violent tornadoes

[Reed Timmer, PhD @ReedTimmerUSA]

Check out this incredible bright green clear slot or moat of sinking air wrapping around the wall cloud as this supercell was primed to drop a #tornado.

This is what you want to look for when trying to pinpoint tornadogenesis.

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@EmilevanRooyen2 That is impressive!

[Justin Berk @JustinWeather]

NOT A TORNADO, but This is WILD!!!!
☁️ 🚫🌪️ It was a scud cloud (Scattered Cumulus Under Deck) or a pocket of condensation under the main cloud overcast.
No circulation as we can see when zoomed in, but the best imposter I've seen by a cloud pretending... WOW!!!!
📍 Lewistown in Frederick County MD
⏰ Monday Afternoon May 5 2025
🎥 Thank you Danielle Catanzaro Kinnamont for sharing.

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@EmilevanRooyen2 Those are some pretty ripped sofballs.😅

[Emile van Rooyen @EmilevanRooyen2]

@CPowellWX Why do they call it "forecasting" while they wait for the shit to go down before "updating " the forecast. Initial warnings were for Kzn and Eastern Mpumalanga. The storm over Pta has been going for nearly 45 now....10 min ago???

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@SAWeatherServic From "late evening" (so after sunset) but graphic shows from 01:00 and you issue it at 14:27 (so graphic back-dates the warning by 13.5hrs) and it's not on your website. What happened to CEO saying the website is the hub for severe weather info?

[TrafficSA @TrafficSA]

JHB - #Flooding Honeydew / Wilgespruit side

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@NWGameStatus @playnewworld Cool, and why is fishing not 1.25×??

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@NWGameStatus @playnewworld So your devs/IT personnel went to sleep after implementing the update?? There wasn't a single admin to do exactly this at 23:30PT when the sh*t started properly hitting the fan??
Accounts being suspended but what about the territories that were bought with funds from legacy?

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@PixelsofMark i guess that "fix" was to limit PC to 60fps when there are controller/console players in the lobby? good stuff

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@ACHES @TheVoltinator of course.... because why an anti-cheat do that for us, right?

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@PixelsofMark @TheManofMuffin and let playing the objective count toward ultra

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@PixelsofMark also, this bs of in a match showing local ping (<50ms), but resource monitor showing no remote connection of <200ms needs to be fixed asap. people on different continents cannot both have a local ping in the same match at the same time!

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@PixelsofMark imo masteries/camos should be attached to kills and/or headshot kills like good ol' MW2 (2009, not the new crap). attachments take too long to unlock - at least the meaningful ones anyway - so for me, reduce xp per weapon level and camos

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@JennyJonescx I did the see the radar dataand the storm at the time of the #tongaat #tornado, yes. Not quite like this though, that is zoomed in and looking at the lowest part of the storm - only available at SAWS.
Image is from the SAWS media release.
Date: 3 June 2024, time: 16:?? SAST.

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

This is by far the most insane example of a hook echo I have ever seen in #SouthAfrica and I spent years looking at #radar data related to #supercell.s & other severe #weather while at #SAWS, and it has a debris ball to boot!!😳
#tongaat #tornado
Image: SAWS media release.

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@klausminges @vivp7 Only SAWS (or those that access their data, e.g. AfricaWeather) can answer that. They are supposed to be though.
But, the SAWS media release proves the Durban radar was on at the time of the #tongaat #tornado and confirms forecast data showed conditions conducive for supercells.

[Klaus Minges @klausminges]

@CPowellWX @vivp7 are these 10 Dopplers all up and running?

[Craig Powell @CPowellWX]

@klausminges @vivp7 Only SAWS (or those that access their data, e.g. AfricaWeather) can answer that. They are supposed to be though.
But, the SAWS media release proves the Durban radar was on at the time of the #tongaat #tornado and confirms forecast data showed conditions conducive for supercells.