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Finally, a useful tweet thread:

[CollinsWx 🌪️ @Collins_Wx]

Tornado EMERGENCIES of 2024: A thread 🧵

#tornado

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Stormtrack turns 47 years old today! The 50th anniversary is just three years away now! Please consider contributing content to the planned anthology. See the forum for details.

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Something of a corollary to Rule 34, if someone does something, someone else will make a parody of it.

In that context, we present a parody of extreme storm chasing and all of the crazy tools they use to try to penetrate tornadoes and survive!

https://t.co/WbiSMcQUU1

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New research continues to suggest that wind speed estimates from tornado damage underestimate radar-sampled wind speeds at low levels in tornadoes. See this thread for references: https://t.co/Tt0ZMOR8Vb

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Scary situation in Broomfield, CO. Stormtrack owner Jeff lived in the building seen in the foreground left for a few months back in 2019, and then across the street until 2022. He had never sensed that the community was anything but safe.

Thankfully now resolved.

[Broomfield Police @BroomfieldPD]

The situation HAS NOT been resolved. Continue to shelter in place.

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Pretty absurd thermodynamics in the North Platte, NE sounding this evening. The SB and MLCAPE values are all-time records!

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Some storm chasers still regularly post narratives of their chases. Get a list here: https://t.co/qnsw4T1wJF

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Stormtrack owner Jeff Duda works at the David Skaggs Research Center, which houses NWS Boulder, many NOAA research labs, and CU and CSU research facilities, and is pictured in the foreground. We've been ordered to evacuate (Jeff is teleworking today, so is not on site).

[Bob Henson @bhensonweather]

Rapidly developing fire in the #Boulder Flatirons just west of town. I saw flames briefly.

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Chasers are posting their 2024 chase season stats on this thread: https://t.co/Az3vYEw1by. Come on by to read how others did and/or contribute your own story.

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That window held up like a champ

[Jeff Russo @JeffRussoWKBW]

Incredible video as the reported tornado ripped through a farm on Henry Road in Arkwright. The roof was ripped off. A barn was flattened. Homeowners tell me everyone is ok @WKBW

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Something you don't see too often - criss-crossing outflows. #kswx

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Came across this impressive perspective on a large tornado in China. Source unknown: https://t.co/uB4QfUVKvC

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Heart-to-heart conversations are occurring about how long you want to remain "in the game" on this thread: https://t.co/siugDJOlOm

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Warren Faidley gave the Stormtrack community his take on problems with photography in the digital age here: https://t.co/5jNEExdxxg

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Paul Markowski from Penn State gave an extended lecture at NCAR in 2023 regarding some new thoughts on the mechanisms of tornadogenesis. Go to this thread for a link to the video: https://t.co/RWS9uBIxIi

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Grats, y’all!

[Juston Drake @JustonStrmRider]

Cone tornado on the classic supercell 5 miles N of Silverton, TX at 8:03 PM w/@SimonStormRider. New cone tornado is currently down.

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How am I (Jeff Duda) driving? Visit this URL to inform:
https://t.co/hTuRs5NZEA

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Did it seem hazy for your chase yesterday? Chances are you can thank widespread fires across Mexico and into Belize and Guatemala even. All of the dark spots on this GOES shortwave-IR product are fire hot spots. Plenty lining the Bay of Campeche, but also the Sierra Madre!

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5:42pm CDT #SPC_MD 0957 , #okwx #txwx, https://t.co/M73F45wR1w

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Tinker AFB clearing out equipment that can’t be sheltered. #okwx