JCStormChaser

28, Texan. Gamer, Storm Chaser and Weather Enthusiast. Tweets are my own and I don't just focus on the weather!

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

POW!

This was the big one! Scared the absolute crap out of me recording these storms this evening in Frisco, Texas! @NWSFortWorth #TXWX

[BGimpl @b_gimpl1234]

Thats some otherworldly shit. Similar to how i felt caught between tornadoes during Milton. Hardly felt natural, like other forces were at play. Which obviously believe is the case.

[Snackolator @snackolator]

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Are you grabbing any of these deals?

#fastfood #chickenwings #chickenwing #cheapeats #cheapfood

[Cheesekut🍰 @cheese_kut]

they share one brain cell and it's adorable 😭

[Scott M @EODWX5]

WATCH: Major destruction in Menasha, WI. #wiwx
🎥: Nate Nelson

[MyRadar Weather @MyRadarWX]

BREAKING: Appleton/Menasha tornado WAS LIKELY AN EF3, perhaps nearing EF4. Maximum winds probably 140 to 160+ mph!

Radar analysis suggests the tornado quickly formed between 11:55 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. somewhere near or just east of the railyards off West 2nd Street, then passing near Xavier High School and Prospect Avenue before crossing the Fox River. It then passed over U.S. 10, near the Menasha Youth Sports Complex and Route 47 (Appleton Road) and 3rd Street.

At 12:05 p.m., the tornado intensified, likely into an EF2 or EF3, and passed near/over Jefferson Park. An enormous debris ball appeared on radar, depicting pieces of homes and structures that had been lofted into the air.

The debris ball itself was more than 2.5 miles wide; that doesn't represent the width of the tornado, but does imply a large tornado.

The circulation appeared to further strengthen over Lake Winnebago while remaining near or just offshore the western side of the lake. (Tornadoes can intensify over water as they encounter less frictional drag.)

The tornado dissipated over the lake east of the town of Winnebago between 12:20 and 12:25 p.m. after being on the ground for approximately 30 minutes. Debris was lofted to between 16,000 and 20,000 feet, commensurate with a high-end EF2 to EF3 tornado.

Rotational velocity, or the difference between the fastest "toward" and "away from" pixels on radar velocity, was 96 knots. That's well within the range for an intense EF3+ tornado.

The tornado formed on a day when the Storm Prediction Center only called for a "marginal" tornado risk, BUT the setup was classic for northwest flow supercells. Dew points were near 80 degrees, meaning more humidity than anywhere in the Amazon Rainforest.

Moreover, there was a boundary draped south to north boundary on the west side of Lake Michigan. Our storm latched onto that boundary and gobbled up all the extra low-level helicity (spin) along it, stretching it efficiently and producing a significant tornado.

It's worth noting that the rating will ultimately come down to what damage the National Weather Service finds. The Enhanced Fujita scale does NOT rate tornadoes, but instead only rates damage. Damage is used as a proxy for tornado strength, though most tornadoes are 1-1.5 categories stronger in reality than their EF scale-rated damage implies.

[Fast News Network @fastnewsnet]

#BREAKING Power flashes as a large tornado moves through Appleton, Wisconsin #WIWX

[Brady Harris @StormCat5_]

This is what 100 MPH Winds look and sound like.

Watching this unfold behind the scenes on Connor's stream was insane.

This was right at the beginning of the Derecho near Joliet, Illinois.

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

4, 8, 9.

[The Salty Dog Galveston @SaltyDGalveston]

Which ones?

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

Goals!

[Ace ♠️ @ItsDaManAce]

How rich I wanna be

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

@DFWStormChasing @Whataburger What they need to do is make the Monterey Melt a permanent item on the menu.

I loved it.

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

@DFWStormChasing Looks amazing. What else is missing for this beast?

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

@tarv28 This heatwave is ridiculous. I think the last time it's been this fucking hot was Summer of 2011. That was a hot one.

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

How Texas be feeling like lately!

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

Wow! Scary. Sound up!
I don’t know about you, but this is my biggest fear.
This is why we say Stay Inside when #lightning is nearby! Thanks Gregory Best in Odessa! Glad you are ok!!
There was a ton of lightning in #Florida today.

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

@DFWStormChasing How to get your heart to stop for dummies

[FOX SA @KABBFOX29]

"Driving down 1604 and stopped before tornado hit this morning" -Jessica Vela

[TornadoTRX @tornadotrx]

I genuinely think an embedded tornado just hit my apartment in Norman, OK cause wtf

[JCStormChaser @Txstormchase]

that is just insane.

[Aaron Rigsby @AaronRigsbyOSC]

EXCUSE ME?!? #SDwx

[MyRadar Weather @MyRadarWX]

BREAKING: It appears we have the SECOND HIGHEST thunderstorm wind gust ever directly recorded in the United States.

Winds to 131 mph – equivalent to an EF2 tornado – were measured around 6:15 a.m. in central South Dakota.

There were multiple corroborating measurements AND several additional gusts over 110 mph nearby.

Based on everything we can find, these are the strongest straight-line thunderstorm gusts to be directly-measured since August 1, 1983, when a microburst hit Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Just seven minutes earlier, Air Force One had landed with Ronald Reagan. A gust to 149.5 mph was clocked.

A derecho, or violent straight-line wind storm, did impact the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area with 140 mph winds on August 10, 2020; several transmission towers were felled and up to 8,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. But the strongest directly-measured gust was 126 mph in Atkins, Iowa.

"You are in a life-threatening situation," warned the Weather Service in Aberdeen on Monday morning. "Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Expect considerable damage to homes and businesses. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages."

Much of the impact-based verbiage was borrowed from the Weather Service's template for tornado warnings. Only on rare occasions is that phrasing used in severe thunderstorm warnings. That said, the impacts were similar.

"This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado-like wind speeds expected," wrote the Weather Service.

The storms accompanied a warm front lifting through the region. Despite the early time of day, there were between 5,000 and 6,000 units of thunderstorm fuel; 1,000-2,000 is enough to fuel severe thunderstorms.

The storms were effectively able to grow tall and tap into jet stream energy, mixing momentum to the surface.

It is unclear if Monday's storm will be classified as a derecho. While the winds were surely sufficient, a derecho must produce a damage path about 250 miles long. Moreover, historical definitions required a wind swath 60 miles wide. This bow echo may have been slightly too narrow. The Storm Prediction Center will have the final say.

[Midwest vs. The Rest @midwestern_ope]

It’s starting to feel like Mother Nature has a personal vendetta against Illinois this year