Severe Weather/Tornado Outbreak Day (4-27)

[cyclonefan1983]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

"COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT...STEEP LAPSE RATES AND MODEST LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT A NARROW AXIS OF MODERATE SURFACE BASED
INSTABILITY IN VICINITY OF WARM FRONT ACROSS NEB INTO IA. FORCING
FOR ASCENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EJECTING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
INCREASE BY LATE MORNING SUPPORTING AN ARC OF STORMS IN VICINITY OF
WARM FRONT. VEERING LOW-LEVEL WINDS WITH LARGE 0-2 KM HODOGRAPHS AND
50 KT EFFECTIVE SHEAR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES AND
LARGE HAIL AS ACTIVITY DEVELOPS NWD. MODERATE RISK MIGHT BE EXPANDED
FARTHER NW TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF THIS AREA ON NEXT UPDATE."

 

[1100011CS]

Drake Relays and Hy Vee road races are going to be fun today.

 

[TranCytive]

Sweet, my parents are in Arkansas through today.

 

[Cyclonepride]

All I know is that Brian Williams is VERY concerned.

 

[Acylum]

All I know is that Brian Williams is VERY concerned.

Tell me something with which he's not very concerned.

 

[ISUFAN80]

Tell me something with which he's not very concerned.

It's Personal lol

 

[CrossCyed]

All I know is that Brian Williams is VERY concerned.

I don't know, last I heard he was sipping on gin and juice, laid back, with his mind on his money and his money on his mind.

 

[CarlHungus]

I love a good storm and hope we get some good ones here in central IA

 

[CarlHungus]

Starting to get dark here in Ankeny...

 

[enisthemenace]

Downpour in Des Moines. The streets are rivers.

 

[rhino3382]

Starting to get dark here in Ankeny...

Yes it is

 

[enisthemenace]

And like that...poof...it's gone.

 

[cytheguy]

Starting to get dark here in Ankeny...

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Is it over?

 

[Luth4Cy]

It is raining in Ames. It was raining harder five minutes ago. It's also dark outside. And I've seen several crows today.

 

[Rabbuk]

Nothing in crapids

 

[JohnnyFive]

Every car on the interstate is pulled over with flashers on right now. This rainstorm is insane.

 

[rhino3382]

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It's Ankeny. The chances that the way you perceived it to ever being true are slim

 

[TigerCyJM]

Hardest rain in WDM was about an hour ago, but we are still getting solid precip

 

[CycloneErik]

Nothing in crapids

Even the rain doesn't want to be in CR.