***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[dafarmer]

Watching Omaha tv stations and couldn’t believe all the people driving toward the tornados that weren’t first responders. Tornado directions can veer drastically, unlike those yesterday.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Minden Iowa

 

[cowgirl836]

This one over Harlan looks gigantic.



Damage in NE

That Harlan one is a big MF

 

[Letterkenny]

Some of the best tornado footage and photos I've ever seen from yesterday's storms. Wind wasn't bad in Johnston, just dumped rain with some crazy lightning as the sirens were going off around 8:30pm, then again around 11:00pm.

 

[cowgirl836]

Harlan last evening.Home of the other Cylones. View attachment 128369
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Goddamn I cannot get over how big and mean this one looked.

 

[CyCoug]

Checking in and marking myself safe from the monster we had in Utah on Thursday.

Not my photo … credit some guy on the internet.

 

[mkadl]

Minden Iowa

Not the first tornado to hit minden either. About 1970.

 

[cowgirl836]

Moderate on the map today.

 

[SaraV]

Has anyone heard about how much damage there was in Pleasant Hill? Also heard a rumor of a touchdown near or on the state fairgrounds.

 

[Turn2]

That Harlan one is a big MF

Even from ten miles away over hills and valleys it was easily seen.

 

[Pope]

Some of the best tornado footage and photos I've ever seen from yesterday's storms. Wind wasn't bad in Johnston, just dumped rain with some crazy lightning as the sirens were going off around 8:30pm, then again around 11:00pm.

Yeah, now that everyone is walking around with a video camera in their pocket, it's amazing how much up close tornado video is available.

 

[cowgirl836]

NWS now talking outbreak for OK. Not the place to be today unless you are a chaser.

 

[cy4prez7]

These are from pleasant hill. It hit by pleasant hill elementary for sure.

 

[enisthemenace]

Has anyone heard about how much damage there was in Pleasant Hill? Also heard a rumor of a touchdown near or on the state fairgrounds.

PHill is a bit of a mess by and north of Doanes Park.

 

[ISUChaches]

Looking north from our backyard in Harlan last night.

 

[aauummm]

That Pleasant Hill one missed us by 4.4 miles. I was watching it on Ryan Hall's YouTube live-stream using my cell phone as a hot spot. Mediacom cable and internet were out.

 

[SaraV]

Just went out to run a few errands.

It's muggy out. Feels ripe for more storms here in central Iowa.

 

[clonedude]

All you meteorologists out there... who is in the crosshairs today or tomorrow for tornadoes? Are we going to see a repeat of yesterday anywhere today?

 

[CYEATHAWK]

NWS now talking outbreak for OK. Not the place to be today unless you are a chaser.

Well unfortunately many people live in and with this is classic spring in the plains weather. They didn't coin it "tornado alley" decades ago because it sounded cool.

And as for your "unless you are".............Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young would like a word. The fewer "qualified" attention whores running around trying to get "shock jock" footage the better. We don't need to get up close and personal with every storm. There are more than enough phones that can record from people who actually live in these areas to give us an idea.

And the technology the local stations have to locate the storms is very good. Watching channel 5 with Brad Edwards was enough. Hook echo's, debris signatures.............don't need to go "live on the scene" to see first hand what destruction is being caused.

 

[cydnote]

Well unfortunately many people live in and with this is classic spring in the plains weather. They didn't coin it "tornado alley" decades ago because it sounded cool.

And as for your "unless you are".............Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young would like a word. The fewer "qualified" attention whores running around trying to get "shock jock" footage the better. We don't need to get up close and personal with every storm. There are more than enough phones that can record from people who actually live in these areas to give us an idea.

And the technology the local stations have to locate the storms is very good. Watching channel 5 with Brad Edwards was enough. Hook echo's, debris signatures.............don't need to go "live on the scene" to see first hand what destruction is being caused.

I don't know, I sat for more than a couple hours watching Ryan Hall's close up coverage of the storms and was completely fascinated