***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

Except his thing happened at night and he might not have known what he was driving into. This person knew.
One part stupid, two parts lazy. She didn't want to go around or find another way, so she chanced it. 9/10 times that's why people cross water. They don't feel like going around.
 
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One part stupid, two parts lazy. She didn't want to go around or find another way, so she chanced it. 9/10 times that's why people cross water. They don't feel like going around.

I accidentally drove into a flooded street in the dark one time and never again. Somehow that little car made it through to the other side without damage but the number of times I said "oh **** oh **** oh **** oh ****" in those 20 seconds was a lot.
 
I accidentally drove into a flooded street in the dark one time and never again. Somehow that little car made it through to the other side without damage but the number of times I said "oh **** oh **** oh **** oh ****" in those 20 seconds was a lot.

When I was in college I was caught driving home from my summer job in a rainstorm. It was dark and I was out in the country so I couldn’t see anything. At one point, lightening flashed and I felt like my car was in pretty deep. I managed to turn around and drove back to town and spent the night in a hotel. For probably 15 years I was petrified of driving in anything more than a light rain. The next morning you could see the cornstalks and other debris that had swept across the road where I turned around.
 

U.S. had 300 tornadoes in April, second-most on record​

Although April is often a busy time for tornadoes, the 300-plus twisters this year dwarfed the average of 182 and trails only the unbelievable total of 757 in April 2011 in modern records, according to a preliminary analysis by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. - Washington Post

 

U.S. had 300 tornadoes in April, second-most on record​

Although April is often a busy time for tornadoes, the 300-plus twisters this year dwarfed the average of 182 and trails only the unbelievable total of 757 in April 2011 in modern records, according to a preliminary analysis by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. - Washington Post

I figured it was a lot this year but holy ****!!!!! 757in one month !?
 

U.S. had 300 tornadoes in April, second-most on record​

Although April is often a busy time for tornadoes, the 300-plus twisters this year dwarfed the average of 182 and trails only the unbelievable total of 757 in April 2011 in modern records, according to a preliminary analysis by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. - Washington Post

Gated article, but confirmed, or radar indicated? Let's not pretend that 30, 40 or 50 years ago (or longer) they had the same level of ability to accurately count these things beyond looking at the damage.
 
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Gated article, but confirmed, or radar indicated? Let's not pretend that 30, 40 or 50 years ago (or longer) they had the same level of ability to accurately count these things beyond looking at the damage.
I believe these are confirmed. NWS would send a survey crew to potential sites of tornadoes the next day to identify if a tornado did touch down and determine the path, severity, etc. With that said, a tornado from the 1950's may had gone unnoticed/uncounted if it happened in an open field with nobody around to see it. Radar would help the NWS office know if a storm had rotation and where the rotation was located to investigate potential tornado sites
 
There is an insane tornado in TX right now. WTF is going on 2024.

Donut hole.
 

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1.3 in the overnight, did not really need it at this time. Lots of field ponding now.