Heads up - Severe Weather Texas!

Updated Briefing: Severe Thunderstorm Potential Tuesday Night and Wednesday

NWS office in Springfield Missouri



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Storms, Hail, then freezing temps? There goes all the crops that are in the ground...

Hey Buckeye...I'm just getting up to speed this morning. From what I can tell so far, its high winds for Texas today. If we get storms, it wont be until Tues. night.

Me, too. I was checking my weather report and saw the warning had been added for us. We weren't in it last night. We're still in a maybe for any rain. Hoping for some mud balls, at least!LOL I'm glad I didn't get my tomato plants yet. The wind would fry them today.

The curtain will open Monday for a dangerous, multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak across the nation as a major storm system emerges from the Rockies.

Unfortunately, Sunday's severe storms were just a taste of what is to come this week.

Instead of cooler and drier air replacing Sunday's violent weather, the stage has become set for several widespread rounds of potentially damaging thunderstorms to erupt Monday afternoon, and continue pushing slowly eastward each day though midweek.............snip.........Cities that could be hit by dangerous and damaging weather conditions during Tuesday [also spanning the overnight hours] include Dallas/Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kan.," stated AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski when he warned of the danger last week.

Springfield and Joplin, Mo., and Tulsa, Okla., are among the other cities in harm's way.

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This is not good. They are talking about major metro areas being impacted, DFW, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Tulsa, and Joplin who is still trying to recover from the last deadly tornado.

I'M TRYING TO POST BUT SYSTEM DON'T LET ME!

I didn't get mine in either. Good thing.

This would be a good day for people to prepare for the bad weather that's coming.

I'm going to tie stuff down in the yard today. I don't a lawn chair or wind chimes blowing through a window.

Winter Storm Walda impacts most of the region today and tomorrow with rain, snow and strong winds.

- Accumulating snow through this afternoon falls in the mountains of Washington, Oregon, north and east California, northeast Nevada, Idaho and Utah.

- Mountain and valley snow occurs in Montana and western Wyoming.

A few high spots over 24 inches are possible in eastern Wyoming and eastern Colorado.

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Walda??? Who comes up with these names? Is that the female version of Waldo?

Oh Luis...I'm sorry you are having problems. Thank you for trying.

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Today's tornado threat map: [link to 1.usa.gov] CO/NE/KS

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midnight Wednesday simulated radar shows vigorous spring snow-storm + severe weather from NCEP WRF 06z [link to twitter.com (secure)]

Michigan here....UGH. Flippin snowflakes are falling as I type. I am SOOOOOO ready for spring!! COME ON!

We had two days where I remembered the joy of opening the car door and having a sauna-like experience (super warm and lovely, allllmost to the point where you want to open the window to let it cool.). I miss that. those were two glorious days.

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[link to static.baynews9.com] Another potent Gulf Storm for FL later this weekend into next week. [link to www.meteo.psu.edu] Euro [link to www.meteo.psu.edu]

Got the lawn fertilized and ready for some moisture in CO. Bossman is already talking about closing down & keeping everyone home.

Greg Forbes Torcon Index

Monday, April 8

Isolated severe thunderstorms in western and central Kansas, northwest and north-central Oklahoma (excluding the panhandle), extreme northeast Colorado, south-central and southwest Nebraska. Maximum TOR:CON - 4 northwest KS.

Severe thunderstorms may spread overnight into southeast Nebraska and northeast Kansas.

TOR:CON details:

CO northeast - 2 to 3
KS northwest - 4
KS north-central, south-central - 3
KS northeast night - 2
NE southwest, south-central - 2 to 3
NE southeast, night - 2
OK north-central, northwest - 3
Tuesday, April 9

Severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes in south-central and eastern Kansas, northeastern quarter and western half of Missouri, western Arkansas, central and eastern Oklahoma, north-central and northeast Texas, southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois. Maximum TOR:CON - 5 eastern Kansas.

Severe thunderstorms spreading overnight across central Texas, central Arkansas, east-central and southeast Missouri, and western Illinois.

TOR:CON details:

AR west - 3
AR central night - 3
IA southeast - 2
IL west-central - 3
IL southwest night - 3
KS east - 5
KS south-central - 4
MO northeast - 2 to 3
MO west half - 4
MO southeast, east-central night - 3 to 4
OK central - 3 to 4
OK northeast - 4
TX north-central, northeast - 3
TX central night - 2 to 3
Wednesday, April 10

Severe thunderstorms along and somewhat ahead of a cold front in extreme southwest MI, IN, northeast, central, south IL, west KY, west TN, north and west MS, west and central LA, east and southeast TX, spreading overnight into southeast LA, across MS and into west AL and possibly the west FL panhandle. TOR:CON - 4 east-central IL, west-central IN; 3 to 4 elsewhere
above.

TOR:CON details:

AL west night - 3 to 4
AR northeast, central, south - 3 to 4
FL west panhandle night - 3
IL east -central - 4
IL northeast, west-central, south - 3 to 4
IN west-central - 4
IN rest of state - 3 to 4
KY west - 3 to 4
LA west, central - 3 to 4
LA southeast night - 3 to 4
MI extreme southwest - 3 to 4
MO southeast, east-central - 3 to 4
MS west, north - 3 to 4
MS east, south night - 3 to 4
TN west - 3 to 4
TX east, southeast - 3 to 4
Thursday, April 11

Severe thunderstorms along and just ahead of a cold front in PA, WV, southeast OH, east KY,
east half TN, southwest VA, southwest NC, north and west GA, AL, east and south MS, southeast
LA, FL panhandle. TOR:CON - 3 these areas
Friday, April 12

Isolated severe thunderstorms in southeast VA, east NC, central and south FL. TOR:CON - 3 east NC.
Saturday, April 13

A low chance of an isolated severe thunderstorm in south FL. TOR:CON - 1

It looks like Northwest Indiana will be in the danger zone on wednesday.:(

Busy Start For Week As Storms Rock Plains, Snow Hits Rockies


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Snow hasn't arrived in CO, you can still see the Rockies & the sun is shining. People need to get ready now! The temp is going to drop and with the storms rolling across the Midwest you don't want to be stuck somewhere.

I don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but CA will be reaching sustained winds of 20-50 mph until 7pm tonight.

Though I would mention that an easy way to get to your local weather information is to type www.weather.gov/(and the name of your city)

For example: www. weather.gov/dallas

Another good link for all the states:
[link to www.nws.noaa.gov]

And for a list of warnings:
[link to kamala.cod.edu]

This is mostly a local on-line training for SKYWARN, the storm spotters, but some of it is national. I'm still trying to sort out the site for out-of -towner's, but I thought I'd post it, at least, for anyone in the Lubbock area. I haven't been able to find the link for the map to contact other NWS offices. Sorry, it's a new site.

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I had hoped to have it sorted out before we needed it. I just heard about it the other day, so I haven't had time to dig around. If anyone does and figures it out for other cities/states/areas, I'd really appreciate it if you'd post it.

I remember the freak storm that hit Denver back in late March 2003. Don't forget that with this heavy wet spring snow you need to go out and shake your trees and bushes to try and avoid damage to them.

Thanks for the link. I have a look around and see what I can figure out.

I think I've got it now. The link isn't enabled on the home page for other training schedules, but if you go to the training schedule page, find the text link - the map. Click on that. It will bring up a national map. Follow the prompts to find your local NWS site for more info.

Just for the record, it's already started here in northern AZ.

Sustained 30-40 mph winds already and we're still early in the going.

The wolf is at the door here. Batten down the hatches.

Thanks for the local report! Please keep us posted!

Thanks. I better get busy, then. Check out the wind map!! Very well defined system. It's going to be a no-skirt day, ladies!

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Buckeye...did you see this? I posted it last night.

Updated Web Briefing on Wind/Dust Event for April 8-9

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I like a "no-skirt" warning better than a red flag...lol

I did a pin request. I don't know if they'll do a green pin again. It got pinned right after you left for the night. Hopefully, the mods will red pin it.

This guy cracked me up with his last comment. I guess he was in Missouri when he shot this video last night.


Hail storm on I-44 on Apr 7


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