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Related: About this forumUh, yeah. When the SPC is warning on the volitality of individual super cells, it's bad. Waterloo, Cedar Rapids
Really concerned for the Dells in WI later. It's a big camping week. These cells have been debarking trees (Cat 4 and 5 hurricanes do that). Very violent tornadoes going on in Central Iowa heading E-NE
Mesoscale Discussion 0879
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0509 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Areas affected...Central Iowa into northeast Iowa and far southwest
Wisconsin.
Concerning...Tornado Watch 277...
Valid 212209Z - 212345Z
The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 277 continues.
SUMMARY...Intense to potentially violent tornado threat across
northeast Iowa and into southwest Wisconsin over the next 2 hours
DISCUSSION...The supercell which formed the intense to potentially
violent tornado which impacted Greenfield and other portions of
southwest Iowa this afternoon has re-intensified after storm
mergers. This storm and another strong supercell to its south are
moving into an increasingly favorable tornadic environment with a
STP of 5 to 6 (per SPC mesoanalysis). The backed surface winds and
vorticity rich environment in the wake of the morning convection
will provide ample low-level vorticity for a sustained tornado
threat into the early evening. One or more long-track, potentially
violent tornadoes are possible in this corridor over the next 90 to
120 minutes.
..Bentley/Thompson.. 05/21/2024
...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...
ATTN...WFO...DVN...ARX...DMX...
LAT...LON 43319094 43149080 42899079 42509117 41569273 41459346
42039360 42679316 43289233 43499174 43489133 43499120
43319094
Tetrachloride
(8,444 posts)yesterday a couple of 1 minute downbursts, one with hail
2naSalit
(92,481 posts)Which side of the lakes are you on? Or are you on the isthmus?
Cheezoholic
(2,604 posts)in the line coming your way. Storms themselves are moving 50 to 70 mph. Be safe!
Tetrachloride
(8,444 posts)windy but not spectacularly windy
in parking garage, the store is over the garage