Moore Tornado, NOW, live chaser footage

Doohickey · 20 May 2013 at 22:59

Curio said:
What boggles my mind is that Moore was devastated by an F5 in 1999 - yet the school didn't have a proper shelter! The "safe" area was a hallway, ffs Why doesn't every school in Tornado Alley have a concrete bunker underneath?!?!

It's no good reason of course but I heard something like it's never been hit in over 50 years until now.

randal · 20 May 2013 at 23:01

Doohickey said:
Fox reporting 2 children dead so far

That News9 link just said they all got out, Fox sensationalising maybe? :eek:

Curio · 20 May 2013 at 23:02

randal said:
That News9 link just said they all got out, Fox sensationalising maybe?

No, I believe these were children from elsewhere in the devastation.

Uther · 20 May 2013 at 23:05

randal · 20 May 2013 at 23:09

Curio said:
No, I believe these were children from elsewhere in the devastation.

Oh, in which case:

Uther said:

Rybo89 · 20 May 2013 at 23:13

America really not having much luck lately.

Curio · 20 May 2013 at 23:14

Early estimates say it was at least an F4 just over a mile wide. Could be upgraded though....and I've seen some reports saying over 2 miles wide!

Spangles · 20 May 2013 at 23:16

It is crazy isn't it? You really cannot comprehend what it would be like for it to happen here. Hope as many people make it out of this unscathed as possible

physichull · 20 May 2013 at 23:18

It passed right in front of one of the chasers I was following on their for about 3 minutes. It was huge.

It was one of the supercells on the northern edge of the front and produced the classic "hook echo":

Devastating really, because Moore got hit in 1999, which sparked the famous Reed Timmer footage of cowering underneath an underpass.

Spangles · 20 May 2013 at 23:20

How do you actually get a video up from a chaser? I went on the first link in the thread, and there was the map with pins. Is it just my browser mucking about? (Waterfox)

deanolfc · 20 May 2013 at 23:20

click the pins, Red ones.

physichull · 20 May 2013 at 23:22

Spangles said:
How do you actually get a video up from a chaser? I went on the first link in the thread, and there was the map with pins. Is it just my browser mucking about? (Waterfox)

Yeah click the red pins. Its basically Reed Timmers website which collates a lot of chasers streams and you can overlay a very crude radar onto it aswell.

Spangles · 20 May 2013 at 23:24

It was Waterfox that wouldn't let it work

Sorted on Chrome.

physichull · 20 May 2013 at 23:25

Its still a VERY dangerous situation with the supercells still fragmented and not forming the squall. The cell near Brownwood, TX is turning into a classic supercell and looks to be trying to form a hook on the SW side. That could be one of the next most dangerous areas, maybe even affecting Dallas if it continues in this strength.

Unusual these systems firing off this early in the afternoon.

The cell near Witchita Falls also is shaping up to look extremely dangerous.

deanolfc · 20 May 2013 at 23:26

Erik Fox Feed.

NightSt@lk3r · 20 May 2013 at 23:27

StormChaseMedia.com's cam on tvnweather.com is starting to see some action.

physichull · 20 May 2013 at 23:27

deanolfc said:
Erik Fox Feed.

Looks to have a large wall cloud formed there, hard to tell.

Spangles · 20 May 2013 at 23:27

I am watching the one where the guy is parked up outside (just to the west) of Ardmore. Those clouds look ominous! Woah! The lightning going off too :s Time to run the other way. Just got really windy also!

NightSt@lk3r · 20 May 2013 at 23:30

Dominator 2 is also back online.

physichull · 20 May 2013 at 23:30

Spangles said:
I am watching the one where the guy is parked up outside (just to the west) of Ardmore. Those clouds look ominous! Woah! The lightning going off too :s Time to run the other way. Just got really windy also!

Looks like a small inflow band was visible. Storm still seems to have power, but I did start seeing some clouds that perhaps looked like mamatus...