Max Velocity is saying this is a very rare (2%) anti-cyclonic (clockwise) rotating tornado.
He says he has never seen an anti-cyclonic receive a PDS Warning.
The tornado is also almost stationary.
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1026 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024
OKC033-141-010400-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-240501T0400Z/
COTTON OK-TILLMAN OK-
1026 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL COTTON AND SOUTHEASTERN TILLMAN COUNTIES...
AT 1026 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOVELAND, AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRANDFIELD, DEVOL, AND LOVELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
Have you seen any videos of this yet?A traditional cyclonic tornado signature is now forming near the anti-cyclonic tornado.
A twin tornado is possible!
Yeah, I think some of the weather wonks are very young. They really should look back at the 70s in the Midwest. We had some wild weather then too, including several summers in a row of very large hail that impacted the corn harvest.
Why does Fairbanks, AK have a test for tornado warnings? OH, I went and looked. They are pretty rare. Never knew they had them up that far north! I learn something new every day.
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TORNADO WARNING FAIRBANKS AK - PAFG 1145 AM AKDT WED MAY 1 2024
SVR T-STORM WARNING MIDLAND/ODESSA TX - KMAF 241 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024
SVR T-STORM WARNING MIDLAND/ODESSA TX - KMAF 234 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2024
TORNADO WARNING FAIRBANKS AK - PAFG 1121 AM AKDT WED MAY 1 2024
TORNADO WARNING FAIRBANKS AK - PAFG 1116 AM AKDT WED MAY 1 2024
TORNADO WARNING FAIRBANKS AK - PAFG 1055 AM AKDT WED MAY 1 2024
And then there are also extremely rare January tornadoes, such as in Jan. 3, 2023 in Illinois: January 3, 2023 Tornado EventWhy does Fairbanks, AK have a test for tornado warnings? OH, I went and looked. They are pretty rare. Never knew they had them up that far north! I learn something new every day.
And then there are also extremely rare January tornadoes, such as in Jan. 3, 2023 in Illinois: January 3, 2023 Tornado Event
When the conditions are right, geography or time of year doesn't matter.
jwad, not a slight against you. But I think this video of Freddy's stream should be taken down.Mario Nawfal
@MarioNawfal
BREAKING: MASSIVE TORNADO IN HEART OF TEXAS
Freddy McKinney captured a harrowing scene south of Hawley, Texas, where multiple residents, including a little child who was injured, fled their destroyed home following a devastating tornado.
Source: @AZ_Intel_ , @FreddyMcKinneyR
View: https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1786197625689055375