USA 2016

[NZstorm]

I noticed this chart relating to USA hurricanes. This decade has been below average so far.

[Richard]

With 4 years to go you wonder if it will reach the 70's low mark

[03Stormchaser]

Another low number is this years tornado count, well below avg.

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http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/

[NZstorm]

A chart here of global tornado probability based the NCEP modelling data. Chart by Harold Brookes NSSL.

USA Midwest looking fairly unique in the world. South America another hot spot.

[Rogue]

Finally got around to compiling all the timelapse I took from this years trip, pleased with how it turned out but not really enough footage to do a proper film like what Mike Olbinski does. Maybe next year!

[Richard]

Nothing wrong with that, very well done

[jamie]

Very nice

[NZstorm]

Awesome footage rouge.

A spectacular aspect about USA storms is the movement such as the rotation. Filming the storms is a far superior to capture them than photos.

[Manukau heads obs]

good stuff

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Grouse

[Orion]

Exellente!

[NZstorm]

Some big tornado action in Indiana and Ohio yesterday.

SPC were caught out with no tornado probs and just a marginal severe risk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDXhDOPstEE

[NZstorm]

SPC verification chart for tornadoes on the 24/8/16. This highlights that a significant tornado outbreak can come in under the radar.

The strongest rated tornado damage was EF3 at Kokomo Indiana.

[NZstorm]

A few tornadoes expected over northern Florida Friday due to a tropical storm. SPC have a 5% coverage tornado probs for Friday.

GFS output a bit light on instability but big shear/moisture combo. CB tops over 14km!

[spwill]

Great footage there rouge, I think I recognise 3 of those storms from Kansas.

[Richard]

Amazing footage

[NZstorm]

Pecos Hank's latest clip. May 9th Oklahoma Tornadoes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acgduoio7-I

[NZstorm]

Lots of dust devils!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSJkydvQTJY

[Willoughby]

Lots of dust devils!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSJkydvQTJY

Awesome!!

[NZstorm]

Supercell and Tornado near Midland, Texas today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz3aU0bD9BU


and 00Z observed sounding from Midland.

[Rogue]

Spotted that warned storm on my radar app today (bored), clear rotation and hook. Funnily enough, I was talking to my girlfriend last night about how we forecast storms, and Midland was in her target area (simply based on the shortwave moving into area of high cape), whereas mine was west-central OK :/ ...

[tgsnoopy]

Supercell and Tornado near Midland, Texas today.

Was watching it live via Mark Henry Eslick on Facebook.

[03Stormchaser]

Spotted that warned storm on my radar app today (bored), clear rotation and hook. Funnily enough, I was talking to my girlfriend last night about how we forecast storms, and Midland was in her target area (simply based on the shortwave moving into area of high cape), whereas mine was west-central OK :/ ...

Clearly we need her to come along next time...

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[NZstorm]

A bit outside of tornado alley but I notice there was an EF2 tornado in coastal Oregon yesterday.

Tornadoes in the western USA always catch my attention as the region mirrors NZ for tornado set ups, particularly the South Island West Coast where topography veers the low level flow to create the low topped supercells/waterspouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5V7AXzNPII


model sounding. gfs doesn't show a surface southerly.

[NZstorm]

3 people killed by a tornado in Alabama yesterday. Dixie tornado alley season has started, a little bit like NZ's winter thunderstorm season. However the subtropical conditions in the Gulf of Mexico makes their winter thunderstorm season quite a potent one.