General Weather Discussion - May 2014

[Plutonic Panda]

Seems Denver Airport is in a situation

[PennyQuilts]

Seems Denver Airport is in a situation

Indeed.

[silvergrove]

Image of the Denver storm, posted on reddit.

[PennyQuilts]

Yikes!

[Plutonic Panda]

What happened? I didn't keep up with it.

[Plutonic Panda]

Image of the Denver storm, posted on reddit.

Sorry if this upsets anyone, but I kind of miss that. :/

I enjoy a few severe storms with the sirens in the background.

[venture]

Sorry if this upsets anyone, but I kind of miss that. :/

I enjoy a few severe storms with the sirens in the background.

This is always a fine balance for this thread and topic in general. I'm as big of a weather geek as the next guy, which I'm sure is obvious, and I enjoy extreme weather and observing it. I also don't like when it comes and plays in a populated area though. My view of it...there is a BIG difference from someone saying "I enjoy severe weather and observing it" and someone who says "I love seeing the destruction severe weather causes."

[Plutonic Panda]

This is always a fine balance for this thread and topic in general. I'm as big of a weather geek as the next guy, which I'm sure is obvious, and I enjoy extreme weather and observing it. I also don't like when it comes and plays in a populated area though. My view of it...there is a BIG difference from someone saying "I enjoy severe weather and observing it" and someone who says "I love seeing the destruction severe weather causes."

I don't like the destruction that it leaves behind, however, I enjoy being in a severe storm. You obviously know severe weather will leave destruction of some kind, so there is no beating around the bush. When you ask for severe weather, you are asking for destruction.

[venture]

I don't like the destruction that it leaves behind, however, I enjoy being in a severe storm. You obviously know severe weather will leave destruction of some kind, so there is no beating around the bush. When you ask for severe weather, you are asking for destruction.

Not all the time. I've chased plenty of nice looking tornadoes that have stayed away from any buildings.

[Plutonic Panda]

I understand. I'm just saying I enjoy the severe weather hitting here where I live, but I don't like the devastation that sometimes comes with it. I can't really have it one way though.

[mugofbeer]

Image of the Denver storm, posted on reddit.

(All of the following are said, in-general) After living here for 10+ years, I find that the storms and what is considered "severe" in Denver vs. what is so frequently experienced in OKC are quite different. At this altitude, Denver gets far more hail out of storms than in OK - but its often not hard hail but sleet-like groppel. Its not uncommon to see video of areas that receive hail piled several inches deep. The storms don't form in organized lines until they get out over the plains. It also doesn't seem storms get nearly as severe as the ones in OK before they can produce a funnel. Storms in OK seem to be far more violent before being termed "severe." We very rarely get the huge wind storms or the emerald green glow that comes before those incredible monsoon downpours. 30-40 miles east of Denver, and its completely different. Much more Oklahoma-like and bigger tornadoes that just spin themselves out in no-man's land.

[bchris02]

I am thankful for the boring season in Oklahoma this year. I think this place needed it after last year's traumatic days.

[venture]

I am thankful for the boring season in Oklahoma this year. I think this place needed it after last year's traumatic days.

That boring season has also enhanced the drought this year. Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good.

Regardless things will balance out - they always do.

[Anonymous.]

Please let this happen:

[Achilleslastand]

Please let this happen:

*Fingers crossed*
This would be awesome especially for SW Okla. When is this for?

[Bellaboo]

*Fingers crossed*
This would be awesome especially for SW Okla. When is this for?

It says on the graph - May 22 through May 27.

[OKCisOK4me]

Please let this happen:

Please shift that 4.8 bullseye to the North Canadian River watershed.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S5

[adaniel]

Nah. Wichita Falls is down to drinking toilet water at this point so I say let'em have the bulk.

[bandnerd]

As long as it doesn't dump it all at one time, I'm cool with some rain. I just hate standing at my back door, watching it pour, wondering if we're going to float away again or not.

Weather-related PTSD is very real, folks.

[venture]

Storms currently extend from Newkirk and Ponca City back to the SW through Enid, Canton, Taloga, Leeder, and Cheyenne. Main risks are heavy rain and small hail. Could see some wind as well. Storms further north into KS are severe right now and we have had confirmed reports of a quick spin up/tornado with them there. Not ruling it out for us, but the risk is quite small.

[jn1780]

All those radar echoes in the Texas Panhandle is a beautiful sight!

[Anonymous.]

All those radar echoes in the Texas Panhandle is a beautiful sight!

Yes. Roaming storms riding along outflow boundaries is the perfect way to help drought conditions. Just good solid variety storms.

[bchris02]

This 7-day forecast is beautiful.

[venture]

It is what we need. Norman right now is around a deficit of 12 inches so far for the year to date. Hopefully we get our storm season in June to help catch up.

[silvergrove]

All that rain in the west going to head this way?