Severe Weather Outlook - May 12 & 13th

[westsidesooner]

Hope this answers your question Karried.

PUBLIC TOURS
Tours of the National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, located on the south University of Oklahoma campus, will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes. The tour provides a comprehensive overview of the NWC and the units housed within including NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, the Norman National Weather Service Forecast Office, and the National Severe Storms Laboratory as well as the OU School of Meteorology, the NWC observation deck, classroom and laboratory facilities. You must make reservations for a public tour, as space is limited! If you have more than 8 people in your group, please schedule a group tour (see next paragraph). If you have special needs, please note those needs when you make reservations. To reserve a spot on a tour, please contact the NWC Professional Staff Office at tours@nwc.ou.edu or call (405) 325-1147.

GROUP TOURS (35 max)
Tours of the NWC will be offered for groups on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and will last 1 to 1.5 hours. K-12 tours will only be available at 10am or 1pm on Tuesdays or Thursdays. The Group tour is similar to the Public tour, but allows for extra question and answer time. A complete list of names for your group must be submitted prior to the tour. For Group tours, contact the NWC Professional Staff Office at tours@nwc.ou.edu or call (405) 325-1147.

SPECIALTY TOURS(35 max)
If you are interested in a more detailed tour focused on a specific unit or subset of units in the NWC building, please call the following:

For NOAA Weather Partners (National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman National Weather Service Forecast Office, Storm Prediction Center, Warning Decision Training Branch and/or the Radar Operations Center) contact Daphne Thompson at Daphne.Thompson@noaa.gov or by phone at (405) 325-6892.

[venture]

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public information statement
national weather service norman ok
330 pm cdt thu may 14 2009

...preliminary damage survey results...

Here are the preliminary results of damage surveys conducted today
concerning the may 13th storms. This information may change as the
assessment continues.

Tornado - kay county ok - 9s nardin
654pm-705pm
this tornado developed over open country 9 miles south of nardin and
remained nearly stationary. No damage to structures has been
reported. The preliminary rating is ef0.

Tornado - dewey county ok - 1e fay
700pm-702pm
this brief tornado was observed by storm chasers and remained
over an open field. The preliminary rating is ef0.

Tornado - noble county ok - 2s billings to 4se billings
720pm-731pm
radar data and damage reports indicate the tornado moved east
southeast. Numerous trees and power lines were damaged. Based on
the available information...the preliminary rating for this tornado
is ef1.

Tornado - caddo county - near gracemont to anadarko
922pm-940pm
this tornado likely developed near gracemont and moved south along
and just east of highway 8. The most significant damage was noted
along country club road in anadarko where several homes had
significant damage. The preliminary rating for this tornado is
ef2...although this is subject to change pending further review of
data. Most of the damage in anadarko was likely the result of
straight line winds associated with a large rear flank downdraft.

Tornado - cleveland county - west side of lake stanley draper
1041pm-1047pm
this brief tornado developed on the northwest side of the lake and
moved south southeast along the western shore of the lake. A boat
dock was damaged and trees and other small structures were damaged.
Based on preliminary information...this tornado is rated ef0.

If you have images...video or other information related to the may
13th storms...contact the nws in norman at 405-325-3816.

[woodyrr]

Is there someplace on the net where I could find a radar loop of the area of rotation that caused the issuance of the tornado warning for OK County last night? Specifically, I'm interested in it as it moved through the Mid-Del area. We had a very difficult time following the activity on TV as a result of frequent power outages interrupting the coverage.

[venture]

This is the only site I know of, but you may need another application to view the data:

NCDC: Radar Data

[woodyrr]

Thank you.

I'll give it a try. It looks like they use UTC and if I've calculated correctly (which is not necessarily likely), I need the period between about 0100 and 0300 5/14/09 UTC, the data for which is not yet available. I'll order the data, download the visualizer software and see what happens.

[westsidesooner]

I'll get myself prepared now for the LOST season finale to not be aired in HD...

Season Finale Of 'Lost' To Be Re-Aired
Set DVRs For 10:39 P.M. Saturday To 12:39 A.M. Sunday

The two-hour season finale of LOST will re-air Saturday night, it was announced on Thursday.


DVRs should be set for 10:39 p.m. Saturday until 12:39 a.m. Sunday.

The finale will be shown in its entirety.

[venture]

Making some new storm data pages on AC...here is for yesterday:

May 13 2009 - AnvilCrawlers

Also trying to fill out more content on the site. Invite everyone to come over and help. Trying to make the site be a wealth of information for everyone novices and those that understand the more complex data. Will be working on incorporating additional information like "How To's" so if you really want to know how to read an upper air sounding, it walks you though and you know what numbers to look for and what they mean.

[Karried]

Thanks Venture!

[OKCisOK4me]

Season Finale Of 'Lost' To Be Re-Aired
Set DVRs For 10:39 P.M. Saturday To 12:39 A.M. Sunday

The two-hour season finale of LOST will re-air Saturday night, it was announced on Thursday.


DVRs should be set for 10:39 p.m. Saturday until 12:39 a.m. Sunday.

The finale will be shown in its entirety.

Well considering I don't have a DVR, looks like I won't be going out on Saturday night. MONEY SAVER!!!! Thanks KOCO ;-)

[jstanthrnme]

go to ABC.com then to free episodes and you will find the answers you seek.

[Thunder]

Is the tours free?

[sooners83]

I watched the last part on ABC.com last night

[westsidesooner]

Spoiler alert....there is a complete idiot in this video.

CNN has been showing the short version of this vid on their I-reports all morning. What they dont show you is what an idiot this guy is......I like to call guys like him "yahoos". I hesitated to post this because I didnt want to give him any publicity. I was going to post the version on youtube yesterday but it was removed by Mr. Ambrosia because he was getting to many negative comments. And rightly so. He gives serious storm chasers and spotters a bad reputation. Anyhow....here it is. My idiot of the day award goes to Micheal Ambrosia....who does it just for the thrills and money. I hope the police see this and take away his drivers license. Like I said I hesitated to post this yesterday because of the publicity....I guess since hes all over CNN now its too late....so here it is. Notice hes not only speeding and driving recklessly, but filming with his "free hand" at 100+ mph.

LiveLeak.com - Amature Video; Close Encounter With Tornado May 13/09

[venture]

Reading some of the comments on ST, it is pretty clear...the old days of chasing are gone. I didn't start chasing on the plains until the mid to late 90s, but chasing them and now are so vastly different. The population of "chasers" has soared a ton and everyone is out there with their toys. While I can't say I didn't have my share, I never went over the edge with decals, lightbars, or a mobile weather station on my car. I was out there to see if I could nail the forecast, pick the right place, and enjoy the structure and power of mother nature.

Today? These yahoos are out there with no care for anyone else's life. They are wanting to get the close up video so they can make some money and get their name on the news.

The speeds topping 120-130mph are just effin stupid. On wet roads, with traffic, on a two lane highway. These are the people you would not mind seeing wrapped around a telephone pole before they hurt or kill someone else.

I hope the authorities do more than just take away his license. This was nothing more than a publicity stunt. I believe this is him as well: Ambrosia ?acting? on desire to serve in the Missouri National Guards

Notice...he is an actor who is probably out of work. How best to get a job then plaster your face all over the media, even if it was doing something stupid. I'm sorry. No responsible chaser in their right mind would be going that fast on a wet road while video taping with one hand in traffic.

Oh these people just get me so PO'd at what they are doing to the community. Morons like this reduce the public perception of the chasing community and then local law enforcement starts losing trust in what the responsible ones do. 7-8 years ago you could be on the side of the road and a officer would come over to chat and ask about the weather. Now, you are more likely going to get ticketed or harassed.

[Karried]

sheesh, that was brutal. What was he thinking ???

[woodyrr]

Is there someplace on the net where I could find a radar loop of the area of rotation that caused the issuance of the tornado warning for OK County last night? Specifically, I'm interested in it as it moved through the Mid-Del area. We had a very difficult time following the activity on TV as a result of frequent power outages interrupting the coverage.

This is the only site I know of, but you may need another application to view the data:

NCDC: Radar Data

Thank you.

I'll give it a try. It looks like they use UTC and if I've calculated correctly (which is not necessarily likely), I need the period between about 0100 and 0300 5/14/09 UTC, the data for which is not yet available. I'll order the data, download the visualizer software and see what happens.

Thanks Venture 79.

My data order was delivered and using their NOAA Climate Toolkit, I was able to develop a radar loop movie. What actually happened made a whole lot more sense after watching it.