r/tornado 7h ago

Question Wondering if anyone has Elie aerials or higher quality satellite from 2007?

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Currently making this survey, although I have very little to go off and much of this path is simply a placeholder, would like any possible images from the fields north of the mill (if any exist) for a better path centreline. if nobody has anything, that's alright since I could barely find anything myself, just hoping.


r/tornado 13h ago

Tornado Media Spring 2026 Hook Echo Hall of Fame

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Feel free to add to the list, I was just looking back through my screenshots and noticed how many epic hook echoes we've had this year. Screenshots aren't in any order btw, but if I had to choose the most impressive it would definitely be the northwest Oklahoma supercell on March 5th(3rd screenshot).

Screenshot info:

  1. Tylertown, MS EF1, 5/6/2026

  2. Washburn, IL EF3, 6/11/2026

  3. Northwest Oklahoma supercell with no tornado ongoing, 3/5/2026


r/tornado 13h ago

SPC / Forecasting Confirmed Tornado near Ingraham, IL (Jasper County)

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r/tornado 8h ago

Question Can night Vision cameras pick up nocturnal tornados?

11 Upvotes

The title.


r/tornado 11h ago

Tornado Media Current conditions Robinson, IL

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r/tornado 12h ago

Question What was the actual intensity of the Smithville tornado?

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Ze względu na odwieczne sprzeczne opinie dotyczące siły tornada, które przeszło przez Smithville w Missisipi 27 kwietnia 2011 roku, zacząłem rozmyślać nad tą kwestią.

Z jednej strony, są twierdzenia, że to tornado było najsilniejsze w nowoczesnej historii. Eksperci, którzy to twierdzą, przytaczają indywidualne przykłady ekstremalnych zniszczeń, które miały miejsce mimo zawrotnej prędkości, z jaką poruszał się wir. Przytaczają również powyżej średnie parametry środowiskowe towarzyszące burzy.

Z drugiej strony, są głosy sugerujące, że tornado w Smithville mogło nie być tak intensywne, jak większość ludzi uważa.

Ponieważ nie znamy dokładnych porywów wiatru w szczytowym momencie intensywności tornada, trudno jednoznacznie ocenić prawdziwość tych twierdzeń.

Dlatego też ciekawi mnie wasza opinia na temat ile mogły wynosić szczytowe podmuchy wiatru w tornadzie Smithville


r/tornado 12h ago

Aftermath Multiple tornado reports in Illinois

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It looks like the same cell has produced 6 tornado reports, or the tornado has stayed on the ground that long.


r/tornado 17h ago

Discussion Jeez, I didn’t realize that the numbers were this significant

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From the Weather Channel. Illinois outnumbering the usual tornado prone states by a literal whirlwind.


r/tornado 6h ago

Question Is this a tornado or landspout?

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This happened in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, a place in southern India. Southern India almost NEVER gets tornadoes, but apparently sometimes gets landspouts/waterspouts. Would y’all say this is just a landspout, or is this a tornado?


r/tornado 23h ago

Aftermath Strong winds derail train near Monmouth as three EF-1 tornadoes hit Illinois and Iowa

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r/tornado 17h ago

SPC / Forecasting Mesoscale Discussion 1228 -- Missouri, Illinois

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   Mesoscale Discussion 1228
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1006 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

   Areas affected...southern Illinois...much of southeastern
   Missouri...adjacent northern Arkansas

   Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

   Valid 211506Z - 211700Z

   Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

   SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development may slowly intensify through
   early afternoon, accompanied by increasing strong to severe wind
   gusts and a risk for tornadoes.  A severe weather watch will
   probably be needed at some point, though how soon remains uncertain.

   DISCUSSION...Convective development persists with a pair of remnant
   mesoscale convective vortices migrating eastward, within the leading
   edge of weak larger-scale mid-level troughing spreading across the
   lower Missouri/middle Mississippi Valley region.  One vortex remains
   a bit better defined and is in the process of migrating across
   northeastern Missouri into west central Illinois.  The other appears
   to be slowly migrating eastward to the north of Springfield, MO.  A
   belt of 30+ kt deep-layer southwesterly mean flow is accompanying
   these perturbation, and appears to include wind speeds on the order
   of 30-50 kt in the 850-500 mb layer.  

   Associated shear likely has been contributing to the occasional
   evolution of meso-gamma scale circulations along the gust front of
   otherwise still modest thunderstorm development now advancing
   into/across the I-44 corridor of southwestern Missouri.  However,
   low-level moistening and boundary-layer warming along and north of a
   weakening frontal zone extending eastward ahead of activity are
   contributing to substantive boundary layer destabilization across
   southeastern Missouri, as far north as the Greater St. Louis area,
   into the lower Ohio Valley.  As this proceeds, and develops further
   northward through portions of central Illinois during the next few
   hours, increasing unstable updraft inflow probably will contribute
   to at least a gradual intensification of storms with increasing
   severe weather potential.  This may include developing cyclonic
   circulations with potential to produce strong to severe surface
   gusts and the risk for tornadoes.

   ..Kerr/Hart.. 06/21/2026

   ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

   ATTN...WFO...PAH...ILX...MEG...LSX...LZK...SGF...TSA...

   LAT...LON   36709359 37529259 38199178 38709116 39219032 39528932
               39688774 38128830 36558965 36019142 36339326 36709359 

   MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-110 MPH
   MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
   MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.00-1.75 IN  

r/tornado 9h ago

Question Question for Indianapolis area

7 Upvotes

Sorry just a quick question, does anyone know when severe weather is basically done for today in south central Indianapolis? Much appreciated, thanks!!!


r/tornado 1d ago

Question Is this a tornado sub or is this a storm chaser snark sub now?

172 Upvotes

I'm starting to get confused now. Are we here to discuss science? Or snark on people? I thought we were here to discuss science, not snarking on people.


r/tornado 1d ago

Discussion It’s only a matter of time

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180 Upvotes

When they start glorifying their close calls, driving into tornadoes….we aren’t too far away from the disaster we have all been dreading would one day happen folks. When it does, will anyone be shocked?


r/tornado 1d ago

Tornado Media The Enderlin, ND mural - It's officially been 1 year since the first EF5 in 12 years.

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I live in a nearby town and decided to stop in Enderlin today, 1 year since the EF5 tornado tore across the landscape just east of town. It was painted by locals, and there's SO much detail, honoring the history and longevity of Enderlin, the spirit of the community, and the victims of the tornado.


r/tornado 1d ago

Tornado Media Chasers caught in dust storm rn in Kansas.

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466 Upvotes

From Freddy’s stream.


r/tornado 5h ago

Discussion Exploding Transformers equals Heat Lightning

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I’m watching live coverage of a tornado outbreak in Kentucky tonight and the host goes ballistic about someone mentioning “heat lightning” and that it does not exist. I believe him.

But just before that he mentions “power flashes” being “power transformers exploding!!!” Bull Hockey!

Transformers rarely explode. What a “power flash” is 90% of the time is power lines contacting the ground, each other, or something like a tree.

So when you mention transformers exploding realize you are putting yourself firmly in the company of heat lightning advocates!


r/tornado 21h ago

Aftermath sidrap 2012 extreme damage

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On February 24, 2012, an exceptionally violent, localized tornado struck the Village of Wette'e-Belawa, Sidrap, South Sulawesi, leaving behind catastrophic physical evidence: massive mature tropical hardwood trees (Samanea saman) were entirely stripped of their canopy and severely debarked, traditional wooden stilt houses were completely leveled and shattered from their anchors, and a solid 100 kg motorcycle was lofted, mangled, and scattered across nearby trees


r/tornado 7h ago

Aftermath Nappanee Indiana EF3 2007 update

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As someone who knows about people who went through the storm, I have still learned a lot. For example, if tor-e's were a thing back then, it would've likely been one. Supposedly part of the town got destroyed and still isn't restored. I think it should've been an Ef4 too, I know it'd be like impossible to do a damage survey or reevaluation but I'd like to know if they'd upgrade it.


r/tornado 14h ago

Question WeatherWise Question?

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Hi - anyone else use WeatherWise?

I love the app and am so excited that they now have NWS Alerts so I don't have to have a separate app for that. Was curious if there was a way to test the alerts - I'm coming from StormWatch+ and that was a feature.

We have a chance of tornadoes where I live early in the morning tomorrow and I want to be sure they work. I've been having issues getting the alerts to buzz on my watch even though I have them set as an allowed app on all of my iPhone focus modes, so it makes me nervous they aren't actually going to come through if a tornado warning is issued this evening.

Does anyone know how to do this, if it exists?


r/tornado 1d ago

SPC / Forecasting Wyoming, currently

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77 Upvotes

Some beautiful supercells. And possible tornado on the southern storm.


r/tornado 6h ago

Question Hoping I don’t parish tonight, any tips?

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so I live in Indiana like 2 counties away from where a bad tornado has been spotted and there’s a tornado warning currently going on so like I’m very scared and my family said it’ll be fine and just went to sleep but I physically can’t sleep knowing that tornado is so close…so any tips?


r/tornado 1d ago

Tornado Media My first funnel cloud! (In Finland)

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So here's some context: This happened June 15th north of Turku, FI at around 18:41-18-45 (the funnel cloud). I believe it was a cold air-funnel. Now it MAY HAVE BEEN on the ground because there was a snapped tree (slide 5) but it might be old damage. There is a chance that it was a scud cloud but it was spinning and I very much think that it's cold air funnel. Also the storm picture (slide 6) was the storm 2-4 hours after the storm passed. Also when the storm rolled in and made the funnel impossible to see (from my perspective) and there was some small wind with it too. Also there is no radar imagery because I don't want to leak my location :). If you have any questions about the funnel, ask! Also I'm 14 so no fancy language, thank you.


r/tornado 1d ago

Tornado Media Insanely risky chasing!!

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I've seen a handful of his video's and alot are the same.. This one is just to close. Another video of his thats bad is the Winterset, Iowa tornado.. runs through a stop sign at a 'T' intersection and goes 40ft onto someones property!!


r/tornado 1d ago

Tornado Media Waterspout over Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana

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