I also don't particularly believe the vortex off the Carolinas is going to be benign either.
Cool air aloft combined with warm moist air at the surface helped to activate the sea breezes and produce storms in region. At the same time, a backdoor cool front pushed southward, making the atmosphere unstable, Local 6 meteorologist Michele Cimino said.
Severe Weather: Huge twister hammers Kansas town (click here)
Severe Weather: Huge twister hammers Kansas town (click here)
...Greensburg, Kansas, on Friday night, injuring at least 50 people, 16 of them critically, and wiping out the majority of the town...
...On Monday, the storm system is forecast to begin shoving eastward and pull a weak cold front and outflow boundaries from weekend thunderstorms farther into the state. Severe storms are more likely to form along those boundaries, forecasters said....
The rest of the world is so worried about the storms over the US that even Ireland is warning everyone.
Severe weather warnings have been issued for seven states across the US mid-west, ...
In recent years the tornadoes have not been bothersome in May, however, in 1999 there was a whopper:
On May 3, 1999, multiple supercell thunderstorms produced many large and damaging tornadoes in central Oklahoma during the late afternoon and evening hours. Some of these storms were killers, including the twisters which moved through and/or near Dover, Shawnee, Perry and Bridge Creek, and the Moore and southern Oklahoma City metropolitan areas. Additional tornadoes also hit areas in south central Kansas, eastern Oklahoma and northern Texas, with over 70 tornadoes being observed across the region. The total tornado count makes this tornado outbreak the largest ever recorded in Oklahoma.
Heads up everybody !
