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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Saturday, 25 April 2009 17:13

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As expected, a severe weather outbreak is underway across parts of the southern Plains, as supercell thunderstorms have exploded across the length of the current tornado watch box. The majority of chasers have positioned themselves along the OK/TX panhandle border in anticipation of the highly-sheared environment that will come into play in a few hours. Chad Cowan (whose icon on our Live Tracker is ChaseTheStorms) played the northern target and is currently in eastern Kansas chasing the monster storm shown above on reflectivity! Stay tuned for updates as they become available!

UPDATE: Check out this HUGE HAIL that ExtremeTornadoTours came across near Elk City, OK!! 04.15.09.hail.holder

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Last Updated on Saturday, 25 April 2009 17:47
 
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Joplin spotter
Re:Supercells exploding across Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle!!
Apr 26 2009 23:16:14
That's some massive hail! I'm definitely looking forward to Storm Chasers season 3. Hopefully the storms will pick up this season, and I'll see some action around this area.
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mikeO
Re:Supercells exploding across Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle!!
Apr 26 2009 23:31:14
Boeing is going to have a heart attack when they see what TVN is bringing them! I definitely want to see photos of the TRV after all the hail encounters to see how it held up..from the video it looks all sweet! and it's still mobile...
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Amara9
Re:Supercells exploding across Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle!!
Apr 26 2009 23:38:36
Yes and we all should be so fortunate that we get a show like Storm Chasers so we can see this! I can't wait for October!
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+3 #1 James1 2009-04-25 07:27
there was a second rotating wall cloud reported on this storm.
 
 
+4 #2 James1 2009-04-25 07:35
A tornado warned cell just crossed from the panhandle into OK.
 
 
+2 #3 Heidi 2009-04-25 08:01
Don Giuliano is on a massive storm north of Enid, OK. AMAZING structure and it just went tornado warned.
 
 
+2 #4 Heidi 2009-04-25 08:10
Scott Currens' stream has some AWESOME structure right now; the video might not be going (data area is not so good) but check out the last still!
 
 
+2 #6 Heidi 2009-04-25 08:28
Chad Cowan was streaming a funnel/possible tornado moments ago on the storm currently sw of Lawrence KS. Trees are blocking his view but it had rapid rotation on a funnel extending toward the ground.
 
 
+2 #7 MDH 2009-04-25 08:40
These people are definitely getting their $2,000 worth.
 
 
0 #8 Caleb 2009-04-25 09:30
Quoting Heidi:
Chad Cowan was streaming a funnel/possible tornado moments ago on the storm currently sw of Lawrence KS. Trees are blocking his view but it had rapid rotation on a funnel extending toward the ground.

A funnel cloud was reported not to long ago near Lawrence. It could have briefly touched down and that may be why the trees were down
 
 
+2 #9 Heidi 2009-04-25 09:31
Here's the latest mesoscale discussion from the SPC: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0569.html

This is the extremely dangerous time of an outbreak, as the storms will only be intensifying after sunset!
 
 
-1 #10 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-25 09:35
whats the outlook for tomorrow??? I heard possible severe threat but farther west in kansas and oklahoma??
 
 
+2 #11 Heidi 2009-04-25 09:45
Quoting sooner_in_ks:
whats the outlook for tomorrow??? I heard possible severe threat but farther in kansas and oklahoma??


Day-2 outlook. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

People across the southern Plains should take note! :o
 
 
+2 #12 canondave 2009-04-25 09:50
You guys are awesome. Keep up the good work and stay safe in those strong storms! I hope the Discovery Channel and Storm Chasers is around.
 
 
-1 #13 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-25 09:51
Thanx Heidi, that looks real promising for me here in holyrood ks. That puts me almost in the center in the moderate risk area.
 
 
+2 #14 Heidi 2009-04-25 09:59
Quoting canondave:
You guys are awesome. Keep up the good work and stay safe in those strong storms! I hope the Discovery Channel and Storm Chasers is around.


Filming for the '09 season is going on now; you can usually see TVN's camera guy (Chris Whiteneck, who is also a veteran of Deadliest Catch!) in the back seat on the picture-in-picture. 8)
 
 
+1 #15 Michele 2009-04-25 12:12
Wow!
That Hail is impressive.
Be safe out there guys !
 
 
+2 #16 James1 2009-04-25 17:26
Guys there is a area of very strong rotation!! 93 Knots!!
 
 
+3 #17 James1 2009-04-25 17:27
The hook is reforming and is larger now! It's low-level rotation and tornado are very powerful by the looks of things.
 
 
+2 #18 QuietLady55 2009-04-25 23:32
All weather alert equipment going off at 6:00 this morning. Hook echo and rotating wall cloud noted (although area still dark and wrapped in rain) in Pawnee/Barton County, KS with storm moving northeast towards Ellsworth County.
 
 
-2 #19 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-25 23:35
Tornado on the ground by Great Bend Ks! I seen it before it became rain-wrapped. It didn't stay on the ground long and it didn't hit anyhing either. If storms are already starting here at 6:30 in the morning-its gonna be a long day.
 
 
0 #20 Caleb 2009-04-26 01:16
Be careful everyone!!! 15% tornado prob today. Looks like this could last into the night time.http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1probotlk_1300_torn.gif Storng long lived tornadoes are possable today into tonight. There are 70 degree dewpoionts across western Oklahoma! there is a cap so things could tun ugly soon!! There is an MD for parts of the Oklahoma and Texsas Panhandle www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0576.html
 
 
+2 #21 QuietLady55 2009-04-26 01:33
New tornado warning for Lincoln County with strong area of rotation and large hail noted west of Lincoln, KS. NWS has issued a tornado warning although no actual touchdown has been documented. It's going to be a long day!!
 
 
0 #22 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-26 02:56
A friend of mine is a spotter in lincoln county, he seen a funnel but could not confirm circulation on the ground. I was south of Wilson and no way I could have got up there.
 
 
+2 #23 Jon 2009-04-26 04:27
***OUTLOOK UPGRADE!***

High Risk for Western Oklahoma now!

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0579.html
 
 
+2 #24 QuietLady55 2009-04-26 04:34
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION until this evening in central Kansas. On radar there is a large cell coming towards Ellsworth County, although I'm not out and about right now to watch. Winds are erratic. Urge everyone to keep watch for rapidly changing dangerous weather.
 
 
+3 #25 EMB 2009-04-26 04:45
These individual cells will be for the most part be pretty strong- once again i think there will be some ef3's and maybe an ef4 possibly an ef5 in these storms- conditions look prime. Two seperate tornado warnings near or approaching Greensburg Kansas- not again!!!!
 

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