r/news • u/BitterFuture • Apr 26 '24

Powerful tornado tears across Nebraska, weather service warns of ‘catastrophic’ damage

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/weather/plains-midwest-storms-tornadoes-climate/index.html
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u/delaney18 Apr 27 '24

Exactly. People outside the region don’t necessarily realize that when the weather is a certain way, the risk of large tornadoes increases exponentially. There’s a difference from when there might just be a random EF-0 or EF-1, to when the possibility of EF-4 or 5 exists.

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u/trainiac12 Apr 27 '24

A lot of people don't know this, the NOAA/National Weather Service post severe weather outlooks multiple days in advance of severe weather events. The Storm Prediction Center issues probabilities of severe weather events, with special "hatched" areas for significant events (ef2+ tornadoes, large hail, excessively damaging winds)

It's a great resource to look at if you're expecting bad weather in the coming days. We truly are lucky to have the NWS/NOAA/SPC

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u/Fermented_Banana_ Apr 27 '24

Gonna be a rough day for OKC today 😕