A tornado struck near Paducah, Texas, just after 3pm CST Monday, kickstarting a potentially deadly severe weather outbreak that's expected to continue to hit northern Texas and across Oklahoma through Tuesday.
Between the lines, per Axios' Andrew Freedman: An unusually powerful jet stream is roaring above the central and southern Plains, and there is plenty of wind shear (winds changing speed and/or direction with height) and powder-keg-like instability to trigger thunderstorms to erupt. Forecasters have warned of "significant threat to life and property" from this severe weather event, both from tornadoes and flash flooding.
Tornado, east of Paducah, Texas 3:05pm #txwx pic.twitter.com/omv2tqx2NC
— Craig Hilts (@CraigHilts71) May 20, 2019
Prelim DOW data from the Magnum, OK tornado...I never looked out the window once...well, maybe once. *Unofficial* delta-V (difference between in/out bound Doppler Velocities) of 90-95 m/s in the 5-deg scan. #okwx #tTWIRL @CSWRDOW pic.twitter.com/PK95WRpk1P
— karen kosiba (@karen_kosiba) May 21, 2019
Here are some photos of the violent Mangum, OK tornado, and a rapidly rotating wall cloud north of Gould, OK from yesterday:
— Simon Brewer (@SimonStormRider) May 21, 2019
w/ @JustonStrmRider #weatherpicofday pic.twitter.com/ywqFuCBEsn
Initial report of tornado damage in/around Mangum from our troop down there: 3-5 structures severely damaged, others w/ minor damage, numerous powerlines down.
— OK Highway Patrol/DPS (@OHPDPS) May 21, 2019
No Storm related Injuries reported at this time. One injury accident involving two vehicles with storm chasers. pic.twitter.com/ucnKhtk7uO
Work right now. Oklahoma storm. pic.twitter.com/BIbg15W3An
— PikaPool X-Squad 😱👻☠💀👾🤖👽 (@Justinl458) May 21, 2019
Here’s a look at the flooding at Sperry Public Schools. School is canceled Tuesday.
— Tiffany Alaniz (@TiffanyAlaniz) May 21, 2019
Flash Flood Warning for Creek and Tulsa County until 8:30am Tuesday. #okwx #flooding pic.twitter.com/GwBvAAXEv4
3:57 PM - We know have TWIN tornadoes northwest of Crescent in far western Logan county, north of OKC. Both of these are currently on the ground. Storm is moving northeast at 35 mph toward Mulhall. #okwx @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/fAkqaGemmZ
— Matt Mahler (@themahler) May 20, 2019
Two tornadoes were just on the ground near Crescent, Oklahoma via KOCO 5 #OKwx pic.twitter.com/rFKaNqp5Hq
— Storm Chaser Zachery L. Walters (@ZachWaltersWX) May 20, 2019
Impressive view of severe thunderstorms moving from Texas into Oklahoma from GOES-16 1-min visible imagery over 1.5 hr time period. Rapid initiation to development of OTs and AACPs. #txwx #okwx pic.twitter.com/5xCq9x4s6W
— Bill Line (@bill_line) May 20, 2019
Oh boy… Mangum, OK 5:23pm (local time) pic.twitter.com/VVFNQzfmjq
— Stormchasernick (@stormchasernick) May 20, 2019
Tornado warned storm in Dickens County @KLBKNews @NWSLubbock pic.twitter.com/jPXuzdctDE
— Kellianne Klass (@KellianneWX) May 20, 2019
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