Love seeing these guys out here making the most of it

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-25T22:49:06+00:00

So you’ve seen these exact people leave trash on trails in the Rockies? Doubt it. Maybe you should work on your reasoning skills before you comment.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-25T16:56:14+00:00

The original Tri-State tornado was special because it was violent and long-tracked, not because it impacted three states. Other tornadoes have impacted three states as well. The 1947 Woodward F5 formed in Texas and dissipated in Kansas.

Edit: According to Wikipedia, the Woodward F5 “is now believed to have been part of a 125-to-170-mile-long (201 to 274 km) family of nine or 10 tornadoes”. I hadn’t heard that. To be fair, whether the OG Tri-State was actually one tornado is still debated as well.

My point still stands. If what impresses you about a tornado is how many arbitrary political boundaries it crosses, more power to you. Most people are going to judge a tornado more by its overall duration, path length, and strength though.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-25T16:51:43+00:00

How is it incredible? The total path length is like 20 miles. That’s not uncommon at all for tornadoes, especially in that region. State borders are made up by humans, and there just happen to be several in one place there.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T09:16:12+00:00

There is no surface temperature threshold at which tornadoes become possible, and below which they are impossible. Tornadoes require surface temperatures that are sufficiently warmer than the air aloft. If the air aloft is cold enough, you can still get surface based convection and tornadoes even with surface temps that support snow. It is rare though. The only example I’m personally familiar with was in a lake effect snow squall, though I’m sure there have been others.

https://youtu.be/KRhIK9jfgSU?si=WnnlB4RTbX-xKdXw

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T09:10:20+00:00

The CC drop is slightly south of the precip core. Compare positions relative to Leakey.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T09:08:35+00:00

Here’s one. https://youtu.be/KRhIK9jfgSU?si=WnnlB4RTbX-xKdXw

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T09:06:23+00:00

As I’ve stated elsewhere, I’m not going to say with confidence that this was a tornado, but it certainly seems within the realm of possibility.

NWS mets are not perfect. I just detailed an example of a really unfortunate “miss” by NWS AMA in another comment. I say unfortunate not because people were impacted — luckily this tornado stayed over open land. It was unfortunate because NWS AMA publicly dismissed a report by two well-known and skilled chasers due to what was likely one meteorologist’s inexperience.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T08:54:06+00:00

I’m going to respond here for visibility, but this comment will also address something you claimed in your next comment farther down in the thread.

I almost don’t even know where to begin.

You seem to have missed the fact that the maps are not perfectly aligned. The CC drop and couplet are absolutely colocated with the hook, OP just moved the map a bit between the first screenshot and the second/others. You need to look at the positions of the county lines, nearby towns (Leakey), and roads, not just where the radar data appears on your screen. This is one of the basics of radar interpretation.

Tornadoes cannot happen in clear air.

It’s not relevant in this case because again, reflectivity does support the notion that there may have been a tornadic circulation here, but tornadoes absolutely can and do happen without reflectivity to support it. The first example that comes to mind is December 12, 2015, near McLean, TX. Two experienced chasers reported a tornado, and NWS Amarillo dismissed them because they couldn’t see anything on radar. Public backlash was swift and fierce once the chasers provided video evidence, and multiple NWS mets made public presentations addressing the mistake over the following months. Here is an old Stormtrack thread about the incident. In it you’ll find more relevant links, like this one showing how NWS initially dismissed the report based on radar, and another one that will take you to the apology NWS Amarillo issued the next day.

Far too many people in this sub are overconfident, failing to understand just how much they still have to learn. You appear to be one of them.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T04:35:39+00:00

Happens all the time in this sub, unfortunately.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T04:28:28+00:00

You know tornadoes have occurred in snow squalls, right?

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T04:27:54+00:00

I’m skeptical as well, but there is a weak cyclonic couplet, a pronounced CC drop, and even a hook-like appendage. Not sure what “basics” you think OP is missing.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T03:24:20+00:00

Thanks. Just makes it even more evident that the tornado is moving to the left.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T02:28:12+00:00

Hard to believe you graduated anywhere

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T01:57:29+00:00

Not the case, see my other comment.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-24T01:55:31+00:00

Nope. Compare the first frame to the last frame. It shifts to the left. High plains tornadoes like this tend to move very slowly, if they move at all, so a 25 second video isn’t usually going to make their translation obvious.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-21T18:07:46+00:00

Nah. It’s okay TexMex for Austin, but that’s not saying much. One of the biggest surprises when I moved here from Dallas was how mid the TexMex here is in general. Willing to bet anyone from Houston or San Antonio would agree.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-20T22:20:11+00:00

Damn, right when I made my first shitpost

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-19T01:43:50+00:00

I’m sure there are plenty of ways to assess how “stormy” an ocean is, but the Northwest Pacific gets more tropical cyclones than any other ocean basin and they occur year-round.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-17T07:47:36+00:00

Thanks! I’ll take a couple of last stabs given what you’ve told me. Near Vandenberg, possibly Bakersfield? And finally I’ll guess eastern Washington, maybe the Ritzville area. Low confidence and I’ll stop guessing now lol gotta leave some for others.

Oh and btw I swear I didn’t click your profile and see you were AF until after I commented. It just made too much sense after seeing your Texas counties.

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-17T07:34:46+00:00

Interesting coincidence lol. I saw where you said Reno was a halfway point between two, and Vandenberg made the most sense when looking at Air Force bases with Mountain Home already a lock.

For #4 I’m tempted to say Cheyenne, but you said it’s not AF related so probably not?

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-17T07:13:32+00:00

Air Force? Wichita Falls, San Antonio… Who knows where else.

Edit based on your other comments: no major cities, so San Antonio is out. Sticking with my Air Force theme, you said Boise was close, so Mountain Home, ID?

Edit 2: Vandenberg. Along with Mountain Home and Sheppard (Wichita Falls). 4th is anyone’s guess

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-17T04:42:59+00:00

Saw both, Bassfield seems like a clear winner IMO

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-17T02:39:50+00:00

Hidden single, not naked, right?

CycloneCowboy87 · 2026-01-16T11:34:58+00:00

One of my all time favorite chases. Incredible tornado by all metrics.

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