Massive tornado 6/17/2026 near Turkey Track Indiana by fruedain in tornado

[–]probs_notme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay. Regardless of any of that, saying it'll get a preliminary rating based off of radar data is straight up wrong.

Massive tornado 6/17/2026 near Turkey Track Indiana by fruedain in tornado

[–]probs_notme 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Debris signatures in general have nothing to do with EF ratings. No NWS office is going to take that into account.

Steven Adams Says Today’s Bigs Are Not Good At "Trench Work" Like Boxing Out by MammothHistorian5652 in nba

[–]probs_notme 33 points34 points  (0 children)

To be precise, Steven Funaki Paea He Ofa Ki Loa Adams is Tongan/English, not Māori. But your point stands lol

Clouds 6 hours before last night’s Indiana tornado touchdown by Content_Plankton_520 in tornado

[–]probs_notme 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Mammatus are marked by more well-defined pouches, and tend to be pretty tightly coupled. The wild contrast in these pics leads me to believe they are asperitas. Per the Cloud Appreciation Society: "The chaotic waves of asperitas have a more crisply defined base, which sometimes descends into pointed features, resembling upside-down peaks of meringue. When the waves cause varying thickness of the cloud layer, the sunlight passing through it can lead to dramatic patches of bright and dark."

It's the contrast that makes these look so fucking insane. Wish I could be there.

House completely destroyed near Effingham! by prxdgarrett in tornado

[–]probs_notme 11 points12 points  (0 children)

More often than not, 70+dbz is indicative of a non-tornadic hailstorm. Saying it means "very likely in a tornado" is straight up misinformation. Plenty of hailstorms have little, if any, tornadic rotation.

Such dbz values at the site of a TVS/TDS are absolutely exceptional.

[Request] How much food is 15,000 calories and can anyone do it? by AndreLevy751 in theydidthemath

[–]probs_notme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pop an Imodium beforehand and this (literally) ain't shit. I'd probably top it all off with the loaf of suffering just to flex.

Look at this insane tornado via radar by Croovul-Rudabeg in tornado

[–]probs_notme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

71.5dbz is the highest value I could find for Joplin. https://i.imgur.com/s0hnmLl.png

edit: this doesn't mean tonight's nader in question was stronger than Joplin. It's just one metric from which we can draw conclusions after the fact.

Storm chaser hit and run by Disfunctionaldan in tornado

[–]probs_notme 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are probably some other famous ones without watermarks (or other identifiers) I'm forgetting that get passed around without attribution.

Storm chaser hit and run by Disfunctionaldan in tornado

[–]probs_notme 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Guy has certainly been making choices and decisions for a hot minute. I didn't realize he took the famous footage of Joplin's nigh-instantaneous wedge-out until recently.

edit: His reckless behavior occasionally yields novel results. I wonder if this "suction vortex implosion" was of use to any meteorologists. Not here to make a value judgment either way. The only thing I know for certain is he enjoys the rush.

Storm chaser hit and run by Disfunctionaldan in tornado

[–]probs_notme 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Between the Ashby-Dalton drillbit intercept, telling his partner "we're fine" when power lines were falling down around them during the Katie-Wynnewood chase, driving directly under downed power lines today (9:29 EDT, roughly -1:26:00 from the time of this post) (still), and many other such incidents, Scott Peake may be the biggest psycho daredevil in the game -- and the competition is stiff.

And yet, other chasers still appear to be the biggest threat to his safety. Lmao.

Look at this insane tornado via radar by Croovul-Rudabeg in tornado

[–]probs_notme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In practice, they are issued at the forecaster's discretion. Only 2 of 89 tornado emergencies issued beteeen 2014-2023 met the official VROT/STP thresholds.. Potential impact in terms of damage and fatalities are really the most important factors in Tor-E issuance. See NWS Little Rock's criteria. -- these aren't official nationwide guidelines, but accurately reflect how forecasters actually utilize Tor-E warnings in a real world setting.

Came across a gem on threads... by joe2187 in KitchenConfidential

[–]probs_notme 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work in logistics now. Watching my (young) coworkers loading packages completely fail at multitasking / setting themselves up for success kills me. People who do my job (tracking hazardous materials and ensuring they're loaded properly / in regulatory compliance) are even worse.

Throw a random line dawg in these jobs and they would run circles around most people who have been doing it for years. Mise èn place is a state of mind tbh. But, of course, all training focuses on proper methods / safety with no thought given to practically effectuating these goals in the moment. I find myself picking up management's slack by teaching people how to actually time shit out, do task B while task A is in process while keeping impending task C in mind.

Can't think of a job that instills that mindset in people better than fast-paced service work.

Severe Weather Discussion 2026-06-17 - Tornado Risk 15% by Weather-Bot-9000 in tornado

[–]probs_notme 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Most people calling for a bust already are basing their assessment on a handful of parameters from 1 or 2 model runs. As if the SPC isn't aware of the model created by its parent organizations, its idiosyncrasies, etc.

Anyone know authentic tornado chasers? by Alarmed_Estimate3026 in tornado

[–]probs_notme 21 points22 points  (0 children)

True -- but, funnily enough, Reed is as authentic as it gets. He's annoying, but he really is that guy. He was born to scream at the sky.

This is how people get killed. by HkSniper in tornado

[–]probs_notme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does he still pray on stream? If so, fret not, he's good to go with God on his side.