Spring 2025 Banter Thread

[sbnwx85]

105 mph is wild.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 448
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   750 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northwest into West-Central Minnesota
     Central and Eastern North Dakota
     Northern South Dakota

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 750 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Widespread damaging winds expected with isolated significant
       gusts to 105 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...An intense squall line is forecast to rapidly move east
   across the Watch area this evening into the overnight period.  A
   potential supercell tornado risk may develop with any storms that
   develop ahead of the squall line.  A tornado risk may accompany the
   stronger and more persistent embedded circulations within the line. 
   Widespread severe gusts (60-80 mph) are expected.  Swaths of 80-105
   mph gusts are possible with the more intense portions of the
   convective line.

[outflow]

5 minutes ago, sbnwx85 said:

105 mph is wild.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 448
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   750 PM CDT Fri Jun 20 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Northwest into West-Central Minnesota
     Central and Eastern North Dakota
     Northern South Dakota

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 750 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A couple tornadoes possible
     Widespread damaging winds expected with isolated significant
       gusts to 105 mph likely
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...An intense squall line is forecast to rapidly move east
   across the Watch area this evening into the overnight period.  A
   potential supercell tornado risk may develop with any storms that
   develop ahead of the squall line.  A tornado risk may accompany the
   stronger and more persistent embedded circulations within the line. 
   Widespread severe gusts (60-80 mph) are expected.  Swaths of 80-105
   mph gusts are possible with the more intense portions of the
   convective lineDere

 

01z outlook is a perfect match to the track of the 1995 right turn Derecho

[SolidIcewx]

5 minutes ago, outflow said:

 

01z outlook is a perfect match to the track of the 1995 right turn Derecho

I was just reading into some of the old analogs. That’s a good one

[HillsdaleMIWeather]

Some people not really expecting severe weather could get quite a surprise if the Derecho keeps up steam 

[SolidIcewx]

4 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said:

Some people not really expecting severe weather could get quite a surprise if the Derecho keeps up steam 

It’s been awhile for a super long track derecho. See how it plays out.

[sbnwx85]

Warnings for 90 mph winds in North Dakota currently 

[HillsdaleMIWeather]

Iowa Derecho 2.0 

[Sydney Claridge]

Even this gust front got a severe thunderstorm warning with a “destructive” tag. 

It’s incredible how much wind energy there is.