r/Tornadoes

I don’t know much about how tornadoes look on radars but what I do know is that 180kph winds is very strong. Can someone confirm if this is a tornado or not?

We were driving in an area with a severe storm and received many tornado emergency alerts.

The car was unstable due to the strong winds, but no visible dangerous debris.

Credit: @aaronjayjack on X.

Or am I just paranoid?

No hint :)

The moore tornado that was being overshadowed by moore 2013

Source :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KitJXCFOdb4

https://youtu.be/qxEq6Aiyu0g?si=oeHZL8tu3VHbvo0t

This is a REALLY rare storm chasing documentary titled “Norman, OK” (filmed in 2003, released in 2009) by John Yost.

During the 2003 tornado season, a film crew from RIT traveled to Norman, Oklahoma to document storm chasing activity. The result is an observational documentary showing life in the field during that period, which ended up being the calmest 2 weeks of the season.

It includes some of the earliest footage of the TIV-1 (Tornado Intercept Vehicle 1) but also recording the Doppler on Wheels (DOW), along with interview and observational segments featuring storm chasers and researchers including Sean Casey.

The documentary was unavailable everywhere, could not find to watch, and I couldn’t find it through normal sources. I contacted the filmmaker, who made it over 20 years ago, and he said he was open to wider sharing due to interest from storm chasing and meteorology communities. I offered to help make it accessible, and he kindly gave permission for it to be shared.

Sharing here for anyone interested in very rare storm chasing history and EARLY TIV-era / DOW documentation.

EDIT: I just now saw this helpful post in the sub wiki. I'll read that too.

My 18yo and I just moved into a rented furnished 1950s house with a basement that has one above-ground wall. Last week, we had a tornado watch all day and severe thunderstorm warning for a few hours, which is unusual for this area. During the watch, I did a lot of reading about safe rooms, but really couldn't come to a conclusion about the best place to go in the basement among the options not connected to that wall.

There is a bathroom that is almost all underground (3rd pic). The ground floor bathroom (and bathtub/stall) is directly above that shower stall and nook; don't know if there's a risk of that falling through or not.

In the hallway is a stairwell against an underground wall. 2 people can fit under the stairs to the left of the very heavy table -- or maybe also one on each side of that middle piece of the table. But the washer/dryer and a treadmill are there too (don't know if this matters).

Can I get some advice?