Cyclic supercell in central Kansas (radar image from 923PM).

Test Message

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The story of my 2012 so far...

Possible tornado/gustnado near Minco? Weak storm-relative rotation about time 78mph wind gust reported.

Medord Mesonet station reporting again. 80+mph wind gust reported as tornado/circulation passed nearby.

Did the supercell thunderstorm just survice a squall-line moving through it?

Bookend Vortex Tornado trying to develop?

Are we watching the beginnings of a larger Mesoscale Convective System? Time will tell...

Storm mergers now causing likely tornado to head south toward Tonkawa, OK. (1015PM)

Effective helicities also generally at, or above, 200 m2/s2 across C/W OK. Also suggesting tornado threat.

Low-level CAPE (0-3KM) quite large, suggesting tornado threat should persist in the short-term.

Large(r) view of Northcentral OK. Multiple supercell mergers; multiple rotation couplets. Stay alert!

Medford mesonet station stopped reporting (at least based on webpage).

Secondary tornado developing/possible southwest of Medford...

Hook now curling up; rotation increasing. (ENE of Medford, OK @ 935PM)

"Hook" looks more like claw; still producing strong velocity couplet ENE of Medford (930PM)

Increase in winds & pressure drop on Medford meteogram; likely caused by tornado/circulation passing nearby.

Old tornado rapidly decaring as heads toward Wakita; new tornado developing in/near Medford (910PM).

Old tornado moving out the NW side of storm (toward Wakita); New tornado developing SSW of Medford.