Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

[Localonthe8s]

24 deaths reported from Joplin tornado. Also not to make this grim, but was the death toll from last months tornado outbreak ever finalized? Wikipedia says 344, but it says exact number unknown.

[Localonthe8s]

ABC News reporting that 75% of Joplin has been damaged or destroyed, and 102 deaths were reported. 

[Donovan]

I have never heard anything so terrifying and heartbreaking. This is video of some people riding out the Joplin tornado. I believe they were in a store or gas station.

First Person video of Joplin MO tornado 5/22/11

[Mr. Rainman]

There is a high risk of severe thunderstorms in South Central Kansas into much of Oklahoma, with a significant threat of tornadoes.

Cities in the high risk zone include: Oklahoma City, Norman, Tulsa, and Wichita.

[Pop Light Brown]

Large tornado on the ground just NW of El Reno, Oklahoma, which is several miles west of Oklahoma City. Other tornadoes are on the ground in the Sooner State.

KFOR and KOCO are streaming live.
http://www.kfor.com/news/livestreaming/
http://livewire.koco.com/Event/Live_Wire_Oklahoma_Severe_Weather_May_23

EDIT: KWTV now streaming.
http://www.news9.com/category/184600/severe-weather-embedded-live-stream-kwtv1?redirected=true

[TWCToday]

AMAZING footage. TWC is covering

[Lightning]

Darn it! May computer won't let me watch the live streaming video of the OKC local stations tornado coverage!

[TWCC_DJK5555]

Joplin, Missouri has now been hit by a mile-wide multiple vortex tornado and the scene looks very and eerily similar to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Numerous fatalities and injuries in Joplin. Not even the hospital was spared. Fires are breaking out in the rubble.

Bettes was overcome with emotion while he was reporting on it. 

It looked terrible.

[WeatherWitness]

Some circulation is being reported in the DFW Metroplex here too tonight.

[Mr. Rainman]

Joplin has been rated an EF5. Good lord, this severe year has been terrible.

[toxictwister00]

Joplin has been rated an EF5. Good lord, this severe year has been terrible.

Yes indeed and hot zones have switched, In April it was the MS Valley/Southeast and for May it's been the Plains while most of the SE has been hot and dry or wet w/ little activity in severe weather.

[TWCmatthew]

Another high risk for severe weather has been issued for today by the SPC.

Locations include:
Extreme south and southwest IL, IN
southeast MO
northeast AR
west KY
west TN

Tornado probability:  30%

Large Hail probability:   45% (Very large hail possible)

Damaging Wind probability:   45%

[Pop Light Brown]

Looks like a watch will be issued any time now.

[Mr. Rainman]

Current discussion is that the High Risk Zone is going to be extended westward, eastward, and northward to account for mounting instability.

[Pop Light Brown]

Tornado Warning for Kansas City metro area....one storm with tornado in Overland Park headed toward downtown KCK and KCMO. Another Doppler indicated tornado with strong rotation is near Lee's Summit, Raytown and SE Kansas City, Mo. headed toward Independence.

KMBC is streaming and TWC is on it too.
http://www.kmbc.com/video/28009450/detail.html