19May2025 Read more MODERATE RISK: Plains Tornado Outbreak DAY TWO! As powerful jet stream winds eject out of the Rockies, another round of severe storms is expected with all hazards expected including "hurricane force" straight-line winds, baseball sized hail and STRONG TORNADOES. Updating timing and latest hi-res models in this brief VIDEO UPDATE...
16May2025 Read more HEADS UP OHIO VALLEY: Per SPC "Intense Supercells with STRONG, POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES" Some strong wording coming from the Storm Prediction Center regarding the environment for tornadoes this evening: "Intense Supercells with STRONG, POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES". My thoughts on when these storms will fire and WHO WILL BE MOST AT RISK in this video update.
15May2025 Read more MODERATE RISK ISSUED: Targeting the Lower Ohio Valley for TORNADOES & VERY LARGE Hail. Unseasonably strong jet-stream energy is blasting into the Central US right now setting the stage for MULTIPLE DAYS OF SEVERE STORMS. Tonight's VIDEO UPDATE will focus on the MODERATE RISK area issued for the Lower Ohio and Middle Mississippi River Valley for Friday, particularly Friday evening when the table appears to be set for the possibility of VERY LARGE hail and STRONG TORNADOES.
14May2025 Read more FORECAST: Severe Storms Return!! The return of powerful jet stream winds are expected to result in a multi-day severe weather event across parts of the Midwest/Great Lakes and Ohio Valley as we head into the weekend. Latest on tornado risk and timing in this video update...
13May2025 Read more FORECAST: Midweek Showers Give Way to Big Weekend Storms! The Storm Prediction Center has a Slight Risk of severe storms posted for much of the Midwest and Ohio Valley going into the weekend. Details on main threats and if tornadoes will be an issue in the blog...
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Melissa Pipes Melissa was a third grader in Brandenburg living on top of West Hill at the time the monster tornado arrived. Her traumatic story of survival and loss on April 3, 1974..
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Tom Bridge Tom Bridge was a pastor and also a newspaper deliverer for the Meade County Messenger in Brandenburg on April 3, 1974. His story of survival, heroism and remembrance will leave you speechless.
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Don Burgess - National Severe Storms Laboratory Don Burgess was a graduate student working at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK on April 3, 1974. He would later become responsible for the implementation of the NEXRAD Doppler Radar that radically improved tornado detection and lead times for warnings..
3Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Severe Storm Expert Dr. Greg Forbes Dr. Forbes had the unique opportunity to work directly with the creator of the original F-Scale for tornadoes, Dr. Theodore Fujita, during the April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak. His compelling perspective on the historic outbreak..
2Apr2024 Read more TRAILER | THE SUPER OUTBREAK - The day that weather changed forever. Prior to April 3, 1974, there had never been more than two (2) EF5 tornadoes in a single day. On that day, however, there were SEVEN. Here's a sampling of what occurred..