When upper-level jet streaks are orthogonal to the warm sector, there's a higher chance for tornado outbreaks. 96% of violent outbreaks show this alignment. This has been nicknamed the "violent outbreak cross" (VOC) #CISWS24
Lashley says there's an emergency manager in an unspecified Ohio County that sends a drone up after almost every strong thunderstorm and finds small circulations that wouldn't have been found otherwise. #CISWS24
I'm always uneasy comparing tornado counts across shifts in radar technology. We're probably much better at finding the low-end (EF0-1) tornados now because we get hints on radar of where to look for them. I wonder if it's better to compare outbreaks solely on EF2+. #CISWS24
Fujita originally called the outbreak the "Jumbo Outbreak" because of the year (74) and third day of the fourth month (3+4=7), which reminded him of the Boeing 747. #CISWS24
Greetings from Pruis Hall on the campus of Ball State University. I'm here for the Central Indiana Severe Weather Symposium. If you want to follow along, it's #CISWS24. If don't don't want to follow along, mute #CISWS24. #INwx