Welcome to Weather_Watch, where we endeavor to "keep you ahead of the storm." This group is for all severe weather enthusiasts and watchers, storm-chasers, storm-spotters, tornado-chasers, hurricane-chasers, Meteorologists, Broadcast Meteorologists, Climatologists, Journalists, Photo-Video/Journalists, and avid students of the weather. Please keep all postings "weather-related." No spamming, flaming or profanity will be tolerated. *JEFF from Michigan is our official Weather Server who sends in all the US Watches and Warnings into the group.* ~VAN, HARLAN, ABE, WINDY~ *To the right is a photo of an EF2 TORNADO that touched down in Anadarko, Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. "THE 1999 OKLAHOMA TORNADO OUTBREAK" was a severe weather event that lasted from May 3 until May 6, 1999 and brought violent storms to Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee. This article concentrates on the events on May 3, when 66 tornadoes broke out in Oklahoma and Kansas. The most significant tornado first touched down southwest of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and became an F5 before dissipating over Midwest City, Oklahoma. The tornado tore through Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Moore, Del City, Tinker Air Force Base and Midwest City, Oklahoma, causing $1.1 billion in damage. Forty-eight people perished during the outbreak. This tornadic event ranks in severity with "THE PALM SUNDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK OF 1965." With a total of 66-74 tornadoes, it was prolific but not the deadliest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma history. (Courtesy of Wikipedia)*
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: ....*ALERT MODE* IS NOW ORDERED!! A "HIGH RISK" FOR SEVERE STORMS/TORNADOES IS VERY LIKELY TODAY FOR THE MIDWESTERN STATES AND THINGS MAY DETERIORATE IN OR NEAR YOUR AREA!!!..Tune in to your favorite broadcast on radio, NOAA radio or local weather channel on tv for all weather updates in your area...