A significant outbreak of severe thunderstorms, violent tornadoes, and heavy rain is expected across the U.S. Plains on Monday, May 20, 2019. 

​A potent spring storm system is expected to produce an outbreak of severe weather in parts of the Plains today, NWS warns. Very large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding, and large/violent tornadoes are possible. 

mage credit: NOAA/GOES-East. Acquired 14:50 UTC, May 20, 2019

AccuWeather meteorologists said they are concerned that this latest outbreak will be even more significant than the days of severe weather late last week and over the weekend.

Around midday Monday (LT), NWS SPC highlighted a small corridor from the northeastern part of the Texas Panhandle to central Oklahoma in a 45 percent probability of EF2 - EF5 tornadoes to occur within 15 km (25 miles) of a point.

This is the first time a 45 percent tornado area has been issued by the SPC since April 14, 2012, AccuWeather meteorologist Renee Duff noted.

The greatest threat for large and devastating tornadoes will exist from southern Kansas through west-central Oklahoma and eastern parts of the Texas Panhandle. Residents in this area should be prepared to take cover in a basement or storm shelter at a moment's notice."

"It is likely that the storms will develop rapidly and begin producing tornadoes within 30-60 minutes after initiating," Duff said.


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My dad’s photo of the violent #tornado in #Mangum #OK today pic.twitter.com/Kv532K0zIN

— James Burch (@jamesburch93) 21 mei 2019

Minutes ago in Mangum, OK!!! Stay weather aware!!!! #okwx #MadWx pic.twitter.com/6pJivcbP9M

— Adriana Mozeris (@AdriMozeris) 20 mei 2019

Confirmed #tornado heading toward Leach and Cloud Creek, Oaks, Kansas, OK east of Tulsa Ok as of 1050 pm @breakingweather pic.twitter.com/mQNArR76di

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) 21 mei 2019

WOW! TWIN TORNADOES! Sky 5 captured video of two tornadoes near Crescent in Logan County, Oklahoma. #Oklahoma #Tornadoes #severestorms #KOCO5

FIRST ALERT TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES: https://t.co/YGhGbMPyY7 pic.twitter.com/9eTpoyC0Ba

— KOCO-5 Oklahoma City (@koconews) 20 mei 2019

Video of tornadoes in MANGUM, OK earlier, including a large tornado that caused substantial structural damage west/northwest of town. We were unable to deploy the rockets after a few hook slices, then got stuck behind the monster line of storm chasers @chasinspin @skyforcex pic.twitter.com/9giIxyuYSZ

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) 21 mei 2019

Amazing video from Amabel Cabello in Pleasant Farms, TX about 7 minutes ago (5:45PM central time)

Moving east, nearly directly south of Midland INT'L Airport moving towards TX 349

Those in Midkiff and north of town need to take cover right now!#txwx pic.twitter.com/76wUdj0TFR

— Joseph Neubauer (@JNeubauerWx) 20 mei 2019

Mangum Oklahoma #tornado genesis earlier SW of the town #okwx pic.twitter.com/VG8AqdVZSZ

— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) 20 mei 2019

SLO MO lightning from #tornado warned supercell near Crowell TX earlier this evening! @breakingweather @accuweather pic.twitter.com/80XjjSLhtL

— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) 21 mei 2019

Aerial video of Tornado Damage at Mangum @NWSNorman #okwx #tornado pic.twitter.com/j56FR8YWH6

— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) 20 mei 2019

Here are some photos of the violent Mangum, OK tornado, and a rapidly rotating wall cloud north of Gould, OK from yesterday:
w/ @JustonStrmRider #weatherpicofday pic.twitter.com/ywqFuCBEsn

— Simon Brewer (@SimonStormRider) May 21, 2019

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El Reno, Oklahoma, getroffen door een tornado

A tornado destroyed a motel, swept through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, according to the National Weather Service. 

Meteorologist Rick Smith in Norman told The Associated Press that the suspected twister hit El Reno on Saturday night as a powerful storm system rolled through the state. Crews were expected to arrive on the scene Sunday to determine the severity of the damage to the town located just west of Oklahoma City.

The American Budget Value Inn was destroyed by the storm. Images from the scene showed emergency crews sifting through rubble after part of the motel’s second story collapsed into a pile of debris strewn about the first floor and parking lot. Elsewhere, overturned cars and twisted metal could be seen briefly as intermittent lightning flashed across the sky and the wailing sirens of approaching emergency vehicles were heard in the distance.

Trailers at the Skyview Estates mobile home park adjacent to the motel also were damaged, as was part of a nearby car dealership. “We have absolutely experienced a traumatic event,” El Reno Mayor Matt White said during a news conference early Sunday.

White said several people were transported to hospitals in Oklahoma City, but did not give an exact number. No information was immediately available about possible fatalities. “We’re doing a search and rescue right now ... we have all hands on deck,” White said.

Tweety Garrison, 63, told The Associated Press early Sunday that she was inside her mobile home — along with her husband, two young grandchildren and a family friend — when the storm hit. Garrison said when she heard the storm coming she immediately hit the ground. Moments later, she said, she heard the mobile home next door slam into hers, before it flipped over and landed on her roof.

Garrison said the incident lasted five to 10 minutes. She said there was a tornado warning on her phone but the sirens did not go off until after tornado hit. Garrison’s 32-year-old son, Elton, said he’d heard the wailing tornado sirens and had just laid down at home about a half-mile (.8 kilometer) away when his phone rang. He recognized his mother’s number, but there was no voice on the other end when he answered. “I thought, ‘That’s weird,’” Elton Garrison said.

Then his mother called back, and delivered a chilling message: “We’re trapped.” Elton said when he arrived at his parent’s home, he found it blocked by debris and sitting with another trailer on top of it. He immediately began clearing a path to the home so that he could eventually lift a portion of an outside wall just enough so that all five occupants could slip beneath it and escape.

“My parents were in there and two of my kids, one 9 and the other 12 ... my main emotion was fear,” Garrison said, who has lived in El Reno for about 26 years. “I couldn’t get them out of there quick enough.” Garrison said he was not alarmed by the warning sirens when he first heard them at home. “We hear them all the time here, so it didn’t seem like a big deal ... I heard a lot of rain with the wind. But when it kinda got calm all of a sudden, that’s when it didn’t feel right.”

Garrison, whose sport utility vehicle remained at the mobile park early Sunday because the area had since been cordoned off by authorities, said his parents had only recently recovered after losing their previous home to a fire a few years ago. “Now this,” he said, before expressing gratitude that everyone inside his parents’ home had emerged without serious injury. In the next breath, Garrison added: “Items can be replaced. Lives cant.”

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I’m in El Reno. I was just in a tornado. I’m ok but the hotel across the street from us was leveled. Victims are being pulled from the rubble @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/IjZI3Jcvgk

— Aaron Brilbeck (@AaronBrilbeck9) May 26, 2019

Awful damage from a likely tornado in El Reno, OK. Severe damage with roofs destroyed and significant damage to buildings. pic.twitter.com/hzLdXOaNMl

— Mackenzie King (@MackenzieKing97) May 26, 2019

12:13AM - This is what is left of the American Budget Value Inn in EL Reno. Search and rescue operations are continuing. @kfor #OKWX pic.twitter.com/y6xDf2z2nd

— Aaron Brackett (@Aaron_Brackett) May 26, 2019

NEW drone video showing near total destruction of trailer home park in El Reno! Search and rescue workers can be seen picking through the rubble for survivors! @kfor #OKWX pic.twitter.com/rHAu2hChiZ

— Aaron Brackett (@Aaron_Brackett) May 26, 2019

As unfortunately exemplified tonight, it's not just supercells that can produce destructive tornadoes -- MCSs like this can too #okwx pic.twitter.com/0laKKPRCNu

— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) May 26, 2019

Destructive EF-3 tornado kills 2, injures 29 in El Reno, Oklahoma

Featured image: Damage after EF-3 tornado hits El Reno, Oklahoma City, OK May 25, 2019. Credit: NWS Norman, OK

A powerful EF-3 tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno late Saturday, May 25, 2019, killing 2 people and injuring 29. The event took place almost 6 years after the world's widest tornado on record hit El Reno, killing 8 people and injuring 151 others.

The tornado touched down around 22:28 LT, May 25 near Highway 81 and Interstate 40 and lasted only 4 minutes. It was about 68 m (75 yards) wide at its widest point and was on the ground for 3.5 km (2.2 miles).

It destroyed multiple structures, including a hotel and mobile homes, killing 2 people and injuring 29 others









Credit bovenstaande foto's: Damage after EF-3 tornado hits El Reno, OK on May 25, 2019. Credit: NWS Norman, OK





"It's been a serious, serious event here," El Reno Mayor Matt White said. "We have all hands on deck."
 

El Reno Mayor Matt White said the situation is traumatic after American Budget Inn hit as well ask Sky View trailer park. pic.twitter.com/Ne5u5KXzcY

— Robert Medley (@mrokcmed) 26 mei 2019

On May 31, 2013, El Reno was hit by the widest tornado on record. It killed 8 people and injured 151 others.

"It was the largest, one of the fastest, and - for storm chasers - the most lethal twister ever recorded on Earth. Among those it claimed was Tim Samaras, revered as one of the most experienced and cautious scientists studying tornadoes," National Geographic said in their special video documentary about the event. See it below:


A Slight to Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms is forecast this Memorial Day, May 27, from the central High Plains east into the Midwest states with threats for large hail, damaging winds, and possibly a few tornadoes. There is also a risk for heavy rain and flash flooding for these areas. 
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