I live in the heart of Dixie Alley and the Apr 2011 outbreak pummeled our area. Thankfully there was more than the usual amount of advanced warning that something bad was coming -- forecasters started banging the drum almost a week in advance. There is definitely a culture here of being "weather aware" on such days, because one could form in a moment's notice when those conditions are right. Every local network interrupts regular programming and covers severe weather wall-to-wall once official Warnings are issued. And you guys are absolutely right - there are rarely good sight lines to ever see them actually coming directly at your location, and they are often rain-wrapped, and they tend to occur in the evening hours. 🤷‍♂ Anecdotally, it doesn't seem that there has been an increase in tornadic activity around us in the past 30 years outside of that huge outbreak in 2011. It feels like we've had a below average number of touchdowns in the past 10 years. The most significant severe weather events for us recently have been from straight-line winds, b/c the T-storms still happen like clockwork.

Great video! Never thought I would learn about tornados with some groovy music playing in the back. Also, as a *centrist* I'm not sure if tornados are a good or bad thing. Jokes aside, Brother #2 is quite handsome.

Growing up in Kansas in the 70s was a blast!

How this channel doesn't have a mil subs I don't understand

@scarpfish

6 ай бұрын

Probably because it's only been around for about a year?

Well, I'm going to watch Twister (1996) now. RIP Bill Paxton.

@StormChaserMaci.

6 ай бұрын

Legendary movie.

🌪!! I was stationed in Oklahoma for a few years and tornados scare me more than the 5 or 6 hurricanes I've been through; I guess because they're just so unpredictable. A hurricane is a juggernaut, sure, but tornados can form super fast and there's just no telling how long it will remain formed. I've also seen photos of the aftermath of some, where the tornado kind of skips around, blowing homes apart, while leaving others completely untouched. I once saw a documentary on tornados and the researcher demonstrated what a tornado can do with a 2x4; he shot it out of some kind of cannon at 250 mph and that board went through the side of a house. Imagine being in those crosshairs...

Thanks bro

believe it or not people don't realize that there are actually 3 Tornado Alleys 1 the traditional Tornado Alley 2 Dixie Alley 3 Carolina Alley which I think that Tornado Alley should be all one which that includes Dixie Alley and Carolina Alley? ⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⚡⚡⚡⚡🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️

This year was above average for a tornadoes across the United States. This year (2023) we've had a little over 1200 tornadoes which is above average. We still have a month to go. This next year is going to really explode with tornadoes in the US with El Niño starting. I'm an advanced SKYWARN storm chaser & it's my job to keep on eye on Texas for the NWS. If we don't get an EF5 this next year it will mean 11 years without an EF5. Last one was Moore, OK 2013. I tell you what though... April 27th, 2011 was the worst tornado outbreak ever. 349 tornadoes touched down all across the Eastern US. The one tornado I remember the most that day was the EF4 that nailed Tuscaloosa Alabama. That day is still the darkest day for all storm chasers & people impacted in the country next to the El Rino 2013 tornado responsible for taking team TWISTEX. Those are days I haven't forgotten. It is true that tornado alley is doing things unusual. It's actually expanding eastward. I have made my very own "google my maps" after having suspicions of it occurring a few years back. I've made 3 digital maps since there's so many tornadoes for each year with data of these tornadoes taking place since the year 2000-2023. I have literally taken the time to do so over the past 4 years & have discovered it is in fact happening. I find it highly concerning because these things are happening in places that aren't normally used to getting major storms often. Something strange is going on with our atmosphere & people need to prepare. I don't know the exact cause just yet, but I have every intention of finding out what is causing this. Reed Timmer has even picked up on it & was recently talking about it THIS WEEK. This is not a coincidence.

@aprilbrooks1026

6 ай бұрын

the infamous 2011 severe weather/tornado season was a beast for sure plus the 2017 severe weather/tornado season could've been a disaster of a season as well especially for Georgia and the Carolinas on April 5th of that year if it wasn't for the rainy and cooler conditions???

@StormChaserMaci.

6 ай бұрын

@@aprilbrooks1026 If it had been a bit warmer overall, the 2017 season could've been pretty bad. Tornado alley is about to really wake up this 2024 season. The current conditions for it with the jet stream & El Niño couldn't be a more perfect timing. I just hope this season doesn't have one of those April 27th days from 2011. That day was the day the sky fell on everyone. We could see our very first EF5 tornado since 2013 next year. I believe there's a good chance we will. Most EF5 tornados occur once every 7-10 years. This year marked 10 years since Moore OK 2013. If we don't see one of those rare EF5s next year, I'd be shocked.

@aprilbrooks1026

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@StormChaserMaci. yeah 2017 would've been pretty bad especially on April 5th of that year if it was a bit more warmer well actually a whole lot warmer? bcuz they was calling for those thunderstorms to be more isolated to scattered like what you typically see in the summer especially here in the deep south and Southeast but supercells in nature and they were calling for the temperatures to be in the mid to upper 80s with dew point temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s and mid 70s on that day but luckily the storm mode was messy on that day even though there was tornadoes but it was nowhere near as they've predicted to be due to the messy storm mode and it was cooler than expected

@StormChaserMaci.

6 ай бұрын

@@aprilbrooks1026 If the few points would have been closer to the air temp, that day would've been far worse than it ended up being even though that day goes down as one of the worst tornado outbreaks in history. Those 70s dewpoints are what allow a storm to have such a low base & produce a strong tornado. When they become to high, the storm bases cannot get low enough to the ground & interact with wind shear as much. That day people where lucky the temps where higher but the dew points weren't so extremely low. This outbreak could have easily been way worse than it was.

@aprilbrooks1026

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@StormChaserMaci. oh yeah that would've had most definitely verified as they predicted or even over performed if the dew points were close to the air temperature? and we were supposed to have 4 rounds of severe weather with all 3 modes 1st round in the morning 2nd round in the afternoon 3rd round in the early evening 4th round after dark plus you know that we're suppose to go from a strong El Nino back to a La Nina in 2024 according to the Can-Sips model? I wonder how that would effect the spring 2024 tornado season if that does happen? bcuz going from an El Nino back to an La Nina within a year are extremely rare and probably most likely unheard of plus La Nina mostly brings severe weather/tornado outbreaks to Dixie Alley and Carolina Alley while El Nino mostly brings severe weather/tornado outbreaks to the traditional Tornado Alley

HARP