Live Blog – 18 May 2010 (8:30pm)

Group 1.  Amarillo CWA.  TOR warning continues near Stinnett, TX (see image below).  Including both mesos and hail area. SVR warning continues for storm in Dallam county in NW TX.  Examining velocity data, AzShear products and TX mesonet while preparing possible TOR warning for storm.

Group 2.   Pueblo. Maintaing 4 separate SVR warnings across CWA. Examining circulation in velocity data in Kiowa County with spotter reported funnel cloud.  TOR quickly issued with increased signature (below).  After TOR issuance spotters soon report tornado on the ground.   Difficult to determine strength of Las Animas storm further south due to distance from the radar and MRMS products slow to update w2hwt2.

Kristin Kuhlman (GOES-R/PGLM Principle Scientist)

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