Talk:Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024/Archive 1

Chaser death?

This draft--and the mainspace list--both claim that a "storm chaser" was killed after being ejected from their car, both citing the same source, and claiming that it's the first chaser death since El Reno. I think we may have no less than two factual errors there, though I can only cite a source on one of them. First off, the source cited for the claim of the chaser being killed doesn't actually say anything about them being a chaser. To directly quote it, "One woman died after being ejected from a vehicle during the storm near Corning in Adams County, about 70 miles southwest of Des Moines, according to Lisa Brown, the county medical examiner." Not one word about her having been chasing the tornado, not even any hinting that she was--just that she was ejected from her vehicle. It's entirely plausible that she was just some random motorist who wasn't chasing the storm at all and blundered into it, particularly since indications appear to be that the tornado was rain-wrapped near Corning. Beyond that, I also question whether this would have actually been the first chaser fatality since El Reno--I can't find the exact reference at the moment, but I seem to recall that a couple of chasers were killed in a traffic accident during a chase somewhere in the 2014-15 timeframe. Thoughts? rdfox 76 (talk) 19:11, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

A chaser was confirmed dead, but this info has just been released and I can’t find a good source other than Twitter (there was a photo, so this was confirmed), for El Reno I’m not sure. MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 19:13, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

The woman in the article was a chaser, I’ll update once a source is found MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 19:14, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

But do we even know if the death is even related to the tornado at all, for all we know the death could be result of losing control in the heavy rain and crashing. 216.24.109.110 (talk) 17:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Mexico Tornado

Should we add the May 23 tornado that hit Toluca , Mexico as part of the tornado outbreak sequence ? https://www.elmanana.com/noticias/nacional/tornado-en-toluca-dos-personas-mueren-en-caida-de-barda/5847473 216.24.109.110 (talk)

Change title to just "May 2024"?

There is currently a massive outbreak underway which is technically part of this period of activity (multiple confirmed tornadoes down in Kansas and Oklahoma). Shouuld we just change the title to "Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2024"? It's getting way too long. MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 23:35, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Or just the "Late May 2024 outbreak sequence" (or something to that effect)? I know we had a large one earlier, but this is already 6+ days long. MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 23:40, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

No, because we already have a page for the earlier outbreak this month. The current title is fine. MarioProtIV (^talk/_contribs) 00:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Non-tornadic effects

Why is that section not made yet? 2600:4808:353:7B01:7544:63EF:74B2:1FBB (talk) 14:41, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Tornado Terminology

Strong tornadoes refer to EF2 or EF3 tornadoes. Calling a tornado strong before we have a survey is speculation. SalmonSalmonSalmon (talk) 17:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

"Strong" should not be used unless it is guarenteed there is EF2 or higher damage Weather article creator (talk) 18:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Celina, Texas

@Nicholas Krasznavolgyi: Do you have a source for the two deaths in Celina, Texas? I see an EF3 listed in a PNS but it says there were no fatalities. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:52, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Should be fixed now. That was a mistake on my end. Nicholas Krasznavolgyi (talk) 02:54, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2024

Please delete the notes section because there are no notes 2600:4808:353:7B01:444:7FD9:82C5:113A (talk) 19:20, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done M.Bitton (talk) 23:57, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

Image

@MemeGod27; please tell me that you took the picture. Because we don’t want a copyright violation just because your friend supposedly “took” a picture of a tornado. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 14:25, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

I did, see the description and everything. You can remove it if you feel iffy about it (since I have been known to be somewhat untrustworthy with photos in the past) but yes. I did take that photo. Also, I don't know if that was the Greenfield tornado, I was in mostly rural areas and was more in the moment than trying to locate where the tornado was. All I know was that I was east of Greenfield, trying to stay a relatively safe distance away while still getting a good video. MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 14:27, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Can someone add this to WikiProject:West Virginia?

The storm produced a large squall line which we might was well say was a derecho because it tracked well over the 400 mile threshold. And the storm impacted basically the entire state of West Virginia in the process. It also produced one tornado near Winfield. Why is this article not part of WP:WV? West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 17:57, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Never mind; I added the tag. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 18:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

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Did the outbreak continue into the 28th?

There was a confirmed tornado in Eldorado, OK on May 28. Does this count as part of the sequence (hence continuing it into the 28th), or is this tornado unrelated? MemeGod ._. (My talk page, my contributions and my creations!) 14:07, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

As a matter of fact @WxTrinity; it seems like it did.

The NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DVD sized hail on May 28th. First time on record that they issued a warning for hailstones that big. I didn’t even know that the WarnGen software supported dissemination of warnings for 5-inch hail until today. There are sources that I can back up here. Iowa Environmental Mesonet archived the warning and keeps records back to 2005 (and in some cases back to the ‘80s and ‘90s.), there was also an article from the Washington Post about it.

I’ll list the text of the warning (which should go on Wikisource in my opinion):

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL HOCKLEY COUNTY...

At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of Levelland, moving southeast at 20 mph. Giant hail to 5 inches in diameter was reported with this storm northwest of Levelland.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR LEVELLAND AND SMYER!

HAZARD...DVD size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT... People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 21:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)