When are they confirming this 6+ inch hailstone?

A tough will eject into the Central Plains and bring significant severe weather later this weekend and early next week.

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE! SUPER TYPHOON SINLAKU has become the earliest storm in Western Pacific HISTORY to reach a stunning intensity of around 195mph with a pressure likely in the 880s! #wx #typhoon #Sinlaku

Already the RAP model is being very aggressive for tuesday’s event. just a relatively different location. No matter what, Tuesday is a big day to prepare almost immediately, because we’re probably gonna get a sharp dryline, good warm front, and right cap to prevent a messy mode.

A breathtaking loop showing Typhoon Sinlaku's extreme peak intensity and rare core duration. Absolutely breathtaking to watch.

Would yall be interested in this 👀 (NOT REAL TORNADOES, JUST A SIMULATION) #wxtwitter

The Lena, IL tornado was certainly a very significant beast just before it hit town… #ILwx #tornado

After the third day of storm surveys, our service area is now up to 22 tornadoes from the Friday storms, with additional surveys planned on Tuesday. More details on our web page at weather.gov/ilx #ILwx

If the perfect forecast had been issued, this is what the SPC tornado risk would have looked like on April 17. The highest level of tornado probability would have verified. Even more interesting is the CIG level. Based on the tornadoes surveyed so far, a CIG1 would have been the

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MAJOR, EXTREME DAMAGE TO HOMES S OF ENID, OK HOMES LEVELED, DEBARKING, SCOURING #OKWX

With this I can guarantee EF3+, possibly even pushing EF4+ territory. Hope to god, no one was in the house. Haven’t heard any reports of fatalities, so far only injuries. Likely the strongest tornado of 2026 so far.

Major damage on New5 KOCO near Enid, OK. koco.com/nowcast

CHICAGO?????

The 2000Z DFW balloon launch is showing us a loaded gun that has just been fired. Giant to gargantuan hail (4-6 inches) and strong tornadoes intense tornadoes are expected in southeast Oklahoma from now into the evening and nighttime. #okwx

🚨🌪️ One of our NWS storm survey teams has confirmed that an EF-3 tornado with winds up to 145 mph occurred in Mineral Wells yesterday evening. This is still preliminary and subject to change pending final review. #dfwwx #txwx

The U.S. and Texas are entering peak hail season! NWS Storm Prediction Center data tells us that Texas has led the nation in hail reports for the last decade. It isn’t every day that Texans see a record-breaking hailstone, though. See our web story to learn more: bit.ly/SCEC-TX-Hail

i might go storm chasing tomorrow

Warming has resumed!

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