The big storms in the Great Plains and the killer Moore, OK tornado remind us that even in this day of high tech weather warnings tornadoes can still kill. In Moore there was approximately 40 minutes between the first tornado warning and when the tornado arrived in Moore. he damage is incredible from winds estimated at 200mph, making the storm a strong EF4. The damage may lead you to think of it as and EF5 but the storm was moving only at 20 mph so once the storm started causing damage it did so for a relatively long period of time. So a wide, slow moving, strong EF4 and it looks like the end of a major war.
FOX19 Chief Meteorologist Steve Horstmeyer
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Monday, May 20 2013 9:15 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:15:38 GMT
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon. Starting out as a classic funnel it quickly became a giant half-mile wide wedge tornado as it proceeded east north eastFull Story >
A massive tornado touched down to the southwest of Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.Full Story >
Friday, May 17 2013 2:31 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:31:37 GMT
Many of the houses hit by the tornadoes in Texas were built by Habitat for Humanity. (Source: KPRC/CNN)
GRANBURY, TX (CNN) - All the missing have been accounted for after tornadoes pounded northern Texas on Wednesday, leveling homes and killing six. Gov. Rick Perry will visit the affected areas later thisFull Story >
All the missing have been accounted for after tornadoes pounded northern Texas on Wednesday, leveling homes and killing six.Full Story >
Friday, May 17 2013 12:40 AM EDT2013-05-17 04:40:26 GMT
Slow moving late afternoon and evening thunderstorms dumped over 4" of rain in northern Butler County. In the area between Seven Mile and Jacksonburg, FOX19 viewer Paul Fraley measured 4.25" of rain.Full Story >
Slow moving late afternoon and evening thunderstorms dumped over 4" of rain in northern Butler County. In the area between Seven Mile and Jacksonburg, FOX19 viewer Paul Fraley measured 4.25" of rain.Full Story >
Wednesday, May 15 2013 10:08 AM EDT2013-05-15 14:08:44 GMT
ORLANDO (WFTV/CNN) – Hurricane season is almost here and the National Hurricane Center has released its annual list of storm names. The list alternates between boy and girl names. The list kicks off withFull Story >
Hurricane season is almost here and the National Hurricane Center has released its annual list of storm names.Full Story >
Friday, May 3 2013 1:29 PM EDT2013-05-03 17:29:40 GMT
BELLINGHAM, WA (RNN) – A private school decided to flip tradition Friday when administrators canceled classes "due to great weather." "Yeah! It's a Sun Day today and everyone gets the day off from school,"Full Story >
The principal of a Washington private school gave the kids a Friday off "due to great weather."Full Story >
Friday, April 19 2013 1:24 PM EDT2013-04-19 17:24:15 GMT
The wind knocks down a famous theme park T-Rex. Thursday afternoon's winds knocked down the T-Rex statue located by the parking tolls at Kings Island. One of our Facebook fans alerted us to this story. TheFull Story >
The wind knocks down a famous theme park T-Rex.Full Story >
Friday, April 12 2013 4:02 AM EDT2013-04-12 08:02:44 GMT
(RNN) - One person has been killed and several injured from severe weather in Kemper, MS, but there are no details to what extent. According to the National Weather Service, dangerous tornadoes were seenFull Story >
One person was killed and several others injured in Mississippi as severe weather hits the southeast Thursday.Full Story >
Thursday, March 21 2013 11:32 PM EDT2013-03-22 03:32:54 GMT
Butler County has indicted a famous groundhog for the rash of cold weather we've been having.The indictment, filed by Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Gmoser, alleges that on or about FebruaryFull Story >
Officials in Butler County, Ohio have indicted a famous groundhog for the rash of cold winter-type weather we've been having.Full Story >
Even with sophisticated radars and warning systems, you can suddenly find yourself trapped in severe weather, sometimes without sufficient shelter. Recently, America Now met up with a professional storm chaser. Full Story >
Even with sophisticated radars and warning systems, you can suddenly find yourself trapped in severe weather, sometimes without sufficient shelter. Recently, America Now met up with a professional storm chaser and meteorologist to find out how to 'read' the sky and stay safe.Full Story >
Thursday, February 7 2013 10:07 PM EST2013-02-08 03:07:48 GMT
A peculiar looking snowflake fell in Madison Township on Thursday.Patricia Lovely walked outside when she noticed something on her back patio, at first thinking it was cake decorating sprinkles.Turns out,Full Story >
Patricia Lovely walked outside when she noticed something on her back patio, at first thinking it was cake decorating sprinkles. Turns out, it was actually 'Graupel', also called soft hail. Graupel usually falls as small, soft snow pellets.Full Story >
Wednesday, December 5 2012 7:48 PM EST2012-12-06 00:48:51 GMT
FOX19's Stormtracker Sky cam captured great time lapsed video of fog on Wednesday morning. The camera is on Mt. Adams looking over downtown Cincinnati. Fog came in before 7 a.m. and lasted through theFull Story >
FOX19's Stormtracker Skycam captured great time lapsed video of fog on Wednesday morning.Full Story >
Check your route into work with FOX19.com TrafficTracker. Traffic information from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky from WXIX, FOX19. Catch Stephanie Woods each weekday morning!Full Story >
Check your route into work with FOX19.com TrafficTracker. Traffic information from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky from WXIX, FOX19. Catch Stephanie Woods each weekday morning!Full Story >
Games, puzzles, and crosswords designed by Chief Meteorologist Steve Horstmeyer using your pictures and weather terms to occupy your time and expand your mind.Full Story >
