Tornado Warnings Posted In US Midsection; Hail Could Be Huge
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Strong thunderstorms capable of dropping grapefruit-sized hail and producing a few intense tornadoes popped up across the central U.S. on Tuesday after forecasters warned that millions of people faced a significant danger.
Businesses set out to protect their goods ahead of storms while school districts sent children home early, hoping they would make it to safety before twisters, 4-inch hail and 80 mph winds raked the landscape.
"This is a particularly dangerous situation," the U.S. Storm Prediction Center alerted in red type in an afternoon advisory. It uses such language on only about 7 percent of its tornado watches. Forecasters predicted a 90 percent chance of tornadoes and said 80 percent could have winds above 111 mph in much of Oklahoma and northern Texas.
"It's never straightforward when you're sitting here talking about (predicting) large tornadoes," forecaster Matt Mosier said. "We're trying to be as confident or as accurate as we can."
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grapefruit-sized hail? damn!!
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