User blog:Hurricane Layten/May 3, 2017 outlook

OK, I'll start a little differently today, with a little history. On this day back in 1999, an F5 tornado ripped through parts of Bridge Creek and Moore, OK, killing 36 people, injuring 583 others, and causing $1 billion in damages, which was a record at the time. Another record set by this tornado was the highest wind observed on earth, when Joshua Wurman, a storm chaser/tornado expert veteran, used his Dopplar on Wheels to measure the winds about 100 meters off the ground.

Now, onto the present, and todays outlook. An Enhanced Risk is now in effect for all of Louisiana, as well as parts of Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi. A Slight Risk surrounds this area, followed by the Marginal as always. The main risks are expected to be wind (30%), hail (30%), and a few tornadoes (5%).

Now then. A new report about the weekend outbreak has now confirmed 58 tornadoes, with several potential damage tracks still to be surveyed. of this confirmed total, there were 17 EF0's, 33 EF1's, 5 EF2's, an EF3, and an EF4.

Both the EF3 and the EF4 hit western Canton, Texas, leading to 4 fatalities in the town in total. The EF4 tornado was responsible for the destruction of a well built brick home, which had all of its walls collapsed on its foundation, and partially swept away, left several trees either snapped in half or completely debarked, as well as sweeping away several well built mobile homes along its path. Several high tension towers were also completely demolished as well.

In addition to the EF4, another significant tornado, rated EF3, narrowly missed downtown Canton, Texas, and was responsible for teh total destruction of an automobile showroom/dealership, and tossing cars up to half a mile away from where they originated.

More tornadoes are likely to be confirmed, and I shall do an update again if any of the new tornadoes are significant.

As for todays outlook, I shall also update this if need be as well, which could be possible.