Devastating Moore, OK Tornado

From +Ginger Zee 

Thoughts and prayers go out to those who were hit by that incredible tornado yesterday.  Preliminary reports show that it was at least an EF-4 with 160-200 mph winds, but looking at the damage, it could be even rated an EF-5.  A number of lives were lost and even more could be found today.  It was so sad to see the children that were killed.  Even more could have been lost if it were not for the great efforts the teachers had to keep the kids safe.  A special thanks goes out to all of those first responders who were there and are still there searching for people, and to the local meteorologists who were getting the word out about the tornado heading toward Moore, OK.  Great job! If it were not for them, many others may have lost their lives.

Oklahomans are accustom to tornadoes as we are used to hurricanes.  However, when they get as large and dangerous as yesterday's there is not much you can do, but to get underground and pray.  Keep these people in your
thoughts and prayers today.

This just goes to show you that YOU need to be prepared for severe or tropical weather.  When I talk about the threat for severe storms take it seriously!!

While I find the weather to be fascinating, it is events like this that I'm glad I'm a meteorologist.  This gives me the opportunity to do my best to prepare you for the worst weather and try to keep you safe from harm.

Anytime we have any severe weather keep it tuned to WBRZ, the WBRZ Weather Channel, my Facebook and Twitter feeds for weather updates.  -Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum

This is a loop of the Doppler Radar showing the storm as it moved through Moore, OK. 

In the first panel - you can "see" a well defined "Hook Echo".

The 2nd panel shows "Radial Velocity"  Red colors indicated wind moving away from the radar with green colors indicating motion toward the radar -- which equals Rotation within a Thunderstorm.