Extreme Temperature Diary-May 26, 2019/ The Dreaded Ring Of Fire…Day Four

Sunday May 26th… Dear Diary. The main purpose of this ongoing blog will be to track United States extreme or record temperatures related to climate change. Any reports I see of ETs will be listed below the main topic of the day. I’ll refer to extreme or record temperatures as ETs (not extraterrestrials).😉

The Dreaded Ring Of Fire…Day Four

Sunday marks the fourth consecutive day that a strong ridge of high pressure has made its presence known in the Southeast, blocking fronts from moving east and south of the Plains and Midwest. Many heat records were shattered yesterday in the South due to this heat dome, and many more will be broken today and on Memorial Day. The worst effect of this weather pattern is not the heat, though. Heavy, severe thunderstorms have been forming day after day and night after night along fronts separating the southeastern ridge and cold trough in the West. Two people lost their lives from a tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma last night:

Surveying tornado damage in El Reno. At least EF2 damage found so far. Survey continues. pic.twitter.com/jcfC9Cjw0l
— NWS Norman (@NWSNorman) May 26, 2019

My goodness. First images from the El Reno tornado damage via SkyNews 9 and @jimintheair. The damage path is extremely narrow and not more than 1/4 to 1/2 long but boy is it devastating. Search and rescue still ongoing. #okwx @NEWS9 pic.twitter.com/y3kxdQdGT3
— Matt Mahler (@themahler) May 26, 2019

HEARTBREAKING … Sky 5 captured video of the devastating damage left behind after a tornado touched down late Saturday night in El Reno, killing two people. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. #ElReno #tornado #storm #KOCO5

Latest >> https://t.co/tzWbO4tlTn pic.twitter.com/7ZTb2ukqOq
— KOCO-5 Oklahoma City (@koconews) May 26, 2019

This is exceptionally strong for a QLCS tornado—the ones that form and die quickly on quasi-linear convective systems (aka squall lines). Very tough to anticipate and warn for. https://t.co/rlt6I2gaml
— Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) May 26, 2019

As unfortunately exemplified tonight, it's not just supercells that can produce destructive tornadoes — MCSs like this can too #okwx pic.twitter.com/0laKKPRCNu
— Stu Ostro (@StuOstro) May 26, 2019

Heavy damage was reported at a hotel in El Reno, Oklahoma, from a tornadic thunderstorm on Saturday night that also swept through the Oklahoma City area. https://t.co/hfJu3esYzs
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) May 26, 2019

Just like I’ve been doing the last several days I will be posting more storm and flood related damage as Sunday rolls along here:

There hasn't been one day that Oklahoma can let their guard down.
It's been a constant state of stress and fear. Be considerate of mental health especially over the next several days.
— Sam Lillo (@splillo) May 26, 2019

The siege of #severe t-storms and #flooding rain will last at least through the middle of this week in the storm-weary Plains, Midwest. https://t.co/679qNdQ0qX pic.twitter.com/fIEcAI3st1
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) May 26, 2019

Some radar-estimated rain rates of 2"+ per hour occurring over already saturated parts of south-central and southeast Kansas to the south and east of Wichita. More flash #flooding likely. pic.twitter.com/E5704iy2xm
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) May 26, 2019

For The Midwest, Epic Flooding Is The Face Of Climate Change

More rain is coming.. coming on the heels of the wettest 12 months the US has seen since record-keeping began in 1895https://t.co/MWZORQg2Mh
— Climate Watcher (@pmagn) May 26, 2019

Owners of Kentucky's Noah's Ark Attraction Sue Over Flooding Damagehttps://t.co/jr0wMqZImA pic.twitter.com/8hx2Btpxcd
— Pam Wright (@pamwrightmedia) May 25, 2019

The punishing rains are consistent with the effects of climate change, since warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture — and release it.https://t.co/uGd5Lj2leo
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) May 25, 2019

Here is the latest precipitation forecast for the next 7 days. The persistent wet pattern will continue across the Plains and Midwest, with heavy rain also possible across the Northern Rockies early this week. https://t.co/47M8fG8wb3 pic.twitter.com/1lL6E3daoy
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) May 26, 2019

Wow, the Arkansas River near Fort Smith is about to cruise past its all time record (over 90 years of records) and then is forecast to crush the record by more than 4 feet! https://t.co/mAwHoy075Q
— Alex Lamers (@AlexJLamers) May 26, 2019

Extremely amplified & blocked pattern leading to a prolonged series of severe weather outbreaks & #tornadoes in the Plains. Notice the north-south extent of the Alaska ridge and SW trough… which is spitting out disturbances aided by big temperature contrast! #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/hjl7dmHrq9
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) May 26, 2019

Exactly the pattern of high amplitude jet stream predicted by @MichaelEMann Dr. Jennifer Francis and others as sea ice melts and the Arctic warms. https://t.co/T8lP0tLi8R
— Randall Gates (@rgatess) May 27, 2019

Please see our latest information statement about the historic flood headed down the Arkansas River this week. Historic flooding with significant impacts are expected, especially from the Toad Suck area and points northwest. #ARwx #ArFlood19 pic.twitter.com/XdzVbwsmxB
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) May 26, 2019

I’ll post any heat related messages here:

I breakdown the meteorological cause, possible climate connections, and more importantly, health implications of this #MemorialDay #MemorialDayWeekend heat wave in @Forbes @ForbesScience #wxtwitter https://t.co/tN4QRPRrAj
— Marshall Shepherd (@DrShepherd2013) May 26, 2019

This is quite the toasty maximum chart for the Southeast for late May:

Here are the national maxes for Memorial Day:

Our Southeastern heat wave, thankfully, will peak today and on Memorial Day.

Any “ETs” from Sunday that cross my radar will be posted here:

New All-Time May record high temperature set at Macon GA Today!
Temperatures peaked at 100 degrees breaking the old May record of 99 set in 1898, 1953, 1962 and yesterday! #earlysummer #gawx #wheredidspringgo?? 🤷‍♂️🔥🌞 pic.twitter.com/sxklvuo03f
— NWS Atlanta (@NWSAtlanta) May 26, 2019

High temp at Augusta AGS was 101 today setting an all-time record for the month of May. Previous record 100 set yesterday, May 25, 2019, and also May 26, 1926. Temp records go back to 1873. #gawx
— NWS Columbia (@NWSColumbia) May 26, 2019

Alma, GA (AMG) has reached 101F as on 415PM, a new all-time May Maximum Temp record. Records date back to 1948. #gawx
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) May 26, 2019

Gainesville, FL (GNV) has reached 100F so far today, tying daily record set in 1953. All-time May record is 101F on 05-31-1945. #flwx
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) May 26, 2019

Here is some more climate and weather news from Sunday:

(As usual, this will be a fluid post in which more information gets added during the day as it crosses my radar, crediting all who have put it on-line. Items will be archived on this site for posterity. In most instances click on the pictures of each tweet to see each article.)

#MemorialDayWeekend Reading – #ClimateEmergency: “We need to save the Great Barrier Reef, we need to save everything.” Climate protesters stage 'die-in' at Queensland Museum's dinosaur exhibit https://t.co/r0PtVwx1Bl
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) May 26, 2019

#keepitintheground destroyed #Arctic now plan to plunder it – holds oil gas reserves equivalent to 412 billion barrels oil, 22% of world’s undiscovered oil and gas, U.S. Geological Survey estimates. Russia, eyeing Arctic future, launches nuclear icebreaker https://t.co/VKJP6GxfTZ
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) May 26, 2019

Animated diagram of the Earth's Carbon Cycle and how it has changed over time.

Carbon, in various forms including CO2 and organic materials, is continually exchanged between the atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere.

However, human activities have perturbed the carbon cycle. pic.twitter.com/TvHgi2CwUD
— Robert Rohde (@RARohde) May 22, 2019

April 2019 marked the 412th consecutive month with above average temperatures. Meteorologist @parkertwc breaks down the shocking details. pic.twitter.com/C67aBX5hHL
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) May 26, 2019

This is great and depressing: @thinkprogress posted this in 2008.
Watch The 1958 Frank Capra Film That Warns Of Global Warming https://t.co/sPS1OkeY4D @MichaelEMann @PeterGleick @KHayhoe @ClimateOfGavin And Capra was a conservative Republican… The good old days, eh?
— Naomi Oreskes (@NaomiOreskes) May 26, 2019

#SundayMorning – #MemorialDay: A message from the Ivory Coast. Everything we do to #actonclimate will help everyone else, or to put it in terms of #Philosophy: comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole." https://t.co/BKJbIrpikr
— Silicon Valley North (@CCLSVN) May 26, 2019

https://twitter.com/GlobalClimate1/status/1132760743898755072

Extreme May #heatwave in #Japan : up to 39.5°C this Sunday in Saroma #Hokkaido, by far a new all-time May national record high temperature ! (+ other station >38°C which set new records for any month)
Previous May national record : 37.2°C, Chichibu (Saitama pref), 13 May 1993. pic.twitter.com/foNDxEZRxL
— Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) May 26, 2019

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