Blizzards and tornado warnings

The northern Plains have it rough tonight, dealing with blizzard conditions in the Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming. The SPC issued a Mesoscale Discussion concerning many reports of near-zero visibility. Wind gusts over 40 mph and heavy snow are not a good mix. Below is the MD graphic from the NWS.

On another note, this afternoon a tornado warning was issued for the Hawaiian island of Kauai. This was not a waterspout— it was radar-indicated rotation that prompted the warning. No tornado touched down, but this is a rare occurrence for Hawaii indeed. Below is the text warning from the NWS office in Honolulu:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN KAUAI COUNTY * UNTIL 115 PM HST * AT 1234 PM HST...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KAUMAKANI...OR 24 MILES WEST OF LIHUE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KEKAHA AT 1245 PM HST WAIMEA AT 1250 PM HST HANAPEPE AT 1250 PM HST 6 MILES SOUTH OF HANALEI AT 115 PM HST HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.


And congratulations Sam Bradford! OU's 5th Heisman winner!