Absolutely brutal storm system across the central US right now

No kidding. One time I saw a PIREP from a G550 down in Miami area reporting downdrafts(?) with the remark “Dropped us from FL450 to FL410.” Crazy stuff.

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TallDR@reddit

Yeah it should be fun working that airspace tonight.

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McDrummerSLR@reddit

My trip fell apart entirely today because of that damn storm, commute flight barely got out. Saw tops up as high as 55000 this morning.

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Dangerous-Exercise53@reddit

I have a coworker whose Southwest flight from DEN to BWI went via Shreveport LA. Thought his flight had been hijacked until I turned the radar layer on, then all became clear.

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StewTrue@reddit

Yup. Waiting for this shit to pass right now. It’s extremely loud outside at the moment.

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Rejected takeoff at Memphis today for a wind shear alert during takeoff roll. Got flying about 20 minutes later and it was sporty until we were west of the line. This system is no joke, so if it's heading your way be prepared.

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mduell@reddit

If you’re reporting extreme I want to see the bent metal.

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ZenkaiAnkoku2@reddit

Driving through it was bad enough! Can't imagine what its doing to air traffic.

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adactylousalien@reddit

In the air now. We ended up being diverted around. Added about 400 miles to our flight plan.

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Guadalajara3@reddit

747 reported severe near ORD earlier

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PrettyGoodMidLaner@reddit

I don't think ORD has good days.

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Guadalajara3@reddit

:(

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50percentvanilla@reddit

this same system made snowing like hell here in toronto on april!!

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PrettyGoodMidLaner@reddit

Had forecasted "quarter-sized" hail in the Upper Midwest. Fortunately/Unfortunately nothing so interesting happened... But we did have some of the nuttiest wind I've ever seen. Don't know if it'd matter to a jet at cruising altitude, but it was blowing away anything not bolted down.

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