Full credit to you for remaining calm and sending regular updates on the NOAA radio that night. To say that I was slightly emotional as we approached the storm from the east is an understatement. When the emergency situation was issued, I could not help but realise that there were most likely going to be fatalities in Greensburg or anyone that remained in its path.

Keep up that professionalism Mike – I don’t know how I would have felt if I was not able to chase in my own back yard like that due to being on duty that night.

Jimmy Deguara

I just wanted to tell you how much I greatly appreciate the way you have given credit to us chasers who were involved with the Chase. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You did an excellent job, and I love the way you pulled the trigger without hesitance. You were truly involved with saving many lives! I look forward to working with you in the future….hopefully, not in a similiar incident! Keep up the good work, and thanks again, you Tweener!

PS: Don’t forget the tip I gave you! Bring your mark closer to you when you need the ball to grab more, and look further down the lane when you need it to skate! If you are leaving “Wrap-10′s,” don’t change a thing except to move your spot about 6 inches closer to you. Trust me, it works!

Great job with the TOR and SVR issuances. The timely warnings saved several lives. Instinct often bests science in these situations. I’ve worked through several multiwarning events, but nothing like this one. I am so thrilled that you decided to apply for and join the NWS a while back. I still remember when you were in HS, and on Undernet every night talking about every big storm in the KC area. Now you have been on GMA, and was able to meet the NWS director and the President in person. Congrats Mike! It’s great to see that you have become one of the best, and one of the most recognized forecasters on our team.

David (txkid) Spector
WFO Hanford

Take care, John O.

Wonderful job! I worked at WFO DDC in 1994 with Fritz K, Jim J and Jeff H. As I watched events unfold and saw that DDC was involved, I was thinking about how savvy that office always has been in dealing with svr wx. From someone credited with saving lives during Katrina, I know the significance of your actions and the professional pride we all get in the NWS when something goes right. My heart goes out to those who perished from this town that I visited about 13 years ago. Say hello to the gang and GREAT JOB once again to you and WFO DDC.

P.S. – I have a technique that I use extensively here, known as the Ricks Index. I ran it on the KDDC sounding before the event and it pegged the index (213) which indicates F5 potential, gusts 105 MPH and up to softball sized hail. If you are interested in the output and technique, hit me with an e-mail. You may ask Jim J and Jeff H for background info as I used it there back in 1994 as well.
Regards, RR

Would like to thank you for your excellent severe weather instincts to protect life during the horrific tornado night there in Kansas. The warnings you provided were exceptional and gave immediate gravity to the situation at hand.

I too was working the radar at The Weather Channel from 8pm till 5am and was amazed at how long the couplets and tornadic signatures kept coming all the way from SW Kansas over Greensburg to I-70. It was a night that will never be forgotten and my heart and prayers go out to all that lost family and friends that terrible night.

Thank you for the watches warnings you provided with your team to help warn and save lives!

Sincerly yours

James Wilson
Operational Weather
The Weather Channel