A few things

Well, that was more of a bust than I'd care to admit. I guess the models were giving too much credence (and QPF) to latent heat release due to thunderstorms. Ah well, live and learn.

On a different note, Wxdog sent this along: The minute-by-minute station data from a station that was hit (directly, they say) on March 28, 2007. Note a) the peak wind gust of 127 mph. Note also the 9 mb pressure drop as the tornado passed.

Thirdly, I got sent a link to a successful storm chase on that same day. I just hope the tornado didn't hurt anybody.