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Written by Reed Timmer   
Sunday, 05 April 2009 12:31
05april2009_watchA tornado watch has been issued for parts of the Missippi and Ohio River Valleys, from southern Indiana into northwest Tennessee, as a potent shortwave trough moves across the area.  This is a perfect environment for low-topped tornadic supercells, with 150-250 0-1 km helicity values indicated by the 17z RUC analysis, with a robust axis of 500-1000 J/kg CAPE uncapped.  These storms will be flying at 50+ mph through forested terrain, so chasing this event would be extremely difficult.  There may be live streamers in the field today, so be sure to check the live tracker as the afternoon moves on.  We're currently prepping our vehicle for the upcoming chases next weekend!  Stay tuned for updates.
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+1 #1 James1 2009-04-05 06:54
Wow the watch ends right at my county line (Hamilton County, OH). Apparently one tornado has already dropped.
 
 
0 #2 James1 2009-04-05 06:55
Yeah and it's a good thing no one is trying to chase this. Once these storms keep moving East it's gonna get real hilly.
 
 
-1 #3 Caleb 2009-04-05 08:52
This system looks pretty insaine!!!! I would not be surprised to see a watch for us in a couple of hours.
 
 
+1 #4 James1 2009-04-05 08:55
it's covering all of indiana. Looks like any developing cells will move through kentucky and into ohio.
 
 
-3 #5 James1 2009-04-05 09:31
Tornado warning north of me in indiana. Headed towards Wright Patterson Air Force Base by the looks of things.
 
 
-4 #6 James1 2009-04-05 09:50
hey at least they'll be there before it gets dark!
 
 
-7 #7 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-05 09:53
Where?? If your talking about the storms in W. KY those by the NAM are showing to be to you after or by 11pm. -Brandon
 
 
-1 #8 James1 2009-04-05 09:57
No near central Ohio.
 
 
-4 #9 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-05 10:09
James Tornado Watch for AL and GA they are working on it. -Brandon
 
 
-2 #10 James1 2009-04-05 10:11
How does that help me? :D Just kidding. Well that cell to the north of me is persistent. Several reports of funnel clouds. Still a tornado warning on it.
 
 
-1 #11 James1 2009-04-05 10:14
Hah! 8) New tornado watch about to be issued for Srn Ohio!
 
 
-1 #12 James1 2009-04-05 10:17
tornado warning extended far out. Also in Dayton.
 
 
-1 #13 Sarah 2009-04-05 10:41
Tornado watch just issued for southwest & central Ohio, central Kentucky, & northern Tennessee.
 
 
-1 #14 James1 2009-04-05 11:02
Man the rain is heavy hear. I won't be able to see anything when the storms hit!
 
 
-1 #15 Sarah 2009-04-05 11:11
I don't think these storms will be here in central Ohio for a few more hours..
 
 
-1 #16 James1 2009-04-05 11:13
They'll have weakened a bit. That tornado warned cell though is shaving my county line soon. Heavy rain right now.
 
 
-3 #17 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-05 11:20
I am in Toledo, all were getting is rain then around 4am it'll be snow!! We'll get around 3" by 7am! They might close school because were getting Heavy Snow which will reduce visibilites and then wind making it even harder to drive! Yes!! -Brandon
 
 
0 #18 Sarah 2009-04-05 11:40
Supposedly we're going to get the worst of these storms around 11-11:15 tonight. I really hate nighttime storms.
 
 
0 #19 midwestbob 2009-04-05 13:01
I'm in Channahon Il. Was raining when I got here at 6:45 PM central time. Cange to sleet and now it't snowing.
 
 
+1 #20 Cincychaser 2009-04-05 13:10
It was pretty much a bust for us. My brother and I drove north on I-75 toward Dayton and my dad recommended that we try near Wright Patt AFB. When we got there he told me over the phone that we should head to Springfield(which we did). After we got there he told us that(at least on radar) the storm wasn't really moving anymore :sad: Sooo we headed west on I-70 and ended up intercepting the storm near dark. It was dying down and the warning expired a minute or two after we got there. There was a really low line of clouds hanging 500ft off the ground that we went through, but all of the funnel reports were like 30min before or so. Except for 1 CG and 8 flashes of lightning, we just got rain. If we had traveled on the other side of Dayton I think we would have had a shot at seeing the funnel clouds.
 
 
0 #21 Cincychaser 2009-04-05 13:23
Now that I'm looking back at what happened it appears that I would have intercepted the storm, when it was rotating, if I had been able to travel west just 15-25min earlier. By the time it hit Englewood(the town we were in that was in its path) it had lost steam. Oh the aggravations of chasing...
 
 
-1 #22 JC Surfs 2009-04-05 13:29
Looks like the southeast got most of the action.. Also the 4-9 to 4-10 severe weather may produce some chase possibilities. The models are looking pretty good.

Team TVN.. How did the dominator fare in the drive home?
 
 
+1 #23 dairegallagher 2009-04-05 13:32
Doppler indicates a tornado near Eubank KY, moving east at 60mph. As of 9:27PM EDT
 
 
-4 #24 bugbunny2010 2009-04-05 13:36
do any one know if any snow storm come in NY state ?????
 

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