News DetailDamage survey map from the January 7, 2008 tornado outbreak
Posted At: January 16, 2008 @ 12:18 AM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
I know this happened a few days ago, but I thought I'd post the damage survey map of the January 7, 2008 tornado outbreak from the Springfield, MO NWS in case people didn't see it. The strongest tornado, rated an EF3, was in Laclede County, MO northeast of Springfield. It appears that this strongest tornado occurred after dark, and was associated with the same storm that produced the Monett, MO tornado earlier that evening (before sunset), which was rated an EF2 -- shown below is video of this tornado from Chris Wilburn and Bart Comstock.
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wow, they seemed to get hit bad then, nice video aswell!
Hi everybody hope I can give comments. This video nice. Just a stipid question why does the funnel at the base of the cload seem like its going bigger and smaller the whole time... Like the site its pretty cool
Henri - I think the answer to your question might be that because the funnel is rotating and in a way "stretching" toward the ground at the same time, it ends up varying in size during its life cycle. Every tornado/funnel goes through some process like that, but sometimes it is a lot more obvious than others. :)
That was some very close lightning, too!
Did anyone notice that the debris under the funnel was circulating clockwise (as opposed to the usual counter-clockwise)?
Hi Heidi thanks, it makes sence. lightning was pretty bad. didnt notice the movement of the debris. have a great day all thanks again Heidi
I dont know Heidi it looked like it was rotating counter-clockwise to me but i could be wrong.
Man I have to say that I'm doing pretty good write now. I haven't looked at a weather model in like 10 days. They took or my life during all the snow storms this winter.
welcome henri- so far bye my counts- overall- theres already several EF-3 tornados- there was the one in wisconsin- two in missouri- three in miss. and two in alabama already- pardon this pun- but it looks like to be the year of the EF-3 tornado
that isn't good if we gotten that many ef3 because i would say ef3 is pretty strong and isn't it bit uncommon for that many i thought would be more ef2-0
Hey guys. God video!! Looks pretty crazy...
OMG it is COLDDD. Well I mean we're used to it living here lol. But still. -25 C, feels like -34 with the windhcil. This is WAY below normal for this time of year but oh so typical of Saskatchewan!!
thats exactely my point justin- thats whats bothering me- with that many strong tornados already whats this spring going to bring- i mean i know its cold in the plains- but we all know with that kind of cold air locked up already- the significant hail threat increases also
Sun is out in Ohio with temps rising to around 40 having trouble melting the 2 or so inches of snow though. Tonight is cloudy with some snow for early morning and then the cold sets in with highs around 10 for Sat and Sun.
Well it's snowing and blowing here in central KS. Were only supposed to get around 2" but it sure is cold out. Hows everyone else doing?
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gfs 240 hours out- that's probably severe storms waiting to happen- 540 line is way north of that area- personally i would like to see the ml cape and sb cape to increase in this area a little- li's are negative however- so i guess time to rock and roll again
skgirl, keep that bitter air up in Saskatchewan PLEASE! But, by the looks of it, the arctic flood gates are opening up and ready to invade Minnesota by Thursday Night. ARGH!
Haha sorry Tim, i'll try harder to keep the cold here next time ;).
I'm currently monitoring a band of moderate-heavy snow just west of me. The NWS has issued a significant weather advisory stating that heavy snow will cuase travel issues and quick 1-2" accumulations are likely!! AAAAAAAA!
lol have fun with that zack- and thats actually the first time i here about the nws issuing a signifcant weather alert from snow- i thought they only did that with t-storms that are barely below severe limits
please do that skgirl..lol.. thank you!! Looks like this bitter cold airmass is gonna stick around for a good 4-5 days once it arrives here in Minnesota on Friday. I see 30s below zero for nighttime lows happening this weekend north of Duluth, wind chills possibly down toward 50 below at times!
It's currently snowing as I type this..... Ground already coated with a thin layer of snow...and still snowing!!
Yeah this is the first time I have seen them do that too Donny.. Did I mention that it is frigid out there too? I was kidding when I said give me cold Skgirl!!
Hey everyone! I was out of town today, I had to make a run with my dad to Greensburg to deliver a load of ATVs, and on my way home, there was almost zero visibility. I have foot-deep drifts against my house, and only about 2" of actual accumulation. On top of that, it's only 18 degrees with a wind chill of 7. If I feel brave enough, I'll try to get some pics later.
lol all you have to do is get a couplet jackets on aj
Wow Nice Anticyclonic tornado I have some photos I emailed them to Reed and I guess he forgot but thats ok! ;D
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY till 6am CST Thursday.
Snow and freezing rain are causing problems here... About an Inch of snow with Ice forming on roadways....It is still snowing!
Henri UUUUMMM lets see here the funnel cloud is kinda like funnel in your ketichen You might be confuzed cuse of the tail. the funnel cloud is streching. just like an Ice Skater pulling his or her arms in. as it tightens up it spins faster because it's smaller. but don't think if it gets bigger it's weaker! Yes I know It dose'nt help...
UPDATE:
light snow, and freezing drizzle continue to fall at this hour. No significant accumulation, however there is a thin coat of Ice/snow mixture on the ground. A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 6am CST Thursday morning for all the counties up and down the I-35 corridor. Travel problems will likely develop later this evening as the cold air continues to filter in.
Meanwhile, looking at long range models, a significant winter storm could impact the region early next week as ARCTIC air moves into the southern plains. However it is still too early to tell all the details, but I will be home next Monday to document the storm if anything happens ( I'm worried this could be another Ice storm)
HAHA Zack maybe I do have enough powers with the weather gods to send the weather where I want :P. WOuldnt THAT be an awesome gift!!! lol
Yeah Skgirl that would be awsome.
Brrrr... It is soooo COLD outside. temperature is 30 degrees with the windchill at 14 degrees!! AAAAA!
***STILL SNOWING***
AAAAAAAAHH!! I wish I had my video camera with me today! I was halfway between Garden City and Dodge City, and the visibility dropped to near zero. I was pretty nervous, so I pulled over and let my dad drive the big company truck the rest of the way home. lol. Maybe next time I'll be more prepared....;)
lol AJ....;)
Hey AJ whats the current temp up there? Is it still snowing?
28 degrees here, with flurries/
Zach, are you hogging all the snow or what? ;) I want some too!
Sorry, spelled ZacK with an "h" last time.
Well its still nicely cold, supposed to snow overnight/tomorrow. only in the -20s C tho with windchill. But my apartment is nice and warm from baking this ;) lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/num1habfan/IMG_2698.jpg
Damn that looks good!! It's getting kinda chilly here, 10f!! 30% chance of some measurable snow tonight!!
SK, you're being a bad influence on me ... I'm going to end up making one of those this weekend, since we're expecting highs in the 30s, lows in the single digits! ;)
Oh, and we have A FEW snowflakes falling here now. Thanks Zack!
you know whats ironic is that atlanta of all places got snow today and jacksonville(arkansas) hasn't had anything- thats messed up- ohh well theres still the rest of this month and february and part of march and before we know back into technicall severe weather season- allthough it is my belief that severe weather season never ends- as history has taught us over the years
Man the time difference sucks When Im here noby is here or asleep lol. Thanks caleb I see that now. Im heading back to the states soon again to the Texas Panhandle. Hope I can see some action tornado wise this year. I saw alot of tornadic cells last year as it passed the farm I worked on. Can anybody tell me I took this pic in Durban South africa. Is this like a sqaull line or can it just be that there was alot of updraft. well hope u guys rest good take care and enjoy the snow cause where im at its 104F.
http://i17.tinypic.com/72th0ue.jpg
to me it looks like a shelf cloud- nice picture
thanks Donny We dont see that much tornadoes over here we have some amazing " Supercells" But I thing In our History the strongest one we had was a Ef3 and it was on open country. When that storm, I took the picture off went inland, it produced golfball size hail and thats about it. No tornadoes. You have a great night
your welcome henri and you have a nice night also
http://i16.tinypic.com/73phdsx.jpg is another of underneath the storm.
Looks like N.VA is going see 2-4 inches of snow today. It changed from 1-3 last night before I went to bed. It is cold and cloudy now. I should be use to this, originally from Michigan, but these warmer southern temps spoiled me for the last 14 years.
Lol Heidi.... It thought you could use some:P
It is soooo cold over here right now. 19 degrees and it feels like 8!!! The high today will be 28 so not much warmer. AAA!!!
SK, was that a tornado cake? Looked like a horizontal chocolate wrapped wedge. I'd guess an EF-2 (enhanced fudge scale).
Oh yeah, sorry to hear about your coach leaving.
hey wats up looks like some people are gettin small amounts of snow here soposed to start out as snow then switch over to all rain which stinks another storm w/o it has never done before where every storm has brought rain were used to january start being all snow i hate it. later this week cold hits me and soposed go down to the single digits
Henri - those are some awesome photos!
- Nice, Strike! "Enhanced Fudge" scale :D I think my cake might be an EF-4 this weekend, unless I go to brownies, which is definitely an EF-5.
My fam in western MD is about to get clobbered with snow. Maybe one of these days I'll get someone to send me some photos so I can send them on to Reed.
Reed,
I've always like maps myself and am also GIS Specialist for a federal agency. The thing I am very curious is how someones plot the red line on the map? How do they do that ?
Cheers from Las Cruces, New Mexico
Robert the National Weather Service sends Damage Survey teams out into the field to survey the damage, while they are in the field, they assess the type/scale of damage, along with measuring the path widths and lengths. While doing this they are able to plot GPS coordinates of the begining-end of the tornado, and also the width. I also believe there is a aerial way of surveying a tornados damage path, but im not sure. Although from flying one of the Damage Paths here in IL, it was clearly evident a strong tornado had moved through, even when flying over Huge corn fields...Some of the corn was completely uprooted, and some was just blown down completly.
Using the GPS Coordinates they are able to transpose there information onto maps.