News DetailTornadoes in Louisiana today
Posted At: February 21, 2008 @ 5:54 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
An incredible long-track supercell has tracked across Southwest into Central Louisiana this afternoon and evening, with two tornadoes already reported near Lake Charles. This cell has occasionally exhibited strong rotation, and may have had a tornado on the ground as it crossed Interstate 49 south of Alexandria. Check out this storm in the radar loop below:
A mesoscale discussion has been issued for southeast Texas and southern Louisiana for the extension of Tornado Watch 70, mentioning the likelihood for tornadic supercells this evening and overnight. Stay tuned as this potentially dangerous situation unfolds.
A warm front has been lifting slowly northward across Louisiana, and is now passing through Shreveport in the northwest part of the state. CAPE values along and south of the warm front are in the 1500-2000 J/kg range, with 0-1 km helicities of 150-200 m2/s2 and will only increase as the low-level jet intensifies tonight, thus, strong tornadoes are possible with any discrete supercells. The RUC analysis below shows the CAPE and 0-1 km helicity values as of 2300 UTC.
Across the Ozark Mountain region and Ohio River Valley, ice storm warnings are in effect as warm, moist air is lifted up and over a shallow Arctic airmass at the surface. Downed trees and power outages will be common across this area. Additionally, winter storm warnings and watches are in effect across the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England.
A mesoscale discussion has been issued for southeast Texas and southern Louisiana for the extension of Tornado Watch 70, mentioning the likelihood for tornadic supercells this evening and overnight. Stay tuned as this potentially dangerous situation unfolds.
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looking rather impressive!
Yeah there was a possable tornado in panama city
Hmm... looks interesting.
hey u guys wats up looks like tommarow i am gettin 2-4 inches of snow
GEEZ LOOK AT THE RUC MODEL
http://weather.unisys.com/ruc/ruc_pres_4panel.html
suprising no winter wx advisorys in little rock or jacksonville- that jacksonville has hovered along the 32 degree mark all day- and at the peak we got to 34- and now we are at 30 degrees and with all these convective cores-well icing is becomming imminant- and i actually witnessed something i never saw before a couple hours ago we had a t-storm with freezing rain- and even pea sized hail and lost electricity for around 45 minutes or so- but its back up and running
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROOKHAVEN... FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REPORTING FLOODED ROADS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
I just realized we are alrerady at tornado watch box #70 and it is still February. I cant wait till some of those boxes make their way up into Oklahoma.