News DetailStrong tornadoes possible over the mid/lower MS River Valley today
Posted At: April 10, 2008 @ 12:19 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
Discrete supercell initiation appears underway over Eastern AR at this time. Currently, we're located just east of Lonoke, AR, keeping a very close eye on supercells approaching from the southwest. Several of the cells have shown signs of rotation, but additional instability is likely needed for a more robust tornado threat. Our plan is to hang tight here on I-40, and see how the cells progress to our southwest.
Tornado watches are currently in effect from Northern LA to the MO Bootheel region, with 0-1 km helicity values in the 600+ m2/s2 range! If these cells can remain discrete, then strong tornadoes will definitely be possible. This could be a very dangerous situation as these supercells progress toward the Memphis area.
Tornado watches are currently in effect from Northern LA to the MO Bootheel region, with 0-1 km helicity values in the 600+ m2/s2 range! If these cells can remain discrete, then strong tornadoes will definitely be possible. This could be a very dangerous situation as these supercells progress toward the Memphis area.
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Who is stream 2?
If you want instability keep going east on I-40. The sun broke out here in the Memphis area about 2 hours ago, temp went from 72 to 82. They haven't hit us with a watch yet but then again on Feb 5th, they didn't put us under on until about a hour before the first warning went out.
Where are you guys heading exactly?
Stream 2 is Dick M. up in the KC area. It looks like supercells are erupting up there as well!
We're thinking about dropping south into northwest MS where the environment appears more favorable.
Go for it Reed! greetz from Zurich Swiss
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/frames.php?sector=6
Not sure exactly what this means Significat Tornado Parameter (effective layer) but it appears to have really dropped off in that area, anybody know what this consists of?
Things are beginning to get very unsettled in west central Missouri.
I'm still thinking West TN would be a good bet, we're at 81 right now with dews up to 64, and the temp is rising.... I dunno, but I have a good feeling for us today/tonight.
Thunderstorm watch for K.C. area. We are currently alternating between beautiful blue sky with towering cumulonimbus (sp?) to dark-gray low fast-moving clouds. I can't tell on the tracker, but is Dick moving north on I-35...? Temps here continue to rise and the pressure is at 29.2, dpt. at 60. Any chances for tornados?
Could someone let me know where Stream 2 is currently located? I am in K.C. and he is (maybe still) somewhere around here.
Reed,
Have you ever tracked any storms here in Ohio?
It could get juicy tomorrow!!!
Take Care,
Bill - Columbus
Well this appears to be a bust in this area. One of the local weather guys says the cap is in place and looks to be pretty strong. The storms in E Ark aren't showing signs of getting any stronger.
Yea not to sound pessimistic but this looks to be turning out to be a big bust considering all the hype that went into today. At least you guys got to see a tornado yesterday.
Well now we are under a Tornado Watch until 11pm. Still looks pretty weak to me but you never know about this area, things can change pretty quickly sometimes.
Stream 2 is dominating!
For anyone interested in seeing images of the storm that hit me last night here they are. I woke up to my house shaking and tornado sirens at 4:00 am. I might post damage pictures later.
http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk191/TXChaser08/
FYI: Tornado Confirmations from last night and this morning...Two Tornadoes near Breckenridge... One EF0 south of town and one EF1 southwest of town. One EF1 Tornado in Palo Pinto County near Oran. And One EF1 Tornado hit DeSoto in the squall line that passed through this morning. Still no word on Dallas/Collin counties.
Tornado warning on the IL IA Border...I'll be racing toward Galeburg IL for a hopefully sucessful intercept here in the nexy 15 to 20 min.
(Galesburg is a general location. I'm Most likely going to take 116 through southern Peoria County.)
The Dallas/Collin county storm is what I'm waiting for. There does appear to be sporadic tornado damage around here, but I can't really tell.
Where do you see confirmation of the DeSoto twister? I can't find it...
We are getting ready to feel the wrath of a severe warned squall line on stream two. You might be able to see some lightning in the dark.
yea i saw that it was goin then it stopped hopefully goes bac up
How can I use the live stream? I've never been able to run it...
Errr wow. What a let-down from all the hype. I turned down the southern Iowa stuff because it was too fast for a newb such as me - hell even Craig lost track of a bullet as he was attempting to flank it!
Nevertheless, Oklahoma and Iowa are probably tied for tornado count here in mid-April. And we are beating Kansas! I wonder if this means that the potential for a late spring Iowa outbr ... nah.
Just Missed the tornado West of La Harpe by 25-30 minutes.
And then tried playing catch up all day. In the end, a few structure pictures, with the Nikon d-200. Might have them up this weekend.
I waited to long to take off, but at the sametime things were so uncertain. It was great to be on the road again.(Thanks to the police officer who didnt give me a U-turn ticket on Main ST in Canton IL.)
This was almost a one road chase for me...as RTE 9 runs 2 miles south of my house. And i spent 80% of my mileage on RTE 9 i would bet.
best chance next time!
Snow is really starting to pound us here in Duluth! At least an inch an hour rates right now! I'm gonna head out in a bit and check conditions. Good chance of some more Thundersnow too!
Numerous power outages and down trees have been reported throught out the City and adjacent areas.
Could be looking at 16"+ here. The Duluth Ariel Lift Bridge has been reporting gust over 50kts. Waves are expected to reach 17 to 22ft! I hope the crews on board the ships stay safe and don't turn green!
Thanks to Dick MacGowan and Darin Brunin of TornadoLive.com for streaming today from the KC area...
amazing live video!
We busted in central Mississippi, 9 hours from home
Ouch, that stinks Reed :(
But hey, look on the bright side, you got some action yesterday, so this system wasn't a total bust.
Don't feel bad, Reed. My April 7th chase was a 1500 mile round-trip bust (including chasing mileage).
Reed, after watching the speeds you guys go, you should be able to turn 9 hours into 7 easily. haha
News for today
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 195
VALID 111640Z - 111740Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 NNW GWO
TO 20 N TUP TO 45 N MSL TO 50 WSW BNA TO 20 NW BNA TO 30 E CKV.
..EDWARDS..04/11/08
ATTN...WFO...HUN...BMX...JAN...MEG...OHX...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 195
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
ALC033-043-057-059-063-065-075-077-079-083-089-093-103-107-119-
125-127-133-111740-
AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COLBERT CULLMAN FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GREENE HALE
LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE MADISON MARION
MORGAN PICKENS SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
$$
LAC025-029-041-065-107-111740-
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA FRANKLIN
MADISON TENSAS
$$
MSC001-007-013-015-017-019-021-023-025-029-031-037-043-049-051-
057-061-063-065-067-069-075-077-079-081-085-087-089-095-097-099-
101-103-105-115-117-121-123-127-129-141-149-155-159-163-
111740-
MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ATTALA CALHOUN
CARROLL CHICKASAW CHOCTAW
CLAIBORNE CLARKE CLAY
COPIAH COVINGTON FRANKLIN
GRENADA HINDS HOLMES
ITAWAMBA JASPER JEFFERSON
JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER
LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE
LEE LINCOLN LOWNDES
MADISON MONROE MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA PONTOTOC PRENTISS
RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON
SMITH TISHOMINGO WARREN
WEBSTER WINSTON YAZOO
$$
TNC003-015-021-027-031-035-037-041-043-049-051-055-061-081-087-
099-101-103-111-117-119-127-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-165-169-
175-177-181-185-187-189-111740-
TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD CANNON CHEATHAM
CLAY COFFEE CUMBERLAND
DAVIDSON DEKALB DICKSON
FENTRESS FRANKLIN GILES
GRUNDY HICKMAN JACKSON
LAWRENCE LEWIS LINCOLN
MACON MARSHALL MAURY
MOORE OVERTON PERRY
PICKETT PUTNAM ROBERTSON
RUTHERFORD SMITH SUMNER
TROUSDALE VAN BUREN WARREN
WAYNE WHITE WILLIAMSON
WILSON
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
Tornado warning
Statement as of 12:05 CDT le 11 avril 2008
... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 1215 PM CDT for central
Lawrence County...
At 1201 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to
indicate a tornado. This tornado was located near Lawrenceburg...
moving northeast at 60 mph.
The safest place to be during a tornado is in a basement. Get under a
workbench or other piece of sturdy furniture. If no basement is
available... seek shelter on the lowest floor of the building in an
interior hallway or room such as a closet. Use blankets or pillows to
cover your body and always stay away from windows.
If in Mobile homes or vehicles... evacuate them and get inside a
substantial shelter. If no shelter is available... lie flat in the
nearest ditch or other low spot and cover your head with your hands.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT Friday afternoon
for central Tennessee.
Lat... Lon 3514 8760 3515 8758 3527 8758 3542 8736
3522 8720 3510 8752 3511 8754 3508 8759
3508 8760
time... Mot... loc 1705z 245deg 52kt 3529 8731
another one
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1210 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARBON HILL...
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LYNN...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
* AT 1210 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BLUFF...OR 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN ALLEN...WINFIELD AND TUCKER BY 1225 PM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANSAS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBON HILL BY
1240 PM CDT...
LYNN BY 1245 PM CDT...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3412 8759 3393 8743 3367 8794 3390 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 236DEG 38KT 3381 8790
Nothing moving in to GA yet, we will probably be getting some storms later this afternoon and tonight, but looks like action is starting to heat up in Alabama and souther TN, couple of warnings out showing up on the Birmingham radar.
Tronado Watch out for Extreme Southwestern Ontario. Wish that I could be on these storms today but must work tonight.
tornado warning extend to SOUTH CENTRAL - SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY
some chasers of severestudio are streaming live...
Nice to see you guys on our local TV station. Here is the link if anyone wants to check out the story.
http://www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=8151101
thanks Dennis!
Alabama is still under tornado warnings...
Is there anyone of tvnet chasing today???
Our local TV is tracking that cell in SW KY their saying a funnel cloud has been spotted. ALSO DAMAGE!!!!!!!!!
Hey Dennis, Where are you at in GA.
I'm sorry. that last question was for Derrik.
AHHHH!I over slept cause off late work and I wake up to a tornado warnings in Morgan Co. TN which is just southwest of me looking to hit near Clinton, Tn in Anderson Co. and another warning in Cumberland Co. well if this comes my way ill get the camera out. the storm southwest of me is moving to quickly for me to intercept plus I also work tonight. heh looks like the new siren in the town next to me with get its first use.
Funnel clouds were spotted in Morgan and Cumberland Co. and trees down were in both so both storms may had a touchdown. My local station www.wate.com has coverage
Tornadoes reported on the ground at the Gadsden airport and near Oak Grove.
I'm in Suwanee, Gwinnett Co. We had some real nasty weather a few weeks ago in the outbreak but didn't see any tubes. Had 3 of them miss us 2 miles north. We're about 25 miles north of Atlanta.
Radar in Birmingham is really heating up. Looks like we might have some action later this evening if it holds together but so far no watches for GA, not even Severe T-Storm. Interesting considering a tornadic cell is about to cross the border from Bama into GA.
lol, Hey travis, looks like you did manage to get some of this ;)