NewsMajor winter storm pounding the central US, tornado outbreak southeast US!
Posted At: March 7, 2008 @ 5:11 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
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Winter storm warnings are currently in effect from Arkansas to Ontario, where up to foot of snow has already accumulated in many locations. A massive area of deformation zone snow extends from the Lower MS River Valley through upstate NY, with warm advection precip from there eastward.
This morning and early afternoon, 13 tornadoes touched down in southern GA and northern FL, with several homes damaged and 2 fatalities reported in Columbia Co, FL. These tornadic supercells occurred within a strong mesoscale convective system (MCS) ahead of a strong cold front moving slowly southeastward across the southeast US.
The unofficial SPC storm reports map for today is displayed below. The tornadoes producing significant damage were in north-central FL to the west of Jacksonville. While a tornado watch is still in effect across the central/southern FL Peninsula, it appears that the core of the LLJ has translated well north and east of the area, so only weak/brief tornadoes are anticipated tonight, if any at all.
Below are pictures from the winter storm in northern AR, that dumped up to 8 inches across the region. These pictures were taken by Heidi Farrar early this afternoon - she reported 7 inches of storm total snowfall in her area. If anyone else has pictures of this winter storm, please share them in the forum!
This morning and early afternoon, 13 tornadoes touched down in southern GA and northern FL, with several homes damaged and 2 fatalities reported in Columbia Co, FL. These tornadic supercells occurred within a strong mesoscale convective system (MCS) ahead of a strong cold front moving slowly southeastward across the southeast US.
The unofficial SPC storm reports map for today is displayed below. The tornadoes producing significant damage were in north-central FL to the west of Jacksonville. While a tornado watch is still in effect across the central/southern FL Peninsula, it appears that the core of the LLJ has translated well north and east of the area, so only weak/brief tornadoes are anticipated tonight, if any at all.
Below are pictures from the winter storm in northern AR, that dumped up to 8 inches across the region. These pictures were taken by Heidi Farrar early this afternoon - she reported 7 inches of storm total snowfall in her area. If anyone else has pictures of this winter storm, please share them in the forum!
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