CapitalKid Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 FYI, significant damage being reported in Downtown New Albany, IN. All New Albany Police are being called to the central sector. Numerous trees and power lines down. Earlier there were reports of transformers blowing across the city. Info from WAVE 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Now well over 500 severe reports, although keep in mind the filtering changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHWxWatcher Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 We are under a Tornado warning now and I am in the bullseye... Live stream from Channel 5 WLWT http://www.wlwt.com/video/27606861/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Just got off the phone with my colleague in Mercer County and they have extensive damage. They were under a SVR warning when their 911 center was flooded with calls reporting a tornado on the ground in downtown Celina (fairly large city). They have extensive damage on the East side of town including numerous cars and boats that were flipped, 3 houses that they are calling demolished, an Aldi store that was destroyed, significant damage to Wal-Mart and Menards and numerous other houses with some damage. Search & rescue operations are currently under way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Just got off the phone with my colleague in Mercer County and they have extensive damage. They were under a SVR warning when their 911 center was flooded with calls reporting a tornado on the ground in downtown Celina (fairly large city). They have extensive damage on the East side of town including numerous cars and boats that were flipped, 3 houses that they are calling demolished, an Aldi store that was destroyed, significant damage to Wal-Mart and Menards and numerous other houses with some damage. Search & rescue operations are currently under way. Some of the damage reports around the area seem a little interesting. Would not be surprised if at least a few of them end up being tornadoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Askew Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Chased the Cells in St Louis the 1 in particular was supercellular to start, have footage of tail end charlie initilly with dry slot. Secod one we was just north after darkness, encountered north side of a mesocyclone with 1.5" hail and 60 mph winds. Then made the Paducah bow echo with 1/2 inch hail near Exit 3 with 55 moh winds measured. Pretty exciting day. Could have been worse had the cells not gone more linear early. Hope to get some pics up and from Sundays event in Sc ott Co MO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Some of the damage reports around the area seem a little interesting. Would not be surprised if at least a few of them end up being tornadoes. I'll agree, a lot of the damage descriptions could go either way (straight line vs. tornadic). Plus the time of day is not conducive for accurate storm spotting, so there could be an element of erring on the side of caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Leaving the office now heading to Mercer County - I'll try to post an update early in the morning. Sounds like they have some houses that have been leveled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I'll agree, a lot of the damage descriptions could go either way (straight line vs. tornadic). Plus the time of day is not conducive for accurate storm spotting, so there could be an element of erring on the side of caution. Yeah, I noticed some brief circulations in that line as it came through this area...one of them in the county south of here appears to be an area with enhanced damage so it will be interesting to see what that was. One of the suspicious reports (no TOR at the time) PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1229 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 .TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON .DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 1018 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW BUNKER HILL 40.65N 86.13W 04/19/2011 MIAMI IN LAW ENFORCEMENT APPROXIMATELY 20 VEHICLES AT THE MIAMI COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY HAD DAMAGE TO VEHICLES...WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. SEVERAL VEHICLES AT RESIDENCES AROUND THE FACILITY HAVE DAMAGE AS WELL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Cincinnati Area wind damage/wind gust PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 147 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 0144 AM TSTM WND GST KLUK LUNKEN AIRPORT 39.10N 84.42W 04/20/2011 M67 MPH HAMILTON OH ASOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinicity Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 153 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SSE WILMINGTON 39.42N 83.81W 04/20/2011 M79.00 MPH CLINTON OH OFFICIAL NWS OBS 69 KT WIND GUST MEASURED AT NWS WILMINGTON [/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalKid Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The Mayor of New Albany, Indiana is asking that people stay off the roads there. He says there are numerous trees, power lines, and gas main leaks in the city. Sounding like pretty serious damage. Source, WAVE 3 TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 We have had some reports of 100+ mph here in southern IL - one report about 15 miles north of me. Tomorrow will bring a lot more damage reports. We prob have $8000-$10000 in damage here at my house. Wow man sorry to hear bout the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Protection Program Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 This is what GR looked like a bit ago Space Invaders vs Pacman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 152 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... SOUTHERN BARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 215 AM CDT... * AT 150 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCOTTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. TRAINED SPOTTERS ALREADY REPORTED TREES SNAPPED IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN WITH THIS CIRCULATION! * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... SCOTTSVILLE... MAYNARD AND WALNUT HILL... TRACY AND FOUNTAIN RUN... LAMB AND JEFFREY... MOUNT HERMON AND MUD LICK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Cant ever recall seeing 8 WW's at 3 AM CDT extending from TX to PA (maybe night of 5/30/04?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyChris Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 321 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 0115 AM TORNADO 4 SSW ELSMERE 38.94N 84.63W 04/20/2011 BOONE KY LAW ENFORCEMENT POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH INCLUDES SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO I-75 NB REST AREA...SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER...4 MOBILE HOMES FLIPPED OFF FOUNDATION...ROOF DAMAGE...BARN BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 http://weather.weath...,avalanche,dust Cool how you can more or less see where things went linear, where the reports turn from hail to wind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 a High risk would have easily verified for Winds if SPC choose to go that route..the Tornado count will surely rise too 33 prelim now..likley over 50 when surveys are complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Just got off the phone with my colleague in Mercer County and they have extensive damage. They were under a SVR warning when their 911 center was flooded with calls reporting a tornado on the ground in downtown Celina (fairly large city). They have extensive damage on the East side of town including numerous cars and boats that were flipped, 3 houses that they are calling demolished, an Aldi store that was destroyed, significant damage to Wal-Mart and Menards and numerous other houses with some damage. Search & rescue operations are currently under way. Aldi's (from Aishah Hasnie WANE-TV Facebook) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 NWS is heading here to Lafayette to survey damage in a subdivision on the south side. Lots of tree damage there with some house damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SEMIweather Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 ^That last image (lightning over a town or something) is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Siberian Express Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Wow, nice pic....ominous looking...kinda artsy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBriedis Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Looks like the mothership is prepared for landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Yea..Something out of the movie Independence Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0490 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1246 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011 AREAS AFFECTED...NE TX...SRN AR...NRN LA...WRN MS CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 201746Z - 201915Z A SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NE TX...FAR NRN LA...SRN AR AND WRN MS THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE ACTIVITY. A WW MAY BECOME NECESSARY ACROSS THE REGION AS STORMS INITIATE. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM NE TX EWD ACROSS SRN AR INTO NW MS. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...SFC DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S F. MESOANALYSIS ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR SHOWS STRONG INSTABILITY IN PLACE WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF 2000 TO 3500 J/KG. IN ADDITION...THE SRN EDGE OF THE STRONGER MID-LEVEL FLOW IS LOCATED FROM THE BOUNDARY NWD SUGGESTING THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIST ALONG THE BOUNDARY WHERE THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR IS MAXIMIZED. AS LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON...CONVECTIVE INITIATION SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE MORE INTENSE CELLS MAY OBTAIN SUPERCELL STRUCTURE WITH LARGE HAIL LIKELY. STEEPENING LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE A WIND DAMAGE THREAT WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OVER CNTRL MS WHERE LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD BE A BIT STRONGER. ..BROYLES.. 04/20/2011 ATTN...WFO...MEG...JAN...LZK...SHV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1232 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...NWS METEOROLOGISTS ARE CURRENTLY SURVEYING STORM DAMAGE NEAR RICHWOOD IN BOONE COUNTY KENTUCKY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON OH IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A STORM SURVEY FOR THE AREA NEAR RICHWOOD IN BOONE COUNTY KENTUCKY. THE SURVEY IS IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON 04/20/11. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE DAMAGE IS THE RESULT OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 80 TO 120 MPH. SOME OF THE DAMAGE INCLUDES NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES...THREE TRAILERS MOVED OFF THEIR FOUNDATION AND MINOR DAMAGE AT THE I-71/I-75 REST AREA. A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING MORE RESULTS OF THE SURVEYED DAMAGE ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT LATER TODAY. IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE...WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1248 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...PRELIMINARY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO IN FRANKLIN COUNTY... DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO BEGIN TIME: 01:29 AM EDT END TIME: 01:33 AM EDT BEING POINT: 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT END POINT: 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT EF SCALE: EF-0 WIND SPEED: 65-70 MPH PATH LENGTH: 4 MILES PATH WIDTH: 30 YARDS INJURIES: 0 FATALITIES: 0 NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM PRELIMINARILY CONFIRMS AN EF-0 TORNADO NEAR FRANKFORT. THE TORNADO STARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FRANKFORT...ABOUT 1 MILE SW OF THE CITY CENTER. IT TRACKED NORTHEAST TO ABOUT 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT. THE TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL TREES AND KNOCKED SHINGLES OFF OF HOUSES. THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE WAS FOUND NEAR THE FRANKFORT CEMETERY AND THE FRANKFORT CAPITOL BUILDING. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN 65-70 MPH ALONG THE 4 MILE PATH. THE PATH WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS TORNADO DAMAGE AS THE SURVEY TEAM CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE IN SCOTT COUNTY KENTUCKY. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1245 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO IN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA... DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO BEGIN TIME: 12:28 AM EDT END TIME: 12:28 AM EDT BEGIN POINT: 3.3 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSONVILLE END POINT: 3.4 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSONVILLE EF SCALE: EF-0 WIND SPEED: 70-75 MPH PATH LENGTH: 0.1 MILE PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS INJURIES: 0 FATALITIES: 0 NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSONVILLE. THE TORNADO SNAPPED TREES AND DAMAGED A SHED AS WELL AS SHINGLES ALONG THE SHORT TENTH OF A MILE PATH. THE TORNADO BEGAN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SUNSET TRAILER PARK AND ENDED AT CHARLESTOWN PIKE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70-75 MPH ALONG A 75 YARD WIDTH. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1222 PM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-1 TORNADO IN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA... DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO BEGIN TIME: 12:28 AM EDT END TIME: 12:29 AM EDT BEGIN POINT: 3.3 MILES NORTH OF JEFFERSONVILLE END POINT: 3.9 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSONVILLE EF SCALE: EF-1 WIND SPEED: 80-90 MPH PATH LENGTH: 1.2 MILES PATH WIDTH: 100-200 YARDS INJURIES: 0 FATALITIES: 0 NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF-1 TORNADO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSONVILLE. THE TORNADO STARTED IN SUNSET TRAILER PARK WHERE 90 MPH WINDS DAMAGED 20 TO 25 TRAILERS ALONG A 160 YARD PATH. SEVERAL TRAILERS WERE MOVED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS AND HAD ROOF DAMAGE. ONE TRAILER ROOF WAS THROWN 65 YARDS! TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. THE TORNADO THEN WEAKENED SLIGHTLY TO 80 MPH AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST INTO A SUBDIVISION DAMAGING SEVERAL SMALLER TREES...SHEDS...AND ROOF SHINGLES. ALSO A TRAMPOLINE WAS THROWN AND WRAPPED AROUND A SHED AND TREE IN THIS SUBDIVISION. WINDS BECOME MORE STRAIGHTLINE IN NATURE BEFORE MORE TORNADO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE END OF A SUBDIVISION RIGHT BEHIND A CHURCH OFF OF HOLMANS LANE. THE CHURCH SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE AS THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHURCH WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. SHEDS WERE ALSO DESTROYED AND TREES UPROOTED IN THE AREA. INSULATION WAS THROWN FROM NORTH TO SOUTHEAST. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS NEAR THE CHURCH WERE 90 MPH WITH A DAMAGE PATH WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING HOLMANS LANE...IT WEAKENED TO 80 MPH DAMAGING TREES AND SHINGLES. THE TORNADO FINALLY LIFTED NEAR HIGHWAY 62 ABOUT 3.9 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSONVILLE. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1016 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011 ...PRELIMINARY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO IN FRANKLIN COUNTY... DAMAGE TYPE: TORNADO BEGIN TIME: 01:29 AM EDT END TIME: 01:32 AM EDT BEING POINT: 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF FRANKFORT END POINT: 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT EF SCALE: EF-0 WIND SPEED: 65-70 MPH PATH LENGTH: 4 MILES PATH WIDTH: 30 YARDS INJURIES: 0 FATALITIES: 0 NARRATIVE: NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM PRELIMINARILY CONFIRMS AN EF-0 TORNADO NEAR FRANKFORT. THE TORNADO STARTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FRANKFORT...ABOUT 1 MILE SW OF THE CITY CENTER. IT TRACKED NORTHEAST TO ABOUT 3.25 MILES EAST OF FRANKFORT. THE TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL TREES AND KNOCKED SHINGLES OFF OF HOUSES. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS ARE BETWEEN 65-70 MPH ALONG THE 4 MILE PATH. THE PATH WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS TORNADO DAMAGE AS THE SURVEY TEAM CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE DAMAGE IN SCOTT COUNTY KENTUCKY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Picture of the Mercer County (Celina) damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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