Brick Tamland Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I was playing basketball at lunch and had to run for cover when a storm came up. See we're in a tornado watch until 8:00. Storms are starting to fire up. The bad thing is the big threat isn't supposed to get here until tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Veronica, you should get you a CoCoRaHS gauge. They're about $25 or so and you can then start reporting to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCStateMMY Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 It is times like this that I wish RDU launched balloons instead of just GSO and MHX. The change in conditions between the two stations can differ tremendously, especially during systems like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherman566 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Praying for your grandma.... Hopefully she is safe and everyone else is too. I'd love nothing more than for there to be no fatalities today. Realistically, I don't know if that's possible though. Yeah, not possible. We already have 4 deaths in Alabama this morning from the QLCS that moved through. I expect many more unfortunately. Not many people own a weather radio. You have over 250,000 people in Alabama already without power. Plus, you have tornadoes that could be significant hitting the area. You might have a few people, especially the elderly, that won't know any better. No James Spann on TV to tell you where to go. It's all through AM/FM radio. It's going to be tough. Pray for these people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeronicaCorningstone Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Veronica, you should get you a CoCoRaHS gauge. They're about $25 or so and you can then start reporting to them. I have been thinking about doing that...might have to do that one day next week when things calm down a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 996 mb low now over Arkansas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL_Militarypolice Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 I know it's now cast time, but the SPC SREF has a "50" over Atlanta at 03Z later. Can't remember it being that high over my area before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Couple of nasty storms going on across Jackson county, AL, and Marion county, TN. Cell 1 Rotating Thunderstorm Jackson County, AL 65 dBZ Severe Hail: 80% Chance Hail: 100% Chance Max Size: 2.00" Echo Top: 39,000 ft. VIL: 56 kg/m² Radar Site: BMX Cell 2 Tornadic Thunderstorm Marion County, TN 71 dBZ Severe Hail: 70% Chance Hail: 70% Chance Max Size: 1.50" Echo Top: 21,000 ft. VIL: 41 kg/m² Radar Site: HTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx n of atl Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Question regarding RADARSCOPE APP on IPHONE in case we lose power 1) Radar Data ... do you use NOAA or Imapweather 2) Typically which Reflectivity Product do you use Base Reflectivity Tilt 1 , 2, 3, 4 Classic Reflectivity 248nmi Composite Also Base Velocity Tilt 1,2,3,4, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I've never seen a 45 pct. risk of major tornadoes...until today. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1probotlk_1630_torn.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I've never seen a 45 pct. risk of major tornadoes...until today. http://www.spc.noaa....k_1630_torn.gif Only other time I recall seeing it... http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2006/day1otlk_20060407_2000.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Alabama EMS reporting 4 fatalities from the line of storms this morning...I believe in St. Claire county. Not a good start....this could be unbelievable. It was Cullman, Calhoun, Jackson counties where the fatalities occurred. Oh yeah, there is no "e" on "St. Clair" County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Really strong tornado signature on that cell heading towards Oxford, MS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Question regarding RADARSCOPE APP on IPHONE in case we lose power 1) Radar Data ... do you use NOAA or Imapweather 2) Typically which Reflectivity Product do you use Base Reflectivity Tilt 1 , 2, 3, 4 Classic Reflectivity 248nmi Composite Also Base Velocity Tilt 1,2,3,4, I use Composite Reflectivity in most cases, that's what my GRL3 loops use. Rarely use base anything. I don't use radarscope so I can't speak for radar data, all of mine comes directly the the NWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWY316wx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I know it's now cast time, but the SPC SREF has a "50" over Atlanta at 03Z later. Can't remember it being that high over my area before. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 From Birmingham SPECIAL NOTE -- WE WILL BE SENDING UP A SPECIAL BALLOON FLIGHT AT 1800Z. They believe the real firing line will form near the MS River and be delayed a couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Wow the sun has been shining brightly for a couple hours now, it's really heating up out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingcrosbyb Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 5 dead now in Alabama. Man in Vestavia Hills was killed by a falling limb as workers were cutting through downed trees. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Really strong tornado signature on that cell heading towards Oxford, MS. That one in particular was producing 3" hail and had a top between 50k and 60k... Live coverage of the situation across MS here: http://www.wreg.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I think we will start to see some supercells develops in Central AL very soon.... It looks like they are beginning to pop now. With the severe parameters the way they are it could get really ugly pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I saw that.... I cannot recall the last time I saw tornado probabilities that high before... This is going to be a pretty ugly situation... First you had the storms knock hundereds if not thousands of trees over this morning in West Alabama... Second, those storms took a lot of power lines down (I head at least 250K without power this morning at some point). Third, if you don't have power NOR a weather radio, how are you going to get weather information reliably? Phones, I hope?? Fourth, the amount of heating we are seeing all across Alabama and Georgia... Temperatures are easily pushing low to mid 80s for many of us and there is still a long ways to go until sunset... Fifth, the moisture feed from the Gulf is ridiculous! I'm seeing spotty sprinkles pop up on radar well ahead of the main action in Mississippi... Needless to say, I am VERY worried about the severity of this outbreak. I have a feeling it's going to get pretty rough for my viewing area and it's going to be an extremely long night... Tell me about it. I'm now wishing I was in Atlanta right now rather than Auburn today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL_Militarypolice Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 11 in Alabama on Significant tornado effective layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 That's the way it was yesterday. Nothing, then everything exploded. It might be delayed a couple of hours today but I'm thinking we'll see the same thing happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Epic, I don't think I've seen 100 before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaculaWeather Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 New tornado watch for AL/TN/NW GA around 3pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXinCanton Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 New tornado watch for AL/TN/NW GA around 3pm. yeah PDS at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 extremely strong couplet just to the south of Chattanooga moving into Walker Co. Ga. Would not be surprised to see some ground truth on that cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Hamilton County in east Tennessee... eastern Marion County in east Tennessee... * until 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/ * at 122 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado along a line extending from 7 miles south of Gruetli-Laager to Jasper to Bridgeport. Doppler radar showed this tornado moving northeast at 60 mph. * Locations in the warning include... Chattanooga... Whitwell... Lookout Mountain... Signal Mountain... Harrison... Soddy-Daisy... Martin Springs... Haletown (guild)... Powells Crossroads... Red Bank... East Brainerd... Middle Valley... Ooltewah... Sale Creek... Collegedale... Shady Grove and Birchwood. Also, a PDS was issued at 1:45pm CDT DISCUSSION...A CLASSIC TORNADO OUTBREAK SITUATION IS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF AL AS DISCRETE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS FORM OVER MS AND TRACK ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. STRONG LOW LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER VERTICAL SHEAR...COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS...WILL POSE A DANGEROUS RISK OF STRONG/VIOLENT AND POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL_Militarypolice Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 You thought the last watch probs were off the Charts Just damn... Tornadoes Probability of 2 or more tornadoes High (>95%) Probability of 1 or more strong (F2-F5) tornadoes High (>95%) Wind Probability of 10 or more severe wind events High (>95%) Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots High (>95%) Hail Probability of 10 or more severe hail events High (>95%) Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches High (>95%) Combined Severe Hail/Wind Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events High (>95%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkecountync Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Temperature at my house in eastern Burke County (just west of Hickory, NC) has climbed to 80.3 with a dew point of 67. From everything I am seeing on the radar and the forecast, this may be one of the roughest evenings and overnight times that we have had here in the foothills of NC in a long time. Those of you in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee be careful this afternoon and tonight. This is a very dangerous situation. I could sure use some rain; however, I can deal with no severe weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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