weunice Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I have a friend whose family lives in Vilonia. His wife just posted on my Facebook that they had "bad damage" but that everyone in the family is safe. If they post anything specific I will let everyone know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 You have got to be kidding me. The same areas as today are under the gun again tomorrow? WTF. You think mother nature would give them a break at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Timmer just tweeted this. Pavement scoured off pavement just to our north in Vilonia. One of the strongest couplets I have ever seen on radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 SEARCH & RESCUE 04/25/11 20:07(VILONIA - ) LARGE WEDGE TORNADO STRUCK TOWN, TROOPER REPORTS HALF MILE WIDE DAMAGE THRU TOWN, MAJOR DESTRUCTION [iLL113] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'd be very concerned with that comma head approaching Memphis metro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 The "town is gone" stuff is clearly hyperbole...looking at google earth the town itself is not really all that dense...it's strung out and diffuse, meaning it would be hard for the entire thing to be wiped out. Secondly, I'm listening to the scanner--clearly they got hit by a bad tornado, but nothing indicates that everything is wiped out. Here's a shot: With radar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 yes but if you look at the map the most dense is just west of town where it looks like it went ..coker road Sure, but when I hear "town is gone" I think greensburg, not "west of town has significant destruction" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Here's a shot: yeah, that subdivision got rocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayman Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 You have got to be kidding me. The same areas as today are under the gun again tomorrow? WTF. You think mother nature would give them a break at some point. That's what happens when you have upper level disturbances ride along a stationary boundary. Until there is something "kick" the front eastward it will continue to train over the same areas. There are MDs that are saying that the front will become more linear in the next 36 hours but it obvious that Arkansas, West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Louisiana are going to be under the gun again with the next low pressure coming out of the Rockies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 The heavy flooding is obviously adding to the delay in reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 0617 PM TORNADO HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 34.67N 92.93W 04/25/2011 SALINE AR TRAINED SPOTTER MANY HOMES WERE DAMAGED. TIME IS APPROXIMATED FROM RADAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 yeah, that subdivision got rocked It looks like it went over some "apartment" complexes. Not exactly sure what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooL Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 http://twitpic.com/4pl2eh funnel cloud by little rock, maybe it was on the ground? idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 It looks like it went over some "apartment" complexes. Not exactly sure what they are. looks like a typical nice suburban subdivision....lots of pools in those backyards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 with the grizzlies getting the blowout people are streaming out of that ballgame...only 4 min to go on the clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 That's what happens when you have upper level disturbances ride along a stationary boundary. Until there is something "kick" the front eastward it will continue to train over the same areas. There are MDs that are saying that the front will become more linear in the next 36 hours but it obvious that Arkansas, West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and Louisiana are going to be under the gun again with the next low pressure coming out of the Rockies... Ya i know. I hadn't looked at any guidance for tomorrow until just now, was too busy paying attention to today. Wish that I was out there chasing and not stuck in school taking exams. This has been an incredible stretch we are on and one that we will all remember for a very long time. Just hope that the death and destruction is limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 http://twitpic.com/4pl2eh funnel cloud by little rock, maybe it was on the ground? idk If you look closely, that's not a funnel cloud. It's a water tower in front of the wall cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Finally found a use for these... 0-2km rotation swaths. Vilonia is under the cursor: Zoom in with fade. Anything in blue was probably hit very hard: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Any idea as to how wide the blue patch is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Any idea as to how wide the blue patch is? 1.26 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Any idea as to how wide the blue patch is? Excellent question. Approximatively 1.29 miles. Its radar estimated, so I'd say about 1 mile This is not official by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Significant rotation tracked about 27-28 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I know that the blue rotation above is from 0-2 km. Should be interesting to see how that relates to the surface. I know we have reports of half a mile, but what it officially is should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Thunder Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Memphis is playing the spurs now and will be ending right as derecho arrives... what will public do? Game is over, and arena should be empty before the top of the hour, before the storms get to Memphis. I've been in the arena during a sellout before, and traffic usually clears pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 LZK: Jacksonville [Pulaski Co, AR] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 07:52 PM CDT -- north pulaski high school suffered major structural damage. there were roof collapses...and several walls caved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I think based upon radar we are lucky it was about a mile east, and had gone over the town itself, not to say that North and West wasn't probably hellacious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneficii Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Game is over, and arena should be empty before the top of the hour, well before the storms get to Memphis. Any traffic issues should be gone before 1030. I've been in the arena during a sellout before, and traffic usually clears pretty quickly. The storms are weakening, as well. It looks like, as Memphis Weather said on TNWx, that Memphis may dodge another severe bullet, as it has nearly every time this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I think based upon radar we are lucky it was about a mile east, and had gone over the town itself, not to say that North and West wasn't probably hellacious. We are even luckier that the cell didn't track about 12-15 miles SE right through Little Rock proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 PM TORNADO HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE 34.67N 92.93W 04/25/2011 SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE VILLAGE...AND IN THE VALLEY NEAR THE VILLAGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 LZK: Jacksonville [Pulaski Co, AR] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 07:52 PM CDT -- north pulaski high school suffered major structural damage. there were roof collapses...and several walls caved in. alot of homes bwteen this area and the airforce base that also had damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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