LithiaWx Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Thanks for the concern man! I'm okay... not sure about those a few miles to my east. Tornado hit about 3 miles from my house also, trees down, flags torn up, minor/moderate damage around. MY aunt lives a block from where it hit and I got my report from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Stay safe everyone and be on the lookout as these tornadoes will be quick to form and short to warn. .47" so far in the bucket here in Dahlonega. As of 315pm around GA. Link to source. http://www.griffin.uga.edu/aemn/cgi-bin/AEMN.pl?site=AAAA&report=XR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 2.49" now since midnight. 2.90" storm total ( since began yesterday evening). Had nearly 3 inch per hour rates for a short period about 45 mins ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonGA Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Got home 30 minutes ago and the sirens were going off. Ive gone from 1" to 2" of rain in that time. My dad was on the phone with a friend of ours when the Woodstock tornado hit his house. He lost five trees and has some roof damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 another TVS went a mile to my west. May drive down there and look for damage later. Another one lurking SW of here. This is crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneTracker Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Seems the models caught onto the dissipating heavy rain threat along and east of the Apps. Best forcing and rains are stationary along and west of the mountains. Had some on and off showers here today, but we have had many dry hours. Only 0.29" in the gauge. A far cry from the 6-10" that was predicted just 24-36 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalba Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Here we go, everyone stay safe. New Tornado Watch out. URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 840 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 345 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 345 PM UNTIL 1100 PM EDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS GEORGIA TO 20 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 839. WATCH NUMBER 839 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 345 PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 838... DISCUSSION...TSTMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING IN ADVANCE OF DEEP-LAYER CYCLONE SLOWLY LIFTING NEWD THROUGH AL. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST/LCL AIR MASS AND STRENGTHENING LOW- AND DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL RESULT IN AN ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS AND BOWING STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 21030. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 FFC staff taking shelter. BMX taking over warning responsibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 NWS in Peachtree City is taking shelter, Birmingham NWS will take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Another TVS heading this way. Likely to be here within an hour if it holds. Well over 1" of rain in the gauge. I'll go measure when things in tornado world calm down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 How does the tornado threat for central NC look tonight and tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sirens going off again here in the greater west Cobb area. Severe thunderstorm with rotation 8 miles SE of Villa Rica moving NE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodometer Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Funnel clouds being reported around Charlotte--now in the University area. Had sirens here, south of Charlotte in the last hour--friend at Walmart in Fort Mill said they refused to let anyone out until the threat passed--at least everyone's taking it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sirens just went off for the 3rd time this afternoon. Hopefully 3rd time is NOT the charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC_hailstorm Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Got .60 here and 2 tornado warnings today. Next cell should go well SE of here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I just reached 0.25 inches. Heavier rain tonight, I hope. I'd prefer to dodge the tornadic activity, though. Really overcast all day and just spitting sprinkles here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 As I had metioned in the T.S. Lee thread, the Douglasville to Holly Springs storm had strong rotation for at least 30 minutes...especially at the 242 PM FFC radar loop west of Marietta. Could have been multiple tornadoes, or perhaps a long-tracked one. A different storm popped up and headed to the same area, especially near Acworth with a strong signature. At the moment, that storm still has a good signature between Canton and Waleska and is still moving Northeast. Dangerous day across this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sirens just went off for the 3rd time this afternoon. Hopefully 3rd time is NOT the charm. Yep, 3rd time here too. Pretty scarey sounds like we are under attack or getting ready to be bombed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 As I had metioned in the T.S. Lee thread, the Douglasville to Holly Springs storm had strong rotation for at least 30 minutes...especially at the 242 PM FFC radar loop west of Marietta. Could have been multiple tornadoes, or perhaps a long-tracked one. A different storm popped up and headed to the same area, especially near Acworth with a strong signature. At the moment, that storm still has a good signature between Canton and Waleska and is still moving Northeast. Dangerous day across this region. Damage just west and south Marietta, going to go take a look in a little bit. Another Tornado Warning is in the south part of Cobb getting ready to move through the same area again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 0.94 in the rain gauge...we were under a persistant area of rain until the past hour when it began to blossom just east...there is a decent train of cells along a line from near GSP to Morganton to Wilkesboro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiQuiDBuD Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Hoping for lots of rain tonight, but to have been in the forecasted precip max this sure has been a real failstorm. Sitting at .88" and echoes are disappating as they hit the escarpment before they get here. I'm in the screw zone for the last few hours. Hope everyone in the path of these warned storms are safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 The Peachtree City storm will impact the Southern and Eastern portions of the Atlanta area shortly. At the very least, probably a severe storm with damaging winds. As for Cobb county, the third tornado-warned storm does not look as strong from a velocity standpoint as the previous two, but additional storms trail the third one and could also pose a threat. Hopefully everyone stays safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL_Militarypolice Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Damage just west and south Marietta, going to go take a look in a little bit. Another Tornado Warning is in the south part of Cobb getting ready to move through the same area again.... You have two cells heading towards Cobb...Watch out for the one in Coweta county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilj4425 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 No tornadoes here. Just boring and depressing cloudy weather with some rain here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Eastern Atlanta Metro, tornado warning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL_Militarypolice Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 East side of Atlanta know under tornado warning. .14" of rain so far here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 This is one of the more impressive cases of TC induced tornado-genesis that I've seen. The breaks in the clouds further to the east in SC/NC are not a good sign. As the upper level trough continues to progress eastward, just a little bit of added instability will give these cells just enough gas to tap into the deep layer shear to allow supercells to form. I expect the mini-supercell / tornado threat to continue for locations eastward into central SC and NC later into this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheronNC Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 This is one of the more impressive cases of TC induced tornado-genesis that I've seen. The breaks in the clouds further to the east in SC/NC are not a good sign. As the upper level trough continues to progress eastward, just a little bit of added instability will give these cells just enough gas to tap into the deep layer shear to allow supercells to form. I expect the mini-supercell / tornado threat to continue for locations eastward into central SC and NC later into this evening. What about the models, including the 18z NAM, showing absolutely no precipitation over these regions in the next 12 hours? What are they missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 TVS is gonna pass right nearby if it keeps its current heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 3.70" so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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