NavarreDon Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Already up to 72° @ 10:49 am in the Mnts.! With the dynamics better as you go east this is gonna be a rough day in NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 SPC just backed up the Tornado watch to include most of the eastern metro Atlanta area as well...probably due to storms firing just ahead of the cold front. Some of the counties included are Fayette, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall, Rockdale, and Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0153 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0949 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...SRN AL...GA...WCNTRL SC CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 35... VALID 241549Z - 241645Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 35 CONTINUES. A NARROW ZONE OF STRONGER BOUNDARY LAYER HEATING...ROUGHLY 50-75MI WIDE...HAS DEVELOPED FROM THE WRN FL PANHANDLE...NEWD INTO CNTRL GA BENEATH BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER. LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE STEEPENING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR THOUGH LOWER TROPOSPHERIC FLOW HAS VEERED SOMEWHAT. THIS HEATING WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE INTO A MORE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR INTENSE UPDRAFTS. LATEST TRENDS SUGGEST CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY ALONG THE SURGING COLD FRONT AS IT CATCHES UP TO THE PRE-FRONTAL CONVECTION OVER AL. ENHANCED CONVERGENCE COULD EASILY ENCOURAGE STRENGTHENING AND THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AFOREMENTIONED CORRIDOR OF STRONGER HEATING. IT/S NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR HOW THE BAND OF SHOWERS/ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE FL PANHANDLE WILL EVOLVE. LATEST THINKING IS CONVECTION WILL LIKELY BE MORE CONCENTRATED/INTENSE ALONG THE SURGING COLD FRONT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 We just got quite the rain shower to stablize the atmosphere a little bit. Areas to CAE's South are still under sunlight though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0154 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1010 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...SC...SRN NC CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 35... VALID 241610Z - 241715Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 35 CONTINUES. NEWD EXTENSION OF PRE-FRONTAL TSTM BAND IS EXPANDING ACROSS SC TOWARD SRN NC. ALONG THIS BAND INDIVIDUAL CELLS ARE INTENSIFYING WITHIN STRONGLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT. OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO A FEW NE-SW LINE SEGMENTS HAVE EVOLVED AND THESE SEGMENTS MAY BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WIND PRODUCERS IF THEY CAN MAINTAIN A MORE PERPENDICULAR ORIENTATION TO MEAN FLOW. GIVEN THEIR FAST MOVEMENT THE LEADING ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST OF WW35 INTO PORTIONS OF SERN SC/NC WITHIN THE HOUR. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS REGION FOR A POSSIBLE WW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Started raining here in Faynam...wonder if the clouds will help stabilize things here a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Started raining here in Faynam...wonder if the clouds will help stabilize things here a bit? The bad thing is if it rains and then the sun come out it just makes things more humid and could make it even more unstable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Nasty looking storm west of Troy, AL right now. Not seeing much on velocity however. Straight line winds are pretty high though. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1034 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1115 AM CST * AT 1029 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRADLEYTON...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF LUVERNE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TROY...ANSLEY...TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...TROY UNIVERSITY... ANTIOCH...LINWOOD...BANKS...ORION...MOSSY GROVE AND SANDFIELD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The bad thing is if it rains and then the sun come out it just makes things more humid and could make it even more unstable. water's wet, ice is cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Storms barely missed me- typical. .04 and a rumble of thunder, cold front just zipped by. Looks ominous for a big area east of here- should be a few nasty storms in the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Pretty rough one going on in Mayfield, GA: Mayfield, GA Severe Thunderstorm 62 dBZ Severe Hail: 30% Hail: 60% Max Size: 1.00" Top: 23,000 VIL: 36 kg/m² Speed: 69 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Worst cell on the map looks like the one going into Augusta. I don't see a lot of rotation but there's definitely a notch on the reflectivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Tornado Watch #37 issued for the Low Country of SC, South Georgia and parts of the Florida Panhandle until 8pm EDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Storms barely missed me- typical. .04 and a rumble of thunder, cold front just zipped by. Looks ominous for a big area east of here- should be a few nasty storms in the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic. Same up here but...no thunder and not a single drop from the front. Oh well...time to get cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1228 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN EDGEFIELD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHERN AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 100 PM EST * AT 1225 PM EST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GROVETOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. THIS STORM HAS TAKEN DOWN SOME TREES IN MCDUFFIE COUNTY. * SOME COMMUNITIES IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE MARTINEZ... GROVETOWN...FORT GORDON...EVANS...AUGUSTA...NORTH AUGUSTA... CLEARWATER...BELVEDERE...AIKEN AND GLOVERVILLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 So is this it ? I got about 5 drops of rain. What a bust. Most of your county is outside of the slight risk area, right? I wouldn't expect much outside of a little rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Per the SPC: THE THREAT FOR SVR STORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NERN SC...CNTRL/ERN NC...ERN VA...AND SRN MD EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND A TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED BETWEEN 18Z AND 19Z. A WARM/UNSTABLE SECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTHWARD TOWARD NRN VA AND SRN MD THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS. CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT AND INCREASING PRE-FRONTAL LARGE-SCALE ASCENT -- INDICATED BY SFC PRESSURE FALLS AROUND 2 MB PER 2 HRS -- WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CONVECTION BOTH ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A VERY STRONG MID-LEVEL JET CORE CROSSING THE REGION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES EXCEEDING 60 KT...WHICH WILL PROMOTE BANDS AND CLUSTERS OF FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. WITH 0-1-KM BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES OF 30-45 KT...TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY LEWP PATTERNS AND CONVECTION WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WHERE SFC WINDS ARE SOMEWHAT MORE BACKED RELATIVE TO THE WLY FLOW ALOFT. UNCERTAINTY IN THE NRN EXTENT OF THE UNSTABLE SECTOR EXISTS...AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS OVER CNTRL/ERN NC AND NERN SC. HOWEVER...IN BOTH INSTANCES...INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT...GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF FORCING FOR ASCENT...SUCH THAT A SVR/TORNADO THREAT WILL LIKELY EVOLVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Gettin' ready for the eastern Carolinas this afternoon: A VERY STRONG MID-LEVEL JET CORE CROSSING THE REGION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES EXCEEDING 60 KT...WHICH WILL PROMOTE BANDS AND CLUSTERS OF FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. WITH 0-1-KM BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES OF 30-45 KT...TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY LEWP PATTERNS AND CONVECTION WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WHERE SFC WINDS ARE SOMEWHAT MORE BACKED RELATIVE TO THE WLY FLOW ALOFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Just saw this tweet from Jim Cantore: "@JimCantore: from NWSchat via wjbf-ed.bloodsworth: We just had an 80-90 mph gust roll through west augusta with golf ball hail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 These storms are flying through ... note the speeds of 70 mph. One in Robeson Co. NC is moving at 80 mph to the northeast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This cell here here in Aiken County has held together pretty nicely as it tracked across central Ga. Looks like it is now starting to show signs of rotation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lj0109 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Batten down the hatches Buckeyefan: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 145 PM EST * AT 105 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GASTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF RED BANK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GASTON...SOUTH CONGAREE...PINE RIDGE AND CAYCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Batten down the hatches Buckeyefan Looking aloft from KTLX, impressive reflectivity core suspended aloft with that updraft. 65 dBZ approaching 30 kft, that's some significant hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Really looks like a tornado in the notch in that cell that just crossed I-26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCStateMMY Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Tornado Wath is up: TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 38 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 120 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 TORNADO WATCH 38 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NCC001-007-013-015-017-019-029-031-037-041-047-049-051-053-055- 057-061-063-065-067-069-073-077-079-081-083-085-091-093-095-101- 103-105-107-117-123-125-127-129-131-133-135-137-139-141-143-145- 147-151-153-155-163-165-167-177-181-183-185-187-191-195- 250100- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0038.120224T1820Z-120225T0100Z/ NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALAMANCE ANSON BEAUFORT BERTIE BLADEN BRUNSWICK CAMDEN CARTERET CHATHAM CHOWAN COLUMBUS CRAVEN CUMBERLAND CURRITUCK DARE DAVIDSON DUPLIN DURHAM EDGECOMBE FORSYTH FRANKLIN GATES GRANVILLE GREENE GUILFORD HALIFAX HARNETT HERTFORD HOKE HYDE JOHNSTON JONES LEE LENOIR MARTIN MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH NEW HANOVER NORTHAMPTON ONSLOW ORANGE PAMLICO PASQUOTANK PENDER PERQUIMANS PERSON PITT RANDOLPH RICHMOND ROBESON SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY TYRRELL VANCE WAKE WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WILSON $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arlwx Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 38 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 120 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 TORNADO WATCH 38 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS VAC001-003-007-025-033-036-041-047-049-053-057-065-073-075-079- 081-085-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-109-111-113-115-117-119-125- 127-131-133-135-137-145-147-149-159-175-177-179-181-183-193-199- 540-550-570-595-620-630-650-670-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810- 830-250100- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0038.120224T1820Z-120225T0100Z/ VA . VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ACCOMACK ALBEMARLE AMELIA BRUNSWICK CAROLINE CHARLES CITY CHESTERFIELD CULPEPER CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE ESSEX FLUVANNA GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND GREENE GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM LANCASTER LOUISA LUNENBURG MADISON MATHEWS MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX NELSON NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY ORANGE POWHATAN PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE RICHMOND SOUTHAMPTON SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD SURRY SUSSEX WESTMORELAND YORK VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE CHARLOTTESVILLE CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS EMPORIA FRANKLIN FREDERICKSBURG HAMPTON HOPEWELL NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 38 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 120 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 TORNADO WATCH 38 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MDC009-017-019-037-039-045-047-250100- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0038.120224T1820Z-120225T0100Z/ MD . MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CALVERT CHARLES DORCHESTER SOMERSET ST. MARYS WICOMICO WORCESTER $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm a little surprised the watch in the moderate risk area has lower probabilities than some that have been issued earlier today. Perhaps it's a good sign for those in eastern NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This storm looks dangerous on velocity. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 128 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 200 PM EST * AT 126 PM EST...A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 6 MILES NORTH OF MOULTRIE...OR NEAR NEW ELM...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORMAN PARK AND LENOX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Batten down the hatches Buckeyefan: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA * UNTIL 145 PM EST * AT 105 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GASTON...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF RED BANK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GASTON...SOUTH CONGAREE...PINE RIDGE AND CAYCE I'm at lunch (at work) here in Orangeburg, my son is freaking at home with his G'ma. Could someone please post a GR vel shot of the area as I'm getting reports that one has been spotted between Gaston and Swansea. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm at lunch (at work) here in Orangeburg, my son is freaking at home with his G'ma. Could someone please post a GR vel shot of the area as I'm getting reports that one has been spotted between Gaston and Swansea. TIA! You mean the one that went south of Columbia earlier or the new warning just issued? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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