RandomBlue Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Here are some pics of the Branson damage from my local station: http://www.4029tv.co...908/detail.html Here are a lot more on KY3's site covering several of the locations hit last night: http://www.ky3.com/galleries/ky3-pictures-feb-2829-tornado-outbreak-20120229,0,458764.photogallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Confirmed... SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC123-179-291630- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ LARUE KY-NELSON KY- 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN NELSON AND EASTERN LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1115 AM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR THE FAIR GROUNDS AND HIGH SCHOOL IN LARUE COUNTY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAFDALE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... GLEANINGS AND NEW HAVEN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner Team Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Here are some pics of the Branson damage from my local station: http://www.4029tv.co...908/detail.html Here are a lot more on KY3's site covering several of the locations hit last night: http://www.ky3.com/g...64.photogallery Based on those pictures, imo it will probably be rated a high end EF2 or a low end EF3. There is alot of EF1 damage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 A lot of places created a Facebook Tornado Recovery page after the Joplin tornado. Branson has two with information: https://www.facebook.com/BransonTornadoInfo https://www.facebook...BransonRecovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I see reports coming out of as many as 13 fatalities... CNN saying 5, FoxNews saying 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick7032 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Confirmed... SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 KYC123-179-291630- /O.CON.KLMK.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120229T1630Z/ LARUE KY-NELSON KY- 1120 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR SOUTHWESTERN NELSON AND EASTERN LARUE COUNTIES... AT 1115 AM EST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR THE FAIR GROUNDS AND HIGH SCHOOL IN LARUE COUNTY. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LEAFDALE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT... HODGENVILLE... GLEANINGS AND NEW HAVEN... Here is a pic from WAVE3 in Kentucky along with a few SRM images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 My mom is, OK! I just got out of surgery but my wife talked to her. Sent from my ADR6400L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 My mom is, OK! I just got out of surgery but my wife talked to her. Sent from my ADR6400L Good news... for both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Wow Clarksville, TN is under the gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbondaleWX Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Wow I went to bed after the storm passed us last night thinking this storm weakened but I guess not. That was the last image on my computer from last night. Prayers go out to everyone in Harrisburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbondaleWX Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Damaged buildings in Harrisburg, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Using the Java NWS radar, and zooming in, it looks like the tornado moved right through West Liberty, KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsloper Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Got a news alert from CNN that Harrisburg was an EF-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-010245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 245 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...STRAIGHT-LINE WIND CAUSES DAMAGE IN PITTSBURG... * DATE...02-28-2012 * LOCATION...PITTSBURG, KS * ESTIMATED TIME...1058 PM * ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH * PATH LENGTH...1 MILE * FATALITIES...0 * THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DATA. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY DETERMINED THAT STRAIGHT- LINE WINDS OF 100 TO 120 MILES PER HOUR OCCURRED NEAR PITTSBURG KANSAS...CREATING A ONE MILE PATH OF DAMAGE FROM CENTENNIAL DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 160 TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, KANSAS. A MOTEL WAS SEVERALLY DAMAGED...SEVERAL BUILDINGS HAD ROOF DAMAGE...AND A NUMBER OF POWER POLES AND TREES WERE DOWNED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yikes, 100-120mph straight line winds. The one somewhat minor positive of this event is at least it hit at night. It sounds bad to say it but with this going through downtown Branson, there was little to no people on the streets or inside for a show, etc... and the fact that the picture above for example shows commercial buildings just completely collapsed or in some cases severely damaged if more people were inside. Not trying to downplay the fact fatalities occurred because of it being at night still, but just thinking out loud about how this event played out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 ...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FROM FEBRUARY 29TH STORMS IN MADISON COUNTY MISSOURI... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE PRODUCED IN MARQUAND IN MADISON COUNTY MISSOURI EARLY THIS MORNING WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO. LARGE OAK TREES WERE FOUND UPROOTED AND DAMAGE TO ROOFS WAS CONSISTENT WITH EF-1 DAMAGE ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE TEAM IS CONTINUING TO TRACK THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH AND THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY REPORT...SO INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATH AND INTENSITY MAY CHANGE. A FULL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I can't share albums on mobile, but if you look up Laclede County Office of Emergency Management on facebook, they have storm damage pics of from Lebanon. I also found out, even though I called her and told her there was a tornado on the ground, they didn't think the threat was great enough to head to the community shelter. Sent from my ADR6400L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Branson survey is out but they made the text an image or something...... anyway Rating: EF-2 Top winds: 120-130 MPH Path width: 400 yards Path Length: 22 miles http://www.crh.noaa.gov/sgf/?n=event_2012feb29_survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 And damage in Labette county, KS was a microburst of 90-110 MPH http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ict&storyid=79763&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Got a news alert from CNN that Harrisburg was an EF-4. Weather Channel had an interview with a reporter there who confirmed rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 City of Joplin: 10 of our finest are heading to Branson, returning the favor as their PD came to our aid in our time of need; we wish them well. City of Joplin: We've reached out to Harrisburg, IL as well. Possible EF-4 in that southern Illinois community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Buffalo storm: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 650 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EXTREME EASTERN POLK AND DALLAS COUNTIES NEAR BUFFALO... * BEGIN LOCATION...5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF HALFWAY. * END LOCATION...2 MILES EAST OF BUFFALO. * ESTIMATED BEGIN TIME...1158 PM CST 2/28/2012. * ESTIMATED END TIME...1212 AM CST 2/29/2012. * MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-2 TWO MILES SOUTH OF BUFFALO. * ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...115 MPH TO 120 MPH. * ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...75-100 YARDS. * PATH LENGTH...10 MILES. * FATALITIES...1. * INJURIES...12. ...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BENNETT SPRING... * BEGIN LOCATION...1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF BENNETT SPRING. * END LOCATION...1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF BENNETT SPRING. * ESTIMATED BEGIN TIME...1222 AM CST 2/29/2012. * ESTIMATED END TIME...1226 AM CST 2/29/2012. * MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1. * ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 TO 105 MPH. * ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50-75 YARDS. * PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES. * FATALITIES...0. * INJURIES...0. ...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LACLEDE COUNTY BETWEEN PHILLIPSBURG AND LEBANON... * BEGIN LOCATION...2 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG. * END LOCATION...1 MILE SOUITHEAST OF LEBANON. * ESTIMATED BEGIN TIME...1218 AM CST 2/29/2012. * ESTIMATED END TIME...1230 AM CST 2/29/2012. * MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1. * ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 TO 105 MPH. * ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS. * PATH LENGTH...11 MILES. * FATALITIES...0. * INJURIES...1. * THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DATA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 City of Joplin: 10 of our finest are heading to Branson, returning the favor as their PD came to our aid in our time of need; we wish them well. City of Joplin: We've reached out to Harrisburg, IL as well. Possible EF-4 in that southern Illinois community. Yup, it's an EF4, deadliest in IL in awhile too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Yup, it's an EF4, deadliest in IL in awhile too. Is it still prelim? Or finished now. If its still prelim, it could actually go higher. Some of the damage I've seen looks Tuscaloosaish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Is it still prelim? Or finished now. If its still prelim, it could actually go higher. Some of the damage I've seen looks Tuscaloosaish. Yeah, prelim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Updated survey for Harrisburg raised the estimated wind speed to 180 mph. Survey not finished though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalKid Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 City of Joplin: 10 of our finest are heading to Branson, returning the favor as their PD came to our aid in our time of need; we wish them well. City of Joplin: We've reached out to Harrisburg, IL as well. Possible EF-4 in that southern Illinois community. I greatly respect Joplin, not only for how you all handled the tornado and its aftermath, but also for how you all aid others in their time of need. That's very honorable in my book. You live in a great city, JoMo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusfront Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Our city of Joplin Mo is definitely to stubborn to stay down when beaten up in a fight like that ef-5 , and we definitely like to repay others for any help or anything given to us we are a very appreciative city and people Capital Kid .. thanks for the compliments there friend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sigh... Excellent example of the power of dual-pol, and excellent use of it by SGF. It's one of the only ways we can have (nearly) direct measurement of what is happening on the ground. I like how they incorporated it into the warning text as it was impacting Branson. Despite having no visual on a tornado, spotters reported power flashes and dual-pol had a clear tornadic debris signature, and SGF was able to say they had high degree of confidence that a tornado was on the ground and doing damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rent Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Would have been interesting if the new warning tiers were in operation. I wonder how many TE would have been issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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