CranberryWX Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 It's going to be a terrible day for folks in Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Already reports of for damage in northern Alabama. And schools in al are letting out early to give folks time to prepare. Yep. We are closing our Alabama facility and sending everyone home at noon. Thier kids were sent home anyway so no need for a parent to be at work worrying. Too many bad memories from last year. 0.25" rain from light storms this morning. Local TV mets are hyping this event for my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaWx Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Rain moving in, looks like ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Warm front is just about to pass through This is the strangest potential severe day I've seen since May of 1985. The warm sector is taking forever to get here. You know the severe is coming but the current conditions outside don't telegraph it...still cold with east wind, but the sun broke through about 30 minutes ago. I'm losing the daytime heating effect quickly. AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCH WILL BE NEEDED EAST OF WW 58... PROBABLY BEFORE 22Z...ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST OHIO INTO WEST VIRGINIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 stay safe Teays URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 62 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 420 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY SOUTHEAST OHIO WESTERN VIRGINIA WESTERN AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 420 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST. ..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON KENTUCKY TO 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PARKERSBURG WEST VIRGINIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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...CONTINUE...WW 57...WW 58...WW 59...WW 60...WW 61... DISCUSSION...MULTIPLE SUPERCELLS WITH A HISTORY OF TORNADOES OVER CNTRL KY ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EWD INTO THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT WITHIN EXPANDING WARM SECTOR OF INTENSIFYING EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. THOUGH REGION WILL REMAIN ON THE ERN ENVELOPE OF STRONGER INSTABILITY...THE PRESENCE OF VERY STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR AND ESTABLISHED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES INDICATES A HIGH LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. SOME CONSOLIDATION OF NRN-MOST SUPERCELLS INTO A FAST-MOVING BOW ECHO SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUSTAINED SUPERCELLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Warm front is just about to pass through This is the strangest potential severe day I've seen since May of 1985. You referencing 5/31/85? I was living just north of Pittsburgh on the OH/PA border. We had an F3 roll through and level a shopping center. Killed 9 and injured over 150 as it rolled through 2 counties. Same system also spawned PA's only F5 twister. One of the deadliest weather events in PA history for sure. Stay safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 You referencing 5/31/85? I was living just north of Pittsburgh on the OH/PA border. We had an F3 roll through and level a shopping center. Killed 9 and injured over 150 as it rolled through 2 counties. Same system also spawned PA's only F5 twister. One of the deadliest weather events in PA history for sure. Stay safe! Yep, I was in in the middle of it living in the Niles/Warren area at the time. The F-5 through Niles missed my appartment by less than a half mile. I don't like the track of those cells in eastern KY. It didn't get a chance to warm up here so probably that will tone them down a bit as they get closer. About an hour away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 18z WRF-ARW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Yep, I was in in the middle of it living in the Niles/Warren area at the time. The F-5 through Niles missed my appartment by less than a half mile. I don't like the track of those cells in eastern KY. It didn't get a chance to warm up here so probably that will tone them down a bit as they get closer. About an hour away... Just getting caught up on the last hour in the thread on the main forum. Looks like a rough night coming down your way. Hope the bad stuff stays out of WV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just getting caught up on the last hour in the thread on the main forum. Looks like a rough night coming down your way. Hope the bad stuff stays out of WV. It'll be over for me in about 30-45 minutes...west lib cell is passing to my south....lightning and thundering now...another to the north. There is one behind the west lib cell just to the north of its track that may affect me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 658 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... CENTRAL KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHARLESTON... EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Weak rotation also BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 727 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BRAXTON COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SUTTON... CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANTSVILLE... CLAY COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLAY... GILMER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GLENVILLE... NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... WESTERN NICHOLAS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SUMMERSVILLE... EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... ROANE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER... WIRT COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELIZABETH... * UNTIL 815 PM EST * AT 724 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF SISSONVILLE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPENCER...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Main storms have passed by me. A few miles makes a big difference. Thankfully, today wasn't the day to be in the path of those tornadic cells. Light rain with 0.58" so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Glad to see your report, Teays. Been watching the nasty echoes skipping by to your north and south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Forbes said about 10 minutes ago that the severe threat might "brush the southern suburbs of DC" later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Forbes said about 10 minutes ago that the severe threat might "brush the southern suburbs of DC" later on. Wedge of cool, stable air is still pretty entrenched per recent mesoscale discussions. Perhaps farrrr southern suburbs but we shall see I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Just saw the first flash of lightning up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 lightning and thunder in Herndon. Such a lovely sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Heavy rain and thunder in centreville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thunder and lightening with RN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 thunder!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 No thunder here yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Another patch firing up west of here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thunder just started here south of BWI. Looks like a cell moving in from the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar of Herndon Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Lightening ++RN 0.57" so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Tis raining in Salisbury, saw some lightning earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We had almost 2 hours of thunderstorms last night from 1030-1230 or so. I was awake the whole time cleaning up after my daughter's vomiting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 We had almost 2 hours of thunderstorms last night from 1030-1230 or so. I was awake the whole time cleaning up after my daughter's vomiting That sucks. I've heard there is a stomach flu going around. As far as the storms are concerned, I didn't hear any thunder up here. Saw no lightning either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 2.4" at BWI in the past 3 days. No wonder my backyard is a lake. .88" last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Watch the NAM, it has north-south oriented precip moving up the coast late tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Watch the NAM, it has north-south oriented precip moving up the coast late tomorrow. it's getting close for us, but it will likely end as every other threat this alleged winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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