Superstorm93 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 More twitter pics from Washington, IL... (Can't be 100% sure of authenticity) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Amazing (and horrible) pictures SFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Radar loop of the Washington/South Chicago metro supercell. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/lot/13nov17/radar/13nov17supercell_full.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 In the bottom picture that Superstorm posted, it looks like there is a 2x4 that went through a floor joist. Right side of image, next to the foundation hanging into the basement. Also looks like the staircase is completely gone if the staircase was where the paint outline is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Gifford, IL aftermath. Looks like they got hit pretty hard. Brookport death toll up to 3 now btw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ckwDK8odc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 There were numerous tornado warnings out of the QLCS that blew through and multiple strong couplets, I'd imagine there is widespread damage from those and the straight line winds across northern/western IN (especially NW and west-central sections). Sounds like it. There are a lot of fairly rural areas that were hit and early sunset at this time of year doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack123 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Amazing (and horrible) pictures SFW That tornado left an extremely large debris field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Kokomo, IN courtesy of Kokomo Tribune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Don't often see baseball sized hail in November... 1757 275 NORMAL MCLEAN IL 4052 8900 IN WEST NORMAL 1814 275 ASSUMPTION CHRISTIAN IL 3952 8905 Also, SBCAPE was 2000+ J/kg at 17z in the vicinity of the Washington cell in Central IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 This has potential to evolve into a heckuva damaging wind event especially after things become more linear. If there's not a high for tornadoes then there might be for wind. Or how about for both... 03z HRRR shows a few blotches of 2000j/kg surface-based cape in the warm sector of northern IL around 18z. That would be damn impressive for mid November this far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Rotation tracks map from NSSL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Don't often see baseball sized hail in November... 1757 275 NORMAL MCLEAN IL 4052 8900 IN WEST NORMAL 1814 275 ASSUMPTION CHRISTIAN IL 3952 8905 Also, SBCAPE was 2000+ J/kg at 17z in the vicinity of the Washington cell in Central IL. As bad as things were in Indiana it could have been worse if we had gotten some higher CAPE and some sun. The dynamics today could have easily produced EF-3 TO EF-5 tornadoes. I feel very lucky as I was concerned for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Kokomo, IN courtesy of Kokomo Tribune Wx station west of Kokomo measured 109 mph winds as it passed by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Looks like 1 fatality confirmed in Washington, Il. http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Washington-mayor-Be-resilient-232289801.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Wx station west of Kokomo measured 109 mph winds as it passed by... Is this the station you are referencing? http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KINKOKOM16 Data seems sorta flaky on it. It shows it registered a 138.5mph wind gust earlier in the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Is this the station you are referencing? http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KINKOKOM16 Data seems sorta flaky on it. It shows it registered a 138.5mph wind gust earlier in the month. Those Ambent weather stations are notorious for false readings, they also tend a bit high in normal operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Is this the station you are referencing? http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KINKOKOM16 Data seems sorta flaky on it. It shows it registered a 138.5mph wind gust earlier in the month. lol that looks like the one. Saw the local met post about it on his blog so I assumed it was legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Interesting local chase... Ended up staying relatively local and made a play on what was previously the Washington tornadic cell as it passed through Will Co. Made it to southeast of Frankfort along Rt 45 where I intercepted the storm. The tor was not visible, but wrapping rain curtains were clearly evident, along with damaging inflow winds likely in the range of 75-90MPH. At this point I bailed east, but not without encountering falling trees, and flying branches and sheet metal for a time. After things settled down I headed back west to check out the damage. Widespread tree damage, along with some damage to houses and barns/out-buildings due to inflow winds. As for the tornado track, I'd estimate around 1/4mile and a SW/NE track from south of Manhattan (likely before that too given reports) on up to at least close to Rt 45 southeast of Frankfort. Houses, barns, out-buildings and trees were damaged. There were several wooden transmission poles that were either bent over or snapped. There were also at least 4 high tension transmission metal truss towers that were bent over to the SSE of Manhattan...one of which was collapsed about 3/4 down. This will be really useful for one of our survey teams tomorrow. Mind if I print it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 This will be really useful for one of our survey teams tomorrow. Mind if I print it out? Yea, that's fine with me. If you need anymore details shoot me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG5035 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 My uncle lives in Paducah and just missed that Paducah/Brookport tornado this afternoon by about 2 miles. Was telling me some news sources down there reporting that the USEC/Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant took a hit from that tornado. Could be a developing story. Linked to two of the local news sources down there (WPSD Local 6 and the West Kentucky Star). http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Paducah-plant-responds-to-weather-damage-232276691.html https://www.facebook.com/WestKentuckyStar/posts/10152028783484254 Just following up on my post from earlier this eve as there is an update: UPDATE: Most of the damage was confined to the exteriors of plant structures. No production systems were affected and all critical safety systems continued to function as intended. One of the plant's four enrichment production buildings, the adjacent cooling towers and nearby electrical switchyard sustained most of the damage. Several of the transite panels that cover the building were torn off or broken. Electrical power poles, wiring and other electrical circuits were also damaged. The shrouds or collars that surround the fans on this set of cooling towers were destroyed. A recovery team has been appointed and will coordinate the cleanup and repair. USEC ceased enriching uranium at the plant in June, and only limited plant operations related to inventory management were ongoing at the time of the storm. http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/ky-state-news/Paducah-plant-responds-to-weather-damage-232276691.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 The wind rowing from the Washington tornado was just extreme. This aerial view is from WGN's Skycam 9. https://twitter.com/LarryPotash/status/402427501114191872 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Just saw that. Sadly, that tornado is likely violent given strength of TVS and height of lofted debris. TDS being picked up on KLOT radar at 11kft. Jesus. This seems to be a trend now with the violent tornadoes. I'm forgetting where I saw it, but there is some research out there that shows fair correlation to height of TDS and tornado strength for tornadoes above EF2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Last time I saw a TDS this high was Moore/El Reno (2011) Approx. 13kft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Storm reports (unfiltered): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Preliminary rating of EF4 in Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Preliminary rating of EF4 in Washington. I believe that makes this the first November outbreak with multiple violent tornadoes since November 21-23, 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I believe that makes this the first November outbreak with multiple violent tornadoes since November 21-23, 1992. Not quite. 11/24/01 had 3 F4s (2 in MS, 1 in AL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Not quite. 11/24/01 had 3 F4s (2 in MS, 1 in AL). Ah yes, always forget about that one (or more specifically that there was more violent tornadoes than the Madison, MS storm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CapturedNature Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Preliminary rating of EF4 in Washington. Preliminary summary: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ilx&storyid=98191&source=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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