AJF0602 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 a little rotation showing up on the velocity scan with the cell heading into Roanoke Rapids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Yesterday's storm reports now shows 17 tornado reports (filtered) in the Southeast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 a little rotation showing up on the velocity scan with the cell heading into Roanoke Rapids It is trying to spin up.....but so far its still pretty weak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 More storms off to the west and south. Not sure if they can make it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Things are getting going on the cell east of Pittsboro. A few cells there actually with early signs of rotation and supercell form. Most should hope these go linear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Things are getting going on the cells east of Pittsboro and south of Chapel Hill. A few cells there actually with early signs of rotation and supercell form. Most should hope these go linear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Things are getting going on the cell east of Pittsboro. A few cells there actually with early signs of rotation and supercell form. Most should hope these go linear. That one is small but nasty, and it is trying to get a couplet going right where you would look for one......headed more or less towards Cary as well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 That one is small but nasty, and it is trying to get a couplet going right where you would look for one......headed more or less towards Cary as well.... Yeah man. That cell west of Goldston just coming into range also has good structure. The night is long from over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 West Raleigh storm showing the beginning of a hook on radar but not looking to impressive on velocity......still the location of the storm near pretty populated areas is a bit nerve wracking if it does decide to get something going..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Surprisingly (?) there hasn't been much Eastward progression of the cells this afternoon/evening. Looks like the 984mb Low pressure lifted more N into the great lakes rather than moving into the Northeast states, slowing down the frontal progress. I don't know - just guessing. Whoever's been getting them will keep getting them for a while longer, it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 From WYFF: Pic of a tornado near Townville, SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Surprisingly (?) there hasn't been much Eastward progression of the cells this afternoon/evening. Looks like the 984mb Low pressure lifted more N into the great lakes rather than moving into the Northeast states, slowing down the frontal progress. I don't know - just guessing. Whoever's been getting them will keep getting them for a while longer, it appears. Good I don't need anymore rain lol.......with our luck this will turn into a general areas of moderate to heavy rain with elevated thunder and we will end up getting dumped on all night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks like it did get cut off. I think the money cell overall is going to be that cell heading into Union county and eventually Chester/Lancaster county. Dynamics should improve in the next 1-2 hours and doesn't have much to cut it off. Well it was money, just didn't produce! Chased it from Chester to Waxhaw before calling it a day. Always gets kinda dicey crossing the Catawba and not putting yourself in a bad spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 7:10 PM update: Severe thunderstorms continue across the area... monitoring weak rotation in some storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 This photo is lifted from Brad Panovich's twitter account. What you see is a funnel cloud just south of dave lyle blvd in rock hill. Thankfully, it did not touch down as interstate 77 was shut down at the porter road exit due to an unrelated accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I do not like how the sky looks here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Is there any rotation showing near the Wake and Franklin county line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 AS OF 735 PM MONDAY...UPDATE: MODEST PW HAS KEPT COVERAGE FROM GETTING OUT OF HAND SO FAR.WE'RE SEEING PLENTY OF HIGH REFLECTIVITIES IN THE LOWEST 15-20KFT... HOWEVER CORES ABOVE 25 KFT HAVE BEEN FAIRLY MUTED... AND TOPSHAVE STRUGGLED TO REACH 30-35 KFT. THIS MAY BE A RESULT OF WEAKINSTABILITY ABOVE 25 KFT... NOTED IN THE LATEST RAP SOUNDINGS.NEVERTHELESS... WE'VE STILL MANAGED TO GET VIGOROUS ENOUGHCONVECTION WITH PERSISTENT CELLS POSSESSING LONG-LIVED MESOCYCLONICCHARACTERISTICS TO GENERATE SEVERAL REPORTS OF DIME TO QUARTER SIZEHAIL. SPC MESOANALYSES STILL HAVE EFFECTIVE DEEP LAYER SHEAR INEXCESS OF 45 KTS WITH MODEST MLCAPE NEAR 1000 J/KG... STILLINDICATIVE OF POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SEVERE CELLS. WILL RETAIN THESEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT... AND BASED ONTHE THIS FAVORABLE AIR MASS EXTENDING INTO THE NE CWA AND ONEXTRAPOLATION OF EXISTING SEVERE AND NEAR-SEVERE STORMS... HAVEADDED AREAS TO THE WATCH... MAINLY ALONG/NORTH OF A LINE FROMLILLINGTON TO SMITHFIELD TO WILSON. COVERAGE SO FAR HAS BEEN LIMITEDTO AREAS FROM RALEIGH TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THE LATEST CONVECTIONALLOWING MODELS SHOW LITTLE TO NO ACTIVITY OVER THE SE CORNER OF THECWA. HAVE REDUCED POPS IN THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THENIGHT. -GIH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Looks like the coverage is just going to be to my north....just like the snow. I'm glad they expanded the watch to the east though. That was a nice gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Actually getting a storm now with thunder and lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxBlue Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Today was my "tornado" chasing debut (I chased Hurricane Arthur for my overall debut), even though I wasn't expecting to see one. I had a lab until 3 pm before going south on I-26 toward GSP. There was a nice rotation just north of Greenville for a few frames and I didn't want to have a close call crossing in front of it so I went east on US 74 toward better terrain. Sadly, that rotation fell apart and I end up with nothing when I stop at a gas station in Boiling Springs, NC in hope for a hailstone or two. After that, I went southward to the next cell near Gaffney, SC but that storm also fell apart by the time I got there. I thought about going farther south to cell that would eventually become tornado warned cell a hour later, but I ran into a crappy road network that would've lead to me to miss that storm so I called the chase there and went home. It wasn't really worth going into that area with dense amount of trees so I would've been blind to whatever happened to that cell anyway. Overall, I had a great time learning about the pace of thunderstorm chasing and I believe this was an ideal system of storms for me to learn on. I also learned that I'm probably won't be as willing to go to South Carolina as I was today in the future 5% tornado days since that's a tough chasing area if you want to see something. EDIT: Forgot to mention this. While I was in Gaffney, a thunderstorm came over me and nailed me at a gas station with 40-50 mph gusts. Nothing that special, but it's worth mentioning because I was a bit concerned riding it out that I got myself caught in something even though there was nothing on velocity radar that suggest winds that strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Storms keep coming here. Woke me up and now see we are under a tornado watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Things are getting going on the cell east of Pittsboro. A few cells there actually with early signs of rotation and supercell form. Most should hope these go linear. Got some nice wind gusts from those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey_mountain_vols Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Today was my "tornado" chasing debut (I chased Hurricane Arthur for my overall debut), even though I wasn't expecting to see one. I had a lab until 3 pm before going south on I-26 toward GSP. There was a nice rotation just north of Greenville for a few frames and I didn't want to have a close call crossing in front of it so I went east on US 74 toward better terrain. Sadly, that rotation fell apart and I end up with nothing when I stop at a gas station in Boiling Springs, NC in hope for a hailstone or two. After that, I went southward to the next cell near Gaffney, SC but that storm also fell apart by the time I got there. I thought about going farther south to cell that would eventually become tornado warned cell a hour later, but I ran into a crappy road network that would've lead to me to miss that storm so I called the chase there and went home. It wasn't really worth going into that area with dense amount of trees so I would've been blind to whatever happened to that cell anyway. Overall, I had a great time learning about the pace of thunderstorm chasing and I believe this was an ideal system of storms for me to learn on. I also learned that I'm probably won't be as willing to go to South Carolina as I was today in the future 5% tornado days since that's a tough chasing area if you want to see something. EDIT: Forgot to mention this. While I was in Gaffney, a thunderstorm came over me and nailed me at a gas station with 40-50 mph gusts. Nothing that special, but it's worth mentioning because I was a bit concerned riding it out that I got myself caught in something even though there was nothing on velocity radar that suggest winds that strong. If it makes you feel any better my area where I live is going to be viciously destroyed come Friday. Lol Yay Tulsa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 From WYFF: Pic of a tornado near Townville, SC Confirmed fake! Was a tornado from last year in the plains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Severe thunderstorm warning for Greenville and oconee county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wow ! ATL has a Torcon of 5 for tomorrow ! That's the highest Torcon that I can recall , being so close to me! I'm sure the wedge will save me, but Atlanta is a major population center!! Heads up tomorrow y'all! BNA has a Torcon of 6 also, for tomorrow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wow ! ATL has a Torcon of 5 for tomorrow ! That's the highest Torcon that I can recall , being so close to me! I'm sure the wedge will save me, but Atlanta is a major population center!! Heads up tomorrow y'all! BNA has a Torcon of 6 also, for tomorrow ! I just read part of FFC's AFD posted at another forum and I saw Steve Nelson (who wrote the AFD) mention tomorrow reminds him of March 2008. I got a chill down my spine for obvious reasons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I didn't realize that this could be a major tornado or severe weather outbreak in GA until I read FFC's discussion. According to them this could be the worst severe weather outbreak in 7 years ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I didn't realize that this could be a major tornado or severe weather outbreak in GA until I read FFC's discussion. According to them this could be the worst severe weather outbreak in 7 years ! Yeah that's pretty aggressive considering the SPC currently only had most of that area in slight risk, will be interesting to see if they upgrade this evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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