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Feb 2-3 Tn Valley Severe Storms OBS


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Perhaps a long-tracking tornado, seen by storm spotters, near the MS/AL boder. It has been easily identifiable on storm-relative velocity. Some of the correlation (CC) images have shown a TDS (low point in correlation) near Carrollton, meaning there has been debris in the air.

 

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...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CARROLLTON ALABAMA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
PICKENS COUNTY...
    
AT 452 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GARDEN...OR NEAR PICKENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CARROLLTON. TAKE COVER NOW. THIS IS A
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.


THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CARROLLTON AROUND 500 PM CST.
  REFORM AROUND 515 PM CST.

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The storm that just missed Florence became tornado-warned when it crossed the Tennessee stateline according to Intellicast radar.

 

Following  the same path as the December tornado that cause heavy damage in Wayne and Lawrence Counties in Tennessee.

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Crockett Co reporting damage to several homes and the high school(students were NOT present).  Earlier in the day, the admin had made decisions to cancel activities at the school due the forecast for bad storms.  Great decision by those folks. 

 

http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/weather/2016/02/02/storm-damage-reported-crockett-county/79721842/

 

http://www.wbbjtv.com/2016/02/02/ema-director-confirms-storm-damage-to-homes-high-school-in-crockett-co/

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Maybe a severe watch to I-75 both Tennessee and Georgia but I am not worried about a tornado watch here overnight. Instability is dropping off and CAPE is only a few hundred J/kg. MLCAPE may be slightly higher. Data is from a UAH University of Alabama Huntsville SWIRLL sounding, so CAPE is even lower up over Tenn. Plus as Math/Met notes an inversion may even develop, lowering CAPE and/or adding CINH. Well, if lightning is close that could make for good loud thunder!

 

Now the same UAH sounding has SRH storm relative helicity readings of several hundred, and 0-3 km CAPE is 95 J/kg - somewhat notable early season overnight. Might be a concern for western Alabama a couple more hours through Midnight. Again, East Tenn and GA are more stable.

 

Area of rain and thunderstorms upstream of East Tenn starting to look benign on radar. Latest SPC mesoscale discussion addresses an old tornado watch, and Alabama concerns, but it does not get into East Tenn or GA. SPC really backed off the evening Outlook here, just 15% wind and 2% tornado Tenn and GA. 

 

Now if you live in the lee of the Smoky Mountains tonight could be really fun with mountain wave induced wind!

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And another confirmed tornado, this time near Reform ...

 

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1107 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

ALC107-030530-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160203T0530Z/
PICKENS AL-
1107 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY...
        
AT 1107 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REFORM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
[...]
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REFORM...ETHELSVILLE...SHAW AND MCSHAN.

LAT...LON 3353 8812 3352 8784 3345 8784 3333 8818
      3346 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 239DEG 49KT 3344 8808

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

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