mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Thanks guys! Apparently, it basically followed W Georgia road , from Woodmont High, and even into the clock tower area of downtown Sville! skipping along. My opinion is, it was Definitely a tornado! Based on sounds and scariness of my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It won't let me post a screenshot either, but I got an awesome one of a chair leg stuck into a house and holding up the whole chair!! Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1 minute ago, mackerel_sky said: Thanks guys! Apparently, it basically followed W Georgia road , from Woodmont High, and even into the clock tower area of downtown Sville! skipping along. My opinion is, it was Definitely a tornado! Based on sounds and scariness of my experience Radar data supports a tornado for sure..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Could somebody more skilled than me , post the couplet or rotation, as it was over Georgia Rd, can't remember exact time, somewhere around 4:30ish?? TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Go to GSP nws Facebook page and look under the post that has Pelzer in it , from them, and I put 3 or 4 pics up there! Check em out! All real and from the neighborhood! The chair in the house, is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 49 minutes ago, downeastnc said: Radar data supports a tornado for sure..... Yep that was a nasty couplet from Anderson county up into Spartanburg county. It thankfully weakened coming into my area. I'm sure GSP will confirm a tornado at least in Greenville county with that cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: As per usual, the strong part of the line is falling apart N of ATL and the storms will hit about Aiken to Greenwood, to CAE! I guess we will still get some rain, but would be nice to get a t storm ! Glad you're ok. Looks like you and I both got more than we bargained for. I was downplaying this event just like you and we both had possible tornados come right over us. I guess be careful what you wish for eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 2 minutes ago, jshetley said: Yep that was a nasty couplet from Anderson county up into Spartanburg county. It thankfully weakened coming into my area. I'm sure GSP will confirm a tornado at least in Greenville county with that cell. Did some internet research and looked at damage ratings, and just based out of my neighborhood, I'd say F1-maybe low low F2, just my very amateur opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 8 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Go to GSP nws Facebook page and look under the post that has Pelzer in it , from them, and I put 3 or 4 pics up there! Check em out! All real and from the neighborhood! The chair in the house, is amazing Wow that chair pic is amazing. Looks like something you'd see in the midwest or from a hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1 minute ago, LithiaWx said: Glad you're ok. Looks like you and I both got more than we bargained for. I was downplaying this event just like you and we both had possible tornados come right over us. I guess be careful what you wish for eh? I agree! I should be very careful about downplaying a severe weather threat, won't do that again!! Can't make any promises on snow events!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Also props to nrgjeff for the good call on the Atlanta tornado. You called it about ten minutes before the TW got hoisted. Also big props to the severe weather crew members from other regions. You guys always provide very good information and warnings to us and any other region that has a severe weather day. I'm sure I speak for the whole SE crew when I say thank you and please drop by again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: I agree! I should be very careful about downplaying a severe weather threat, won't do that again!! Can't make any promises on snow events!:) If we had gotten sunlight and more instability, this would have been a really major event covering a larger area. Something more like 4-4-89 or 5-5-89. That 5-5-89 event was awful from around Boiling Springs and Chesnee in SC through the western piedmont of NC. GSP has a very nice write up about that event on its webpage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 26 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Go to GSP nws Facebook page and look under the post that has Pelzer in it , from them, and I put 3 or 4 pics up there! Check em out! All real and from the neighborhood! The chair in the house, is amazing I saw your photos. That's some pretty hefty damage sir. You are very lucky. https://www.facebook.com/NWSGSP/posts/1385252418214725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 27 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Go to GSP nws Facebook page and look under the post that has Pelzer in it , from them, and I put 3 or 4 pics up there! Check em out! All real and from the neighborhood! The chair in the house, is amazing Dang Mack glad your ok. Awsome pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 3 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: I got some decent damage pics, if CR or somebody can give me a number to text!? I can't get em to up load on here Woah.... glad you all are ok. Scary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Ocoee, TN tornado has been rated EF3. Edit: Ider, AL tornado rated EF3 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Was a confirmed tornado touchdown in Simpsonville, per NWS, they said it was only 100 yds wide, and are still working to determine strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 23 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Was a confirmed tornado touchdown in Simpsonville, per NWS, they said it was only 100 yds wide, and are still working to determine strength Damn. Glad you are ok. I was on Weather Channel app and saw a video that said "View inside screaming tornado" and it showed that it was from Simpsonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Confirmed EF1, at least! Simpsonville tornado! Full report by tonight, per NWS Greenville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshetley Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 56 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: Confirmed EF1, at least! Simpsonville tornado! Full report by tonight, per NWS Greenville A confirmed EF-1 in Charlotte too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Dew Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 2 hours ago, jshetley said: A confirmed EF-1 in Charlotte too. Crazy this was just a mile or two north of me. Thought I heard some rumbling but couldn't be sure it wasn't air traffic from charlotte douglas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Latest update for Simpsonville tornado! 7.5 mile path, 150yds wide, still EF1, from NWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWNC2015 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 SPC already highlighting Gulf Coast regions for Day 5. Maybe another event for some...but def. not in my backyard with CAD. Could see some tornado action along the southern pref. of this zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=FFC&product=PNS&glossary=1 confirmed ef-1 for the Atlanta tornado. Looks like four tornados but I can't tell if these were from the same storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 8 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: Was a confirmed tornado touchdown in Simpsonville, per NWS, they said it was only 100 yds wide, and are still working to determine strength Wow, not very often that a board member is right in the path of a tornado. Glad you are ok. Did you experience any ear popping or other notable phenomena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 9 hours ago, Hoosier said: Wow, not very often that a board member is right in the path of a tornado. Glad you are ok. Did you experience any ear popping or other notable phenomena? No ear popping, I think the "center" of the tornado, missed my house by 75 yds or so! But the rumble, then the power outage as the rumble got closer, then all you hear is snapping trees and stuff hitting the house and your just looking up and hoping the roof stays on and a tree doesn't come through! Very terrifying, but over in about 15 seconds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 14 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: No ear popping, I think the "center" of the tornado, missed my house by 75 yds or so! But the rumble, then the power outage as the rumble got closer, then all you hear is snapping trees and stuff hitting the house and your just looking up and hoping the roof stays on and a tree doesn't come through! Very terrifying, but over in about 15 seconds! Scary. I'm glad your family is ok. Eons ago, like 1997, I remember being in the path of a f1 tornado during a party at the house. The tornado skipped over us with damage to our immediate sw and ne. The sound was insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 5 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: No ear popping, I think the "center" of the tornado, missed my house by 75 yds or so! But the rumble, then the power outage as the rumble got closer, then all you hear is snapping trees and stuff hitting the house and your just looking up and hoping the roof stays on and a tree doesn't come through! Very terrifying, but over in about 15 seconds! That had to be a helluva exp Mack. Damn, glad you all were ok and minimal damage man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 68 total tornado reports from the Southeast this week. It seems to have been a deadly, awful week for the Southeast. I'm a little bit affected by the fire destruction pictures from Gatlinburg, because I have been there 3 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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