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Feb 28th - March 1st Severe Weather Outbreak


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12 minutes ago, SmokeEater said:

The night is young yet, only coming up on 7pm local time. I get the feeling the nocturnal threat is going to be a lot worse then now.

I am very curious if the discrete cells in southern IN end up materializing as was modeled. I know last time I checked there were some crazy soundings coming out of that area...

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4 minutes ago, Powerball said:

At this point, I think Detroit has seen more Severe Weather Watches than Winter Weather headlines (which is amazing for February). :lol:

Been so busy looking at other stuff plus the storms moving in now, didn't even realize we had watch.

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Up to 63/59 here from low 50's/40's a few hours ago.  Not too concerned with the tornadic threat, should stay N and S with the better dynamics/thermo.  Really am concerned about hail.  Plenty of updraft potential for some significant hail as the squall line develops and moves SE through here in the wee hours.

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This has been confirmed for about ten minutes now.

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
WOODRUFF...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND EAST CENTRAL WHITE COUNTIES...
    
At 731 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located near Augusta, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

Locations impacted include...
Augusta...                        Russell...
Tupelo...                         McFadden...
Beedeville...                     Weldon...
Blackville...                     Shoffner...
Ingleside...                      Fitzhugh...
Worden...                         
 

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4 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

Up to 63/59 here from low 50's/40's a few hours ago.  Not too concerned with the tornadic threat, should stay N and S with the better dynamics/thermo.  Really am concerned about hail.  Plenty of updraft potential for some significant hail as the squall line develops and moves SE through here in the wee hours.

Got some quarters here with lone cell that moved through earlier and is now well into OH. It went from nothing to efficient hail producer in no time.

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knob lick :lol:

 

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
730 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017  
  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
  SOUTH CENTRAL STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  
* UNTIL 800 PM CST.  
  
* AT 730 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOB LICK, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  

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2 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said:

knob lick :lol:

 

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
730 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017  
  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
  SOUTH CENTRAL STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  
* UNTIL 800 PM CST.  
  
* AT 730 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOB LICK, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  

I know that it is a dangerous situation but sorry, I lol'd.

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4 minutes ago, IWXwx said:

Got some quarters here with lone cell that moved through earlier and is now well into OH. It went from nothing to efficient hail producer in no time.

Nice.  Saw that cell pop out of nowhere.  I can handle quarters but anything bigger and my old roof is in jeopardy:( 

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5 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

Had some gusty/near severe criteria winds. The higher winds came in bursts but the whole thing was fairly prolonged.  Not bad for this time of year.

Also would note that courtesy of the continued strong low level flow, temps/dews are rising again here after taking a hit with the line.  

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12 minutes ago, Hoosier said:

Had some gusty/near severe criteria winds. The higher winds came in bursts but the whole thing was fairly prolonged.  Not bad for this time of year.

I'm surprised that aren't some power outages with gusts that high.

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That fatality is in the LSR now

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
652 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     TORNADO          OTTAWA                  41.35N 88.84W
02/28/2017                   LA SALLE           IL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            *** 1 FATAL *** FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS ONE FATALITY.
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Mesoscale Discussion 0224
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0746 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

   Areas affected...Southern Indiana...western Kentucky and
   Tennessee...northeast Arkansas...southeast Missouri

   Concerning...Tornado Watch 41...43...

   Valid 010146Z - 010345Z

   The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 41, 43 continues.

   SUMMARY...Scattered supercells, some tornadic, are possible this
   evening from northern Arkansas into southern Illinois and Indiana. A
   new tornado watch is likely, replacing eastern parts of tornado
   watches 41 and 43.

   DISCUSSION...Widely spaced supercells currently persist across
   southeast MO and northeast AR, with strong rotation and tornadoes
   reported at times. These cells will continue northeastward across
   the MS river, where an expansive area of favorable instability and
   shear remain. In fact, the low-level jet is forecast to increase
   further, only adding to tornado favorability. Area VAD wind profiles
   show observed 0-1 km SRH in excess of 400 m2/s2, more than favorable
   for tornadic supercells given MLCAPE values around 1000 J/kg. 

   Other cells were beginning to form as of 0140 Z across northern AR
   and southern MO in between the two primary clusters. A further
   increase in storm coverage is possible this evening with main
   lifting mechanism being low-level warm advection.

   ..Jewell.. 03/01/2017


   ATTN...WFO...LMK...OHX...IND...PAH...ILX...MEG...LSX...LZK...
   SGF...
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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL
724 PM CST Tue Feb 28 2017

.UPDATE...
720 PM

Prior convection in the I-88 and I-80 corridors appear to have
re-enforced subtle secondary warm front. The composite warm
front/outflow boundary appears to run south of but roughly
parallel to I-80. Continue to see isolated strong to severe
thunderstorms developing on what appears to be the cool side of
this boundary, likely due in part isentropic ascent over top this
boundary.

The 00z ILX sounding sampled the warm sector environment quite
nicely with steep low-mid lapse rates above an inversion which is
based around 850 mb. This inversion is providing for moderate to
strong convective inhibition in the warm sector. Water vapor
imagery shows shortwave trough moving into MO/IA, which should
enhance large scale ascent tonight as it over takes the cold front
to our west. In the near term (next couple hours) look for
continued widely scattered thunderstorm development along and
north of I-80 with potential for isolated severe thunderstorms
given the moderate instability and strong shear which should
continue to support supercell structures.

As long as storms remain on the cool side of the boundary tornado
threat should be low, however surface obs show strong and gusty
southerly winds in the warm sector. Until large scale ascent
arrives and lifts through the cap, anticipate the warm sector to
likely remain fairly free of convection.

Izzi

Looking ahead for later evening into overnight...

Upper jet of 145-160 kt as captured by the 00Z RAOB network is
punching northeastward into Missouri and western/central Illinois
through the next few hours. Convection has started to blossom
with this forcing for ascent ahead of the surface cold front in
Missouri, and expect growth of supercell/multicell structures
further northeast ahead of the front into western Illinois during
the next 2-3 hours. Deep layer shear at or in excess of 60 kt
favors these storms to organize, and the slightly more aligned
850-500mb flow by late evening would favor some propensity to
organize into clusters or a quasi-liner structure. Convective-
allowing guidance generally supports this, passing organized
storms across the southern forecast area between 10 pm and 2 am.

The southeast forecast area...generally along and along and south
of a Peru to Gary line...has been more untapped. Surface
observations in this area indicate continued gusting southerly
winds ahead of the 998 mb surface low near the Quad Cities, and
RAP analysis indicate the lowest 100mb of moisture is still high
in this area. This indicates that CAPE from the boundary layer, or
just above it, is present, with the 00Z ILX sounding indicating
near 1,300 J/kg of CAPE for a modified sounding near Pontiac. So a
tornado threat will be highest in this area south of a Peru to
Gray line, especially south of any outflow boundaries from
ongoing activity. Cannot rule out a threat further north given the
surface low placement as far north as it is and if the boundary
does shift further north in the wake of ongoing convection (if it
weakens more). However, the 00Z DVN sounding and RAP soundings
going forward indicate instability to be mainly rooted aloft
further north. Certainly enough for hail, but possibly shrinking
the tornado threat further north.

MTF
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Given the recent numerous subtle radar returns across southeast MO and northern AR really expect storm coverage to expand dramatically in that area in an hour or so as that mid-level cooling erodes the cap.

Things could really explode as that forcing for ascent comes into play... The cap appears to be the only thing really holding these cells back given the truly ridiculous low-level wind field and shear as a whole as well as the anomalous thermodynamics. 

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2 minutes ago, andyhb said:

That couplet NW of Perryville is nearly maxing out from KPAH.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  

803 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017    

MOC157-010215-  

/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170301T0215Z/  

PERRY MO-  

803 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017    

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR   NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY...    

AT 802 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO   WAS LOCATED OVER PERRYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.     HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.    

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. POWER FLASHES WERE   OBSERVED AS THE STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS INTERSTATE 55 JUST   NORTH OF PERRYVILLE.

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