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Apr. 2-4 Severe Threat


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1 hour ago, buckeye said:

Definitely does NOT feel like a severe threat is on the table locally regardless of having a tor watch and whatever the parameters and radar show.    That stuff moving in from western OH would seem a lot more ominous if it weren't 60 degrees, mostly cloudy and still soaking wet from a recent downpour here.    Will be interesting to see if that line stays together or begins to weaken as it approaches, my gut is going with option 2.    

...as I listen to the sirens outside my office....:yikes:

I won't quit my day job

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In terms of discrete cells with potential for long residence times, I'd focus on southeastern MO/eastern AR/western TN/southwestern KY. Looking at mesoanalysis, it appears that deep layer shear vectors remain out of the WSW to W, creating favorable angles with the cold front. Reference 850/500mb crossovers, as this combined with moderate buoyancy, steep low to mid-level lapse rates and more than adequate shear, will likely support discrete to semi-discrete convective modes over the next few hours. Farther north, storm modes are messier and the mid to upper level wind fields are more unidirectional. For the northern portion of the threat zone, the best shot at severe hail and/or isolated tornadoes should focus near the warm front.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY  
441 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2018  
  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
  CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...  
  
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT  
      
* AT 440 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
  WAS LOCATED NEAR BUDAPEST, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF DONIPHAN, MOVING  
  EAST AT 55 MPH.  
  
  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SPOTTERS REPORTED A   
           ROTATING WALL CLOUD 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF DONIPHAN.  
  
  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.   
  
  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...  
  POPLAR BLUFF, QULIN, FISK, HARVIELL, MILLTOWN AND ROMBAUER.   
  

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And the big Xenia tornado was 44 years ago today! (nice reference in the ILN AFD earlier this afternoon). I read a book about it when I was in 6th grade and just starting as a weather nerd, and scared the crap out of myself. BTW- my daughter was under today's cell just a few minutes before it was tor warned, and said it felt really weird- two minutes of intense hail, and then nothing.

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INC045-107-157-032300-  
/O.CON.KIND.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180403T2300Z/  
FOUNTAIN IN-TIPPECANOE IN-MONTGOMERY IN-  
628 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2018  
  
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL  
FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY  
COUNTIES...  
  
AT 627 PM EDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR  
COVINGTON, OR 15 MILES EAST OF DANVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
  
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.   
  
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.   
  
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...  
COVINGTON, VEEDERSBURG, SHADELAND, LINDEN, HILLSBORO, NEW RICHMOND,  
WINGATE, NEWTOWN AND MELLOTT.  

Looks like we might be starting the transition to strong damaging wind at least in the northern part of the line.

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TOR on the ground

 

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
        
At 634 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Veedersburg, or
19 miles northwest of Crawfordsville, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

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1 minute ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said:

TOR on the ground

 

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FOUNTAIN...SOUTHWESTERN TIPPECANOE AND NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
        
At 634 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Veedersburg, or
19 miles northwest of Crawfordsville, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

The area that had several inches of snow less than 48 hours ago.  Gotta love it.

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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 31
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   730 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of
     Central and southeast Indiana
     Central Kentucky
     Southwest Ohio

   * Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 730 PM
     until 100 AM EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes possible
     Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 75 mph possible
     Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Bands of strong-severe storms will continue to move across
   Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana into tonight, in advance of a cold front
   moving eastward from Illinois.  A few tornadoes will be possible
   with both pre-frontal supercells, as well as with circulations
   embedded in what may become a more solid line later this evening.
   Otherwise, damaging winds and large hail can be expected with the
   stronger storms.

   The tornado watch area is approximately along and 80 statute miles
   east and west of a line from 35 miles east northeast of Dayton OH to
   20 miles south of Bowling Green KY. For a complete depiction of the
   watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
   tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
   area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
   threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
   and possible warnings.

   &&

   OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...This tornado watch replaces tornado
   watch number 26. Watch number 26 will not be in effect after 730
   PM EDT. CONTINUE...WW 27...WW 28...WW 29...WW 30...

   AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
   surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
   gusts to 65 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
   storm motion vector 26045.

   ...Thompson

 

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