BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Tornado is perilously close to Downtown Gastonia. Headed toward a suburban area with tons of single family homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Tornado warning for Southern Anderson and Northern Abbeville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 If this large windfield of 50-60mph winds mix down to the surface the power outages are going to be enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Tornado moving directly towards CLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, BullCityWx said: Tornado moving directly towards CLT BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1122 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Central Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until noon EST. * At 1121 AM EST, a confirmed dangerous tornado was located 7 miles east of Gastonia, or over Belmont, moving east at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. * The tornado will be near... Uptown Charlotte, Central Charlotte, Hidden Valley, The Plaza and Northwest Charlotte around 1140 AM EST. Harrisburg, University City, Reedy Creek Park, Charlotte Motor Speedway and East Charlotte around 1150 AM EST. Downtown Concord, West Concord, Mt Pleasant and Midland around 1200 PM EST. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, yoda said: BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1122 AM EST Thu Feb 6 2020 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Central Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until noon EST. * At 1121 AM EST, a confirmed dangerous tornado was located 7 miles east of Gastonia, or over Belmont, moving east at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. * The tornado will be near... Uptown Charlotte, Central Charlotte, Hidden Valley, The Plaza and Northwest Charlotte around 1140 AM EST. Harrisburg, University City, Reedy Creek Park, Charlotte Motor Speedway and East Charlotte around 1150 AM EST. Downtown Concord, West Concord, Mt Pleasant and Midland around 1200 PM EST. Don't see a PDS issued frequently for cities as large as Charlotte. Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I'm livestreaming with my daughter in downtown clt and the line is blowing through now. Wind just picked up tremendously on her video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Flash flood emergency now for Pickens County. 30 roads closed, multiple water rescues ongoing. Stay safe everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 If the tornado passed through Uptown, it would be the first since 1997. I havent heard of any damage in Charlotte, have heard damage in Gastonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, BullCityWx said: If the tornado passed through Uptown, it would be the first since 1997. I havent heard of any damage in Charlotte, have heard damage in Gastonia. Dont think anything happened. I was livestreaming when the line came through. Got real windy for a few minutes but thats about it. Looks like the worst went north out towards Concord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I've seen rumors of three houses flattened in cowpens. can anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, BullCityWx said: If the tornado passed through Uptown, it would be the first since 1997. I havent heard of any damage in Charlotte, have heard damage in Gastonia. It looked like the core of the cell passed along I-85 as you mentioned earlier...so, north of uptown. It's been a frog-strangler here north of town over the past hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSchew Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Not a great day for Blacksburg radar to be down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just now, BullCityWx said: I've seen rumors of three houses flattened in cowpens. can anyone confirm? Can’t confirm but judging by the traffic I heard on the scanner from Spartanburg county EOC I wouldn’t be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookout Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Warned stormed moved just west of me earlier but nothing of note here. Watching storms intensify to the southwest through. Storms look more impressive than the warned one earlier. Given the high winds aloft it's a bit worrisome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 @WRAL · 28s Just In: People asked to take shelter at Charlotte-Douglas airport, UNC Charlotte during tornado warning #wral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Spartanburg [Spartanburg Co, SC] EM reports TORNADO at 9:22 AM EST -- EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALONG WEST MAIN STREET NEAR INTERSTATE 26. TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE FLIPPED AND SOME BUILDINGS ARE COLLAPSED. A DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS OBSERVED SO LIKELY TORNADO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Lookout said: Warned stormed moved just west of me earlier but nothing of note here. Watching storms intensify to the southwest through. Storms look more impressive than the warned one earlier. Given the high winds aloft it's a bit worrisome. I know mby has had close to 4” of rain so far and if any of those winds mix down to the surface, it won’t be pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 32 minutes ago, griteater said: It looked like the core of the cell passed along I-85 as you mentioned earlier...so, north of uptown. It's been a frog-strangler here north of town over the past hour Can you remember a day like this, ever? It might be the worst severe weather day I can remember since the late 80s for Charlotte. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDUBRDU Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, BullCityWx said: Can you remember a day like this, ever? It might be the worst severe weather day I can remember since the late 80s. April 16, 2011 was pretty bad in NC 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Large hail near Uptown CLT according to my daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 This was the radar image just before the Gastonia/ South Gastonia tornado reports. The GSP radar had a hard time picking up the velocity signatures of tornadoes at Kannapolis and Concord, NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelwx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 March 28, 1984. A series of tornadoes from Newberry to Ahoskie left 42 dead in NC. Multiple F3 and F4's. TW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Possible tornado near Matthews (TCLT radar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, PDUBRDU said: April 16, 2011 was pretty bad in NC Not as bad as what’s happened in a Charlotte today and I would know, I lived in the area for 37 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, tarheelwx said: March 28, 1984. A series of tornadoes from Newberry to Ahoskie left 42 dead in NC. Multiple F3 and F4's. TW That’s what I was thinking. It may be the worst severe weather day for Charlotte since one of those mid 80s outbreaks. I am talking about Charlotte specifically. I could care less about outbreaks anywhere else in the state in this instance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Slightly earlier radar image near Matthews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvegas-wx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Dangerous storm / Tornado Warning eastern Guilford, northern Randolph. Looks legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NorthHillsWx Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, BullCityWx said: That’s what I was thinking. It may be the worst severe weather day for Charlotte since one of those mid 80s outbreaks. I am talking about Charlotte specifically. I could care less about outbreaks anywhere else in the state in this instance. Saw some snapchats from co-workers in uptown when the second line came through. Wow is all I can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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