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April 12 Severe Event


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6 minutes ago, yoda said:

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
328 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

GAC133-141-237-130800-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-200413T0800Z/
Putnam GA-Hancock GA-Greene GA-
328 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR PUTNAM...
NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES...

At 328 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Rock Eagle 4-H
Center, or near Eatonton, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar 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...
Eatonton, Greensboro, Union Point, White Plains, Siloam, Phoenix,
Reynolds at Lake Oconee, Liberty, Veazey, Oconee Springs Park,
Warfield, Rockville, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Shoulderbone and Harmony.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

That came out waaay to late, but at least they warned it. That one near Payne, GA touched down and dissipated without ever being warned. 

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17 minutes ago, Buckeye05 said:

Am I the only one here shocked by FCC failing to warn MULTIPLE tornadoes on the ground? I’ve never seen anything like this before.

It can be quite tricky to get warnings out in time with all these brief spin up tornadoes in a QLCS. Not uncommon to put the wording for possible tornado into the severe thunderstorm warning, which is what I believe they did here.

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Just now, lilj4425 said:

I was wondering about you. Hope Oconee is okay too. 

Yea I’m fine. Looks like it most likely lifted by the time it got here.  Wind was doing some crazy stuff for about 30 seconds though. It looks like it went to Right over oconeexmans house in Seneca. Hope he’s ok.

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6 minutes ago, burrel2 said:

Yea I’m fine. Looks like it most likely lifted by the time it got here.  Wind was doing some crazy stuff for about 30 seconds though. It looks like it went to Right over oconeexmans house in Seneca. Hope he’s ok.

Good to hear. I'm in the basement with the fam. Stay safe everyone!

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New TOR watch coming soon for VA/NC = https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0377.html

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 Mesoscale Discussion 0377
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0340 AM CDT Mon Apr 13 2020

   Areas affected...Parts of central and eastern North Carolina into
   southern Virginia

   Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely 

   Valid 130840Z - 131015Z

   Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

   SUMMARY...Severe weather potential with an evolving squall line is
   expected to increase across the region through daybreak and beyond,
   accompanied by the risk for damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes.

   DISCUSSION...The southern portion of a deepening elongated surface
   cyclone, centered over the Great Lakes, will continue to shift
   across and east of the Appalachians through 11-13Z, ahead of the
   remnants of a vigorous short wave impulse approaching the
   Appalachians.  Aided by strengthening southerly low-level flow,
   including 50-70 kt at 850 mb, moisture return is ongoing across much
   of the southern Mid Atlantic.  Surface dew points are now rising
   through the mid/upper 60s across much of central and eastern North
   Carolina, and this moisture is expected to continue to advect
   northward ahead of the evolving squall line, into much of
   southern/eastern Virginia through daybreak into mid/late morning. 
   This will contribute to boundary-layer destabilization sufficient to
   support at least the  maintenance of vigorous convection, with
   continuing intensification possible, accompanied by the the risk for
   damaging wind gusts and a few embedded tornadoes.

   ..Kerr/Thompson.. 04/13/2020

   ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

   ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...ILM...RNK...CAE...
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Tornado Watch Number 118
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   500 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Tornado Watch for portions of 
     Central and eastern North Carolina
     Northeastern South Carolina
     South central and southeastern Virginia
     Coastal Waters

   * Effective this Monday morning from 500 AM until NOON EDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
     Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A pre-frontal squall line with embedded bowing segments
   and supercells will continue to move east-northeastward through the
   morning toward North Carolina and southern Virginia.  Additionally,
   convection forming in the open warm sector will also have the
   potential to develop supercell structures.  The pre-frontal squall
   line has a history of tornadoes and damaging winds, and these
   threats are expected to persist and spread into the watch area
   through the morning.
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