2021 Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather - General Discussion

[blueberryfaygo]

1 hour ago, 09-10 analogy said:

Getting serious Greensburg vibes from the videos from Mayfield. Just horrible. Worst-case scenario: a violent tornado consuming a town of some size in the middle of the night. Except Mayfield is considerably larger than Greensburg. Worst December tornado in the nation's history, perhaps, if these fatality estimates hold steady. The worst one I can think of previously was Vicksburg MS in 1953, 38 deaths. 

EDIT: Here's an outbreak in 1957 that affected the same general area (bullseyed a little bit to the north of last night's) in mid December, and it included an F5:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_December_18–20,_1957

 

I agree.  When I saw it on google news this morning, I gasped at "100 dead".  My initial thought was a false flag, but there is no way they can fake this shit.  This is absolutely horrific.

[nw baltimore wx]

Moving this over from banter. Unbelievable.

 

[09-10 analogy]

10 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Moving this over from banter. Unbelievable.

 

The way it just ripped apart and threw down the water tower, including the concrete supports ... just insane.

[blueberryfaygo]

36 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Moving this over from banter. Unbelievable.

 

Right around the one minute mark you can see the manufacturing building with a lot of cars in the parking lot.  There re reports that there was a large building that collapsed where there was a mass casualty situation.. I think thats it.

[clskinsfan]

 

[WeatherShak]

 

That’s f’ing scary. Straight goose bumps.

[clskinsfan]

3 minutes ago, WeatherShak said:

That’s f’ing scary. Straight goose bumps.

Agree. Terrifying. Pitch black with the power out and then you see the monster in lightning flashes. That guy has a huge set of huevos.

[mattie g]

1 hour ago, blueberryfaygo said:

I agree.  When I saw it on google news this morning, I gasped at "100 dead".  My initial thought was a false flag, but there is no way they can fake this shit.  This is absolutely horrific.

I know you’re just a troll, but I don’t believe the term “false flag” means what you think it means.

[midatlanticweather]

 

[psuhoffman]

1 hour ago, mattie g said:

I know you’re just a troll, but I don’t believe the term “false flag” means what you think it means.

I would get annoyed with his drivel but his life must be so sad and pathetic that we probably should just pity him. 

[Maestrobjwa]

1 hour ago, clskinsfan said:

Agree. Terrifying. Pitch black with the power out and then you see the monster in lightning flashes. That guy has a huge set of huevos.

My goodness...chilling. That video has got to get an award. Perfectly captures the terror of what happened last night...mercy

[Rvarookie]

How we looking?

[Eskimo Joe]

 

[Eskimo Joe]

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/news-photos-train-derailed-by-tornado-in-kentucky/

[AdamHLG]

How we looking?

After looking at that footage from mayfield I hope we are looking bust.


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[Chris78]

7 hours ago, blueberryfaygo said:

I agree.  When I saw it on google news this morning, I gasped at "100 dead".  My initial thought was a false flag, but there is no way they can fake this shit.  This is absolutely horrific.

That's an odd statement to make.

[Eskimo Joe]

22 hours ago, blueberryfaygo said:

How the street cleaned off so fast?  Seems so neat an tidy.. and they are just letting everyone drive through.  So surreal.

 

22 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

It really has to be the first order of business so the emergency vehicles can get through.

We learned after Hurricane Hugo that you have to clear the street first. Debris leads to flat tires and slows down immediate response and therefore the transition to recovery.

[Stormfly]

22 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

 

We learned after Hurricane Hugo that you have to clear the street first. Debris leads to flat tires and slows down immediate response and therefore the transition to recovery.

Absolutely!  We call (nails) tire finders for that reason.  Deck screws too.  When you have this kind of damage there is wood with fasteners sticking out everywhere making it dangerous to walk without a good pair of boots on as well.

[North Balti Zen]