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Title: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 25, 2014, 01:39:43 pm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2612578/Massive-tornado-outbreak-predicted-weekend-South.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2612578/Massive-tornado-outbreak-predicted-weekend-South.html)

Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South

    This spring has been the least active tornado season in decades
    This weekend's forecast is being compared to historical outbreaks
    Major cities Dallas, St. Louis, Nashville and Memphis are at risk

By Ryan Gorman

Published: 16:31 EST, 24 April 2014 | Updated: 16:33 EST, 24 April 2014



Tornado alley is about to come out of hibernation with a ‘significant multi-day severe event’ that may match all-time historic tornado outbreaks.

Forecasters are predicting severe storms across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas from Saturday to Monday that are expected to produce strong tornadoes impacting millions of people.

The confluence of a low pressure system and moisture from the Gulf of Mexico are forecast to fuel supercell thunderstorms that will produce heavy rain, damaging winds, hail and deadly twisters.

The storm front will move across the Rocky Mountains and into the southern plains by Saturday morning before strengthening on the back of Gulf moisture before moving east, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 26, 2014, 03:40:29 pm
Dallas, Oklahoma City Brace for the Worst Tornado Potential of Season Yet (http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/severe-tornadoes-dallas-okc-kc/26110006)

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 08:50:00 pm
It's about to get bad.  Whenever the SPC uses this language, nothing good will come of it.

************************

SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 100
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   335 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL
     1100 PM CDT.

   ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     NUMEROUS TORNADOES EXPECTED WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
     WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
       INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
     SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
       MPH POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF DE QUEEN
   ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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...CONTINUE...WW 95...WW 96...WW 97...WW
   98...WW 99...

   DISCUSSION...DISCRETE STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
   DRYLINE NEAR THE RED RIVER IN SE OK...WHILE OTHER CONVECTION IS
   EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FARTHER S IN NE TX THE REMAINDER OF THE
   AFTERNOON.  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ENEWD INTO THE WARM SECTOR AND
   MATURE...AND WILL ENCOUNTER AN INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
   FOR TORNADOES IN AR.  LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS VERY STRONG ALONG A
   RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL AR...AND THE LOW LEVELS
   WILL SLOWLY WARM AND MOISTEN IN THE WAKE OF EARLIER CONVECTION.
   DISCRETE SUPERCELLS MOVING INTO THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL HAVE THE
   POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LONG TRACK...STRONG/VIOLENT TORNADOES WELL INTO
   THE EVENING.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


   ...THOMPSON
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 27, 2014, 09:06:31 pm
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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 09:37:14 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

OKC127-272200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T2200Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 428 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR OLETA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CLOUDY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3416 9542 3427 9545 3451 9512 3441 9504
      3424 9504 3424 9514 3415 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 235DEG 30KT 3420 9527

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 09:48:41 pm
TORNADO WARNING
IAC031-105-113-272215-
/O.NEW.KDVN.TO.W.0008.140427T2143Z-140427T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
443 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 441 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT VERNON
  ...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MORLEY AND MARTELLE AROUND 450 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4206 9139 4203 9119 4185 9133 4189 9147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 212DEG 37KT 4196 9135

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 09:55:46 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

OKC127-272200-
/O.CON.KTSA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T2200Z/
PUSHMATAHA OK-
432 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PUSHMATAHA COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 428 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR OLETA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...CLOUDY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO A DESIGNED SHELTER SUCH AS A SAFE ROOM OR STORM
CELLAR IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF SEEKING SHELTER
IN A BASEMENT...BE SURE TO GET BENEATH SOMETHING STURDY. IF IN A
MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3416 9542 3427 9545 3451 9512 3441 9504
      3424 9504 3424 9514 3415 9515
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 235DEG 30KT 3420 9527

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:01:36 pm
TORNADO WARNING
NEC081-121-143-185-272230-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0005.140427T2154Z-140427T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
454 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 454 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POLK...OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF YORK...
  MOVING NORTH AT 25 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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  POLK AROUND 500 PM CDT.
  CLARKS AROUND 530 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4095 9779 4126 9798 4131 9775 4131 9771
      4133 9770 4134 9764 4101 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 161DEG 20KT 4106 9771

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRYANT
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:12:10 pm
Steaming videos out of Little Rock.  Some are not streaming @ this time.

http://www.katv.com/category/273536/live-stream-newscasts

http://www.4029tv.com/live-4029-news/21465972

http://5newsonline.com/

http://www.kait8.com/

http://www.fox16.com/home

http://www.thv11.com/

Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:12:23 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
510 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

NEC121-143-272230-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140427T2230Z/
MERRICK NE-POLK NE-
510 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MERRICK AND SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES...

AT 510 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF STROMSBURG...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF
YORK...MOVING NORTH AT 30 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.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SILVER CREEK AROUND 530 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4107 9776 4128 9783 4131 9775 4131 9771
      4133 9770 4134 9764 4107 9762
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 179DEG 26KT 4119 9769

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRYANT
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:12:54 pm
Live streaming from the storm chasers.

http://tvnweather.com/live

http://www.chasertv.com/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:20:24 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MSC027-107-119-272300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0019.140427T2214Z-140427T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
514 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF VANCE...OR
  12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARKSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATESVILLE.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR MOON LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 9032 3443 9030 3445 9030 3451 9026
      3455 8990 3427 8980 3415 9005 3416 9013
      3411 9014 3407 9023 3407 9046 3413 9053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 228DEG 32KT 3414 9036

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:26:38 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
521 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC149-272230-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140427T2230Z/
YELL AR-
521 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN YELL COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  DANVILLE...           PLAINVIEW...
  PETIT JEAN RIVER WMA...                     OLA...
  MOSLEY...             RANGER...             MT GEORGE...
  KINGSTON...           CORINTH...            CHICKALAH...
  CENTERVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3493 9336 3504 9347 3519 9332 3522 9323
      3506 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 231DEG 39KT 3504 9334

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:37:45 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
536 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

MSC107-119-272300-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140427T2300Z/
QUITMAN MS-PANOLA MS-
536 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR PANOLA
AND QUITMAN COUNTIES...

AT 536 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAMBERT...OR 16
MILES EAST OF CLARKSDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATESVILLE...
COURTLAND...DENTON...FALCON...SABINO...BARKSDALE...WEST MARKS...
RIVERVIEW...HINCHCLIFF...ESSEX...EUREKA SPRINGS...CHAPELTOWN...ASA
AND BALLENTINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3426 9043 3426 9040 3431 9040 3443 9032
      3443 9030 3451 9026 3455 8990 3427 8980
      3415 9004 3416 9013 3411 9014 3410 9020
      3420 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 228DEG 32KT 3421 9028

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:38:06 pm
   SEL1

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 101
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   530 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI

   * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 530 PM UNTIL
     1100 PM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 35 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES WEST OF OXFORD
   MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TUPELO MISSISSIPPI.
   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...CONTINUE...WW 95...WW 96...WW 97...WW
   98...WW 99...WW 100...

   DISCUSSION...A LARGE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM HAS FORMED OVER
   NORTHWEST MS. THIS STORM MAY PERSIST FOR A FEW HOURS... TRACKING
   NORTHEASTWARD ALONG A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE BOUNDARY WHERE LOW LEVEL
   SHEAR IS MAXIMIZED.  SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING ISOLATED TORNADOES
   WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS ACTIVITY TRACKS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25030.


   ...HART
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:42:00 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MOC119-145-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0017.140427T2239Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
539 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF SENECA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  CLIFF VILLAGE...DENNIS ACRES...GOODMAN...LEAWOOD...NEOSHO...
  RACINE...REDINGS MILL...SAGINAW...SENECA...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...
  SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SILVER CREEK...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND STELLA.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3699 9463 3704 9460 3705 9443 3676 9408
      3660 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 234DEG 50KT 3673 9460

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOXELL

TORNADO WARNING
KSC107-MOC013-272315-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0008.140427T2238Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 534 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FULTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
  PRESCOTT...HUME...WORLAND AND FOSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9477 3821 9467 3822 9448 3812 9437
      3805 9445 3806 9461 3804 9461 3803 9462
      3803 9477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 215DEG 33KT 3797 9469

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LEIGHTON

TORNADO WARNING
KSC021-MOC097-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0016.140427T2238Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
538 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS.

  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...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
  CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
  RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 225DEG 38KT 3703 9476

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL

TORNADO WARNING
KSC011-MOC217-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0015.140427T2237Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
537 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BOURBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN VERNON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 535 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FULTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  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...
  HAMMOND AND STOTESBURY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 9472 3805 9464 3804 9463 3806 9462
      3806 9447 3805 9447 3788 9463 3795 9479
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 206DEG 46KT 3798 9469

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

WISE
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:47:58 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC107-MOC013-272315-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
LINN KS-BATES MO-
542 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 538 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FULTON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...NEWS MEDIA 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...
PRESCOTT...HUME...WORLAND AND FOSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3804 9477 3821 9467 3822 9448 3812 9437
      3805 9445 3806 9461 3804 9461 3803 9462
      3803 9477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 215DEG 33KT 3800 9466

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LEIGHTON
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: raml on April 27, 2014, 10:51:41 pm
Alarms are going off in Joplin a tornado in Baxter springs heading our way. I'm off to the storm shelter
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:52:07 pm
TORNADO WARNING
KSC021-MOC097-145-272315-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0018.140427T2249Z-140427T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
549 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 548 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND NEAR
  GALENA.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS.

  SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
           WILL BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
           BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
           POSSIBLE.


* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...BROOKLYN
  HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...CARYTOWN...
  CRESTLINE...DENNIS ACRES...DUQUESNE...GALENA...IRON GATES...
  JASPER...JOPLIN...LAKESIDE...LAWTON...LOWELL...NECK CITY...
  NEUTRAL...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...RIVERTON...SHOAL CREEK
  DRIVE...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 11 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THE TORNADO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3734 9464 3734 9462 3736 9462 3735 9427
      3721 9417 3698 9462 3700 9463 3699 9469
      3709 9483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 221DEG 35KT 3712 9466

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOXELL
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: katzenjammer on April 27, 2014, 10:54:25 pm
Your posts on storms like these and other extreme weather events are much obliged by those of us with family & friends in this part of the country, AC.

Prayers Up for all in affected areas!
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 10:54:45 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
552 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC107-MOC013-272315-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
LINN KS-BATES MO-
552 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN BATES COUNTY IN WEST
CENTRAL MISSOURI UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 548 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRESCOTT...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AT 550 PM A TORNADO WAS ON LIVE
TELEVISION CROSSING THE LINN COUNTY KANSAS LINE WITH BOURBON COUNTY
KANSAS. THE STORM IS MOVING INTO BATES COUNTY MISSOURI.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...NEWS MEDIA 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...
HUME...WORLAND AND FOSTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3820 9468 3821 9467 3822 9448 3812 9437
      3805 9445 3806 9461 3804 9461 3803 9462
      3803 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 214DEG 32KT 3806 9461

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

LEIGHTON
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: katzenjammer on April 27, 2014, 10:55:53 pm
Alarms are going off in Joplin a tornado in Baxter springs heading our way. I'm off to the storm shelter
Godspeed, raml.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:01:43 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MSC107-272345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0020.140427T2257Z-140427T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
557 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CURTIS STATION...OR 13
  MILES WEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BATESVILLE
  AND JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 9013 3430 9019 3436 9020 3455 8985
      3455 8972 3427 8972 3416 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 237DEG 22KT 3427 9014
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:04:28 pm
If anyone wants to help, I'm pretty much overwhelmed.  I just can't cover 5-6 states by myself.  Without Rapunzel here anymore, that pretty much just leaves me.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:04:34 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
600 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

MOC145-272315-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
NEWTON MO-
600 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM
CDT...

AT 555 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEOSHO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
NEOSHO...RACINE...SAGINAW AND STELLA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3676 9456 3677 9458 3697 9455 3705 9443
      3676 9408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 231DEG 32KT 3683 9446

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

WISE
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:05:53 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
604 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC113-127-272315-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140427T2315Z/
POLK AR-SCOTT AR-
604 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT AND
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNTAIN FORK...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
MENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  MENA...               QUEEN WILHELMINA STATE PARK...
  MOUNTAIN FORK...      LAKE WILHELMINA...    LAKE MENA...
  BLACK FORK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS...           SHADY GROVE...
  ROCKY...              RICH MTN...           EAGLETON...
  BLACK FORK...         ACORN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3457 9447 3476 9445 3485 9432 3456 9414
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 246DEG 27KT 3466 9441

$$

225
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:09:23 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MOC145-272330-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0019.140427T2305Z-140427T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
605 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 603 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEOSHO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DIAMOND AND GRANBY AROUND 615 PM CDT.

THE TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE TORNADO WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN
AFFECT FRO NEWTON COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 9455 3706 9442 3705 9408 3704 9406
      3703 9406 3683 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 213DEG 43KT 3689 9441

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

WISE
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:12:28 pm
From TWC, Near Joplin.

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:13:14 pm
SEL0

   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 100
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   335 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
     EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA

   * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL
     1100 PM CDT.

   ...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     NUMEROUS TORNADOES EXPECTED WITH A FEW INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
     WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5
       INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
     SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80
       MPH POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
   MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTH OF DE QUEEN
   ARKANSAS TO 50 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS.  FOR
   A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
   OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   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...CONTINUE...WW 95...WW 96...WW 97...WW
   98...WW 99...

   DISCUSSION...DISCRETE STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
   DRYLINE NEAR THE RED RIVER IN SE OK...WHILE OTHER CONVECTION IS
   EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FARTHER S IN NE TX THE REMAINDER OF THE
   AFTERNOON.  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ENEWD INTO THE WARM SECTOR AND
   MATURE...AND WILL ENCOUNTER AN INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
   FOR TORNADOES IN AR.  LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS VERY STRONG ALONG A
   RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL AR...AND THE LOW LEVELS
   WILL SLOWLY WARM AND MOISTEN IN THE WAKE OF EARLIER CONVECTION.
   DISCRETE SUPERCELLS MOVING INTO THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL HAVE THE
   POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LONG TRACK...STRONG/VIOLENT TORNADOES WELL INTO
   THE EVENING.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


   ...THOMPSON
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mountaineer on April 27, 2014, 11:18:08 pm
Prayers for raml, Dagny and any other Briefing Room members in the line of fire!
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: raml on April 27, 2014, 11:34:08 pm
I'm back for the moment. To the east of us coming up from Neosho are clouds that look so very very ominous right where I am is clear skies right now. I live just south of Webb City and north east of the city of Joplin. So to the north and to the east of me are two very dangerous storms. This is going to be a very long night I imagine. I hate tornado season.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:34:56 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
632 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

MSC137-143-280000-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
TUNICA MS-TATE MS-
632 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...

AT 631 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GERLACH MILL...OR
14 MILES EAST OF HELENA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRICHARD...
EVANSVILLE...CLAYTON...MAUD...GERLACH MILL...DOOLEY...SARAH AND
SAVAGE.

 THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR HORSESHOE LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3476 9032 3471 9015 3460 9004 3455 9015
      3456 9020 3453 9020 3450 9026 3451 9030
      3448 9031 3446 9036 3454 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 223DEG 21KT 3453 9035

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:40:45 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
638 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

MOC097-109-280015-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140428T0015Z/
JASPER MO-LAWRENCE MO-
638 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 634 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SARCOXIE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

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...
AVILLA...LA RUSSELL...MILLER...RED OAK...REEDS...SARCOXIE AND STOTTS
CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 38 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700
PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3726 9362 3704 9407 3705 9408 3705 9424
      3714 9426 3729 9407 3728 9364
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 227DEG 31KT 3709 9414

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

WISE
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:49:39 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
647 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

MOC217-280000-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/
VERNON MO-
647 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN VERNON COUNTY
UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WALKER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

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...
HARWOOD...HORTON...NEVADA...SCHELL CITY AND WALKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3796 9439 3805 9432 3804 9406 3782 9407
      3780 9439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 228DEG 36KT 3791 9421

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BOXELL
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 27, 2014, 11:53:19 pm
Reports of 2 fatalities have occurred in Quapaw, OK as a result of the tornado there earlier this evening.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Chieftain on April 27, 2014, 11:58:47 pm
So are we posing as the National Weather Service today??  I wonder why we need an update on this every ten minutes...

 :smokin:
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:20:45 am
So are we posing as the National Weather Service today??  I wonder why we need an update on this every ten minutes...

 :smokin:

Don't like it, don't read the thread.

You don't have to be a jerk about it.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:21:28 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
714 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC045-105-119-125-280030-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0030Z/
FAULKNER AR-PERRY AR-PULASKI AR-SALINE AR-
714 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAUMELLE...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SALINE...
WEST CENTRAL PULASKI...EAST CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN FAULKNER
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 710 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAKE MAUMELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAUMELLE!. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MAUMELLE...           LAKE MAUMELLE...      ROLAND...
  PINNACLE MTN...       MORGAN...             MAYFLOWER...
  MARCHE...             LITTLE ITALY...       PALARM...
  NATURAL STEPS...      FERNDALE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 133 AND 145.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3470 9262 3483 9275 3509 9249 3488 9228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 232DEG 41KT 3483 9257

$$

44
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:25:06 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
720 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC045-105-119-280030-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0030Z/
FAULKNER AR-PERRY AR-PULASKI AR-
720 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAUMELLE AND MORGAN...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL PULASKI...EAST
CENTRAL PERRY AND SOUTHWESTERN FAULKNER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

AT 715 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
LAKE MAUMELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAUMELLE AND MORGAN. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MAUMELLE...           LAKE MAUMELLE...      ROLAND...
  PINNACLE MTN...       MORGAN...             MAYFLOWER...
  MARCHE...             LITTLE ITALY...       PALARM...
  NATURAL STEPS...      FERNDALE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 133 AND 145.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3488 9228 3476 9255 3484 9265 3485 9265
      3485 9267 3487 9270 3509 9249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 232DEG 41KT 3488 9249

$$

44
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:25:44 am
Debris visible on radar for the Maumelle/Morgan tornado.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:26:40 am
If anyone is in or near this area in Arkansas, take cover underground.

Mayflower Arkansas in the path of this tornado.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:28:45 am
Tornado on chaser's streaming feeds.

http://www.chasertv.com/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:31:07 am
TORNADO WARNING
ARC045-085-119-145-280100-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0011.140428T0029Z-140428T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
729 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAYFLOWER AND VILONIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 724 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
  RADAR WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF ROLAND...OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF MAUMELLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MAYFLOWER AND VILONIA. TAKE COVER
  NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DAMAGING TORNADO INCLUDE...
  VILONIA...            MORGAN...             MAYFLOWER...
  LAKE CONWAY...        ENOLA...              SALTILLO...
  PALARM...             OTTO...               HOLLAND...
  HAMLET...             EL PASO...            CATO...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 142.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL ARKANSAS TORNADOES OCCUR AT NIGHT. TORNADOES
ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3528 9218 3506 9199 3486 9243 3495 9254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 229DEG 44KT 3494 9242

$$

44
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:32:42 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRLuEuCAAAA7Q0.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:33:31 am
Watch the stream from Michael Brewer, Stephan Frank.  They caught that above picture.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:37:06 am
Chasers dropping out due to the roads being blocked by debris.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:37:58 am
Clear tornado signature and debris ball still visible on the radar.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:41:19 am
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kark-channel-4

http://www.katv.com/category/273536/live-stream-newscasts

http://www.chasertv.com/

http://tvnweather.com/live
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:42:07 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
736 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC045-085-119-145-280100-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
FAULKNER AR-LONOKE AR-PULASKI AR-WHITE AR-
736 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SALTILLO AND VILONIA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHITE...NORTH
CENTRAL PULASKI...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LONOKE AND SOUTHERN FAULKNER
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 734 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF
LAKE CONWAY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MAUMELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SALTILLO AND VILONIA. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  VILONIA...            MAYFLOWER...          LAKE CONWAY...
  ENOLA...              SALTILLO...           OTTO...
  HOLLAND...            HAMLET...             EL PASO...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 137.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3490 9237 3500 9248 3528 9218 3506 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 226DEG 36KT 3498 9237

$$

44
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:44:04 am
Severe damage visible on the stream by "WeatherNinja".

http://www.chasertv.com/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:45:13 am
Two more chasers out, stopped by debris/traffic.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:45:37 am
Oh joy, I hear thunder.  Nothing severe, but we need the rain.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:48:46 am
(http://i60.tinypic.com/110b23m.png)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:49:25 am
Tornado damage in Mayflower, AR.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRQAPnCUAA4_pu.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:51:53 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
748 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC045-145-280100-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/
FAULKNER AR-WHITE AR-
748 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR VILONIA...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHITE AND
EAST CENTRAL FAULKNER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

AT 743 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF VILONIA...OR 10 MILES EAST OF CONWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR VILONIA. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  VILONIA...            ENOLA...              OTTO...
  HAMLET...             EL PASO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3499 9228 3507 9236 3528 9218 3509 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 235DEG 38KT 3507 9223

$$

44
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 12:58:32 am
TORNADO WARNING
ARC023-045-145-280130-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0012.140428T0056Z-140428T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
756 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR EL PASO AND FLOYD...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  EAST CENTRAL FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 752 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
  DAMAGE.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF VILONIA...OR
  13 MILES NORTH OF LITTLE ROCK AFB. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE
  STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR EL PASO AND FLOYD. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  SEARCY...             VILONIA...            GRAVEL HILL...
  CROSBY...             SIDON...              ROMANCE...
  OTTO...               LETONA...             JOY...
  FLOYD...              EL PASO...            CENTER HILL...
  ARMSTRONG SPRINGS...  ALBION...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

&&

LAT...LON 3522 9168 3503 9221 3512 9228 3542 9184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 236DEG 44KT 3512 9213

$$

4
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:01:35 am
(http://i62.tinypic.com/9u50km.png)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:02:46 am
A lot of images on the live thread.

http://www.katv.com/category/273536/live-stream-newscasts
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:19:37 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
806 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC145-280130-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140428T0130Z/
WHITE AR-
806 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR FLOYD...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM CDT...

AT 802 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MT VERNON...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF CABOT...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR FLOYD. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  SEARCY...             CROSBY...             FLOYD...
  EL PASO...            CENTER HILL...        ARMSTRONG SPRINGS...
  ALBION...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3508 9210 3511 9212 3518 9212 3536 9179
      3522 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 248DEG 35KT 3515 9203

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:20:33 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRWBfHCIAEaaB3.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 28, 2014, 01:31:07 am
http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/mayflower-arkansas-tornado-20140427 (http://www.weather.com/news/tornado-central/mayflower-arkansas-tornado-20140427)

Mayflower, Arkansas Tornado: Heavy Damage, 1 Death Reported

photos at link
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:34:12 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRY7YCCIAASw2z.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:35:43 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRY5x0CMAAiMga.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:41:47 am
TORNADO WARNING
ARC063-067-145-280215-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0014.140428T0138Z-140428T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
838 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
  WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 835 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STEPROCK...OR 11 MILES NORTH
  OF SEARCY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  STEPROCK...           PLEASANT PLAINS...    OIL TROUGH...
  NEWARK...             VELVET RIDGE...       THIDA...
  SUNNYDALE...          ROOSEVELT...          PROVIDENCE...
  POSSUM GRAPE...       OLYPHANT...           MACKS...
  HEFFINGTON...         GRAY...               DEWEY...
  DENMARK...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL ARKANSAS TORNADOES OCCUR AT NIGHT. TORNADOES
ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3573 9143 3553 9124 3533 9171 3543 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 232DEG 41KT 3542 9167

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:43:21 am
Tornado passing directly over Steprock, AR.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:48:40 am
Law enforcement confirmed tornado in Denmark, AR.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:52:07 am
From KARK

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRd8pFCcAArRDr.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 01:52:38 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
850 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC063-067-145-280215-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0215Z/
INDEPENDENCE AR-JACKSON AR-WHITE AR-
850 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THIDA AND OIL TROUGH...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WHITE...WEST
CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM
CDT...

AT 845 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF STEPROCK...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF SEARCY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THIDA AND OIL TROUGH. TAKE COVER
NOW.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  PLEASANT PLAINS...    OIL TROUGH...         NEWARK...
  VELVET RIDGE...       THIDA...              ROOSEVELT...
  POSSUM GRAPE...       OLYPHANT...           MACKS...
  HEFFINGTON...         GRAY...               DENMARK...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.


&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3550 9172 3573 9143 3553 9124 3538 9159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 232DEG 41KT 3550 9153

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:05:35 am
TORNADO WARNING
ARC063-067-280245-
/O.NEW.KLZK.TO.W.0015.140428T0204Z-140428T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
904 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF OIL TROUGH...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
  NEWPORT. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  NEWPORT...            TUCKERMAN...          SWIFTON...
  OIL TROUGH...         NEWARK...             JACKSONPORT...
  GRUBBS...             DIAZ...               THIDA...
  STEGALL...            OLYPHANT...           MACKS...
  KENYON...             HALE...               ERWIN...
  ELGIN...              DOWDY...              CAMPBELL STATION...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROUGHLY ONE THIRD OF ALL ARKANSAS TORNADOES OCCUR AT NIGHT. TORNADOES
ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3563 9103 3548 9146 3563 9157 3589 9125
      3589 9103 3588 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 234DEG 36KT 3560 9142

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:28:18 am
Possible mass casualty event in Vilonia.  Asking for any and all available emergency assistance.  Damage path is 3-4 blocks wide with most homes destroyed, not just damaged.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:31:33 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
928 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC063-067-280245-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140428T0245Z/
INDEPENDENCE AR-JACKSON AR-
928 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SWIFTON...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 926 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE.  THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TUCKERMAN...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF NEWPORT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SWIFTON. TAKE COVER NOW.


* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  TUCKERMAN...          SWIFTON...            KENYON...
  ELGIN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.

LAT...LON 3575 9103 3565 9133 3577 9140 3589 9124
      3589 9103 3588 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 234DEG 36KT 3577 9123

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:32:47 am
Extensive damage in Mayflower, AR as well.  Large search & rescue underway.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 28, 2014, 02:33:47 am
http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/warning-super-tornado-outbreak-dynamics-detected-on-monday-for-east-central-united-states (http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/warning-super-tornado-outbreak-dynamics-detected-on-monday-for-east-central-united-states)
WARNING: Super Tornado Outbreak Dynamics Detected On Monday For East-Central United States

(http://static.squarespace.com/static/4f34530ecb12e336a9dfe29c/t/535dbcafe4b07fe21eb2ccc6/1398652079557/?format=750w)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:51:28 am
Multiple fatalities reported in several different counties.

New tornado following the track of the earlier one.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:52:12 am
Taken by a storm chaser using a small drone helicopter with a camera on it.

(http://i59.tinypic.com/2hdw2ub.png)

(http://i59.tinypic.com/2h84yu8.png)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:55:19 am
Storm chasers reporting damage consistent with an EF4 and EF5 such as nothing but foundations left, severe ground scouring (removal of grass, soil, pavement, etc.) and even reenforced structures damaged or destroyed.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:56:37 am
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmRsh85CAAAPnaO.jpg:large)

"Cars marked with "X"s after emergency responders checked them for passengers in Mayflower."
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 02:58:31 am
(http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_1730.gif)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 03:01:32 am
Six confirmed fatalities so far.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 03:22:59 am
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 103
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   755 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

   * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
     NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
     SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
     WEST TENNESSEE

   * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 755 PM
     UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

   * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
     A FEW TORNADOES LIKELY WITH A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES POSSIBLE
     ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE
     ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

   THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50 STATUTE
   MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH OF POPLAR BLUFF
   MISSOURI TO 15 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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...CONTINUE...WW 97...WW 98...WW 99...WW
   100...WW 101...WW 102...

   DISCUSSION...A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AR WILL
   SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO WATCH AREA.  LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL CONTINUE
   TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...MAINTAINING THE RISK OF ISOLATED
   TORNADOES.  LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER CELLS.

   AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
   SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
   WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
   500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


   ...HART
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 03:48:32 am
TORNADO WARNING
MOC019-027-280415-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0015.140428T0341Z-140428T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1041 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1038 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF LAKE MYKEE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FULTON AROUND 1100 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CARRINGTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3906 9195 3906 9181 3878 9174 3858 9216
      3861 9220 3862 9220 3864 9222 3864 9225
      3874 9233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 237DEG 45KT 3872 9216

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GLASS
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Oceander on April 28, 2014, 04:12:25 am
So are we posing as the National Weather Service today??  I wonder why we need an update on this every ten minutes...

 :smokin:


Any reason we shouldn't?  It's of interest/value to some of the other members.  If it's not your cuppa, you don't have to read it, do you?
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 04:17:43 am
Finally no active tornado warnings so I am going to call it a night.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mountaineer on April 28, 2014, 12:00:32 pm
Thanks for all this information, AC. Those of us with friends or family in the vicinity always appreciate what's going on.
Quote
Tornadoes kill 16 in Arkansas, 1 in Oklahoma
Associated Press
By ANDREW DeMILLO and CHRISTINA HUYNH
3 minutes ago

VILONIA, Ark. (AP) — Three years after a tornado devastated the Little Rock suburb of Vilonia, its residents found themselves huddling in the dark early Monday wondering how they would rebuild again after the most powerful tornado yet this year carved a path through their city and others nearby, killing at least 16 people.

The tornado touched down Sunday about 10 miles west of Little Rock at around 7 p.m., then carved an 80-mile path of destruction as it passed through or near several suburbs north of the state capital, including Vilonia. It grew to be a half-mile wide and remained on the ground for much of that route, authorities said.

Among the ruins was a new $14 million intermediate school that was set to open this fall.

"There's just really nothing there anymore. We're probably going to have to start all over again," Vilonia Schools Superintendent Frank Mitchell said after surveying what was left of the building.

The tornado was the largest of several produced by a powerful storm system that rumbled through the central and southern U.S. Another twister killed a person in Quapaw, Okla., before crossing into Kansas to the north and destroying 60 to 70 homes and injuring 25 people in the city of Baxter Springs, according to authorities in Kansas. A death was reported in Baxter Springs, but it wasn't yet known if it was caused by the tornado, making the Oklahoma death the only confirmed death from Sunday's storms outside of Arkansas. A suspected tornado struck near Plain Dealing in northwest Louisiana.

The overall death toll stood at 17 early Monday.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said more storms were expected Monday in the South and Mississippi Valley.

The Arkansas twister shredded cars, trucks and 18-wheelers stuck along Interstate 40 north of Little Rock. After the storm passed, tractor-trailer rigs tried to navigate through the damage to continue their journeys, while gawkers held smartphones to their windows to offer a grim glimpse of the destruction.

State troopers went vehicle-to-vehicle to check on motorists and found — with genuine surprise — that no one was killed.

"About 30 vehicles — large trucks, sedans, pickup trucks — were going through there when the funnel cloud passed over," said Bill Sadler, a spokesman for the Arkansas State Police.

Karla Ault, a Vilonia High School volleyball coach, said she sheltered in the school gymnasium as the storm approached. After it passed, her husband told her their home had been reduced to the slab on which it had sat.

"I'm just kind of numb. It's just shock that you lost everything. You don't understand everything you have until you realize that all I've got now is just what I have on," Ault said.

The country had enjoyed a relative lull in violent weather and didn't record the first tornado death until Sunday, when a North Carolina infant who was injured by a twister Friday died at a hospital. But the system that moved through the Plains, Midwest and South on Sunday produced tornadoes that struck several states, including also Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.

The weather service's North Little Rock office said it was virtually certain that the Mayflower and Vilonia storm would be rated as the nation's strongest twister to date this year.

"It has the potential to be EF3 or greater," said meteorologist Jeff Hood. EF3 storms have winds greater than 136 mph. "Based on some of the footage we've seen from Mayflower and where it crossed Interstate 40, things were wrecked in a very significant way."

"It turned pitch black," said Mark Ausbrooks, who was at his parents' home in Mayflower when the storm arrived. "I ran and got pillows to put over our heads and ... all hell broke loose."

"My parents' home, it's gone completely," he said.

Becky Naylor, of Mayflower, said she and her family went to their storm cellar after hearing that tornado debris was falling in nearby Morgan. Naylor, 57, said there were between 20 and 22 people "packed like sardines" in the cellar.

"People were pulling off the highways and were just running in," she said.

"It sounded like a constant rolling, roaring sound," she said. "Trees were really bending and the light poles were actually shaking and moving. That's before we shut the door and we've only shut the door to the storm cellar two times."

The other time was in 2011, during an EF-2 tornado that followed nearly the same path.

"This storm was much stronger," Vilonia Mayor James Firestone told ABC's "Good Morning America" early Monday. "The devastation was just tremendous."

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management raised the Arkansas death toll to 16 early Monday — 10 in Faulkner County, five in Pulaski County and one in White County.

At a news conference in the Philippines, President Barack Obama sent his condolences and promised the government would help in the recovery.

"Your country will be there to help you recover and rebuild as long as it takes," Obama said.

Storm ratings for Sunday's twisters were not immediately available. Before Sunday, the country had not had a tornado rated EF3 or higher since Nov. 17, a streak of 160 days, the fourth-longest on record. This also would be the latest date for a storm rated EF3 or higher. The previous latest big storm for a year was March 31, 2002.

Sunday was the third anniversary of a 122-tornado day, which struck parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia and killed 316 people.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 28, 2014, 12:54:05 pm
http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-tornadoes-hit-central-southern-us/story?id=23493933 (http://abcnews.go.com/US/deadly-tornadoes-hit-central-southern-us/story?id=23493933)

At Least 17 Dead as Tornadoes Rip Through Central, Southern US
April 28, 2014
By ABC NEWS via GOOD MORNING AMERICA

videos at link
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: EC on April 28, 2014, 05:23:23 pm
Thanks for all this information, AC. Those of us with friends or family in the vicinity always appreciate what's going on.

Agreed. It's rather nice to be able to make a preemptive phone call rather than receiving one bearing bad news.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:13:32 pm
Here we go again, as bad as last night.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:14:24 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
508 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC083-282230-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T2230Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
508 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR ATHENS...CARTWRIGHT...ELKMONT...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LIMESTONE COUNTY...

AT 505 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR ATHENS...CARTWRIGHT...ELKMONT. THIS
ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN EXITS 351 AND 347. TAKE COVER
NOW.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENS...ELKMONT...RIPLEY...FRENCH MILL AND CARTWRIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT
UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER
NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME
ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE
HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO.


&&

LAT...LON 3493 8689 3484 8684 3475 8680 3476 8713
      3482 8717 3498 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 246DEG 32KT 3483 8705

$$

BCC
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:19:39 pm
Local TV streams

Jackson, MS:

http://www.wjtv.com/story/23156377/watch-wjtv-news-live

http://www.wapt.com/weather/live-severe-weather-threat/25698758

http://www.msnewsnow.com/category/260221/live-video-watch-wlbt-news

Birmingham, AL

http://www.alabamas13.com/category/256224/live-stream

http://www.wjtv.com/story/23156377/watch-wjtv-news-live

http://www.abc3340.com/category/238084/live-stream

Stormchaser Streams:

http://tvnweather.com/live

http://www.chasertv.com/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:20:01 pm
Mississippi State University in Starksville reports debris falling from the sky.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:20:13 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
516 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC049-149-282245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-140428T2245Z/
WARREN MS-HINDS MS-
516 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HINDS AND
EAST CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 516 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOVINA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.

THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BOLTON AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  BROWNSVILLE AROUND 540 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 9045 3249 9041 3228 9036 3226 9071
      3237 9072
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 255DEG 32KT 3233 9065

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

DHB
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:21:17 pm
If anyone wants to monitor some of these streams, please feel free.  I can only listen to 2-3 at a time at most.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:24:23 pm
This is sickeningly similar to the 2011 outbreak that on April 25th to 28th.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:25:56 pm
Jackson, Mississippi is directly in the part of this large, well defined wedge tornado.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:27:58 pm
TORNADO WARNING
KYC075-105-282300-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0030.140428T2226Z-140428T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
526 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...
  SOUTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 524 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAYCE...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BY THE PUBLIC
  NEAR UNION CITY TENNESSEE WITH INFORMATION RELAYED FROM THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS TO OUR OFFICE.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED 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.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FULGHAM AROUND 550 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 8907 3669 8890 3662 8881 3656 8881
      3649 8893 3650 8905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 226DEG 24KT 3651 8901

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:30:19 pm
Amazing live stream of large tornado from Brett Adair on http://tvnweather.com/live
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:31:39 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MSC049-089-282330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0045.140428T2228Z-140428T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
528 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 527 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EDWARDS...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  POCAHONTAS AND FLORA AROUND 545 PM CDT.
  ANNANDALE AND RIDGELAND AROUND 555 PM CDT.
  GLUCKSTADT AND MADISON AROUND 600 PM CDT.
  CANTON AROUND 610 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 9002 3254 8989 3249 8996 3250 8998
      3248 9002 3245 9003 3233 9040 3249 9045
      3269 9015 3269 9014 3270 9013 3270 9010
      3275 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 245DEG 37KT 3239 9050

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

DHB
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:35:29 pm
TORNADO WARNING
ALC093-282315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0004.140428T2227Z-140428T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
527 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WESTERN MARION COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 523 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF WESTON...OR 9 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR WESTERN MARION COUNTY. TAKE COVER
NOW.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAMILTON...WESTON...HACKLEBURG...BEXAR...SHOTTSVILLE AND PIGEYE.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 11...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3431 8772 3405 8811 3409 8821 3432 8818
      3433 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 227DEG 29KT 3416 8812

$$

75
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:36:22 pm
Large, confirmed wedge tornado approaching Hamilton, MS.

http://cbs42.com/video/live-streaming-video/

On the stream, NOW.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:40:08 pm
Numerous power flashes from tornado approaching Columbus, MS.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 28, 2014, 10:40:40 pm
Headed my way now...under a torando watch...eta around 6:20....
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:41:57 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
539 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC093-282315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140428T2315Z/
MARION AL-
539 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST MARION COUNTY...

AT 533 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTON...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMILTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HACKLEBURG AND PIGEYE.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 11...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.


&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3431 8772 3412 8802 3412 8821 3432 8818
      3433 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 227DEG 29KT 3423 8803
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:42:18 pm
Headed my way now...under a torando watch...eta around 6:20....

Can do any reports from your area?  I'm buried with MS and AL.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:49:43 pm
These guys have been following the tornado for a while.  They've had it on camera for a while off and on, depending on the terrain.

http://stormscapelive.tv/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:51:52 pm
(http://i62.tinypic.com/2qvrr78.png)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 10:53:37 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
547 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC093-282315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140428T2315Z/
MARION AL-
547 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY NORTH OF HAMILTON...

AT 547 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HACKLEBURG AND PIGEYE.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 7...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3416 8817 3431 8816 3433 8815 3431 8772
      3415 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 247DEG 28KT 3422 8793

$$

75
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on April 28, 2014, 10:56:22 pm
(http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/wand/REGION_RADAR.jpg?L=246739&nav=menu589_3&referrerDomain=www.wandtv.com)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:00:59 pm
Texas Task Force 1 has been called up at full strength for deployment to Arkansas and likely to Mississippi later.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:03:14 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
601 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC087-282330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-140428T2330Z/
LOWNDES MS-
601 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 630
PM CDT...

AT 601 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENT OAK...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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.

THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  COLUMBUS AROUND 620 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3346 8828 3328 8860 3329 8866 3331 8868
      3342 8867 3351 8863 3352 8855 3355 8853
      3352 8848 3355 8850 3360 8847 3362 8851
      3366 8846 3351 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 228DEG 23KT 3342 8850

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

JC
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:07:50 pm
TORNADO WARNING
GAC077-149-199-285-282345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.140428T2303Z-140428T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
703 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 658 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WEST OF
  HOGANSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CORINTH...GRANTVILLE...MORELAND AND NEWNAN

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 8489 3329 8466 3309 8504 3314 8510
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 226DEG 25KT 3316 8503

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:08:03 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
605 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC083-282315-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T2315Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
605 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY...

AT 604 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENS...ELKMONT AND CARTWRIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8691 3485 8684 3483 8684 3481 8709
      3486 8712 3499 8692
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 242DEG 24KT 3486 8704

$$

DJN.83
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:12:00 pm
TORNADO WARNING
TNC051-103-282345-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0014.140428T2309Z-140428T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
609 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 608 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR
  HAZEL GREEN...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF MERIDIANVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR
  SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN
  PORTIONS OF LIMESTONE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HUNTLAND...LINCOLN...FLINTVILLE...LEXIE CROSSROADS...ELORA...BEANS
  CREEK...SMITHLAND AND CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3500 8619 3499 8630 3499 8659 3501 8660
      3514 8637 3512 8636 3515 8635 3513 8635
      3512 8632 3515 8633 3515 8632 3517 8632
      3519 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 247DEG 28KT 3499 8652

$$

DJN.83
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:17:18 pm
Tornado warning for the area just Southwest of Atlanta, in the Peachtree City area.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
713 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

GAC077-149-285-282345-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140428T2345Z/
TROUP GA-COWETA GA-HEARD GA-
713 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTH CENTRAL TROUP
COUNTIES...

AT 708 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION ON THE HEARD AND TROUP
COUNTY LINE ON US HWY 27. DEBRIS HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH THIS STORM. A
FUNNEL CLOUD HAS ALSO BEEN SIGHTED BY SPOTTERS. DAMAGE IS LIKELY
OCCURING.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARRISONVILLE..MOVING
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST HEARD COUNTY SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!!

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH
AND MORELAND

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3315 8502 3319 8507 3343 8489 3331 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 180DEG 15KT 3320 8503

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:19:57 pm
Likely tornado moving into Jackson, MS.

http://www.wapt.com/weather/live-severe-weather-threat/25698758
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:20:36 pm
TORNADO WARNING
MSC021-029-290015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0049.140428T2317Z-140429T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
617 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 617 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RED LICK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HERMANVILLE AND PEYTON AROUND 625 PM CDT.
  CARPENTER AROUND 640 PM CDT.
  DENTVILLE AROUND 650 PM CDT.
  CRYSTAL SPRINGS AROUND 705 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 9103 3193 9099 3207 9072 3205 9071
      3205 9023 3204 9023 3203 9025 3202 9023
      3197 9022 3182 9081
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 245DEG 39KT 3186 9093

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CME
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:28:14 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
625 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC075-107-290000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
LAMAR AL-PICKENS AL-
625 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 625 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CALEDONIA...
OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VERNON...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...MELBORNE...STAR...HIGHTOGY AND
  CODY.

TORNADO REPORTS AND DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BUT HAVE NOT
BEEN CONFIRMED. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3344 8826 3346 8829 3351 8829 3372 8826
      3387 8811 3377 8795 3369 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 223DEG 31KT 3358 8825

$$

75
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:29:28 pm
Streaming video for the two Atlanta area storms.

http://www.11alive.com/videos/news/2014/04/22/5867887/

http://www.cbs46.com/category/213015/news-live-stream
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:33:36 pm
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1131 PM GMT MON APR 28 2014

MSC079-089-290000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
631 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LEAKE AND EAST
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 631 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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.

THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CARTHAGE AROUND 655 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE REDWATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3263 8973 3259 8979 3258 8983 3259 8984
      3256 8991 3266 8996 3293 8961 3270 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 242DEG 38KT 3262 8984

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:36:11 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
634 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC049-121-290015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140429T0015Z/
RANKIN MS-HINDS MS-
634 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HINDS
AND CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 634 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR RICHLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PEARL AND FLOWOOD AROUND 640 PM CDT.
  BRANDON AROUND 650 PM CDT.
  PELAHATCHIE AROUND 710 PM CDT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3223 8973 3217 9020 3234 9021 3251 8977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 251DEG 31KT 3225 9014

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CME
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:43:39 pm
WJTV cut their live feed as the staff had to take cover.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:46:59 pm
4 people confirmed dead in Winston county (MS) tornado.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:49:50 pm
6:50 PM: A confirmed tornado is currently moving through Brandon moving along I-20. Seek shelter in Gulde and Pelahatchie!
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:50:24 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
647 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC121-290015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140429T0015Z/
RANKIN MS-
647 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 647 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BRANDON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PELAHATCHIE AROUND 705 PM CDT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 9003 3240 9003 3251 8977 3223 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 257DEG 32KT 3227 9000

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CME
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:55:52 pm
Tornado Warning, North Carolina

TORNADO WARNING
NCC017-290045-
/O.NEW.KILM.TO.W.0003.140428T2353Z-140429T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
753 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BLADEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RUSKIN...OR
  NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
   AMMON...
   LAGOON...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL
AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET UNDER A TABLE OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. SEEK SHELTER ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH
AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN
YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3478 7842 3475 7838 3473 7838 3470 7836
      3467 7832 3452 7827 3461 7881 3480 7874
      3484 7848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 266DEG 15KT 3469 7862

$$

BACON
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 28, 2014, 11:59:34 pm
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
658 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC121-290015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-140429T0015Z/
RANKIN MS-
658 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 658 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BRANDON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PELAHATCHIE AROUND 705 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.


&&

LAT...LON 3236 8994 3239 8975 3223 8973 3222 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 266DEG 33KT 3227 8987

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CME
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 12:02:01 am
Back in a little bit.  I have got to run an errand.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 12:02:52 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
659 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC121-123-290045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-140429T0045Z/
SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-
659 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL RANKIN AND
SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...

AT 700 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PELAHATCHIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MORTON AROUND 720 PM CDT.
  PULASKI AROUND 725 PM CDT.
  HOMEWOOD AND FOREST AROUND 735 PM CDT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 8978 3239 8979 3240 8978 3248 8933
      3223 8932 3223 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 270DEG 32KT 3227 8986

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

CME
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mountaineer on April 29, 2014, 12:26:20 am
A Facebook friend in Huntsville, AL, just reported three fatalities in a neighboring county.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 12:29:59 am
The good thing is these storms are forming a line, rather than a large number of individual super cells.  This helps to reduce the risk of the large, long track tornadoes.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 12:51:39 am
Storms back building into Louisiana.  Will have to wait and see if these will spin up enough to spawn tornadoes.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 01:07:56 am
TORNADO WARNING
ALC133-290145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0012.140429T0103Z-140429T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
803 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 802 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR POPLAR
  SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES EAST OF LYNN. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
  TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ARLEY...POPLAR SPRINGS...MCDOWELL CAMP GROUNDS...DOUBLE SPRINGS...
  HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...CORINTH REC AREA...FALLS CITY...
  HELICON...ADDISON AND NESMITH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3430 8710 3410 8710 3399 8725 3399 8751
      3400 8757 3431 8723 3430 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 226DEG 34KT 3401 8741

$$

17/KLAWS
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 01:29:32 am
TORNADO WARNING
TNC051-103-127-290200-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0019.140429T0127Z-140429T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
827 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN...MOORE AND NORTHWEST
FRANKLIN COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  MOORE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 825 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
  LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 7 MILES EAST OF FAYETTEVILLE.
  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN...MOORE AND
  NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SMITHLAND AND
  MARBLE HILL. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WINCHESTER...LYNCHBURG...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...TIMS FORD
  LAKE...KELSO...HURDLOW...MARBLE HILL...ARNOLD AFB AND OAK GROVE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WITH COMPLETE DEVASTATION
LIKELY. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER
IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF
A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND
SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO
SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO.

&&

LAT...LON 3541 8625 3539 8628 3538 8625 3537 8626
      3537 8628 3534 8624 3535 8622 3535 8616
      3536 8616 3534 8603 3527 8599 3507 8643
      3510 8652 3541 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 221DEG 37KT 3512 8643

$$

DJN.83
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 01:32:41 am
http://www.waff.com/category/235564/waff-48-news-live-stream

http://whnt.com/on-air/live-streaming/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 01:40:51 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
839 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

TNC051-127-290200-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140429T0200Z/
FRANKLIN TN-MOORE TN-
839 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MOORE AND NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND MOORE COUNTIES...

AT 837 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNCHBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR MOORE AND NORTHWEST FRANKLIN
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS BETWEEN LYNCHBURG AND ESTILL
SPRINGS. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

THIS TORNADO HAS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN THE SMITHLAND AREA.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINCHESTER...LYNCHBURG...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...TIMS FORD LAKE...
HURDLOW...MARBLE HILL...ARNOLD AFB...OAK GROVE AND HARMONY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3541 8625 3539 8628 3537 8626 3537 8628
      3534 8624 3535 8622 3533 8620 3536 8616
      3534 8603 3527 8599 3512 8632 3515 8635
      3513 8636 3521 8638 3524 8640 3523 8641
      3524 8641 3541 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 221DEG 37KT 3521 8633

$$

DJN.83
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 02:29:29 am
Tornado moving toward Birmingham, Alabama, but expected to move north of the city center.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:02:08 am
Second tornado approaching Birmingham, AL.

The earlier tornado still active, moving north of Birmingham, law enforcement confirmed.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:03:25 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
959 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC023-290345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-140429T0345Z/
CLARKE MS-
959 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY
UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...

AT 959 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR EUCUTTA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CRANDALL AROUND 1025 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SHUBUTA.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3183 8874 3182 8891 3190 8891 3205 8845
      3196 8846 3193 8846 3189 8848 3183 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 251DEG 40KT 3182 8885

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BYB
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:03:46 am
Tornado sirens sounding in Birmingham.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:04:30 am
Tornado warning for Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  Tornado sirens sounding.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:05:21 am
Louisville, Mississippi tornado from earlier today.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQRzNn3YebM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:07:33 am
Would not be surprised to see a Tornado Emergency for Birmingham and/or Tuscaloosa.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:09:24 am
Large tornado with radar visible debris ball near Kimberly & Morris Alabama.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:11:33 am
TORNADO WARNING
NCC087-099-290345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0006.140429T0309Z-140429T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1109 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1106 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CULLOWHEE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  SYLVA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  CULLOWHEE AND SYLVA.
  BALSAM.
  MAGGIE VALLEY AND WAYNESVILLE.
  LAKE JUNALUSKA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

LAT...LON 3552 8321 3551 8318 3555 8316 3558 8317
      3564 8313 3554 8289 3524 8322 3524 8324
      3523 8325 3527 8332 3531 8333
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 212DEG 37KT 3529 8323

$$

MOORE
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:13:46 am
Tornado Emergency for the city of Tuscaloosa.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:16:02 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1012 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC125-290400-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
1012 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 1012 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELTON STATE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCFARLAND MALL...UNIVERSITY MALL...LAKE WILDWOOD...DEERLICK CREEK
  CAMPGROUNDS...COALING...BROOKWOOD...VANCE...ABERNANT...BULL CITY
  AND LAKE VIEW.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 68 THROUGH 100...


TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3343 8728 3342 8725 3340 8725 3332 8718
      3328 8707 3325 8707 3322 8711 3324 8714
      3320 8720 3313 8720 3313 8728 3311 8730
      3306 8754 3315 8762
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 234DEG 31KT 3313 8753

$$

GRANTHAM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:18:30 am
When the lightning flashes, you can see the funnel or a very low wall cloud on Tuscaloosa tower cam.

Birmingham is now in the direct path of an approaching tornado as has taken a left turn.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:20:47 am
Extremely large debris ball with the Tuscaloosa tornado.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:21:29 am
Numerous power flashes seen south/southeast of Tuscaloosa.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:23:11 am
WIAT personnel have taken cover in a local restaurant.

http://cbs42.com/video/live-streaming-video/
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:26:52 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1024 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC073-290400-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T0400Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1024 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON
COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 1023 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARDIFF...OR 8
MILES WEST OF GARDENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GARDENDALE...MORRIS...KIMBERLY...WARRIOR...TRAFFORD...SAYRE...
  PALMERDALE AND VILLAGE SPRINGS.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 271 THROUGH 282...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 85 THROUGH 87...


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3384 8681 3384 8676 3379 8667 3376 8665
      3376 8661 3376 8660 3357 8697 3364 8705
      3385 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 228DEG 31KT 3365 8693

$$

17/KLAWS
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:28:29 am
Lots of damage reported in Kimberly & Morris Alabama.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:40:18 am
The Tuscaloosa tornado is moving toward Birmingham.  Way too much like April 2011.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:43:39 am
TORNADO WARNING
ALC073-125-290445-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0024.140429T0341Z-140429T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1041 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1037 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
  CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR BROOKWOOD...OR 11 MILES EAST OF HOLT.
  DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...FAIRFIELD...HOOVER...VESTAVIA HILLS...
  HOMEWOOD...BIRMINGHAM...MOUNTAIN BROOK...FULTONDALE AND ABERNANT.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 86 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3346 8667 3342 8672 3342 8675 3337 8678
      3336 8682 3333 8684 3333 8688 3324 8699
      3325 8708 3322 8711 3323 8714 3319 8721
      3317 8730 3328 8735 3368 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 240DEG 29KT 3324 8728

$$

GRANTHAM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: sinkspur on April 29, 2014, 03:56:08 am
AC, you're doing a great job tonight.  I"m following your posts, then going to the Weather Channel.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 03:56:28 am
Confirmed, large tornado moving toward Birmingham.  Estimated to arrive in roughly 45 minutes if it holds together.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:09:58 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1108 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC073-290445-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T0445Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1108 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL
1145 PM CDT...

AT 1105 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
TWO CONFIRMED TORNADOES.  THESE TORNADOES WERE LOCATED NEAR NORTH
JOHNS...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BESSEMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...FAIRFIELD...HOOVER...HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA
  HILLS...BIRMINGHAM...MOUNTAIN BROOK...FULTONDALE AND NORTH JOHNS.


THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 104 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3368 8681 3346 8668 3342 8672 3342 8675
      3337 8678 3336 8683 3333 8684 3333 8688
      3325 8699 3325 8707 3328 8707 3330 8715
      3336 8720 3337 8723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 234DEG 22KT 3334 8708

$$

GRANTHAM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:14:57 am
Debris visible on radar for the tornadoes moving toward Birmingham.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:16:23 am
Tornado Emergency for Hueytown, AL.  Last town of consequence before Birmingham.

Storm spotters have confirmed this tornado is on the ground.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:16:55 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1114 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC073-290445-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T0445Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1114 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL
1145 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY INCLUDING HUEYTOWN...

AT 1112 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH JOHNS...OR 6 MILES WEST OF BESSEMER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...HOOVER...FAIRFIELD...VESTAVIA HILLS...
  HOMEWOOD...BIRMINGHAM...FULTONDALE...MOUNTAIN BROOK AND ALABAMA
  ADVENTURE.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 104 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...


TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3368 8681 3346 8668 3342 8672 3342 8675
      3337 8678 3336 8683 3333 8684 3333 8688
      3329 8703 3341 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 216DEG 25KT 3336 8706

$$

GRANTHAM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:20:29 am
Third possible tornado in the complex moving toward Birmingham.  Currently close to Bessemer.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:20:51 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1119 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC073-290445-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T0445Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1119 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL
1145 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 4
MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALABAMA
ADVENTURE...OR NEAR BESSEMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ANOTHER
TORNADO IS LIKELY TO FORM NEAR MCCALLA AND BESSEMER...AND WILL MOVE
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BESSEMER...HUEYTOWN...HOOVER...FAIRFIELD...VESTAVIA HILLS...
  HOMEWOOD...BIRMINGHAM...FULTONDALE...MOUNTAIN BROOK AND ALABAMA
  ADVENTURE.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 104 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...


TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3368 8681 3346 8668 3342 8672 3342 8675
      3337 8678 3336 8683 3333 8684 3333 8688
      3329 8703 3341 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 218DEG 25KT 3338 8701

$$

GRANTHAM

Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:27:10 am
Large debris signature on the tornado in Bessemer.

Should see the tornado on this stream in a minute.

http://www.abc3340.com/category/238084/live-stream
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:30:53 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1128 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC073-290445-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140429T0445Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1128 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY
UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

...TORNADO EMERGENCY CONTINUES FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 1128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LIPSCOMB...OR NEAR BESSEMER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FAIRFIELD...VESTAVIA HILLS...HOMEWOOD...BIRMINGHAM...FULTONDALE...
  MOUNTAIN BROOK...BLUFF PARK...MIDFIELD...PLEASANT GROVE AND MINOR.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 252 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 19 THROUGH 23...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 113 THROUGH 129...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 130...


TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3346 8668 3342 8672 3342 8675 3336 8696
      3345 8704 3367 8681
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 221DEG 28KT 3344 8692

$$

GRANTHAM
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:32:07 am
ABC 33/40 weather guys telling the staff to the basement so they might go off the air, but a few people are refusing to go so they can keep broadcasting.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:32:56 am
Numerous power flashes
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:35:33 am
Tornado Emergency for Birmingham.  Either two parallel tornadoes or one giant one moving into the city.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:47:43 am
Might be a bit early to be optimistic, but it seems that Birmingham might have dodged a bullet.

The storm started to recycle and weakened.  Hopefully if it will not spin up again, or if it does, it will wait until it is out of town.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 04:51:53 am
TORNADO WARNING
ALC049-095-290530-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0027.140429T0444Z-140429T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1144 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1144 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO
  OVER ALTOONA...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONEONTA. DOPPLER RADAR
  SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ...DOUGLAS...RODENTOWN...ARONA...LATHAMVILLE...
  KILPATRICK AND MCVILLE.

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.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3413 8633 3434 8613 3422 8594 3420 8596
      3420 8611 3419 8611 3418 8619 3410 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 218DEG 29KT 3401 8633

$$

70/DD
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 05:06:22 am
Lots of damage reported in Bessemer.

The storm seems to be ramping back up.  Radar signature pretty well defined near Attalla.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 05:07:15 am
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1157 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC055-290530-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140429T0530Z/
ETOWAH AL-
1157 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ETOWAH COUNTY
UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

AT 1154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALTOONA...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
RAINBOW CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WALNUT GROVE...ATTALLA...REECE CITY...SARDIS CITY...TABOR ROAD...
  RAMSEY...HOWELTON...RIDGEVILLE...ROCKLEDGE AND MOUNTAINBORO.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBER 188...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3420 8585 3415 8584 3397 8618 3399 8619
      3397 8625 3399 8628 3394 8633 3394 8637
      3398 8633 3405 8633 3410 8631 3419 8619
      3419 8612 3421 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 226DEG 27KT 3400 8624

$$

17/KLAWS

TORNADO WARNING
ALC049-095-290530-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0027.140429T0444Z-140429T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1144 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1144 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO
  OVER ALTOONA...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONEONTA. DOPPLER RADAR
  SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ...DOUGLAS...RODENTOWN...ARONA...LATHAMVILLE...
  KILPATRICK AND MCVILLE.

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.

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3413 8633 3434 8613 3422 8594 3420 8596
      3420 8611 3419 8611 3418 8619 3410 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 218DEG 29KT 3401 8633

$$

70/DD
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 05:15:40 am
I'm out for the night.  Need to get some sleep.  Tomorrow might be round three.

(http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk_1730.gif)
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: SPQR on April 29, 2014, 06:22:59 am
My Prayers are for everyone hit.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mountaineer on April 29, 2014, 11:19:51 am
My friend in Huntsville, AL, reported around 11 p.m. last night, "Things have settled down here and looks like some of the other storms will probably head east & NE of me. Worst is up near Lynchburg, TN now."
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 11:24:42 pm
As of right now, there are no tornado warnings, but there are a couple of tornado watches for Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee and Louisiana.

The preliminary rating for the worst of the Arkansas tornadoes is an EF-3.

So thankfully it is quiet at the moment.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 11:37:30 pm
Well that didn't last.

TORNADO WARNING
NCC163-300015-
/O.NEW.KRAH.TO.W.0024.140429T2333Z-140430T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
733 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL SAMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 733 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 12
  MILES WEST OF CLINTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLINTON...ROSEBORO AND SALEMBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3492 7855 3503 7862 3518 7831 3498 7819
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 240DEG 10KT 3498 7855
$$

VINCENT
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 29, 2014, 11:47:09 pm
TORNADO WARNING
NCC079-147-300030-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0010.140429T2343Z-140430T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
743 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  PITT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FARMVILLE...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 739 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SHINE...OR
  12 MILES NORTH OF LA GRANGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  LINDELL...SNOW HILL...CASTORIA...WALSTONBURG...LIZZIE...MAURY...
  FOUNTAIN...BELLS FORK...BRUCE...BELL ARTHUR AND FALKLAND

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

&&

LAT...LON 3557 7783 3576 7753 3576 7752 3556 7734
      3537 7780 3537 7781 3540 7781 3543 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 235DEG 17KT 3549 7778

$$

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Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 30, 2014, 01:09:59 am
TORNADO WARNING
OHC139-300145-
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0001.140430T0103Z-140430T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
903 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANSFIELD...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 901 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ONTARIO...
  OR NEAR MANSFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4069 8262 4071 8264 4071 8272 4074 8273
      4100 8254 4100 8243 4099 8242 4082 8242
      4081 8241 4069 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 212DEG 28KT 4074 8259

$$
KIELTYKA
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 30, 2014, 02:44:18 am
It looks like this outbreak might be nearing an end, although please, no one assume with certainty.

The last few tornado warnings have been all radar indicated with no visual confirmation.  Also, they've been part of squall lines rather than super cells and tend to be weaker and dying off far more rapidly.  The danger now has moved from tornadoes to flooding.

There is a "slight" risk tomorrow according to the Storm Prediction Center, but hopefully it will be nothing but rain and some thunder at most.

(http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk_0100.gif)

I'm going to unpin this thread unless something drastic happens.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mountaineer on April 30, 2014, 10:54:57 am
Some horrible stories  (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/deadly-tornado-outbreak/tornado-victims-were-dads-daughters-brothers-sons-n92436)from these tornadoes: the college swimmer who held up a wall long enough for his girlfriend to escape, but he couldn't save himself; a father and two of his daughters killed while the rest of the family survived, and more.  **nononono*
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 30, 2014, 11:42:54 pm
Some horrible stories  (http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/deadly-tornado-outbreak/tornado-victims-were-dads-daughters-brothers-sons-n92436)from these tornadoes: the college swimmer who held up a wall long enough for his girlfriend to escape, but he couldn't save himself; a father and two of his daughters killed while the rest of the family survived, and more.  **nononono*

Sadly, it is the same stories we hear with each one of these outbreaks.  The names change, the events stay the same.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: Atomic Cow on April 30, 2014, 11:53:00 pm
The Louisville, Mississippi tornado has been rated an EF-4.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2014_04_27_28_29_winston_tor

The Mayflower/Vilonia, Arkansas tornado has been rated as a high end EF-4. 180-190mph winds with a track of 41.3 miles and a maximum width of .75 miles.  Additional survey work could change this to EF-5 if evidence of even strong winds/damage is found.

(http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/lzk/images2/torpic042714.jpg)

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lzk/?n=svr0414c.htm

I haven't seen a rating for the Tupelo tornado or others from the 28th.
Title: Re: Massive tornado outbreak predicted for this weekend across the South...stay safe
Post by: mystery-ak on May 01, 2014, 12:03:28 am
WOW