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Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:25 pm
by Texas Snowman
Hard to believe this is the last day of February.

Shades of the Tri-State Tornado, this tornado keeps going, now in Indiana.

A PDS tornado warning:

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"Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1014 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

ILC047-185-193-INC051-129-163-010445-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170301T0445Z/
White IL-Wabash IL-Edwards IL-Gibson IN-Vanderburgh IN-Posey IN-
1014 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN WHITE...SOUTHWESTERN WABASH...SOUTHEASTERN EDWARDS...
SOUTHWESTERN GIBSON...NORTHERN VANDERBURGH AND NORTHEASTERN POSEY
COUNTIES...

At 1013 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Poseyville, or 16 miles west of Fort Branch, moving east
at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. If you are travelling along
Interstate 64 from exits 4 through 12, the tornado is
headed for this part of the highway. This is a life
threatening situation.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may
be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes
will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction
is possible.

The tornado will be near...
Poseyville around 1020 PM CST.
Cynthiana around 1025 PM CST.
Owensville around 1030 PM CST.
Fort Branch and Haubstadt around 1035 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Griffin.

LAT...LON 3841 8748 3820 8746 3820 8747 3814 8747
3812 8796 3833 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 259DEG 39KT 3819 8787

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN"

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:40 pm
by Bunkertor
Big Tex Snowman Avatar :D

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:53 pm
by Bunkertor

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 12:49 am
by EF-5bigj
That supercell went 350 miles! :eek:

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 2:47 am
by WeatherGuesser
Nodded off. Storms seems to have passed without incident. Don't know what to expect from the other line in MO.

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:41 pm
by cycloneye

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 2:01 pm
by cycloneye

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:34 pm
by cycloneye

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:49 pm
by cycloneye

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:16 pm
by cycloneye

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:17 pm
by EF-5bigj
The Perryville,MO tornado has been given a EF-4 rating with winds of 180 mph.

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:04 am
by Hurricaneman
EF-5bigj wrote:The Perryville,MO tornado has been given a EF-4 rating with winds of 180 mph.


First one of the year, hope for no more

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:52 pm
by WeatherGuesser

Re: Potential Severe Weather Event; 2/28, 3/1; Mid South

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:47 pm
by WeatherGuesser
Updated summary with maps and more detailed information:

http://www.weather.gov/pah/February282017SevereWeather