Great Plains, Midwest, & Deep South Storm Season 2021

[Iceresistance]

This radar looks more like May/June than January.
(No, the storms are not Severe as of 3 AM)

[Iceresistance]

Very Broad Marginal Risk across Dixie Alley

All threats are there for Quarter Sized Hail, 65 mph gusts, & maybe a tornado.

[Iceresistance]

Marginal Risk Tomorrow for 60 mph winds are possible in the Florida Panhandle, SE Alabama & SW Georgia

[Iceresistance]

12z Update

Marginal Risk no longer in effect for NE Texas & Eastern Arkansas

The threats are now 65 mph winds & maybe a Tornado

[Iceresistance]

Slight Risk now in place for NE Mississippi & NW Alabama & South-Central Tennessee

Marginal Risk for Southern Arizona



Dixie Alley: Higher Threat for Tornadoes & up to 70 mph gusts

Southern Arizona: Up to 60 mph gusts

[ElectricStorm]

This event just produced what appears to be the first powerful tornado of the year in Alabama. Large PDS with debris lofted up to 15,000 feet on the north side of Birmingham, particularly near the Fultondale area. Probably about a mile wide at peak. Reminds me of Nashville last year...

[NXStumpy_Robothing]

This event just produced what appears to be the first powerful tornado of the year in Alabama. Large PDS with debris lofted up to 15,000 feet on the north side of Birmingham, particularly near the Fultondale area. Probably about a mile wide at peak. Reminds me of Nashville last year...

Adding on to this - preliminary damage reports from twitter are coming in. All seem to support a significant tornado around the EF2-EF3 range.

 https://twitter.com/bradley_WP/status/1353937715201454080



 https://twitter.com/FredWVTM13/status/1353934029972795392




Originally from a twitter user by the handle of @Fantom4009

Also, a video of the tornado in progress.
 https://twitter.com/WVTM13/status/1353933354031345666

[Iceresistance]

Storm chaser on I-65 north of Birmingham, AL found the tornado & his front windshield blew out by the debris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnMhbqgg2M

[InfernoFlameCat]

Tornado warning for metro Atlanta (where I live) was canceled. No touchdown fortunately.

[Iceresistance]

Marginal risk for Tornadoes & 65 mph wind gusts are expected today in the Tropical Southeast

[Iceresistance]

11 AM Update

More of South Carolina is now under the Marginal risk for severe storms

The threats are still the same with 60 mph wind gusts & maybe a tornado

[ElectricStorm]

1 confirmed fatality from the Fultondale storm, a 14 year old boy, making it the first deadly tornado of the year. Devastating

[Iceresistance]

1 confirmed fatality from the Fultondale storm, a 14 year old boy, making it the first deadly tornado of the year. Devastating

[cstrunk]

Storm chaser on I-65 north of Birmingham, AL found the tornado & his front windshield blew out by the debris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnMhbqgg2M

Looks like he ran straight into a cable that was hanging across the road. Lucky he wasn't going faster.

[Iceresistance]

Storm chaser on I-65 north of Birmingham, AL found the tornado & his front windshield blew out by the debris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnMhbqgg2M

Looks like he ran straight into a cable that was hanging across the road. Lucky he wasn't going faster.

Likely slower to very heavy rain.

A violent storm blew through OKC in April 2017, a car was flipped upside down by falling powerlines on I-40 just east of the I-44 Junction. (Proven by SkyNews9 on News 9)

[Iceresistance]

Marginal Risk in Southern Georgia Tomorrow for 65 mph winds & maybe a Tornado

[ElectricStorm]

The Fultondale tornado has been given a preliminary rating of high-end EF2 with 135 mph. I won't be surprised if they end up bumping that up to 140/EF3.

EDIT: This link has it as an EF3 now. Either way a terrible situation for those involved.
https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01252021

[ElectricStorm]

The Fultondale tornado has been given a preliminary rating of high-end EF2 with 135 mph. I won't be surprised if they end up bumping that up to 140/EF3.

EDIT: This link has it as an EF3 now. Either way a terrible situation for those involved.
https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01252021

Officially upgraded to EF3/150mph

[Iceresistance]

The Fultondale tornado has been given a preliminary rating of high-end EF2 with 135 mph. I won't be surprised if they end up bumping that up to 140/EF3.

EDIT: This link has it as an EF3 now. Either way a terrible situation for those involved.
https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_01252021

Officially upgraded to EF3/150mph

As fast as Laura in 2020

[Iceresistance]

Marginal Risk in place for Southern Georgia & Northern Florida for 65 mph winds & low chance for tornadoes