February 5-6: Super Tuesday Outbreak... 57 dead

[CrazyC83]

Shades of Tuscaloosa 2000...

[RL3AO]

AT 541 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS...OR ABOUT NEAR
SOUTHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

[simplykristi]

Oh yeah! My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in that area. I hope that everyone is in shelter.

Kristi

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0165
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0539 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...AR...NRN LA...INTO SE MO

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 35...36...37...

VALID 052339Z - 060115Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH
35...36...37...CONTINUES.

WARM SECTOR ENVIRONMENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP...NEAR SATURATED
MOIST LAYER WEAKLY CAPPED BY A ELEVATED MIXED LAYER...CONTRIBUTING
TO CAPE ON THE ORDER OF 1000-1500 J/KG. AND...THIS CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT VIGOROUS DISCRETE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF
PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE...WITHIN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG DEEP LAYER
SHEAR AND LARGE CLOCKWISE CURVED LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS...FAVORABLE
FOR LONG LIVED SUPERCELLS WITH STRONG TORNADOES. THOUGH THE
BOUNDARY LAYER MAY COOL A COUPLE OF DEGREES OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS...LARGE-SCALE FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH VIGOROUS UPSTREAM SHORT
WAVE IMPULSE PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
AHEAD OF SQUALL LINE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

SOUTHWESTERLY MID TROPOSPHERIC JET EAST OF UPPER IMPULSE IS PROGGED
TO STRENGTHEN IN EXCESS OF 100 KT ACROSS THE ARKLATEX THIS EVENING.
AND...THE DRY MID-LEVEL AIR MASS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUFFICIENT
EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND DOWNWARD TRANSPORT OF HIGHER MOMENTUM AIR TO
THE SURFACE...POSSIBLY SUPPORTING A NORTHEASTWARD ACCELERATION OF
THE SQUALL LINE AND AN INCREASING DAMAGING WIND THREAT THROUGH
02-03Z.

THE RISK FOR LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO EXIST WITH MOST CONVECTION.

..KERR.. 02/05/2008


ATTN...WFO...PAH...MEG...JAN...LSX...LZK...SGF...SHV...

33159350 33829364 34379355 35319321 35959267 36609210
37089139 37409039 37268953 36838930 35988983 34669073
33659131 33139194 33079252 32999306

[CrazyC83]

Tornado about to cross I-240...

[Weatherfreak14]

http://www.wreg.com/

[Bunkertor]

This is f&%$ing weird

What? I cannot get that feed to work.

Kristi

Maybe try another browser. I have it on ie.

[snoopj]

This is f&%$ing weird

What? I cannot get that feed to work.

Kristi

Maybe try another browser. I have it on ie.

Yeah, had to switch to IE to get it running.

--snoopj

[Cyclenall]

The da** video feed is cutting out every 3 seconds in memphis!!!

[simplykristi]

This is f&%$ing weird

What? I cannot get that feed to work.

Kristi

Maybe try another browser. I have it on ie.

I can't get IE to work. I use Firefox.

Kristi

[CrazyC83]

Tornado now obscured in rain...

[Cyclenall]

http://www.wreg.com/

Doesn't work.

CNN had a very brief thing on Memphis but it only lasted 1 minute!!!!

[Squarethecircle]

Unfortunately, Super Tuesday will eclipse this event.

For me, I've completely forgotten about Super Tuesday.

[CrazyC83]

Report: parts of Southaven DESTROYED.

[RL3AO]

I gotta leave to go caucus within 25 minutes.

[CrazyC83]

:uarrow: Unfortunately, Super Tuesday will eclipse this event.

For me, I've completely forgotten about Super Tuesday.

Me too (the national media tends to ignore severe weather often) - this could have major implications too in several states, as it could keep people at home in shelter...

[Bunkertor]

I can't get IE to work. I use Firefox.

Kristi

They must have something to do with microsoft. Just install ie . Shouldn´t take so much time.

[RL3AO]

Report: parts of Southaven DESTROYED.

Where did you hear that?

[CrazyC83]

Report: parts of Southaven DESTROYED.

Where did you hear that?

WREG report.

Also heard NWS Memphis is taking shelter (I think Little Rock is backup)

[Bunkertor]

Report: parts of Southaven DESTROYED.

Where have you read that ?