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#341 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 1:59 pm

Still waiting for surveys. Neosho and Picher both probably support EF4, although Picher could be EF3 if the buildings were weakened due to the hazardous waste.
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Nice picture i thought

#342 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 2:03 pm

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#343 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 2:04 pm

That centerpoint near Cincinnati kinda looks like an eye of a hurricane...
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#344 Postby HURAKAN » Sun May 11, 2008 2:16 pm

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#345 Postby KWT » Sun May 11, 2008 2:22 pm

Yep thats a very impressive system certainly is beefy with those storms and well wrapped up!
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#346 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 2:34 pm

National Weather Service officials confirms it was at least an EF3 tornado which hit Newton County

SENECA — Steve Runnels with the National Weather Service office in Springfield was in Newton County Sunday morning to go over the damage with his team after a tornado swept through the county Saturday night.

Runnels said after the damage he and his team has seen they "feel that potentially greater than an EF3 tornado has occurred."

Runnels said the tornado packed wind speeds of 160 miles per hour or greater. He said the tornado was about one mile wide.
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#347 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 2:44 pm

"greater than an EF3" - sounds like EF4 or EF5. I'm leaning towards EF4 on both tornadoes (or maybe they were a single tornado).
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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#348 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 3:27 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0894
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0318 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF CNTRL/ERN NC INTO SRN VA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 307...

VALID 112018Z - 112145Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 307 CONTINUES.

RISK FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS APPEARS TO BE INCREASING. A NEW WW MAY
BE NEEDED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA/SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.


SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DEEPEN AND MIGRATE EAST
NORTHEASTWARD OUT OF WEST CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. CIRCULATION
CENTER IS EVIDENT IN VISIBLE IMAGERY...ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF A
CONVECTIVE BAND...WHERE PERSISTENT NEW CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE. LATEST RUC GUIDANCE DOES SUGGEST THAT
RAPID DESTABILIZATION MAY BE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL/
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN RESPONSE TO LOW-LEVEL THERMAL/MOISTURE
ADVECTION. AND...IT APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT FAIRLY RAPID SUPERCELL
DEVELOPMENT COULD TAKE PLACE NEAR THE RALEIGH/DURHAM AREA BETWEEN
NOW AND 22-23Z. THIS IS ON THE NOSE OF A 90-100+ KT 500 MB JET
STREAK...WHERE DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS VERY STRONG. LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS
ALSO BECOMING MAXIMIZED ACROSS THIS REGION...WITH LARGE CLOCKWISE
CURVED LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT AS
SURFACE DEW POINTS CLIMB THROUGH THE MID/UPPER 60S LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO IS POSSIBLE.

..KERR.. 05/11/2008


ATTN...WFO...AKQ...MHX...RAH...RNK...

35537996 36187949 36527883 36797800 36817706 36347643
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#349 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 3:34 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:"greater than an EF3" - sounds like EF4 or EF5. I'm leaning towards EF4 on both tornadoes (or maybe they were a single tornado).


As to definitions of the F-Scale, likely an F4. Brick-walls and houses down is EF4 rating.
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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#350 Postby jaxfladude » Sun May 11, 2008 3:36 pm

Yet another nasty and deadly weather outbreak again, not good news at all with 20 plus dead this weekend alone...
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#351 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 3:51 pm

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 309
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
445 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
EXTREME NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 445 PM UNTIL
1100 PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 65 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9).

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 307...WW 308...

DISCUSSION...SECONDARY CYCLOGENESIS IS UNDERWAY ALONG PIEDMONT FRONT
AHEAD OF POWERFUL DEEP-LAYER CYCLONE SPINNING ACROSS OH ATTM. AIR
MASS AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING LOW HAS BEEN MOISTENING BUT RELATIVELY
SLOW TO DESTABILIZE DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER NOW DEPARTING PARTS
OF ERN NC. FORCING WITH THE SECONDARY LOW AND LATER WITH ADVANCING
COLD FRONT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TO
SPREAD EAST ACROSS PARTS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN/TIDEWATER AND OUTER
BANKS AREAS THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. INTENSE DEEP-LAYER
TROPOSPHERIC WIND FIELDS /100KT AT 500MB/...MAGNITUDE OF LARGE SCALE
FORCING...AND PRONOUNCED MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION...SHOULD ALL
SUPPORT DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND POTENTIAL...AS WELL AS BRIEF
TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.


...CARBIN
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#352 Postby HarlequinBoy » Sun May 11, 2008 4:04 pm

The Newton County tornado got a preliminary EF3 and Barry County "primarily EF1, with some EF2."
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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#353 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 4:05 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
503 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

NCC035-109-112145-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-080511T2145Z/
LINCOLN NC-CATAWBA NC-
503 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

AT 501 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE TRACKING A DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LINCOLNTON AND MAIDEN BY 510 PM EDT...
BOGER CITY BY 515 PM EDT...

TORNADOES IN THE CAROLINAS ARE OFTEN OBSCURED BY
RAIN...HAZE...TREES...AND TERRAIN. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE THE TORNADO
BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. BY THE TIME YOU SEE IT...IT MAY BE TOO LATE!
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.

IF YOUR AREA SUFFERS DAMAGE FROM TORNADOES OR DAMAGING WINDS...STAY
CALM. ASSIST THOSE WHO MAY BE INJURED...BUT WATCH CAREFULLY FOR LIVE
POWER LINES...BROKEN GLASS...BROKEN GAS LINES...AND SHARP OBJECTS.
HELP WILL ARRIVE SOON.

LAT...LON 3557 8145 3560 8140 3567 8132 3562 8115
3542 8123 3542 8124 3550 8144 3554 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 291DEG 26KT 3551 8130

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#354 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 4:06 pm

HarlequinBoy wrote:The Newton County tornado got a preliminary EF3 and Barry County "primarily EF1, with some EF2."


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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#355 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 5:14 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
611 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

SCC019-112230-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080511T2230Z/
CHARLESTON SC-
611 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY......A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 609 PM EDT...LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN
HOLLYWOOD. THIS TORNADO IS MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FOLLY
BEACH...HOLLYWOOD...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...KIAWAH ISLAND...
MEGGETT...WADMALAW ISLAND AND YONGES ISLAND.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF
YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR
LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3268 8030 3277 8025 3274 7986 3271 7986
3265 7991 3263 7999 3261 7998 3260 8000
3260 8006 3257 8011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 271DEG 41KT 3270 8018

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#356 Postby brunota2003 » Sun May 11, 2008 5:16 pm

Yep...Tornado warnings springing up all over Eastern NC now. Nothing like last night, though.
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Re: Major Southeast Severe Weather Outbreak May 10 and 11th

#357 Postby CrazyC83 » Sun May 11, 2008 5:24 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
620 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

SCC019-112230-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080511T2230Z/
CHARLESTON SC-
620 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...TORNADO REMAINS ON THE GROUND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY...
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY...

AT 618 PM EDT...LOCAL MEDIA HAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND ON
JOHNS ISLAND. THIS TORNADO IS MOVING EAST AT 47 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...FOLLY
BEACH...JAMES ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...KIAWAH ISLAND AND WADMALAW
ISLAND.

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!


TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND
POWER LINES...PLEASE CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.

LAT...LON 3266 8021 3276 8014 3274 7986 3271 7986
3265 7991 3263 7999 3261 7998 3260 8000
3260 8006 3259 8009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 271DEG 41KT 3270 8006

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Numbers climbing in a much steeper way

#358 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 5:38 pm

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#359 Postby Bunkertor » Sun May 11, 2008 5:48 pm

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WFUS52 KCHS 112233
TORCHS
SCC019-112300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.TO.W.0038.080511T2233Z-080511T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
633 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR JAMES ISLAND...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
JAMES ISLAND...SULLIVANS ISLAND...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY.
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#360 Postby brunota2003 » Sun May 11, 2008 5:54 pm

WFUS52 KMHX 112248
TORMHX
NCC049-103-133-112330-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0025.080511T2248Z-080511T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAVEN COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAVELOCK...
SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN ONSLOW COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
MAYSVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PUMPKIN CENTER...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CATFISH LAKE AND GREAT LAKE BY 700 PM EDT...
CROATAN...RIVERDALE...LONG LAKE AND LITTLE LAKE BY 705 PM EDT...
NEUSE FOREST...CHERRY POINT AIR STATION AND HAVELOCK BY 710 PM
EDT...

CHERRY BRANCH BY 715 PM EDT...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1-800-889-6889...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3479 7729 3495 7736 3498 7732 3508 7695
3501 7697 3498 7692 3495 7685 3495 7680
3493 7677 3497 7669 3493 7666
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 255DEG 44KT 3489 7724

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Been watching/taking photos of this cell. It turned and is now coming torwards me. I will check in after the all clear (provided we have power).
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