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#341 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:53 pm

This is so horribly sad. Hope she is reunited with her family and that they are ok.


@wave3news: "Girl found in field in Salem Indiana. Blonde hair, blue eyes, between 20 mo and 3 yrs. Anyone w/info on who she is please call 502-629-7225."
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#342 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:54 pm

@TWCBreaking: "#Tornado reported west of Ozark, AL moving east. TAKE COVER in the city of Ozark! http://wxch.nl/x6gSfB.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#343 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:55 pm

AGAIN!!!

WFUS53 KJKL 022338
TORJKL
KYC025-071-115-129-153-175-237-030015-
/O.NEW.KJKL.TO.W.0030.120302T2338Z-120303T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
638 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CAMPTON...LEXI...SALYERSVILLE AND
BURKHART. TAKE COVER NOW!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN BREATHITT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
MAGOFFIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
WOLFE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 715 PM EST

* AT 633 PM EST...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
BOOTH...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMPTON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROSEFORK...MALAGA...SHOCKEY AND UPPER GILMORE AROUND 645 PM EST.
CUTUNO...BURKHART...BELKNAP AND WHEEL RIM AROUND 650 PM EST.
OVA...GULLETT...STELLA AND FRITZ AROUND 655 PM EST.
BURNING FORK...LAKESVILLE AND SALYERSVILLE AROUND 700 PM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE PUNCHEON...MAGGARD...
EMMA AND BLAIR.

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 3787 8280 3765 8277 3758 8365 3776 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 263DEG 59KT 3769 8354

$$

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#344 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:56 pm

Back after 9 pm. About to write a test.

Stay safe everyone!!!!!
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#345 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:57 pm

@ChaserTV: "Salyersville, KY, Pop. 1604 has a tornadic supercell heading right for it. Tornado confirmed on the ground NOW. http://ow.ly/9qk3r #kywx."
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#346 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:58 pm

‏@TWCBreaking: "Strong radar signature of #tornado moving into Blount Co., TN. TAKE COVER in Maryville! Alert/radar: http://wxch.nl/wUO8Sd.

Second tornado alert for a Maryville today, this time for the one in Tennessee. Take cover!!!
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#347 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:59 pm

:uarrow: Yes, that was the second cell, it passed just south of my parents. Tight debris ball on the radar with it, heading for Salyersville. My TVS indicator is going all the way down to 608 feet with that one!

NWS Jackson is having a very difficult time keeping up with all the warnings.
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#348 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:00 pm

@stormchasernick: "RT @ClermontCoScan: Clermont Co Hospital is reported to be at capacity and not taking anymore patients."

Wow...
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#349 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:02 pm

Current image (6:56 pm EST) of Supercell heading right for Salyersville:

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#350 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:02 pm

Joe B says this is a pic of the Henryville, Indiana tornado:


@BigJoeBastardi: "Henryville Indiana The rest of the month should not be as active, but bigger concerns again about April http://pic.twitter.com/WqTItHW9.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#351 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:03 pm

brunota2003 wrote:Current image (6:56 pm EST) of Supercell heading right for Salyersville:

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@TxStormChasers: "VIOLENT #TORNADO IS ON SALYERSVILLE, KY DOORSTEP. YOU'RE OUT OF TIME! GET DOWN NOW!!!!! #kywx."
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#352 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:04 pm

New image for Salyersville:

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Hope everyone is underground!!!
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#353 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:05 pm

@stormchaser4850: "RT @spann: So far today, 196 Tornado Warnings, 240 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, 432 Severe Weather Repts incl. 67 Tornado Rpts nationally."
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#354 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:06 pm

@TxStormChasers: "+102/-100 Knot rotation (202 knots of rotation) on Salyersville, KY now. Town population just over 1,500. #kywx #tornado."

Hope those people can get below ground....
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#355 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:07 pm

@CNNweather: "Very dangerous situation for Salyersville, KY w/ debris ball! Take cover NOW! LIVE on @CNN ! @chadmyerscnn http://yfrog.com/kg8v9zp.
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#356 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:09 pm

@TWCBreaking: "#Tornado EMERGENCY for city of Jamestown, TN. TAKE COVER NOW! Tornado confirmed! http://wxch.nl/whvKrU.
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#357 Postby brunota2003 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:09 pm

The storm just passed through the southern portion of Slayersville.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#358 Postby cycloneye » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:13 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
603 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YAZOO CITY...
CENTRAL EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRANSYLVANIA...
SOUTHERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 700 PM CST

* AT 604 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR TRANSYLVANIA MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
FITLER BY 615 PM CST...
ONWARD BY 620 PM CST...
HOLLY BLUFF BY 635 PM CST...
TINSLEY BY 650 PM CST...
YAZOO CITY BY 655 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.

THE HAIL BEING PRODUCED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY
DAMAGE CARS AND ROOFS. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF DOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE
A STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3303 9043 3273 9033 3257 9124 3275 9130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 253DEG 44KT 3269 9116

$$

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#359 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:15 pm

brunota2003 wrote:The storm just passed through the southern portion of Slayersville.


That one had even more gate-to-gate velocity than the West Liberty vortex signature did (a couple of knots I believe).
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#360 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:18 pm

@EverythingWX: "Tornado imminent for Hagerhill, KY!!"
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