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#341 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:54 pm

Bunkertor wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:Report: parts of Southaven DESTROYED.


Where have you read that ?


Civilian report on WREG.
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#342 Postby Squarethecircle » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:55 pm

:uarrow: I'd like to know where Crazy heard this as well.
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#343 Postby RL3AO » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:56 pm

Leaving to caucus. Have presidential and senate to do so it might be a few hours. Keep safe guys.
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#344 Postby Chacor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:58 pm

23:45 GMT : Arkansas : A tordado is heading towards the town of Clinton, Arkansas, CNN reports.
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#345 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:59 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0166
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0554 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SERN TX

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 052354Z - 060130Z

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY CONTINUE OVER SERN TX AND A WW MAY BE
REQUIRED.

STORMS HAVE FORMED ALONG COLD FRONT WITH RAPID COOLING AROUND 700 MB
ERODING CAP. COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR
WILL PROMOTE LARGE HAIL...WHILE DRY AIR ALOFT AND MODERATE PRESSURE
RISES PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. IT IS QUESTIONABLE HOW FAR E STORMS
WILL PERSIST GIVEN CAPPING.

RAPID VEERING OF THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS ALONG THE FRONT MAY
MINIMIZE THE TORNADO THREAT WITH STORMS RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY.
HOWEVER...STORMS THAT CAN MOVE AWAY FROM THE BOUNDARY AND BECOME
DISCREET WOULD POSE A TORNADO THREAT.

..JEWELL.. 02/05/2008


ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...HGX...CRP...EWX...

28829623 28819693 29029706 30019620 30929546 31209377
30609377 29639390 29419457 28939532 28859572
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#346 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:02 pm

Holly Springs now under the gun:

MSC071-093-107-137-060015-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080206T0015Z/
MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-
534 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR PANOLA...
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...EASTERN TATE AND SOUTH CENTRAL MARSHALL
COUNTIES...

AT 534 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR COURTLAND...OR ABOUT NEAR BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ENDVILLE...SARDIS...COMO...BURGESS...SENATOBIA...GLENVILLE...BARR...
HARMONTOWN...ABBEVILLE...LAWS HILL AND BETHLEHEM.

.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!

.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.

LAT...LON 3424 9014 3426 9015 3473 8994 3458 8931
3416 8991 3416 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 218DEG 48KT 3429 8995

$$
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#347 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:08 pm

WFUS54 KMEG 060001
TORMEG
TNC047-069-075-157-060045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0032.080206T0001Z-080206T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
601 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 601 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR EADS...OR ABOUT 9
MILES NORTH OF COLLIERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ARLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...DANCYVILLE...WHITEVILLE...HILLVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...BELLE EAGLE AND HOLLY GROVE.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

.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.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3568 8908 3532 8910 3508 8964 3519 8980
3540 8961 3540 8957 3542 8947 3556 8948
3577 8928
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 225DEG 51KT 3520 8965

$$
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#348 Postby angelwing » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:10 pm

18 wheelers blown into warehouse per reporter Janice Broach; major damage at FedEx hanger-this all per

http://www.wmcstations.com/
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#349 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:11 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:Holly Springs now under the gun:

MSC071-093-107-137-060015-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080206T0015Z/
MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-LAFAYETTE MS-PANOLA MS-
534 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
$$


I bet we´ll recieve pictures of that Moby Dick Tornado. The area must be filled up with spotters
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#350 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:12 pm

New tornadic cell near Pine Bluff. The outbreak is really on now...
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#351 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:15 pm

Hickory Ridge Mall - heavy damage reported, especially to outparcels, some damage to the mall itself
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#352 Postby Squarethecircle » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:15 pm

:uarrow: (two posts up) Hehe, dude, that's been up for a half an hour now. :wink:
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#353 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:15 pm

Some are just in

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#354 Postby HarlequinBoy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:16 pm

fact789 wrote:
CrazyC83 wrote:In the radar clutter, a 334 kt TVS over NE Shelby County...

For real, there are two TVS's near Tunica...


Tornado Vortex signature?
and which warning includes is Tunica (where is Tunica)?


Tunica is the town I live in, about 40 minutes outside Memphis.


And I saw a lot of rotation. Honestly, it looked like two different funnels.. it barely even rained in town, but the SE edge moved just to my NW and you could clearly see it. That was a while ago though..
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#355 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:18 pm

New watch farther east coming, possibly PDS:

ESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0167
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0615 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF WRN/CNTRL KY/SW OH

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 060015Z - 060145Z

SEVERE THREAT...INCLUDING THE RISK FOR TORNADOES...IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL WWS ARE LIKELY.

A PRE-FRONTAL CONFLUENCE NEAR A 50+ KT SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET IS
NOW THE FOCUS FOR INTENSE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT...INCLUDING SEVERAL
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI INTO
SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY. BETWEEN NOW AND 03-04Z...THE LOW-LEVEL JET IS
PROGGED TO INTENSIFY AS IT NOSES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER OHIO
VALLEY...TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST OF A SLOWLY DEEPENING SURFACE CYCLONE
MIGRATING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THIS
FEATURE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOW-LEVEL MOISTENING/DESTABILIZATION
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN/CENTRAL KENTUCKY...THROUGH
THE VICINITY OF SURFACE WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
SOUTHERN OHIO. AND...THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING
STORMS...INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS. EXTREME SHEAR BELOW LOW-LEVEL
JET AXIS WILL SUPPORT THE RISK FOR STRONG TORNADOES...WHICH COULD
AFFECT LOUISVILLE...CINCINNATI ...AND ADJACENT AREAS.

..KERR.. 02/06/2008


ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...OHX...IND...PAH...

36908797 37678798 38718715 39478586 39548445 39028389
37768461 36678618 36628741
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#356 Postby HarlequinBoy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:18 pm

Mass damage at an industrial park in Oxford. They said "mass damage."
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#357 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:19 pm

Emergency operations plan activated in Shelby County.
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#358 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:20 pm

the cell west of Pine Bluff looks tornadic
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#359 Postby HarlequinBoy » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:21 pm

simplykristi wrote:
Bunkertor wrote:
simplykristi wrote:
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


Very sorry if this has been answered.. but the station is out. On my TV WREG has a notice up they can't broadcast for a bit.
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#360 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:23 pm

HarlequinBoy wrote:
Very sorry if this has been answered.. but the station is out. On my TV WREG has a notice up they can't broadcast for a bit.


The stream is working for me - it may be your cable company.
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