Friday outbreak

[tidesong]

When this is all over I'm sending an 'attaboy' type e-mail for this met. He's fantastic.

[CrazyC83]

Like I did to WILL-AM (with a good response) after March 12...

[Mesohunter]

that just looks like scud

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

402 reports with 318 hail reports with 52 wind reports,,,And 32 tornado reports today...

[simplykristi]

OMG Do you all see the wall cloud on the storm near Athens?

Kristi

[tidesong]

Good grief, that's a nasty wall cloud.

[lester]

OMG Do you all see the wall cloud on the storm near Athens?

Kristi

yes..that"s not good

[Extremeweatherguy]

This storm reminds me a lot of the one I went through in Missouri last year. It had lightning and clouds just like this. If a tornado drops then in this storm it will probably be stronger though.

[Extremeweatherguy]

uh..oh..tornado is touching down it seems southwest of Athens

[Brent]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 169
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
730 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
EASTERN LOUISIANA
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
A SMALL PART OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 730 PM
UNTIL 400 AM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 85 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF GADSDEN
ALABAMA. 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...THIS TORNADO WATCH REPLACES TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 163. WATCH NUMBER 163 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER
730 PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 162...WW 164...WW 165...WW 166...WW
167...WW 168...

DISCUSSION...PATTERN EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR LONG-LIVED
SUPERCELLS WITH AN ATTENDANT THREAT FOR A FEW STRONG TORNADOES
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE TN VLY AND MID-SOUTH.
STRENGTHENING AND INCREASINGLY DIFFLUENT UPPER LEVEL WIND FIELD
DOWNSTREAM FROM AMPLIFYING ERN OK UPPER TROUGH WILL MAINTAIN
ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE STORMS. GIVEN EXISTING WSW/ENE ORIENTED
COMPOSITE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY IN NRN PART OF WW...AND CONTINUED LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE INFLOW...SETUP SHOULD SUPPORT ADDITIONAL TORNADOES
DESPITE POSSIBLE EVOLUTION TOWARD BROKEN LINE SEGMENTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25050.

[simplykristi]

Brent, where are you in AL? I forgot.

Kristi

[lester]

Look at all those storms!

[Brent]

Brent, where are you in AL? I forgot.

Kristi

Eastern part, south of I-20 near the GA line.

[Extremeweatherguy]

that damaged billboard was probably caused by 75+mph gusts.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

-- The death toll from a spate of storms and tornadoes sweeping southern U.S. states has risen to 10, all in Tennessee.


Cnn

[simplykristi]

Ten people now confirmed dead in TN.

Kristi

[Extremeweatherguy]

446 total severe reports..348 hail reports..64 wind reports..34 tornado reports..over 10 deaths..so far

[tidesong]

I think the number's going to get bigger unfortunately

[tidesong]

Yeah, I'd say this is an outbreak.

[6SpeedTA95]

Did I miss anything big while I was at dinner?