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#81 Postby HarlequinBoy » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:14 pm

New tornado warning up in SW Missouri for McDonald County.
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#82 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:26 pm

Is it really January???? It has been 41 years since we have seen this so far north...

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
417 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

WIC059-101-072245-
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080107T2245Z/
RACINE WI-KENOSHA WI-
417 PM CST MON JAN 7 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR KENOSHA
AND RACINE COUNTIES...

AT 413 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHEATLAND AND NORTH OF NEW
MUNSTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
UNION GROVE BY 425 PM CST...
KENOSHA AIRPORT AND KENOSHA ARPT(KENW) BY 430 PM CST...
ELMWOOD PARK AND STURTEVANT BY 435 PM CST...
DOWNTOWN RACINE...NORTH BAY...RACINE BATTEN ARPT(KRAC) AND RACINE
BATTEN AIRPORT BY 440 PM CST...

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!


HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 4268 8777 4265 8776 4264 8778 4257 8778
4249 8780 4248 8831 4271 8830 4285 8783
4278 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 252DEG 42KT 4261 8813

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#83 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:32 pm

Yikes.

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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#84 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:38 pm

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
EASTERN KENOSHA AND EASTERN RACINE COUNTIES...

AT 431 PM CST...SPOTTERS REPORTED DAMAGE FALLING FROM THE SKY 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF STURTEVANT. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A
TORNADO NEAR STURTEVANT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

ANOTHER STRENGTHENING STORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KENOSHA
AIRPORT...WITH ANOTHER TORNADO POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST KENOSHA COUNTY.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH BAY AND WIND POINT BY 440 PM CST...
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#85 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:39 pm

This is unbelieveable for January! Hopefully nothing serious happens there...
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#86 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:41 pm

McDonald County, SW Missouri

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#87 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:42 pm

From WISN: Houses collapsed in Kenosha County, WI...
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#88 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:43 pm

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
AUDRAIN AND NORTHERN CALLAWAY COUNTIES...

AT 420 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A ROTATING WALL
CLOUD OVER FULTON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THE TORNADO INCLUDE...WILLIAMSBURG AND
SHAMROCK.


That is 50 mi NW of St. Louis.
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#89 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:44 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0016
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0434 PM CST MON JAN 07 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHEAST KS/MUCH OF MO/CENTRAL IL

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 1...

VALID 072234Z - 080000Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 1 CONTINUES.

TORNADO WATCH #1 CONTINUES UNTIL 03Z FOR FAR SOUTHEAST KS/MUCH OF MO
INTO WEST CENTRAL IL...WITH A RISK OF TORNADOES/DAMAGING WINDS AND
SEVERE HAIL. PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MO INTO CENTRAL IL WILL BE
MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL WATCH OR EASTWARD
EXTENSION.

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS FEATURES A STRONG SURFACE FRONT EXTENDING
FROM A SURFACE LOW ACROSS NORTHEAST IA...INTO SOUTH CENTRAL KS.
SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...AN UNSEASONABLY WARM/MOIST AIRMASS
CONTINUES TO ADVECT NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION
TOWARD THE OZARK PLATEAU/MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NEAR 70 F
TEMPERATURES/MID 50S F DEWPOINTS EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AS WEST CENTRAL
IL AS OF 22Z. AS OBSERVATIONAL SATELLITE/RADAR TRENDS AND SHORT TERM
MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST...INCREASING STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS
GUSTS/SEVERE HAIL ACROSS THE BULK OF TORNADO WATCH #1 THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY MODEST
INSTABILITY/HIGH SHEAR.

ONGOING STORMS FROM CENTRAL MO INTO WEST CENTRAL IL HAVE A HISTORY
OF LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON...AND EVEN
WHERE STORMS HAVE BEGUN TO CLUSTER ACROSS NORTHEAST MO/WEST CENTRAL
IL...IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL FLOW FIELDS WITH 300-400 M2/S2 0-1 KM SRH
WILL FAVOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EMBEDDED LEWP DEVELOPMENT/LOW LEVEL
MESOCYCLONES...WITH A RISK FOR TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
WHILE STORMS ARE CURRENTLY MORE DISCRETE FARTHER SOUTHWEST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST MO/FAR SOUTHEAST KS...WEAKENING INHIBITION AND A
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET/WARM ADVECTION REGIME IS LIKELY TO
RESULT IN INCREASING STORM COVERAGE AND A MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE
THREAT EARLY THIS EVENING.

..GUYER.. 01/07/2008


ATTN...WFO...ILX...LSX...DVN...SGF...EAX...ICT...

40349247 40459014 40248882 39578901 38279035 37159275
37069473 37159551 38129480 39159389
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#90 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:45 pm

Maybe they should have gone MDT.
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#91 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:49 pm

This definitely proves that there is no tornado season...
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#92 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:50 pm

RL3AO wrote:Maybe they should have gone MDT.


I would have at least gone 10% tornado...
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#93 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:50 pm

Storms popping in NE Oklahoma. One SVR. Wisconsin cell has emerged into Lake Michigan.
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#94 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:53 pm

Very impressive line from Chicago to St. Louis. Currently 3 SVR and 3 TOR on the line.
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#95 Postby Bunkertor » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:54 pm

This is f***ing strange.
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#96 Postby RL3AO » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:56 pm

Cell in SW MO continues to look very good. Semi-surprised if there isn't a tornado...or at least a wall cloud.
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#97 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:56 pm

Bunkertor wrote:This is f***ing strange.



Well, when DonaldSutherland1 started showing pretty consistent ensemble runs showing abnormal warm temperatures in the Central/Eastern US, and saw the model projections of the big system(s) that produced the California mega-blizzard, especially the European from about 8 days ago, I had a feeling a Spring like outbreak was in the offing...
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#98 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:01 pm

Ed Mahmoud wrote:
Bunkertor wrote:This is f***ing strange.



Well, when DonaldSutherland1 started showing pretty consistent ensemble runs showing abnormal warm temperatures in the Central/Eastern US, and saw the model projections of the big system(s) that produced the California mega-blizzard, especially the European from about 8 days ago, I had a feeling a Spring like outbreak was in the offing...


Maybe they'll be right and the atmosphere will fool the SPC?
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Re: Holy not quite 1/8/07 TX/-Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak,

#99 Postby Bunkertor » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:05 pm

Ed Mahmoud wrote:
Bunkertor wrote:This is f***ing strange.



Well, when DonaldSutherland1 started showing pretty consistent ensemble runs showing abnormal warm temperatures in the Central/Eastern US, and saw the model projections of the big system(s) that produced the California mega-blizzard, especially the European from about 8 days ago, I had a feeling a Spring like outbreak was in the offing...


Maps now look like in April.

Do you mean the user European or the snow event over here ?
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#100 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:05 pm

Major damage reported west of Kenosha...no injuries reported yet though. WISN reporting homes "collapsed" - at least an EF2 if those are weak buildings.
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