STORM2K

10% tornado too, any thoughts?

It's all wait and see from here.

I woke up to nickel sized hail a little bit ago here in Madison.

not much happening right now. BTW Tidesong, where did you get the pic for your avatar?

Good cells forming across Illinois, but they seem to be a squall line. Surprised they haven't gone High Risk. IMO Watch 193 should be a PDS and Watch 194 a Tornado Watch, not a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Tough to balance religion and storm tracking here...

I'm thinking today is looking quite promising. More so than the last few days anyway. Hope everyone stays safe... I don't see an end to this severe weather on the horizon

Gorky wrote:I'm thinking today is looking quite promising. More so than the last few days anyway. Hope everyone stays safe... I don't see an end to this severe weather on the horizon

Me either! I guess the fact that the Lord has Risen has made the impression that severe weather should rise too!

Have a Happy - and Safe - Easter!

Eeeek I don't want to hear about how 194 should be a TOR! It's that whole empty house thing....

We're getting some storms now, nothing severe right now, just some nice rolling thunder, and some heavy rain. I'm hoping it stops soon because I want to go get some lunch

Dean, that picture is the tornado that hit Stoughton, Wisconsin (close to Madison) last year. http://www.stoughtontornado.org/

Spotters reported a touchdown in the City of Bloomington, Illinois on Route 9 near Wal-Mart, 5 minutes ago.

The Wal-Mart has everyone in the storage rooms.

OK I'm having trouble with the SPC site. The good news is that if there is a touchdown in a commercial area, few should be affected as most are closed.

The touchdown was just rolling rotation. Confirmed now. No touchdown.

OK thanks. Everyone probably equals only a handful of people in that case.

Listening currently to WILL-AM for the tornado warnings in central Illinois.

http://www.will.uiuc.edu/main/listen.htm

39.52N 89.09W 04/16/2006 CHRISTIAN IL TRAINED SPOTTER BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF A TORNADO WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

Now 3 tornadoes reported today.

Tornado Warning
ILC019-162130-
/O.NEW.KILX.TO.W.0049.060416T2046Z-060416T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
346 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT.

* AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SEYMOUR...OR ABOUT NEAR MONTICELLO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAVOY...
CHAMPAIGN...
URBANA...
THOMASBORO...
ST. JOSEPH...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OVER 70 MPH.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. THE STORM MAY
NOT BE PRODUCING A TORNADO AT THE MOMENT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO DURING
THE WARNING PERIOD. FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO INDOORS NOW TO AN INTERIOR
ROOM OR A BASEMENT...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGER...OR THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY...FOR RELAY TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4014 8847 3995 8846 4011 8802 4030 8809

$$
GEELHART

Where is the dry line?

The dry line is the cold front way out in Missouri and Iowa I believe. This is ahead of the cold front.

Will anything further develop in western Illinois? Looking pretty dead.

There is some activity developing in eastern Iowa and extreme northeastern Missouri. Not severe yet though.