Historic outbreak Sunday: The aftermath

[CrazyC83]

"Small" tornado reported in Sardis, Mississippi according to a local source (coming from WREG via Easternuswx.com) - no injuries but some structural damage.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Once again...Houston gets missed by the action..

[jasons2k]

Once again...Houston gets missed by the action..

Yeah, the system just didn't dig enough for us and of course it didn't help that it came through at 8-9 AM. At least there is still plenty of the season left for us......I just hope the storm track doesn't skip to the north and stay there.

[jasons2k]

EWG here's some trivia for you - apparently Harris County has the most confirmed tornado spottings than any other US county.

But I don't read too much into that....most of them are short-lived F-0 or F-1 types, and I'm sure the size of the county and its population are the overriding factors. If you look at any tornado density map, they are much more frequent north of here, peaking in OK.

[JonathanBelles]

i wish u guys would stop hogging all of the severe weather

[Extremeweatherguy]

EWG here's some trivia for you - apparently Harris County has the most confirmed tornado spottings than any other US county.

But I don't read too much into that....most of them are short-lived F-0 or F-1 types, and I'm sure the size of the county and its population are the overriding factors. If you look at any tornado density map, they are much more frequent north of here, peaking in OK.

I would guess that we are number one due to the fact that Houston is the 4th most populated city in the U.S. and since these being "reported" sightings..there is a greater chance of being reported here than in a corn field of Nebraska.

[Weatherfreak14]

i wish u guys would stop hogging all of the severe weather

Yeah it makes me want to move to tornado alley.( Yeah I'm stupid like that). wish we can get some severe weather her in SC. Oh well I'm goin to evansville, in saturday. Hopefully I'll be there for the next round of severe weather.

[Brent]

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST
FOR MARION...LAMAR AND PICKENS COUNTIES...

AT 350 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN
SULLIGENT BY THE LAMAR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MILLPORT TO VERNON TO
WESTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF FAYETTE TO
17 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAYETTE TO HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

[Weatherfreak14]

. WOW hope people are safe there.

[jasons2k]

Yeah me too. Watching this line closely. My Grandfather lives in Birmingham.

[jasons2k]

Look out Double Springs, AL, all I have to say

[Brent]

Look out Double Springs, AL, all I have to say

Mean bow echo just passed that area a few minutes ago. Almost looks like a derecho. Local TV stations out of Birmingham are covering it...

[SamSagnella]

New line of storms starting to develop immediately ahead of main squall line. Weak line No.1 should be invof Brent, AL about now -- if two lines intersect a localized tornado threat appears likely.

[therock1811]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 55
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
640 PM EST THU MAR 9 2006

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

SOUTHEAST INDIANA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 640 PM UNTIL
100 AM EST.

HAIL TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 60
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST
OF CINCINNATI OHIO TO 50 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN
KENTUCKY. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 50...WW 52...WW 53...WW
54...

DISCUSSION...SQLN OVER CNTRL KY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEWD AT
APPROXIMATELY 50 KTS...WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS FOSTERING SWATHS OF
LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND DOWNSTREAM FROM MID LVL INTENSE VORT MAX.
STABILIZATION FROM NOCTURNAL COOLING MAY BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY
LARGER TEMPERATURE-DEWPOINT SPREADS IN MIDDLE OH VLY RELATIVE TO
POINTS FARTHER S.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS.
A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 400. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 22055.


...CORFIDI

[WindRunner]

Birmingham is starting to get nailed - luckily not much thunder left in the line in AL. Should just be some heavy rain and not much more.

[SamSagnella]

Vicksburg and other parts of W/NW Mississippi really got whacked by the intense line of storms as it blew through earlier today. This is where the most widespread damage appears to have occurred; 10 injuries also reported at an elementary school in Indianola that sustained structural damage during the storm.

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1208 PM     TSTM WND DMG     INDIANOLA               33.45N 90.64W
03/09/2006                   SUNFLOWER          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 10 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
            THROUGHOUT INDIANOLA. SEVERE COMMS PROBLEMS IN SUNFLOWER
            COUNTY. NUMEROUS BUILDINGS AND HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE.
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE...COMMUNITY BANK...AND
            LOCKARD ELEMENTARY IN INDIANOLA. INJURIES AT LOCKARD
            ELEMENTARY TO 7 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN.

1246 PM     TORNADO          VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
03/09/2006                   WARREN             MS   OTHER FEDERAL   

            DURING BOW ECHO PASSAGE, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF US ARMY CORPS
            OF ENGINEERS SAW A VORTEX THAT BECAME VISIBLE JUST EAST
            OF I-20 OVERPASS OVER CLAY STREET. IT PICKED UP DUST AND
            DEBRIS AND SWIRLED RAPIDLY IN WHAT THEY ESTIMATE WAS
            ABOUT A 300 FOOT DIAMETER CIRCLE. IT LASTED ONLY A FEW
            SECONDS AND DISAPPEARED. POSSIBLE GUSTNADO.


Mississippi -- Public Information Statements

[therock1811]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
643 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CARLISLE COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
GRAVES COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.

* UNTIL 730 PM CST.

* AT 637 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
KIRBYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE...
NEAR LONE OAK BY 650 PM CST.
NEAR WOODLAWN-OAKDALE...REIDLAND...PADUCAH AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SYMSONIA BY 655 PM CST.

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.

This one was CONFIRMED by spotters! Take cover if you're east of Paducah as I think it still could be tornadic.

[CrazyC83]

Any chance of it continuing tomorrow farther east?

[therock1811]

It may not be over yet tonight. That line in W KY/S IL is STRONGER than anything ahead of it! If that holds, look out all the way to Eastern Kentucky/Southwestern Ohio late tonight or early tomorrow!

[CrazyC83]

I'm almost ready to write this up as a Wikipedia article...but not quite yet.