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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#321 Postby HeeBGBz » Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:57 am

Dang, I was up almost all night. Went to bed about 1. Had to get up at 2 and at 3:30 or so with tornado warnings. The weather just missed me by about a mile. Just now getting out to see if there's anything photo-worthy out there.
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#322 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:35 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0029
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1127 AM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...CENTRAL AND ERN AR/NWRN MS/WRN TN/SERN MO/SWRN KY

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 8...

VALID 081727Z - 081930Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 8 CONTINUES.

BROKEN LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
CONTINUES MOVING ENEWD ACROSS AR ATTM. SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT
CONTINUES.

LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND OBJECTIVE ANALYSES CONTINUE TO
REVEAL A MOIST/MODESTLY-UNSTABLE (AROUND 500 J/KG MIXED-LAYER CAPE)
WARM-SECTOR AIRMASS ACROSS AR/WRN TN AND SWD INTO E TX/LA/WRN MS.
STORMS CONTINUE MOVING GENERALLY ENEWD ACROSS AR AND ADJACENT PARTS
OF SERN MO ATTM...WITH STORM INTENSITY/ROTATION BEING AIDED BY VERY
FAVORABLE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL WIND FIELD. AREA VWP AND PROFILER DATA
AS WELL AS RECENT ACARS DATA FROM PAH INDICATE FAVORABLE
VEERING/INCREASING FLOW WITH HEIGHT -- SUPPORTIVE OF SUPERCELLS WITH
LOW-LEVEL ROTATION AND ASSOCIATED TORNADO POTENTIAL.

RADAR DATA SHOWS THAT THE SUPERCELL WHICH EARLIER RESULTED IN A
TORNADO NEAR THE POPE/VAN BUREN AR COUNTY LINE HAS WEAKENED
SOMEWHAT...BUT CONTINUES MOVING ENEWD ACROSS RANDOLPH CO AR TOWARD
CLAY CO AR AND ADJACENT SERN MO. OTHER STORMS HAVE ALSO SHOWN
OCCASIONAL LOW-LEVEL ROTATION -- INCLUDING A CELL NOW CROSSING NERN
GRANT CO AND APPROACHING NWRN JEFFERSON AND SWRN PULASKI COUNTIES IN
AR.

WITH FAVORABLE INSTABILITY/SHEAR COMBINATION EITHER SIDE OF THE MS
RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY SERN MO/WRN KY SWD...IT APPEARS THAT THE
SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT ACROSS THIS REGION/IN AND NEAR WW #0008 WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

..GOSS.. 01/08/2008


ATTN...WFO...OHX...PAH...MEG...JAN...LSX...LZK...SGF...SHV...

33149432 33889396 36459226 37409101 38068832 37748730
36578771 34058987 33069116 32969367
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#323 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:58 pm

At least one person killed in the Pope County, Arkansas tornado this morning...
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#324 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:18 pm

Just looking at forecast soundings this evening in Northern Kentucky. Almost negligible surface based instability, but good middle level instability, and wicked, almost 600 m^2/s^2 helicity. Even w/o any tornadoes, a 70 knot LLJ overhead could easily mix down in gusts.

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#325 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:42 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0032
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1222 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN IL/SRN INDIANA/WRN KY

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY

VALID 081822Z - 081945Z

SEVERE THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS N AND NE OF WW #0008. NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED.

LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSES CONTINUE TO INDICATE ONLY WEAK INSTABILITY
ACROSS SRN IL/SRN INDIANA/WRN KY...THOUGH WARM FRONT NOW
STRENGTHENING ACROSS FAR SRN IL/WRN KY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NWD.
AS UPPER 50S DEWPOINTS JUST S OF THIS BOUNDARY CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NWD...EXPECT AT LEAST MINIMAL ADDITIONAL AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION.

WHILE INSTABILITY IS A POSSIBLE LIMITING FACTOR...LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
REMAINS VERY FAVORABLE...WITH AREA VWP/PROFILER DATA REVEALING
SIGNIFICANT VEERING/INCREASING FLOW WITH HEIGHT ACROSS THIS REGION.
ONE STORM OVER FRANKLIN CO IL -- THOUGH LIKELY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED --
HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR PER WSR-88D REFLECTIVITY
DATA...WITH LOW-LEVEL ROTATION NOW INDICATED. THIS INCREASING
CONVECTIVE TREND SHOULD CONTINUE -- AND THUS EXPECT THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO SLOWLY SPREAD NEWD
INTO THE MCD AREA.

..GOSS.. 01/08/2008


ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...IND...PAH...ILX...

37258954 38058921 38828755 39048535 38338490 37068611
36968892
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#326 Postby RL3AO » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:06 pm

TOR for Cross County, Arkansas.
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#327 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:07 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0032
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1222 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN IL/SRN INDIANA/WRN KY

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY

VALID 081822Z - 081945Z

SEVERE THREAT SHOULD CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS N AND NE OF WW #0008. NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY
BE REQUIRED.

LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSES CONTINUE TO INDICATE ONLY WEAK INSTABILITY
ACROSS SRN IL/SRN INDIANA/WRN KY...THOUGH WARM FRONT NOW
STRENGTHENING ACROSS FAR SRN IL/WRN KY CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY NWD.
AS UPPER 50S DEWPOINTS JUST S OF THIS BOUNDARY CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NWD...EXPECT AT LEAST MINIMAL ADDITIONAL AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION.

WHILE INSTABILITY IS A POSSIBLE LIMITING FACTOR...LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
REMAINS VERY FAVORABLE...WITH AREA VWP/PROFILER DATA REVEALING
SIGNIFICANT VEERING/INCREASING FLOW WITH HEIGHT ACROSS THIS REGION.
ONE STORM OVER FRANKLIN CO IL -- THOUGH LIKELY SLIGHTLY ELEVATED --
HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR PER WSR-88D REFLECTIVITY
DATA...WITH LOW-LEVEL ROTATION NOW INDICATED. THIS INCREASING
CONVECTIVE TREND SHOULD CONTINUE -- AND THUS EXPECT THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TO SLOWLY SPREAD NEWD
INTO THE MCD AREA.

..GOSS.. 01/08/2008


ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...IND...PAH...ILX...

37258954 38058921 38828755 39048535 38338490 37068611
36968892



I beat them to it. See post above. OK, I get a little too optimistic on Houston area snow or freezing rain scenarios, but I'm getting good at guesstimating where severe will develop.


Some day, I gotta find a trained chaser, take a week off of work, and drive around Oklahoma or the Texas Panhandle.
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#328 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:18 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0033
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0111 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN AR/WRN KY/SRN INDIANA/WRN AND MIDDLE TN/MS

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY

VALID 081911Z - 082115Z

TORNADO WATCH #0008 WILL BE REPLACED SHORTLY WITH A NEW TORNADO
WATCH.

LATEST DATA INDICATES AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION E OF CURRENT WW...WITH
SMALL NEW CONVECTIVE CELLS INCREASING ACROSS PARTS OF MS/NERN LA.
GIVEN FAVORABLE SHEAR AND INCREASINGLY-UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT SHOULD SPREAD EWD WITH TIME.
THUS...WILL REPLACE WW #0008 WITH A NEW TORNADO WATCH TO COVER THE
EVOLVING THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

..GOSS.. 01/08/2008


ATTN...WFO...LMK...OHX...BMX...HUN...PAH...MEG...JAN...LZK...

31738899 31759126 34179135 36278999 38348764 38348625
34998787
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#329 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:18 pm

Moderate risk at 2000Z perhaps?
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#330 Postby RL3AO » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:19 pm

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MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0033
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0111 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN AR/WRN KY/SRN INDIANA/WRN AND MIDDLE TN/MS

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY

VALID 081911Z - 082115Z

TORNADO WATCH #0008 WILL BE REPLACED SHORTLY WITH A NEW TORNADO
WATCH.

LATEST DATA INDICATES AIRMASS DESTABILIZATION E OF CURRENT WW...WITH
SMALL NEW CONVECTIVE CELLS INCREASING ACROSS PARTS OF MS/NERN LA.
GIVEN FAVORABLE SHEAR AND INCREASINGLY-UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT SHOULD SPREAD EWD WITH TIME.
THUS...WILL REPLACE WW #0008 WITH A NEW TORNADO WATCH TO COVER THE
EVOLVING THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

..GOSS.. 01/08/2008


And I doubt they will go MDT at 2000z. If they didn't yesterday, I don't think they will today. But maybe I'm wrong.
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#331 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:19 pm

First tornado confirmation:

New Munster area tornado - EF3
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#332 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:34 pm

Getting busy again, and the one that should miss Memphis area a bit to the North has real clear tornadic signature

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tornado Warning

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TORNADO WARNING
MOC069-155-082015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0004.080108T1928Z-080108T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
128 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 128 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HORNERSVILLE...OR
ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF SENATH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
KENNETT...DENTON...DEERING...HOLCOMB...CLARKTON...HAYTI HEIGHTS...
HAYTI...WARDELL AND BOLTON.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKEL 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 3641 8994 3641 8977 3645 8972 3639 8956
3599 8997 3600 9034 3618 9022 3620 9014
3628 9006 3639 9007 3649 8999 3649 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 235DEG 55KT 3609 9010

$$

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TORNADO WARNING
ARC035-093-111-082015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0003.080108T1928Z-080108T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
128 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
EASTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 128 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF EARLE...OR
ABOUT NEAR PARKIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CRAWFORDSVILLE...MARKED TREE...TYRONZA...JERICHO...GILMORE...
TURRELL...LEPANTO...DYESS...JOINER...THREE WAY...BASSETT...MARIE...
WILSON...KEISER...OSCEOLA AND LUXORA.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
NICKEL 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 3573 8996 3568 8994 3556 8998 3554 9004
3542 9003 3542 9008 3533 9009 3531 9016
3527 9016 3524 9011 3518 9049 3565 9047
3579 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 246DEG 43KT 3528 9057

$$
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#333 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:35 pm

SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 9
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

PARTS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY
PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN AND PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 130 PM UNTIL
900 PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE
MISSISSIPPI. 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 8. WATCH NUMBER 8 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 130 PM
CST.

DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
CONTINUES EWD FROM BOOTHEEL TO SERN AR. SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN VERY
STRONG AND WITH AIR MASS CONTINUING TO DESTABILIZE...TORNADO
POTENTIAL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND POSSIBLY INCREASE INTO THE
EVENING AS ACTIVITY CONTINUES EWD.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HALES


SEL9

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 9
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

PARTS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
WESTERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY
PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
SMALL PART OF SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
MUCH OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN AND PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 130 PM UNTIL
900 PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 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 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE
MISSISSIPPI. 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 8. WATCH NUMBER 8 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 130 PM
CST.

DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
CONTINUES EWD FROM BOOTHEEL TO SERN AR. SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN VERY
STRONG AND WITH AIR MASS CONTINUING TO DESTABILIZE...TORNADO
POTENTIAL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND POSSIBLY INCREASE INTO THE
EVENING AS ACTIVITY CONTINUES EWD.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.


...HALES


Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.

WOUS64 KWNS 081924
WOU9

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 9
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

TORNADO WATCH 9 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARC001-003-011-017-035-041-043-077-079-093-095-107-123-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS ASHLEY BRADLEY
CHICOT CRITTENDEN DESHA
DREW LEE LINCOLN
MISSISSIPPI MONROE PHILLIPS
ST. FRANCIS


ILC059-069-127-151-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

GALLATIN HARDIN MASSAC
POPE


INC019-025-037-043-051-061-077-117-123-125-129-143-147-163-173-
175-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

IN
. INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD GIBSON HARRISON
JEFFERSON ORANGE PERRY
PIKE POSEY SCOTT
SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
WASHINGTON


KYC007-027-029-031-033-035-039-047-055-059-061-075-083-085-091-
093-099-101-103-105-107-111-123-139-141-143-145-149-157-163-177-
179-183-185-211-213-215-219-221-223-225-227-233-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

KY
. KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BALLARD BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT
BUTLER CALDWELL CALLOWAY
CARLISLE CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN
DAVIESS EDMONSON FULTON
GRAVES GRAYSON HANCOCK
HARDIN HART HENDERSON
HENRY HICKMAN HOPKINS
JEFFERSON LARUE LIVINGSTON
LOGAN LYON MARSHALL
MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MEADE
MUHLENBERG NELSON OHIO
OLDHAM SHELBY SIMPSON
SPENCER TODD TRIGG
TRIMBLE UNION WARREN
WEBSTER


LAC035-067-123-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

EAST CARROLL MOREHOUSE WEST CARROLL


MOC155-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

MO
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

PEMISCOT


MSC003-009-011-013-015-017-027-033-043-051-053-055-057-071-081-
083-093-095-097-107-115-117-119-125-133-135-137-139-141-143-145-
151-155-161-163-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN BENTON BOLIVAR
CALHOUN CARROLL CHICKASAW
COAHOMA DESOTO GRENADA
HOLMES HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA
ITAWAMBA LAFAYETTE LEE
LEFLORE MARSHALL MONROE
MONTGOMERY PANOLA PONTOTOC
PRENTISS QUITMAN SHARKEY
SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE TATE
TIPPAH TISHOMINGO TUNICA
UNION WASHINGTON WEBSTER
YALOBUSHA YAZOO


TNC005-017-021-023-033-039-043-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-
081-083-085-095-097-101-109-113-125-131-135-147-157-161-167-181-
183-090300-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0009.080108T1930Z-080109T0300Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON CARROLL CHEATHAM
CHESTER CROCKETT DECATUR
DICKSON DYER FAYETTE
GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN
HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY
HICKMAN HOUSTON HUMPHREYS
LAKE LAUDERDALE LEWIS
MADISON MCNAIRY MONTGOMERY
OBION PERRY ROBERTSON
SHELBY STEWART TIPTON
WAYNE WEAKLEY


ATTN...WFO...LZK...MEG...OHX...JAN...PAH...LMK...





Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

SAW9
WW 9 TORNADO AR IL IN KY LA MO MS TN 081930Z - 090300Z
AXIS..75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
40NW SDF/LOUISVILLE KY/ - 50SSW GLH/GREENVILLE MS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 65NM E/W /43NW LOU - 40ENE MLU/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24045.

REPLACES WW 8..AR KY MO MS TN

LAT...LON 38588487 32799001 32799259 38588763

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU9.


Watch 9 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.
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#334 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:05 pm

New tornado findings:

Two tornadoes hit near Republic, MO - one EF1 and one EF2

One tornado hit downtown Springfield (EF1) - third downtown tornado in barely three months!
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#335 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:25 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
210 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTH CENTRAL TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 210 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WILSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
OSCEOLA...FULTON...LUXORA...FT PILLOW...ASHPORT AND COVINGTON.
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#336 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:30 pm

1 Fatality reported in AR
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#337 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:34 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
227 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 300 PM CST.

* AT 222 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PULASKI...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DONGOLA...
GRAND CHAIN...PERKS...NEW GRAND CHAIN...WHITE HILL...JOPPA
JUNCTION...KARNAK...CYPRESS...BELKNAP...MOUNT PLEASANT...PLEASANT
GROVE...FORMAN...WEST VIENNA...BUNCOMBE...VIENNA...OMAR...
BLOOMFIELD...WARTRACE...SANDBURN AND FLATWOODS.
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#338 Postby RL3AO » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:40 pm

Potential supercell developing in Central Louisiana. Wouldn't be surprised to see a TOR soon.
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#339 Postby Bunkertor » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:18 pm

Can´t say how i missed Timmy the twister :cold:
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Re: -Springfield, MO Tornado Outbreak, Miss Valley/G'Lakes

#340 Postby RL3AO » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:34 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 345 PM CST

* AT 321 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR ROELLEN...OR
ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF DYERSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.


* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DYER...RUTHERFORD...KENTON...GREENFIELD AND SHARON.



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