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

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0035
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0551 PM CST TUE JAN 08 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN AL...MIDDLE TN THROUGH A PORTION OF CNTRL KY

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 082351Z - 090045Z

PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL AND BOWING
STRUCTURES FROM WRN TN INTO NERN AND CNTRL MS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
EWD INTO PARTS OF NRN AL AND THE TN VALLEY. PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND ALONG WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR ISOLATED
TORNADOES. A WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY 0030Z.

PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE FROM WRN TN THROUGH NERN AND CNTRL AL IS
MOVING EAST AT 40 TO 45 KT. THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL STRENGTHEN THIS
EVENING FROM NRN AL NEWD THROUGH THE TN AND OH VALLEY WITHIN ZONE OF
UPPER DIVERGENCE AND ASCENT DOWNSTREAM FROM EJECTING NEGATIVELY
TILTED UPPER TROUGH. THE BOUNDARY LAYER EAST OF ONGOING ACTIVITY IS
SLIGHTLY DRIER AND LESS UNSTABLE RESULTING IN MUCAPE GENERALLY AOB
500 J/KG. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITH LARGE
HODOGRAPHS ALONG WITH FAVORABLE DEEP SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
EMBEDDED ORGANIZED STORM STRUCTURES INCLUDING BOWING SEGMENTS AND
SUPERCELLS AS ACTIVITY MOVES EAST NEXT FEW HOURS.

..DIAL.. 01/08/2008


ATTN...WFO...MRX...LMK...OHX...BMX...HUN...

36778508 35448557 34338599 33598617 33178701 33318805
34028815 34798787 36058692 36708626 37178566

[HarlequinBoy]

So the storms came through here around 3 PM. Definitely the most intense storms to hit my town since last February. I got absolutely soaked dashing to my car across the parking lot. There were a few trees down in city limits.. but I'd say winds probably never gusted over 60 mph where I was. It was still fairly intense though. And I know some parts of the Mid-South were hit really hard this afternoon.

[Category 5]

MississippiHurricane has told me there are two confirmed tornadoes with damage.

TORNADO WARNING
MSC121-127-129-090045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0003.080109T0009Z-080109T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
609 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MENDENHALL...
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 645 PM CST

* AT 609 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
TORNADO NEAR MARTINVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WHITE OAK BY 615 PM CST...
RALEIGH BY 625 PM CST...
BURNS BY 630 PM CST...
PINEVILLE BY 640 PM CST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

LAT...LON 3223 8934 3197 8934 3193 8988 3209 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 254DEG 36KT 3204 8976

[HarlequinBoy]

There were the reported tornadoes in the Memphis CWA earlier today.

PARKIN CROSS AR 3526 9055 TORNADO REPORTED IN PARKIN AREA (MEG)

5 S OSCEOLA MISSISSIPPI AR 3563 8999 SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED...SEMI TRUCKS OVERTURNED ON HIGHWAY 61...PERSONS INITIALLY TRAPPED IN HOME BUT NOW FREED...NO KNOWN INURIES AT TIME OF REPORT. (MEG)

EDITH LAUDERDALE TN 3585 8955 TORNADO DAMAGED SEVERAL HOUSES...ONE TRAILER DESTROYED...ONE BRICK HOUSE LOST ROOF AND ONE BACK WALL...TREES 24 INCHES IN DIAMETER UPROOTED. NO KNOWN INURIES AT TIME OF (MEG)

5 S DYERSBURG DYER TN 3597 8938 FARMHOUSE DESTROYED WITH DAMAGE SPREAD OVER 1/2 MILE...MACHINE SHED DESTROYED...TREES DOWN...ALONG HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH OF DYERSBURG (MEG)

4 NNW HALLS LAUDERDALE TN 3592 8943 TREE AND STRUCTURAL DEBRIS ALONG HIGHWAY 51 IN EXTREME NORTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY NEAR DYER COUNTY BORDER. (MEG)

[Category 5]

People in Raleigh need to seek shelter immediately. There is a confirmed touchdown with this cell.

[RL3AO]

[Category 5]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
623 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

MSC127-129-090045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0045Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-
623 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND NORTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 623 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE OAK...OR ABOUT 11
MILES NORTHEAST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RALEIGH AND BURNS BY 640 PM CST...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINEVILLE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLVARENA
BY 645 PM CST...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE AND
LIKELY TORNADOES! MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY NOW!

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.

[Bunkertor]

Live coverage anyone ?

[HarlequinBoy]

That's an ominous hook.

Raleigh's a small, but well known town in MS.. pop. 1,200.

[CrazyC83]

No coverage that I can find...

[HarlequinBoy]

Hmm, I can't find a station either. Usually I can out of Jackson.

[Category 5]

Should be around Raleigh now.

[Category 5]

It is.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
643 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 643 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
TORNADO NEAR RALEIGH...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTH OF PINEVILLE BY 655 PM CST...
6 MILES NORTH OF BAY SPRINGS BY 705 PM CST...
TURNERVILLE BY 715 PM CST...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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.

LAT...LON 3223 8915 3200 8906 3192 8959 3210 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 257DEG 26KT 3203 8950

[Bunkertor]

So far no report from AL

[CrazyC83]

SEL1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 11
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
640 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

NORTHERN AND WESTERN ALABAMA
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 640 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE TO 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF MC COMB
MISSISSIPPI. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

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 10. WATCH NUMBER 10 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 640
PM CST. CONTINUE...WW 9...

DISCUSSION...CHANCE FOR ISOLD TORNADOES AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND
EXPECTED TO PERSIST FROM THE MID TN VLY S INTO SRN MS/WRN AL THIS
EVENING AS PREFRONTAL SQLN CONTINUES EWD. THE STRONGEST MASS
FORCING AND SHEAR WILL LIFT N AWAY FROM REGION WITH TIME. BUT
PRESENCE OF EXISTING SUSTAINED STORMS IN A SEASONABLY WARM...MOIST
AND HIGHLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT SUGGEST A CONTINUED SVR RISK THROUGH
AT LEAST MID EVENING.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 25040.


...CORFIDI

[CrazyC83]

000
NOUS43 KSGF 090119
PNSSGF

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-090600-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
719 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...EF-2 TORNADO IN NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY ...

AN EF-2 TORNADO EFFECTED PORTIONS OF BARRY COUNTY BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITIES OF PURDY AND MONETT. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS AN
EF-1 TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF PURDY. IT THEN TRACKED TO THE
NORTHEAST AS AN EF-2...DESTROYING A BARN AND 6 TO 8 STRUCTURES IN A
MOBILE HOME PARK JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 37 AND
HIGHWAY BB. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST AS AN EF-1 BEFORE ONCE AGAIN
BEING RATED AN EF-2 AS IT UPROOTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED TO UPROOT TREES AND CAUSE MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AS AN EF-1
FOR THE REMAINDER OF ITS TRACK BEFORE LIFTING JUST NORTH OF THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 1135 AND COUNTY ROAD 2010. THIS
TORNADO EXHIBITED MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 130 MPH WITH A
TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES...AND A MAXIMUM WIDTH
OF 200 YARDS.

ANOTHER SURVEY WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN BARRY AND
MACDONALD COUNTIES.

&&

GAEDE/DOOLEY/BARJENBRUCH

[MGC]

I've been through Raleigh MS many a time. I use to work in Forest. Many mobile homes in this area, which we all know are death traps in a tornado. Thankfully this line is way weaker tonight. It still is showing a couple areas of possible rotation tonight. I've seen some F-4 tornadoes in this area. The damage was incredible. Should not have any that powerful tonight......MGC

[CrazyC83]

000
NOUS43 KSGF 090157
PNSSGF
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-090600-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
750 PM CST TUE JAN 8 2008

...EF-3 AND EF-2 TORNADOES IN EASTERN GREENE AND WEBSTER COUNTIES...

BASED ON AN NWS SURVEY FOR THE EASTERN GREENE COUNTY AND WEBSTER
COUNTY TORNADO THAT BEGAN NEAR STRAFFORD,AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN 3W OF STRAFFORD NEAR THE JUNCTION OF FARM ROADS 94 AND 205 AND
MOVED NORTHEAST ABOUT 26 MILES TO ABOUT 3S OF CONWAY OR 1NE OF
SAMPSON. ALONG A VERY DESTRUCTIVE PATH, THIS TORNADO DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED OVER 50 HOMES,MOBILE HOMES, BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS.
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND POWER POLES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF.
ONE DEATH OCCURRED IN A WOOD CONSTRUCTED HOME WHEN THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN. NEAR SAMPSON, A SECOND DEATH OCCURRED IN A MOBILE
HOME ALONG WITH SIX INJURIES IN HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES. THIS
TORNADO CONTINUED INTO LACLEDE COUNTY. ANOTHER SURVEY WILL CONTINUE
ON WEDNESDAY FOR THIS PORTION OF THE TORNADO TRACK. THIS F-3 RATED
TORNADO PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 400 YARDS.

BASED ON A SECOND SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THE EASTERN GREENE AND
WEBSTER COUNTY TORNADO THAT BEGAN EAST OF SPRINGFIELD, AN EF-2
TORNADO TOUCHED ON DIVISION OR YY NEAR FARM ROAD 205 AND MOVED
NORTHEAST ABOUT EIGHT MILES TO 5E OF STRAFFORD OR JUST WEST OF THE
EXOTIC PARADISE FARM. SEVERAL HOMES, MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES WERE
SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED. PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 300 YARDS. THIS
SURVEY WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY TO DETERMINE THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADO INTO LACLEDE COUNTY.

&&

DAVIS

[HURAKAN]

Should be around Raleigh now.

So far only wind reports:

Code: Select all

Time Speed  Location County State Lat Lon Comments 
0043 UNK RALEIGH  SMITH  MS 3203 8952 SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. (JAN)


Not tornado report.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/last3hours.html

[CrazyC83]

There were a couple that I have down as unconfirmed tornadoes though - both in Simpson County, MS. Whenever it says "possible tornado" in the wind section, that often means it was a tornado in the end but the actual tornado was not spotted (darkness, trees, rain-blocked, etc.)