February 5-6: Super Tuesday Outbreak... 57 dead

[CajunMama]

"FEMALE DORMS COMPLETELY DESTROYED....DAMAGE AT LEAST 10X WORSE THAN LAST TORNADO HIT....CLASSES CANCELLED FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE" -Union University President

please link quoted material. Also i'd like to read anything else said. thanks

[MiamiensisWx]

"FEMALE DORMS COMPLETELY DESTROYED....DAMAGE AT LEAST 10X WORSE THAN LAST TORNADO HIT....CLASSES CANCELLED FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE" -Union University President

please link quoted material. Also i'd like to read anything else said. thanks

http://www.uu.edu/

Unfortunately, the site is now down...

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0170
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0919 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...IND...KY...OH

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 39...

VALID 060319Z - 060445Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 39 CONTINUES.

ADDITIONAL WWS MAY BE NEEDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY
TONIGHT.

AGEOSTROPHIC FORCING...IN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF STRONG HIGH
LEVEL JET ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY...WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
LARGE CONVECTIVE CLUSTER THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. INTENSE LEADING EDGE OF ACTIVITY IS ADVANCING
AHEAD OF MAIN FRONTAL WAVE...ON THE NOSE OF A STRENGTHENING /60-70
KT/ SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL JET CORE...WHICH IS PROGGED TO SHIFT
NORTHEAST OF WESTERN TENNESSEE INTO NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN
03-06Z. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CONTINUING DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL
WITH THE SQUALL LINE AS IT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE LOUISVILLE AND
CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN AREAS.

EXTREME LOW-LEVEL SHEAR MAY SUPPORT TORNADOES WITHIN LINE...BUT THE
CLUSTER OF MORE DISCRETE SUPERCELLS BENEATH DIFLUENT UPPER
REGIME...EAST NORTHEAST OF THE LOW-LEVEL JET CORE...APPEARS LIKELY
TO SHIFT NORTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN INTO THE FRANKFORT/LEXINGTON
AREAS. AND...CONTINUED WARMING/MOISTENING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO THE BLUE GRASS IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN A RISK FOR TORNADOES...IN FAVORABLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT.

..KERR.. 02/06/2008


ATTN...WFO...PBZ...RLX...CLE...MRX...JKL...ILN...LMK...OHX...IND...PAH...MEG...

36878842 38008700 39078591 39548536 39828485 40508418
40658216 39698056 37768247 36618375 36028611 35998770

[RL3AO]

[CrazyC83]

Nashville needs a Tornado Emergency now...

[HarlequinBoy]

0910 PM TORNADO 3 E FORREST CITY 35.01N 90.73W
02/05/2008 ST. FRANCIS AR AMATEUR RADIO

POSSIBLE TORNADO 3E OF FORREST CITY.

[HarlequinBoy]

Nashville needs a Tornado Emergency now...

I agree, this is an extremely dangerous storm.

EDIT: Is this the Nashville storm the same storm that his Memphis or a new one? The Oxford storm?

[CrazyC83]

Nashville needs a Tornado Emergency now...

I agree, this is an extremely dangerous storm.

EDIT: Is this the Nashville storm the same storm that his Memphis or a new one? The Oxford storm?

I'm not sure, it may be a merging of both. It looks like it is going just south of downtown.

[JonathanBelles]

Sirens blaring in both Memphis and Nashville

[HarlequinBoy]

WKRN Nashville is streaming..

[Coredesat]

000
NWUS54 KOHX 060328
LSROHX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
928 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0925 PM HAIL NASHVILLE 36.17N 86.78W
02/05/2008 E0.88 INCH DAVIDSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER

NICKEL HAIL AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY


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[Coredesat]

TOR radar signature is passing I-40/I-440 interchange in NW Nashville.

[Cyclenall]

This is a horrific and historic weather event. Worst Febuary tornado outbreak of all time?

Not even close.

What do you mean? This outbreak is pretty incredible, I don't know any others that are worse then this one thus far in Feb.

Can't believe Nashville under the gun.

[HarlequinBoy]

This is a horrific and historic weather event. Worst Febuary tornado outbreak of all time?

Not even close.

What do you mean? This outbreak is pretty incredible, I don't know any others that are worse then this one thus far in Feb.

Can't believe Nashville under the gun.

Well I do remember hearing about the February 1971 Mississippi Delta Outbreak. 119 were killed.

Decent rotation in NE Dyer County.

[brunota2003]

Here are a couple of shots of the debris ball from weatherunderground.com:





Notice the NWS Radar site in the top left corner, they should be taking shelter shortly, if they haven't already! Looks like they are in the direct path!

[CrazyC83]

This is a horrific and historic weather event. Worst Febuary tornado outbreak of all time?

Not even close.

What do you mean? This outbreak is pretty incredible, I don't know any others that are worse then this one thus far in Feb.

Can't believe Nashville under the gun.

Now it is one of the biggest for February. The 1971 outbreak was the biggest though.

[CrazyC83]

Here are a couple of shots of the debris ball from weatherunderground.com:





Notice the NWS Radar site in the top left corner, they should be taking shelter shortly, if they haven't already! Looks like they are in the direct path!

NWS Morristown should be ready to take over...

[Category 5]

Nashville needs a Tornado Emergency now...

It doesn't make sense at all, they've issued 4 of them already and now a major city is under fire and nothing so far.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
935 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

TNC037-060345-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080206T0345Z/
DAVIDSON TN-
935 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST FOR DAVIDSON
COUNTY...

AT 932 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR NASHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODLETTSVILLE AND LAKEWOOD BY 940 PM CST...

[CrazyC83]

Nashville needs a Tornado Emergency now...

It doesn't make sense at all, they've issued 4 of them already and now a major city is under fire and nothing so far.

Probably NWS Nashville is not into using the term as much.