Memorial Day Weekend Outbreak 2008

[wbug1]

yes, looks almost like the super outbreak of the 70's but fortunately these storms seem to be more hailers than anything else. The MN storms are producing strong tornados though.

[snoopj]

NE Iowa storm has a possible long-track tornado still on the ground.

[Bunkertor]

NASA Mars lander to touchdown shortly

[CrazyC83]

SEL6

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 366
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
635 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

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

NORTHERN ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
FAR SOUTHWEST INDIANA
WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 635 PM UNTIL
200 AM CDT.

HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES 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 115
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CARBONDALE ILLINOIS TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO
ARKANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 358...WW 359...WW
360...WW 361...WW 363...WW 362...WW 364...WW 365...

DISCUSSION...CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SVR STORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING/DEVELOPING GENERALLY E FROM MCV-INDUCED CLUSTER NOW IN SW
MO/NW AR. OTHER MORE DISCRETE STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO FORM NEAR
NW-SE ORIENTED WARM FRONT THAT ATTM IS LOCATED ROUGHLY ALONG THE
MI-IL BORDER FROM STL TO CGI. LOCALLY DMGG WIND WILL BE PRIMARY SVR
THREAT WITH MCV-INDUCED STORMS...WHILE SVR HAIL/WIND AND POSSIBLY A
TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS NEAR WARM FRONT.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 28020.


...CORFIDI

[CrazyC83]

The NE Iowa storm has probably been on the ground for 60 to 65 miles...it seems like a continuous path so far...

[snoopj]

This NE Iowa storm has me worried.

That storm is looking like it's going to track over a very popular camping location and with this being the beginning of the camping season around that area, that has me worried.

--snoopj

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1033
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0639 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...NERN MO...SWRN IL

CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 364...

VALID 252339Z - 260045Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 364
CONTINUES.

SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE WATCH AREA WITH A MAIN
THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. TO THE SW OF THE WATCH AREA...STORMS WILL
INITIATE AHEAD OF A MCV AND WILL MOVE NEWD TOWARDS THE ST LOUIS
METRO.

NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A WARM
FRONT...AND ALONG OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM ONGOING CONVECTION.
CONVERGENCE EVIDENT IN SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY ALONG THE MO/IL BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN AXIS OF
STORM DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL FORM TO THE SW AHEAD OF A
MCV THAT WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY ENEWD TOWARDS THE ST LOUIS METRO
AREAS. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY HAS SOMEWHAT DECREASED...OVERALL SHEAR
HAS INCREASED AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT A THREAT OF HAIL. BACKED SURFACE WINDS AHEAD OF THE
CONVERGENCE/WARM FRONT MAY ALSO SUPPORT ISOLD TORNADOES GIVEN
FAVORABLE STORM MOTION ALONG THE FRONT. IF IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT
STORMS WILL INDEED TRACK ALONG THE WARM FRONT IN FAVORABLY-BACKED
SURFACE FLOW...PARTS OF THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A
TORNADO WATCH.

..HURLBUT.. 05/25/2008


ATTN...WFO...ILX...LSX...DVN...EAX...

38318949 38209126 39569253 40599213 40599092 39648950
38948941

[btangy]

This NE Iowa storm has me worried.

That storm is looking like it's going to track over a very popular camping location and with this being the beginning of the camping season around that area, that has me worried.

--snoopj

That would be devastating. Where is this camping location?

[snoopj]

Backbone State Park.....it's in between a triangle of the small communities of Strawberry Point, Lamont, and Dundee.

--snoopj

[Bunkertor]

27 reports now

[CrazyC83]

They should put out a tornado emergency for that area...

[CrazyC83]

KCRG: Crews cannot get into Parkersburg due to extensive (catastrophic?) damage.

[btangy]

Backbone St. Park:

"The modern two-bedroom cabins and renovated one-bedroom cabins are available. There are 125 camp sites located in two campgrounds."

I certainly hope the campground has been evacuated otherwise the consequences would be absolutely devastating given it is Memorial Day weekend.

[Bunkertor]

00Z Sounding baloons to be released next

[wbug1]

There is a cluster of damage reports around waterloo airport including the sustained 65 mph gust 93 mph at Waterloo airport. The TVS is clear and moving about 70 km east and slightly north from a line from waterloo, ia.

[btangy]

... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 730 PM CDT for Jackson
County in southern Illinois...

... Tornado reported on the ground 6 miles northwest of Murphysboro...

At 644 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar and storm
spotters were tracking a tornado. This storm was located 5 miles
southwest of Vergennes... or 6 miles northwest of
Murphysboro... moving southeast at 20 mph.

Locations in the warning include... Murphysboro and De Soto.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
649 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

IAC117-260000-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080526T0000Z/
LUCAS IA-
649 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
LUCAS COUNTY...

AT 646 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LUCAS...OR 39 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 24 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LUCAS BY 655 PM CDT...
CHARITON AIRPORT AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARITON BY 700 PM CDT...

AT 648 PM...WOOBDURN FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS
SOUTHEAST OF WOODBURN.


SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT...OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A
REINFORCED BUILDING.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4116 9356 4116 9355 4103 9324 4090 9354
4090 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 243DEG 21KT 4103 9350

$$

[Bunkertor]

There is a cluster of damage reports around waterloo airport including the sustained 65 mph gust 93 mph at Waterloo airport. The TVS is clear and moving about 70 km east and slightly north from a line from waterloo, ia.

Lots of work ahead. Survey teams now hiring, i think.

[brunota2003]

Just a side note, bring a little happiness among an otherwise dreary day:

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has successfully landed near Mars' north pole for a 90-day digging mission.

[Siberian Express]

Hugo MN, north of Saint Paul, looks to be EF3, WCCO live video, not streaming - dozens of houses just totally blown away, city confirming 1 death, 20 missing, many injured.