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#61 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:28 pm

JAN 20 18:36:00 EST
TSTM WND DMG
7 MI S GRAND SALINE
VAN ZANDT CTY
TX
TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE REPORTED AT 110 & FM 1255.
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
POSSIBLE HOUSE DAMAGE TOO.
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#62 Postby srainhoutx » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:29 pm

Live streaming from KLTV...rotation near Gilmer,TX...

http://www.kltv.com/global/video/flash/ ... 1=Breaking
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#63 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:30 pm

CADDO LA-BOSSIER LA-
629 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR BOSSIER
AND CADDO PARISHES...

AT 628 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VANCEVILLE...OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF BOSSIER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILLOW
CHUTE...BLENHEIM...BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE...FERGUSON...RED CHUTE...
PRINCETON...LINTON...HAUGHTON...FILLMORE...EASTWOOD...BODCAU...
BELLEVUE AND ADNER

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE
STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...
MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
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#64 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:30 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
629 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 715 PM CST

* AT 629 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COMO AND COOPER LAKE PARK SOUTH SULPHUR BY 645 PM CST...
TIRA BY 705 PM CST...
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#65 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:32 pm

GILMORE TX CELL :darrow:

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#66 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:34 pm

TANGIPAHOA LA-
632 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
TANGIPAHOA PARISH...

AT 631 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AMITE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WILMER BY 645 PM CST...
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#67 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:40 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
639 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WHITEHOUSE...TYLER...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 638 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF
BULLARD...OR 18 MILES WEST OF WHITEHOUSE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ARP...
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#68 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:41 pm

BOSSIER LA-
637 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR BOSSIER
PARISH...

AT 637 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FERGUSON...OR NEAR
RED CHUTE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PRINCETON...LINTON...FILLMORE...EASTWOOD...BELLEVUE AND ADNER
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#69 Postby Cookie » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:43 pm

srainhoutx wrote:Live streaming from KLTV...rotation near Gilmer,TX...

http://www.kltv.com/global/video/flash/ ... 1=Breaking



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#70 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:46 pm

Still holding 4 active tornado warnings in TX & 1 in LA but I've got to take off, meeting in 15 minutes and I 'might' make it on time....might.
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#71 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:46 pm

HOPKINS TX-
646 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR EASTERN
HOPKINS COUNTY...

AT 646 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
COMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL CENTRAL HOPKINS COUNTY AT 700 PM CST
RURAL EASTERN HOPKINS COUNTY AT 710 PM CST
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#72 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:48 pm

JAN 20 190500 EST
TORNADO
2 MI WNW MINEOLA
WOOD COUNTY
TX
AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO REPORTED ON HWY 1799
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#73 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:48 pm

From WFAA's Twitter account, both in the past five minutes as of 6:47 p.m. CST:


"Confirmed tornado 3 mi W of Coffee City, which is 20 mi SW of Tyler, moving NE at 25 mph. -sm"

"Possible tornado now located 6 mi NE of Sulphur Springs moving NE at 30 mph. -sm"
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#74 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:48 pm

UPSHUR TX-
647 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR UPSHUR
COUNTY...

AT 645 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF DIANA...OR
NEAR GILMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BETTIE
AND ORE CITY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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#75 Postby Dave » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:48 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
644 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLINTON...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST

* AT 643 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FRANKLINTON...OR 7 MILES EAST OF AMITE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRANKLINTON BY 715 PM CST...
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#76 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:50 pm

Tornado near Gilmer....


Edited: Warning removed, already posted above
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#77 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:53 pm

Increasing to 10-hatched at 0100Z it appears, but is that still too conservative? Is this January 7, 2008 all over again?
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#78 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:54 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0027
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0642 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

AREAS AFFECTED...NORTHEAST TX/NORTHERN LA AND FAR SOUTHEAST OK/FAR
SOUTHERN AR TO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MS

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 1...2...

VALID 210042Z - 210215Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 1...2...CONTINUES.

AN APPRECIABLE TORNADO POTENTIAL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY/MID EVENING HOURS ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST TX/NORTHERN
LA AND FAR SOUTHERN AR. FORTHCOMING 01Z CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK WILL
INCLUDE SLIGHTLY UPGRADED SEVERE PROBABILITIES...AND A NIGHTTIME
PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK /PWO/ WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE HOUR.


A NUMBER OF SUPERCELLS /SOME POTENTIALLY TORNADIC/ ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
TX/NORTHERN LA...AND PERHAPS INTO FAR SOUTHEAST OK/FAR SOUTHERN AR.
AS THE UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH/SPEED MAXIMA CONTINUES TO CROSS
TX/OK...INCREASING SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS IS MAINTAINING CORRIDOR OF
PRESSURE FALLS/BACKED SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST TX/NORTHERN LA IN VICINITY OF A WNW-ESE ORIENTED WEAK WARM
FRONT. WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW/SRH EXPECTED TO ONLY INCREASE THROUGH MID
EVENING...SCATTERED SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADO/HAIL POTENTIAL WILL
CONTINUE.

..GUYER.. 01/21/2010


ATTN...WFO...JAN...LZK...LCH...SHV...FWD...

LAT...LON 33779555 34199446 33739233 33179060 32309019 31259193
31839529 33779555
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#79 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:58 pm

WFAA.com reporting damage in Canton to a Dairy Queen, a Circle K store, and a gas station in the First Monday Trade Days region of town. Also indicating some nearby homes in the NE part of the county may have been hit.

The same Web site is reporting that law enforcement officials are investigating reports of "major" damage in Van and Grand Saline.

ShreveportTimes.com is reporting on their Web site that "A tornado has trapped people in their homes and destroyed businesses in the Waskom, Texas, area, according to the National Weather Service in Shreveport. The tornado touched down at 5:34 p.m. in the vicinity of mile marker 628 on Interstate 20 about two miles west of Waskom. Trees also have been downed across I-20, according to a law enforcement report to the Weather Service."
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Re: Jan 20 - 21 Severe Weather

#80 Postby srainhoutx » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:58 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
655 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST

* AT 654 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ORE CITY...
OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF GILMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR
SPRINGS...LONE STAR...JENKINS...HUGHES SPRINGS AND LINDEN...
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