Severe Weather Threat. April 21st-25th, 2010 High Risk!

[Brent]

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...

AT 1236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEDGE
TORNADO. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED IN YAZOO CITY WITH MULTIPLE
INJURIES! THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EBENEZER MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.

[Bunkertor]

Yazoo City hook

[Bunkertor]

Heavy damage. Chaser Brad Goddard is at the scene

[srainhoutx]

Appears to be cycling again. Seeing some 150+ kt GTG. btangy was spot on. Looks like a long tracker.

[btangy]

Tornado signature on radar crossing I-55. City of Durant (pop: 2,720) is threatened. Tornado Emergency remains in effect.

[Bunkertor]

Houses flattened @ YC

[srainhoutx]

Appears as that this tornado has been on the ground for about 90 miles if my calculations are correct.

[KatDaddy]

Gotta back away for a bit. To have such perfect weather while others are loosing everything is just not fair. This is a sad day indeed.

[srainhoutx]

Gotta back away for a bit. To have such perfect weather while others are loosing everything is just not fair. This is a sad day indeed.

I agree KatDaddy. Just sickening.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1245 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

1225 PM TORNADO YAZOO CITY 32.86N 90.41W
04/24/2010 YAZOO MS STORM CHASER

NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES DAMAGED ALONG WITH
WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN IN CITY LIMITS.

[btangy]

N MS just S of Booneville.. also a pretty strong couplet evident on radar.

at 1257 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was
tracking a large and extremely dangerous tornado 10 miles west of
Burton... or near Booneville... moving northeast at 50 mph.

[srainhoutx]

btangy, if you have a chance it appears that we have another vortex hole showing up on the longer tracker.

[Dave]

Damage reports from SW of Yazoo city to the city itself...

APR 24 121400 EDT
TORNADO
4 MI NW TALLUAH
MADISON CTY
LA
LAW ENFORCEMENT
PRELIMARY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM
MADISON PARISH WITH HOMES DESTROYED. LARGE
TORNADO WAS VISUALLY SIGHTED

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APR 24 122300 EDT
TORNADO
OMEGA
MADISON CTY
LA
EMERGENCY MGR
TORNADO REPORTEDLY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT. ** INJURIES
REPORTED WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED

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APR 24 125500 EDT
TORNADO
1 MI N EAGLE BEND
WARREN CTY
MS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
30 HOUSES FLATTENED REPORTED BY 911
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APR 24 124100 EDT
TORNADO
1 MI S VALLEY PARK
ISSAQUENA
MS
STORM CHASER
STORM CHASER REPORTS LARGE WEDGE
TORNADO CROSSING HIGHWAY 61 NEAR VALLEY
PARK
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APR 24 131000 EDT
TORNADO
3 MI N SATARTIA
YAZOO CTY
MS
PUBLIC
HOME DESTROYED 3 MILES NORTH OF SATARTIA.
PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE.
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APR 24 131600 EDT
TORNADO
6 MI SW YAZOO CITY
MS
TRAINED SPOTTER
WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN WITH HOMES DAMAGED IN TOWN
OF CRUPP
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APR 24 132000 EDT
TORNADO
1 MI S YAZOO CITY
YAZOO CTY
MS
AMATEUR RADIO
CHURCH DESTROYED AT CORNER OF HIGHWAY 16
AND HIGHWAY 49. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
=======================
APR 24 131600 EDT
TORNADO
2 MI E YAZOO CITY
YAZOO CTY
MS
AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURES DESTROYED AT HWY 16 AND OLD BENTON RD

[Dave]

APR 24 135000 EDT
TSTM WND DMG
LEXINGTON MS
HOLMES CTY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORM DAMAGE IS REPORTED ACROSS COUNTY

[srainhoutx]

The Yazoo City tornado may pass near Starkville (home of MSU).

[baygirl_1]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
112 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

1250 PM TORNADO 1 W DURANT 33.08N 89.87W
04/24/2010 HOLMES MS EMERGENCY MNGR

*** 1 INJ *** MULITPLE CARS BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 55.
UNKNOWN NUMBER OF INJURIES. REPORT RELAYED VIA ATTALA
COUNTY EMA.

[Dave]

The Yazoo City tornado may pass near Starkville (home of MSU).

staying on yazoo city tornado

CARROLL MS-MONTGOMERY MS-CHOCTAW MS-ATTALA MS-
117 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ATTALA...WESTERN CHOCTAW...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...

AT 117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HESTERVILLE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRENCH CAMP BY 125 PM CDT...
WEIR AND MCCOOL BY 130 PM CDT...
CHESTER BY 140 PM CDT...

[btangy]

The supercell is entering the most favorable region for maximum updraft helicity so I expect it continue cycling until it crosses US 82... could pass close to Starkville, MS on its current trajectory. Rotation remains strong, but not as strong as it was earlier when it passed over Yazoo City, MS. Also have to take into account that it's moving away from the radar and we're only seeing the midlevel mesocyclone now on radar, so it's hard to get a sense of what's really happening where it counts.

[Dave]

APR 24 135500 EDT
TORNADO
1 MI S DURANT
HOLMES CTY
MS
PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 51.
SHEDS HEAVILY DAMAGED. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOMES.

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APR 24 135500 EDT
TORNADO
2 MI E DURANT
ATTALA CTY
MS
EMERGENCY MGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED
ON CTY ROAD 4101 ON EITHER SIDE OF HWY 12

[Dave]

[srainhoutx]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 96
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

MUCH OF ALABAMA
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
PARTS OF INDIANA
LARGE PART OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY
MIDDLE TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 120 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

NUMEROUS TORNADOES
INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS
WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY
WIDESPREAD LARGE HAIL
HAIL TO 3.0 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
MONTGOMERY ALABAMA TO 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

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 93. WATCH NUMBER 93 WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT AFTER 120
PM CDT. CONTINUE...WW 94...WW 95...

DISCUSSION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN BOTH
NUMBER AND INTENSITY AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW AND UPPER
TROUGH MOVING TOWARD THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. VERY STRONG DEEP
LAYER SHEAR COUPLED WITH VERY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT BOTH TORNADIC SUPERCELLS AND VERY DAMAGING WINDS. THREAT
WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE WATCH THRU THE
AFTERNOON. THE RISK FOR LARGE LONG TRACK TORNADOES WILL BE A THREAT
AS WELL.