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#121 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:44 pm

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 96
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

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

SOUTHERN ALABAMA
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
EASTERN LOUISIANA
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 530 PM
UNTIL 100 AM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 120 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF
EVERGREEN ALABAMA TO 40 MILES SOUTH OF HOUMA LOUISIANA. 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...CONTINUE...WW 91...WW 93...WW 94...WW
95...

DISCUSSION...SRN FRINGES OF QLCS IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ACROSS THE
REGION AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES EWD THIS EVENING. STRONG
PRESSURE FALLS DOWNSTREAM WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED LOW-LEVEL RESPONSE
WITH THREAT FOR TORNADOES WITH ANY EMBEDDED ROTATING STRUCTURES
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LINE. OTHERWISE...BOWS/LEWPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND 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 26040.


...RACY
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#122 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:41 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
831 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ST. MARTIN...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN
SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...ESCATAWPA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 826 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ST.
MARTIN...OR NEAR BILOXI...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
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#123 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:41 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
821 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONROEVILLE...FRISCO CITY...
SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JACKSON...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
CHATOM...OR 14 MILES EAST OF STATE LINE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CORTELUOU AND SAINT STEPHRNS AROUND 830 PM CDT...
JACKSON AND CHOCTAW BLUFF AROUND 835 PM CDT...
MANILLA...MANILA AND ALLEN AROUND 840 PM CDT...
WHATELY AROUND 845 PM CDT...
FRANKLIN AROUND 855 PM CDT...
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#124 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:43 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0355
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0832 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...WRN NC AND UPSTATE SC

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY

VALID 050132Z - 050230Z

WW WILL BE NEEDED SOON...GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF ISSUANCE
FOR PARTS OF WRN NC AND UPSTATE SC
. MAIN THREATS...DAMAGING WIND
AND HAIL.

SQUALL LINE OVER NCNTRL GA IS EXTRAPOLATED TO THE GA/NC/SC BORDER
REGION 0245-03Z. BOUNDARY LAYER DOWNSTREAM WAS MOISTENING RAPIDLY
AND REMAINING WARM/BUOYANT AND WILL LIKELY SUPPORT THE SQUALL LINE
ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN CREST INTO WRN NC/SC THROUGH LATE EVENING.

..RACY.. 04/05/2011


ATTN...WFO...RNK...GSP...
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#125 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:44 pm

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0354
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0818 PM CDT MON APR 04 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...NRN GA...ATLANTA METRO AREA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 95...

VALID 050118Z - 050245Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 95 CONTINUES.

...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY...POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN ATLANTA METRO AREA
0145-0300Z...

SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO DISCRETELY PROPAGATE AS NEW CELLS DEVELOP
IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE COLD POOL...EFFECTIVELY RESULTING IN A
FASTER TRANSLATION ESE. EXTRAPOLATION INCORPORATING THIS SCENARIO
SUGGESTS PRIMARY SQUALL LINE ARRIVING IN NW METRO ATLANTA 0145-0200Z
AND THE REMAINDER OF ATLANTA...INCLUDING HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...0230-0330Z.

00Z PEACHTREE CITY SOUNDING EXHIBITED ONLY 300 J/KG MLCAPE...BUT
RAPID SFC MOISTURE TRANSPORT NWD INTO THE METRO AREA WILL OCCUR AS
EVIDENCED BY NEARLY 5 DEG F DEW POINT RISE AT NEWNAN GA. THIS WILL
INCREASE BUOYANCY AND COMBINATION OF STRONG COLD POOL DYNAMICS WILL
MAINTAIN STRONG TSTMS ACROSS NWRN GA.

DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE PRIMARY SVR THREAT IN NW GA THROUGH
THE EVENING AS CONVECTIVE MODE REMAINS LINEAR. HOWEVER...AN
EMBEDDED SUPERCELL TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS FLOW IN THE
0.5-1KM LAYER CONTINUES TO INCREASE...BOOSTING SRH AMIDST STRONG
DEEP LAYER SHEAR. HIGHER THREATS FOR TORNADOES WILL EXIST ACROSS
CNTRL AL INTO WCNTRL GA SOUTH OF ATLANTA.

..RACY.. 04/05/2011


ATTN...WFO...FFC...
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#126 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:01 pm

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 97
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
945 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

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

NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 945 PM UNTIL
300 AM EDT.

HAIL TO 1 INCH 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 90
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA TO 30 MILES SOUTH OF ANDERSON SOUTH
CAROLINA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

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 95...WW 96...

DISCUSSION...A SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS ACROSS EASTERN TN
AND NORTH GA. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE SPINE OF THE
APPALACHIANS INTO NC/SC SOON. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND FIELDS
AND RAPID MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...THE POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.

AVIATION...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 450. MEAN STORM MOTION
VECTOR 26035.


...HART
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#127 Postby Dave » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:33 pm

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 98
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1030 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

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

SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS

EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 1030 PM
UNTIL 500 AM EDT.

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 80 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO 55 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF PANAMA CITY
FLORIDA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

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...CONTINUE...WW 95...WW 96...WW 97...

DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELL STRUCTURES
CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS AL. THESE STORMS WILL
AFFECT WATCH AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS
ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL VERTICAL SHEAR AND INCREASING
MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES.

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 500.
MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040.


...HART
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#128 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:49 am

Current severe weather storm report count: 1,104. Possibly a one-day record. Most of them were due to damaging winds (some may get confirmed as tornadoes later).
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Re: Possible Severe Weather Outbreak April 2-5?

#129 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:39 pm

Wild night last night!! I watched and lived every moment of it. I was able to watch the lights go out across north Tallahassee and the very strong winds blow in band by band. I watched a very low hanging cloud (associated with the tornado warnings) move in as well. Tornado warnings did sound on campus, which was a first for me. A night to remember.

000
NOUS42 KTAE 051856
PNSTAE

ALZ069-GAZ125-160-FLZ012-017-112-080000

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
256 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2011

...DAMAGE SURVEYS CONDUCTED TODAY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE FOLLOWING THE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE CONDUCTED DAMAGE SURVEYS
FOLLOWING THE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE TALLAHASSEE SERVICE AREA. EXAMINATION OF DAMAGE AND
SURVEYS CONFIRM THAT ZERO TORNADOES OCCURRED IN THE TALLAHASSEE
FORECAST AREA. DAMAGE IN ALL SUSPECTED TORNADO AREAS WAS DETERMINED
TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE.

TWO PARTICULAR AREAS WERE SURVEYED IN NORTH LEON COUNTY AND
NORTHEASTERN GRADY COUNTY. BOTH AREAS FEATURED DAMAGE CONSISTENT
WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IN THESE AREAS...MAXIMUM WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
STORM IN NORTHEASTERN GRADY COUNTY.

AROUND OUR REGION...35 OF THE 48 COUNTIES SERVED BY THIS OFFICE
REPORTED STORM DAMAGE...EITHER IN THE FORM OF LARGE TREES DOWN OR
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE POSSIBLE...FURTHER
INCREASING THIS COUNT.

IN SUMMARY...NO TORNADOES OCCURRED WITHIN THE TALLAHASSEE SERVICE
AREA. 59 SEPARATE REPORTS OF SEVERE ACTIVITY WERE RECEIVED...EITHER
DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OR HAIL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER...OCCURRING OVER 35 DIFFERENT COUNTIES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT...PLEASE CONSULT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE'S WEBPAGE AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TAE.

$$

GODSEY
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#130 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:50 pm

A total of 1350 reports in 19 states from yesterday and today. Damage all over Tallahassee and surrounding areas.
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