Next Round of Severe Weather Begins 4/19, Midwest

[Dave]

Can't stay long but heres the latest one for SW of me, near Louisville KY

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1154 PM EDT TUE APR 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
MEADE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT/1130 PM CDT/...

* AT 1050 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROME...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL ALSO IMPACT...
BRANDENBURG...
PAYNEVILLE AND RAYMOND...
SIROCCO AND MIDWAY...
MAUCKPORT AND BRANDENBURG STATION...
LACONIA AND HUGHES LANDING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH ARE LIKELY. SEEK SHELTER NOW!

[TFGQ]

i got heavy rain where i am and vivid lightning

[GCANE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... wL1Hy4A1TE



April 20, 2011 – ST. LOUIS, Mo

Severe storms raked portions of southern and central Illinois late Tuesday, damaging homes, blowing rail cars off of tracks and leaving thousands of people without power. Several tornadoes were reported, but there were no reports of injuries. The storm also pelted the region with golf ball-sized hail and driving rain. Near Girard in Macoupin County, northeast of St. Louis, Emergency Management Director Jim Pitchford said two homes were destroyed and 15 others damaged. “It’s pretty clear to us it was a tornado — at least one, maybe two,” Pitchford said. Ameren Illinois said about 35,100 customers were without power by late Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Lincoln, high winds reportedly managed to blow some rail cars off the tracks in Christian County’s Taylorville, where a deluge also left flooding that include pooling water a foot deep on some streets. In Montgomery County, just north of Litchfield, high winds damaged two homes and downed power lines, according to Litchfield Fire Department Captain Chris Handshy. Midland Fire District Assistant Chief Guy Choate said “trained eyes” spotted a tornado in central Christian County. According Choate, strong winds damaged a house, a couple of grain bins and a shed near Kincaid, southeast of Springfield. They also knocked down a few power lines. The twister, which Choate says the spotters lost sight of because of “rain wrapping,” missed populated areas of the county.

-Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 7767.story

[Dave]

Tens of Thousands Without Power After Storms

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Tens-of-Thousands-Without-Power-After-Storms/nxnzWVeuWE22Aq4AlhpVkA.cspx

Semi-Trucks Blown Over at Boone County Rest Stop

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Semi-Trucks-Blown-Over-at-Boone-County-Rest-Stop/VX47jQYub0CTfmi4GeKBag.cspx

Possible tornado may have caused damage in N.Ky.

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/severe-weather-blows-2-parked-semis-onto-their-sides-

PHOTOS: Tri-State floods, storm damage

http://www.wcpo.com/gallery/news/news_photo_gallery/Heavy-rains%2C-flooding-in-the-Tri-State-for-41911

Strong Winds Leave Damage Behind; Some Flooding Remains
Severe Weather Warnings Expire

http://www.wlwt.com/weather/27607267/detail.html

Severe storms strike the Tri-State

http://www.fox19.com/story/14478709/severe-storms-strike-the-tri-state

I'm going to bed.

[fwbbreeze]

Image of Tornado just south of Bowling Green, MO yesterday afternoon. The image was snapped by my cousin. Not bad for a 15 year old!!

[Dave]

We've got way too much water around here...local news story....

http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=1634

and

http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=1636

[CrazyC83]

Notice the SPC maps have changed for convective outlooks, or at least are in the process of changing. Now they are fully colored with additional overlays.

[WeatherGuesser]

Well Dave, just keep it up there. We don't need it coming down the Ohio. We have plenty of our own.

[srainhoutx]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0490
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1246 PM CDT WED APR 20 2011

AREAS AFFECTED...NE TX...SRN AR...NRN LA...WRN MS

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 201746Z - 201915Z

A SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NE TX...FAR NRN
LA...SRN AR AND WRN MS THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE ACTIVITY. A WW MAY BECOME
NECESSARY ACROSS THE REGION AS STORMS INITIATE.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM NE TX EWD ACROSS
SRN AR INTO NW MS. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY...SFC DEWPOINTS
ARE IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S F. MESOANALYSIS ACROSS THE WARM
SECTOR SHOWS STRONG INSTABILITY IN PLACE WITH MLCAPE VALUES OF 2000
TO 3500 J/KG. IN ADDITION...THE SRN EDGE OF THE STRONGER MID-LEVEL
FLOW IS LOCATED FROM THE BOUNDARY NWD SUGGESTING THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL EXIST ALONG THE BOUNDARY WHERE THE
COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR IS MAXIMIZED. AS LOW-LEVEL
CONVERGENCE INCREASES THIS AFTERNOON...CONVECTIVE INITIATION SHOULD
OCCUR ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE MORE INTENSE CELLS MAY OBTAIN
SUPERCELL STRUCTURE WITH LARGE HAIL LIKELY. STEEPENING LOW-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES SHOULD ALSO PROMOTE A WIND DAMAGE THREAT WITH THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL OVER CNTRL MS WHERE LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD BE A
BIT STRONGER.

..BROYLES.. 04/20/2011


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