Historic Multi Day Tornado/Flooding Event 4/23-28/2011

[apocalypt-flyer]

I was about to say 17.5 for the Tornado near Berry, Fayette county? What the actual F?

And debris dropping down from the sky in Berry.

[snoopj]

This is the monster in question near Berry, AL.

[RL3AO]

Forbes going 10/10 on TORCON for the first time.

link ?

Its on tv here. Forbes little index on the weather channel.

[RL3AO]

170kt G2G

[Extratropical94]

first confirmed deaths

1945 4 E NANIH WAIYA KEMPER MS 3292 8889

*** 3 FATAL ***
UPDATE ... EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ... MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ... LARGE NUMBERS OF TREES DOWN PREVENTING EMERGENCY WORKERS FROM GETTING INTO AREA.

Edit: Now @ 52 preliminary tornadoes

[RL3AO]

[MGC]

This is amazing...there must be dozens of possible tornados active. I just counted around a dozen couplets on the Columbus MS radar alone.....MGC

[Dave]

23 Tornado warnings right now.

[Ivanhater]

I'm speechless. Even though all the signs were there, it is still unbelievable watching what is happening right now.

[RL3AO]

I think we're watching Super Outbreak II.

[RL3AO]

Still showing 150kt G2G shear. EF4 or EF5 on the ground.

[Extratropical94]

To sum up:
57 reported tornadoes
62 hail events
149 reports of severe wind
3 fatalities
3 injured

[RL3AO]

[Calasanjy]

I think we're watching Super Outbreak II.

At the moment, it appears it could be as severe for the Deep South. I wonder if the cap could break further north, into the Ohio Valley, and potentially some tornadoes could strike there? There are also currently non-PDS tornado watches in effect for the Mid-Atlantic from NY south to NC, but so far no tornado warnings within these watches.

[Bunkertor]

Soundings 18 z

BNA:


FFC:


BMX:


JAN:


LIX:

[RL3AO]

Major problem for Tuscaloosa.

[RL3AO]

[Bunkertor]

ABC 33/40

[Calasanjy]

Almost immediately after my post, I noticed that the SPC is now in all likelihood planning to issue a new tornado watch for Kentucky, southern Ohio, and southern Indiana.

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MD 632 graphic

   
   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0632
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0438 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND ERN KY...SERN IND...SRN
   OH...PARTS OF WV AND SWRN VA
   
   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY
   
   VALID 272138Z - 272215Z
   
   A NEW TORNADO WATCH IS BEING COORDINATED WITH AFFECTED WFOS AND WILL
   BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND ERN KY INTO SERN IND...AND
   PARTS OF WV AND SWRN VA.  ONGOING TORNADO THREAT S OF THIS REGION IS
   EXPECTED TO SPREAD NNEWD INTO THE EVENING.
   
   LATE AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATED AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
   LOCATED OVER SERN MO...WITH THIS FEATURE EXPECTED TO UNDERGO FURTHER
   INTENSIFICATION TRACKING TOWARD INDIANA AS THE ATTENDANT PROGRESSIVE
   OZARKS SHORTWAVE TROUGH TAKES ON A NEGATIVE TILT TRACKING NEWD.
   DESPITE WEAKER INSTABILITY IN PLACE ACROSS THE DISCUSSION AREA...A
   STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET INTO KY/SRN IND/SRN OH BY EARLY EVENING
   AS A 100 KT SWLY MIDLEVEL JET NOSES INTO THIS REGION WILL AID IN
   DESTABILIZATION.  THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL SHEAR
   /300-500 M2 PER S22/ INTO THE EVENING WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR
   STORM ROTATION...SUPERCELLS PRODUCING TORNADOES.
   
   ..PETERS.. 04/27/2011
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...RLX...MRX...JKL...ILN...LMK...OHX...IND...PAH...
   
   LAT...LON   36588583 36658701 38388665 39048515 38978312 38878166
               37588155 36578234 36588583
   


[apocalypt-flyer]

That thing's apparently headed right for the Tuscaloosa area which is under Tornado emergency now. Insane.

The Cordova/Jasper tornado has been reported to be a multi-vortex one.