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

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#481 Postby Cyclenall » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:42 pm

I just counted 31 tornado warnings at once...beyond crazy...

I couldn't watch the whole outbreak today but I did see at around 3:00 pm EDT 15 tornado warnings at once on the map so I knew that was a very bad sign and thought this could get ugly quick. Was there this amount of TOR warnings at once straight to now?

CrazyC83, you went chasing today?
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Re: Potential Widespread Flooding/Severe Weather Event 4/23-28

#482 Postby MGC » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:45 pm

Rome Georgia looks to be in the path....MGC
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#483 Postby badger70 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:45 pm

Caught this on another site:

"Not sure if anyone caught the caller just on ABC 33/40 from Pleasant Grove, bodies and injured being carried out, numerous FAT (unconfirmed), and injuries that involve loss of limbs. "
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#484 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:48 pm

We have family in Rome and they are in the basement right now. It is nearing them. Is a tornado still on the ground, the radar doesn't look as obvious as it did earlier with there being a tornado. I am hoping it has lifted.

CNN says 25 confirmed dead in Alabama so far.
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#485 Postby Cyclenall » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:51 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:At least 25 dead in Alabama alone according to CNN. Could be the deadliest since the Super Outbreak.

CNN should be doing blanket coverage of this massive tornado outbreak, really that segment starting at 8:00 pm was not that great to convey the enormity of the situation. I'd hate to be working at the head office or smaller offices at the NWS in Alabama or Tennessee right now :eek: .
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#486 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:52 pm

Weather channel said a mile wide tornado on the ground just outside of Rome. :(
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#487 Postby summersquall » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:55 pm

NWS Mobile is taking over for Birmingham who have taken shelter. (ABC 33/40).
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#488 Postby GCANE » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:55 pm

BigB0882 wrote:Weather channel said a mile wide tornado on the ground just outside of Rome. :(


SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
849 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

GAC055-115-233-280115-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110428T0115Z/
POLK GA-CHATTOOGA GA-FLOYD GA-
849 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR FLOYD...
SOUTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA AND NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTIES...

AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR
CAVE SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COOSA...HOLLAND...LINDALE...SENEY...ROME...TIDINGS...ARMUCHEE...
SHANNON...PINSON AND EVERETT SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
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#489 Postby badger70 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:56 pm

BigB0882 wrote:Weather channel said a mile wide tornado on the ground just outside of Rome. :(


Wide couplet on radar as of 7:50PM CDT apparently heading toward Rome.
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#490 Postby Bunkertor » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:57 pm

weather.com announcing at least 32 fat
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#491 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:59 pm

I am so nervous for my family, hoping this is going pass south of them. I don't wish it on anyone else, of course, but I don't want them to be hurt or lose their home.
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#492 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:02 pm

BigB0882 wrote:Weather channel said a mile wide tornado on the ground just outside of Rome. :(


This is the same storm that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham unless I'm mistaken.

If it hasn't lifted up at some point, it has been on the ground for well over 100 miles.
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#493 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:03 pm

Bunkertor wrote:weather.com announcing at least 32 fat



I think most of those were from the tornadoes earlier today.

Last I've heard, only one fatality had been confirmed out of Tuscaloosa and none had been confirmed out of Birmingham.

But an emergency management official on The Weather Channel - unless I misunderstood him - said they had unconfirmed reports of numerous fatalities in the Pleasant Grove area.
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#494 Postby Tireman4 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:04 pm

Will this rival the Super Outbreak of 1974? I swear this is just not good at all.
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#495 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:05 pm

Unfortunately I found out my family lives south and east of Rome, directly in the path. :(
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#496 Postby Halah » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:06 pm

BigB0882 wrote:Weather channel said a mile wide tornado on the ground just outside of Rome. :(


WSB-TV saying that storm is moving at 90 mph?? Jeez.
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#497 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:09 pm

Looking a little less impressive on radar, or I hope...
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#498 Postby BigB0882 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:12 pm

Family is doing ok, they said they can hear hail.
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#499 Postby CrazyC83 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:13 pm

Cyclenall wrote:I just counted 31 tornado warnings at once...beyond crazy...

I couldn't watch the whole outbreak today but I did see at around 3:00 pm EDT 15 tornado warnings at once on the map so I knew that was a very bad sign and thought this could get ugly quick. Was there this amount of TOR warnings at once straight to now?

CrazyC83, you went chasing today?


No, I was on vacation driving south! About 27% the way to Florida.
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#500 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:14 pm

BigB0882 wrote:Looking a little less impressive on radar, or I hope...


I thought so too...then the report came in that spotters were still observing a mile wide tornado on the ground.

How far away from the radar sites is this thing? That may have something to do with it along with the rolling terrain of NE Alabama and NW Georgia.
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