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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#101 Postby Bocadude85 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:55 pm

Tornado on the ground just north of Chattanooga.

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
TNC011-065-107-139-021815-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0021.120302T1750Z-120302T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1250 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 115 PM EST

* AT 1244 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
OOTELWAH...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATTANOOGA. DOPPLER RADAR
SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...BENTON...CHARLESTON...MCDONALD...WATERVILLE...
HOPEWELL...TASSO...CALHOUN AND DENTVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3538 8460 3511 8459 3506 8511 3523 8516
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#102 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:59 pm

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1156 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

ILC055-065-165-199-021815-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120302T1815Z/
SALINE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-FRANKLIN IL-HAMILTON IL-
1156 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND
NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON AND NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS UNTIL 1215 PM CST...

AT 1152 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHNSTON CITY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ROTATION AND POSSIBLE FUNNEL
CLOUDS AS THE STORM PASSED ACROSS INTERSTATE 57 NORTHEAST OF HERRIN
.

THE ROTATION WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEAR
THOMPSONVILLE BY 1205 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3800 8864 3780 8864 3780 8897 3786 8899
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 249DEG 50KT 3786 8888

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#103 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:03 pm

New large PDS Tornado Watch coming out.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#104 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:07 pm

Now out. DOES NOT include from Nashville south.

SEL8

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 58
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
105 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN INDIANA
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTHWEST OHIO

EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 105 PM UNTIL 900
PM EST.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 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 105 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
DAYTON OHIO TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY. 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 56...WW 57...

DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS DEVELOPING OVER SRN IL AND SERN MO ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD RAPIDLY ENEWD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITHIN EXPANDING WARM SECTOR ATTENDANT TO
STRONG EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. THE COMBINATION OF A MOIST AND
MODERATELY UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER AND VERY STRONG LOW- AND
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT INTENSE AND LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS
CAPABLE OF LONG-TRACKED...SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES.
LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25045.


...MEAD
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#105 Postby Bocadude85 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:08 pm

TORNADO WARNING
ILC003-153-181-MOC031-201-021845-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0036.120302T1803Z-120302T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1203 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CST.

* AT 1201 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED STRONG ROTATION
NEAR WHITEWATER...NORTH OF CHAFFEE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
POSSIBLE TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
SCOTT CITY...CAPE GIRARDEAU...KELSO...OLIVE BRANCH...TAMMS...
MOUNDS...DONGOLA...EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU...COMMERCE...THEBES...MILL
CREEK...PULASKI AND ULLIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...STRONG ROTATION IS REPORTED. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3745 8905 3710 8913 3712 8973 3732 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 260DEG 58KT 3725 8961
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#106 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:09 pm

Another PDS Tornado Watch likely coming soon.

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0211
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1205 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...SRN IL...SRN IND...WRN AND CNTRL KY

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 57...

VALID 021805Z - 021930Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 57 CONTINUES.

LONG LIVED SUPERCELLS WILL BEGIN OVERSPREADING A LARGE PORTION OF
THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY BETWEEN NOW AND 20-21Z...ACCOMPANIED BY THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES AND VERY LARGE HAIL.
ADDITIONAL WWS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ISSUED AND WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.


DISCRETE SUPERCELLS HAVE FORMED ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS INTO
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...GENERALLY NEAR A DEVELOPING DRY LINE AND JUST
AHEAD OF THE SURFACE COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CONTINUE OVERTAKING THE
DRY LINE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
ADDITIONAL CELLS STILL APPEAR LIKELY TO FORM AHEAD OF THE EASTWARD
ADVANCING FRONT...INITIATING ALONG THE PRE-FRONTAL DRY LINE
STRUCTURE ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY INTO WESTERN
AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 20-21Z. IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG
SHEAR...WITH LARGE CLOCKWISE CURVED LOW-LEVEL HODOGRAPHS...AND
MODERATELY LARGE CAPE...CONDITIONS APPEAR VERY FAVORABLE FOR
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...SOME PARTICULARLY STRONG
AND POTENTIALLY VERY DESTRUCTIVE.
GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE
WESTERLY DEEP LAYER MEAN FLOW /50-60+ KT/...AND THE CONTINUING
EASTWARD ADVECTION OF THE UNSTABLE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE LOWER
OHIO VALLEY...STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING AND LONG-LIVED.

..KERR.. 03/02/2012


ATTN...WFO...ILN...LMK...OHX...IND...PAH...ILX...MEG...

LAT...LON 37878887 38568777 39778560 38988407 37758450 36158607
35158758 35128922 35448973 36598911 37878887
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#107 Postby dizzyfish » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:10 pm

Watching the local weather online from WRCB out of Chattanooga. They have a nasty storm up there now and are expecting worse to come tonight.

I feel sorry for the folks having to endure this nasty weather.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#108 Postby Bocadude85 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:14 pm

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
ILC065-193-INC129-021845-
/O.NEW.KPAH.TO.W.0037.120302T1807Z-120302T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1207 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
SOUTHERN WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL POSEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CST.

* AT 1206 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF NORRIS CITY...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
MCLEANSBORO...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED JUST NORTH OF GALATIA AROUND 1205 PM.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
CARMI...MOUNT VERNON...NORRIS CITY...NEW HARMONY AND MAUNIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3815 8790 3793 8785 3791 8858 3800 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 260DEG 43KT 3796 8846
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#109 Postby dizzyfish » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:17 pm

Damage Reports:

Extreme damage reported near Island Cove Marina.
Reports of trees down near Hunter Road.
Reports of homes with damage on Shorttail Road of Highway 58.
Hail reported in Red Bank area.

http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/17062862/ch ... oon-storms
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#110 Postby Cyclenall » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:20 pm

Now 13 tornado warnings at once. Unbelievable.

In case it was missed:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1151 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

ILC055-065-165-021800-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120302T1800Z/
SALINE IL-FRANKLIN IL-HAMILTON IL-
1151 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND
EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND
NORTHWESTERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL NOON CST...

A FUNNEL CLOUD HAS JUST BEEN REPORTED AT 1149 AM BOUNCING UP AND
DOWN NEAR THOMPSONVILLE. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD IS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST.


AT 1143 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMPSONVILLE...OR 5 MILES EAST OF WEST
FRANKFORT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS STORM PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND A FUNNEL CLOUD AS IT
PASSED OVER WEST FRANKFORT.

THE TORNADIC CIRCULATION WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ALONG THE COUNTY
LINE OF HAMILTON AND SALINE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3809 8857 3788 8851 3789 8884 3794 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 257DEG 49KT 3793 8877

$$

These are fast moving cells, I wonder if one will reach 65 mph.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#111 Postby Bocadude85 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:23 pm

Tornado warning for Knoxville

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
TNC093-155-021845-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0023.120302T1819Z-120302T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
119 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 145 PM EST

* AT 114 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE...LAKE FOREST...KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS...MALONEYVILLE...MASCOT
AND KODAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 8377 3603 8368 3594 8359 3589 8399
3584 8419 3596 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 243DEG 55KT 3593 8396
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#112 Postby Bocadude85 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:33 pm

Tornado Warning
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
132 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

TNC011-107-123-139-021900-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120302T1900Z/
BRADLEY TN-MCMINN TN-MONROE TN-POLK TN-
132 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR POLK...
MONROE...MCMINN AND NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTIES...

AT 126 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DENTVILLE...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

A SPOTTER REPORT JUST INDICATED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING
TOWARD ETOWAH.


ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER CIRCULATION APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING
SOUTHWEST OF THE MAIN MESOCYCLONE...NEAR THE BRADLEY AND MCMINN
COUNTY LINE. THIS AREA SHOULD BE WATCHED FOR SOUTHERN MCMINN AND
NORTHERN POLK COUNTY LINE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
ETOWAH...BULLET CREEK...ENGLEWOOD...MOUNT VERNON...COKER CREEK AND
TELLICO PLAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3554 8431 3528 8414 3527 8424 3521 8434
3521 8463 3534 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 250DEG 40KT 3531 8455
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#113 Postby cycloneye » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:33 pm

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1226 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHEASTERN STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 100 PM CST.

* AT 1224 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WALNUT SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELL CITY...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORAN...AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
ORAN...BENTON...MORLEY...HAY-WOOD CITY...BLODGETT...LAMBERT AND
DIEHLSTADT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
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#114 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:45 pm

Could they put a 45% tornado threat in that high risk area?
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#115 Postby cycloneye » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:46 pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
134 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHERN PARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
VIGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 215 PM EST

* AT 131 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WEST UNION...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARSHALL...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 75 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TERRE HAUTE...
BRAZIL...
PRAIRIETON...
PIMENTO...
WEST TERRE HAUTE...
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY...
RILEY...
NORTH TERRE HAUTE...
CORY...
SEELYVILLE...
STAUNTON...
ROSEDALE...
FONTANET...
BRIDGETON...
KNIGHTSVILLE...
HARMONY...
CARBON...
LENA...
REELSVILLE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 35.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3935 8758 3935 8756 3936 8754 3949 8754
3961 8741 3961 8738 3963 8738 3980 8719
3949 8689 3926 8747 3925 8758 3929 8761
3930 8761 3931 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 242DEG 65KT 3933 8751
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#116 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:48 pm

Cell holding up well in the mountains.

TORNADO WARNING
NCC075-173-021930-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0003.120302T1838Z-120302T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
138 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN SWAIN COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BRYSON CITY...

* UNTIL 230 PM EST

* AT 133 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 29 MILES WEST OF
TAPOCO...OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF MURPHY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TAPOCO...SANTEETLAH AND SANTEETLAH LAKE...
FONTANA VILLAGE...
FONTANA LAKE AND STECOAH...
BRYSON CITY...
NEWFOUND GAP...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLF BALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE
POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE IS LIKELY WITH THIS TORNADO!
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD
BE ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...DO NOT
LEAVE YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF BUSINESS! GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING...PREFERABLY IN A BASEMENT OR
UNDERGROUND SHELTER.

TO REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...
THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

&&

LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8403 3548 8392 3553 8388
3553 8383 3557 8377 3558 8360 3557 8349
3562 8344 3563 8339 3548 8336 3542 8337
3530 8403 3531 8404 3536 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 246DEG 54KT 3539 8438

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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#117 Postby dizzyfish » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:52 pm

Report out of Tellico Plains, TN. 70 mph winds and 1.5" hail.

Can't even imagine hail that large in winds that high. Geez!
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#118 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:53 pm

S54 KMRX 021849
TORMRX
NCC039-TNC009-123-021930-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0027.120302T1849Z-120302T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
149 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 230 PM EST

* AT 147 PM EST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MADISONVILLE.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
TARIFFVILLE...CITICO...CITICO BEACH AND TALASSEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 8440 3560 8398 3552 8385 3552 8387
3547 8392 3545 8397 3541 8401 3537 8400
3535 8403 3531 8403 3523 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 248DEG 48KT 3539 8424

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#119 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:56 pm

Looks like a debris ball on radar north of Evansville.
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Re: HIGH Risk, March 2

#120 Postby CrazyC83 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:58 pm

WWUS53 KPAH 021853
SVSPAH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1253 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

INC051-129-163-173-021915-
/O.CON.KPAH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-120302T1915Z/
VANDERBURGH IN-POSEY IN-GIBSON IN-WARRICK IN-
1253 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN WARRICK...
SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...NORTHEASTERN POSEY AND NORTHERN VANDERBURGH
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA UNTIL 115 PM CST...

AT 1243 PM CST...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO OVER
HEPBURN...WHICH IS TWO MILES SOUTH OF WADESVILLE.


AT 1248 PM...THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CYNTHIANA...OR 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BRANCH...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL MOVE EAST ALONG INTERSTATE 64 IN THE VICINITY OF
THE VANDERBURGH AND GIBSON COUNTY LINE. HAIL NEARLY BASEBALL SIZE
HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.

TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 8726 3805 8792 3816 8792 3830 8734
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 254DEG 53KT 3814 8767

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