Severe Weather

[Ksyrup]

I know we have a bunch of Missouri folks on the board and shit is going down in STL right now.

We just had our own scare here in the Lexington area. We were 30 miles NE at a softball tournament when the weather started, and let me tell you - sitting in the car listening to the local weather guy describe your neighborhood while discussing the imminent path of a tornado sucks shit. But not as bad as it actually doing damage, of course. And we got lucky. It looks like a tornado went through downtown Versailles right through my neighborhood - knocked down our basketball goal, but the trash can on the curb was still upright. Amazing.

That STL storm is headed this way for the middle of the night - should be a fun night.

Stay safe.

[MizzouRah]

Stay safe too Ksyrup!

I live north of St. Louis and we just had rain thankfully.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Hope everybody got through this safe & sound. Watched a good bit of it on TWC at dinner as the storms were rolling into the STL area, that was some nasty looking shit.

[panerd]

The airport really got hit hard, lost its roof and had winds blowing through the inside of the baggage claim and pinning people against the walls. Just rained with a little hail where I live.

[tarcone]

A tornado was spotted on the ground 5 miles from my area. Otherwise lots of rain and a little hail.

Im watching the news now. They are showing the destruction near the airport. Devastating. The neighborhood is a mess. 135 to 200 mph wind last night.

[MizzouRah]

The airport really got hit hard, lost its roof and had winds blowing through the inside of the baggage claim and pinning people against the walls. Just rained with a little hail where I live.

Saw that on the news this morning.. crazy.

[Ksyrup]

We've had nothing but wave after wave of severe weather today, too. It's crazy. Saw a really cool wall form just south of the airport as we were driving home. Looks like another night of waiting for a line of severe weather to come through.

[Ksyrup]

Jeebus, more frickin' tornado warnings. Where exactly do you go from the 26th floor during a tornado? Today/tonight is supposed to be really, really bad. Good start, anyway.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Watching the tornado warnings roll across Alabama & into TN right now ... as my wife drives right smack into them with her mother (who was hellbent & determined to go deal with some b.s. on her old house that she's prepping for sale ... nvrmnd that she's had over a year for this stuff).

[Butter]

On track for the 4th rainiest month in recorded history for our area. Approaching 10" of rain, which for a month, is quite a bit. Have had constant flash flood warnings for seems like 2 weeks now.

My back yard is a mud lake.

[Ksyrup]

Yeah, same here. We're up over 11 inches, I think. This has been crazy.

[GrantDawg]

Seeing reports on severe damage around the area in Alabama where I once lived (Arab and Guntersville is just south of Grant where I got my board name). This just the leading edge of what is supposed to be worse storms this afternoon/tonight. Everyone keep safe today.

[terpkristin]

Tornado watch for my area until 8 p.m. tonight.
Washington D.C. area’s worst five tornado events - Capital Weather Gang - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/washington_dcareas_worst_five_tornado_events/2011/04/27/AFN1BAyE_blog.html) #3 on that list is the one I was in, was probably within 500 yards (if that) of the girls that died.

/tk

[Ksyrup]

April 2011 is the 5th wettest month in Lexington history, and we're about to get dumped on for the next 12-18 hours.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Wife & m-in-law under a tornado warning until 4p eastern. Riding that one out & then going to try to scoot through a break in the lines to get back ... just in time for what should be a fun night here. Yeppers, it's just a peachy day.

[Warhammer]

The Mississippi is supposed to crest in Memphis at 10' above flood stage in a couple of weeks. I'm really looking forward to that. The Wolf River is supposed to flood by Friday and will submerge about a mile wide area just south of where I live...

[GrantDawg]

They just reported on the news here several dorms were destroyed on the University of Alabama's campus.

[MJ4H]

Posted the first one of these in the image thread, but here is some of the damage to roads from the flooding near the school where I work:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/Gorgonian14/210046_1705903568416_1262824109_31403708_4608180_o.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/Gorgonian14/215232_10150179823952633_363823637632_7244860_3922140_n.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/Gorgonian14/224359_10150179825012633_363823637632_7244872_4065355_n.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/Gorgonian14/230033_10150179823297633_363823637632_7244851_7254115_n.jpg

[GrantDawg]

I'm watching the live coverage out of Birmingham. T-town had two large tornadoes hit it, and they had it on webcam until hit right at the stadium on campus and took it out. The tornado is still on the ground and is 15 miles out heading toward them, but the debris is already falling around their studio, including 20 ft long pieces of plywood.

[GrantDawg]

Live Video - FOX 6 News - FoxAlabamaLive.com (http://www.foxalabamalive.com/)

They have it live on camera as it coming into Biringham. It has never left the ground since it left Tusc.

[ntndeacon]

the tornado look like it is headed for downtown birmingham. We have had several tornados hit the ground today. at least 5 dead. 4 from the morning straightline winds one from the tornado in Tuscaloosa

[GrantDawg]

They are guessing it at a mile wide, F4.

[cougarfreak]

Live Video - FOX 6 News - FoxAlabamaLive.com (http://www.foxalabamalive.com/)

They have it live on camera as it coming into Biringham. It has never left the ground since it left Tusc.

Geeze, watching now, that's unbelievable.

[GrantDawg]

Watching it as it went and the power blinking off, the lights going dark, and the transformers blowing up. Knowing the damage being done underneath that that you couldn't see just sent shivers down my spine.

[GrantDawg]

They are confirming the mile wide damage swath from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. Damage from f4 to f5 range. It is uncommon for the weather center to report that this early, but it is that bad.

[GrantDawg]

Video of it passing south of Bryant-Denny:

VIDEO: Tuscaloosa Tornado Nearing Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium - SB Nation Atlanta (http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/4/27/2137734/tuscaloosa-tornados-alabama-bryant-denny-stadium)

[Thomkal]

Man that's scary stuff-hope all of you in their path are safe.

[Scoobz0202]

Are you guys familiar with Jemison, AL? I have some family there. Was that in the path of the storm?

[GrantDawg]

Are you guys familiar with Jemison, AL? I have some family there. Was that in the path of the storm?


That is south of where the big one went, but there have been several others, so I couldn't say for sure.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Are you guys familiar with Jemison, AL? I have some family there. Was that in the path of the storm?

I looked it up, that appears to be south & west of nearly all the action so far. I've been watching these things roll up pretty closely most of the day honestly don't recall seeing Chilton County mentioned in any of the warnings. Not a guaranteed answer of course but hopefully some reasonable reassurance at least.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Video of it passing south of Bryant-Denny:

VIDEO: Tuscaloosa Tornado Nearing Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium - SB Nation Atlanta (http://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/4/27/2137734/tuscaloosa-tornados-alabama-bryant-denny-stadium)

I saw that earlier, talk about sense of scale. Very scary footage to me.

[Scoobz0202]

I looked it up, that appears to be south & west of nearly all the action so far. I've been watching these things roll up pretty closely most of the day honestly don't recall seeing Chilton County mentioned in any of the warnings. Not a guaranteed answer of course but hopefully some reasonable reassurance at least.

Thanks. I talked to my father who said while he was on the phone with him the sirens went off I believe, but I haven't seen anything on the news about that area so I think they are good. Hopefully.

[Scoobz0202]

And now our tornado sirens just went off here in Ohio. Eerie when its not hit yet. We have ten minutes. Time to hit the deck I guess.

[ntndeacon]

Some how it missed Pelham. But at least 53 dead. I am sure that number will rise. Keep all those affected in your prayers.

[CU Tiger]

Im in Auburn through the weekend....it was pretty nasty here not as bad a B'ham..but a bit windy...but has moved on now.

[JonInMiddleGA]

After about 2 hours on the phone to keep track of things, finally got my parents out of their basement north of ATL. Looks like they're almost in the clear for the rest of the night, had a Doppler-likely tornado get within about 2 minutes of them & then it hung a right and went elsewhere. That's a relief.

Now the fun round two, as Athens, GA is about an hour away from getting our first issue of the day. Heck, first rain I've seen here all day started drizzling about 15 minutes ago.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Y'know, the things the weather guys can do with radar + computers these days is truly amazing. The presence of debris balls & debris fields showing up on radar is pretty incredible if you think about it. I generally understand why it works & all that but it doesn't make me any less impressed.

[rjolley]

Jon: You're watching Stormtracker 2 as well, eh?

It is pretty impressive how they can track some of this. Hadn't seen the debris field images before. Wonder what it looks like in Kansas during their storms...

[JonInMiddleGA]

Jon: You're watching Stormtracker 2 as well, eh?

I'd bet 80% or more of the Atlanta TV's in use have been with Glenn Burns most of the night ;)

Hadn't seen the debris field images before.

I kind of got a chuckle out of the obvious delight they were getting out of those -- of being able to see them for real, in their own market -- was apparently the first time they've seen them for real since the new superduper radar was installed.

As one of my uncles pointed out, "Glenn never met a tornado he didn't like" ;)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Okay, let's see how long my power stays on. Tornado warning now covers a stretch from Covington (GrantDawg territory) to Bishop, GA which is about 15 minutes south of me.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Killer storms ravage South, claim at least 193 lives || OnlineAthens.com (http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042811/bre_821231525.shtml)

[Ksyrup]

Y'know, the things the weather guys can do with radar + computers these days is truly amazing. The presence of debris balls & debris fields showing up on radar is pretty incredible if you think about it. I generally understand why it works & all that but it doesn't make me any less impressed.


The 3D slice-through thing is pretty cool too.

[Ksyrup]

It will be really interesting to watch Storm Chasers in the fall as they document this stretch of tornadic weather. I just went to Reed's site, and it looks like they were in Clinton Mississippi yesterday. I remember from last year that they took a risk and went to MS when most of the chasers wouldn't go there - because of high population areas, trees, etc., which makes chasing very dangerous - and were in the middle of a bad one and helped some people out of destroyed houses, etc. But I doubt any of them went any further than MS. But watching the whole thing play out from their perspective, 6 months later, is going to be really interesting.

[JonInMiddleGA]

8 of the fatalities in TN were in my wife's hometown (or out in the county a few miles away).

Meanwhile one of the hardest hit parts of GA was Ringgold, where a three-story motel collapsed, every restaurant in town has been destroyed, and both their HS & MS were heavily damaged (students weren't in the bldg thankfully). That's along the route she drove home from TN yesterday, more than a close call for this husband.

There's up to 100k chickens abruptly free-ranging in the county where I grew up (somehow several chicken houses were destroyed but much of the poultry reportedly survived). Sounds funny but not the guy who had his livelihood destroyed. Nearby rescue workers finally made it into a ruined street & successfully rescued an elderly woman trapped in her home after several hours (and at least one, possibly two more storms passed over the rubble while she was still inside).

In Tuscaloosa, a former co-worker's college student son dropped his car off at the local tire shop for service. Luckily he ducked into a friend's off-campus apartment on the next block to wait out the storm. Minutes later the tire shop was leveled, still not sure where the car ended up. Another former co-worker is in Birmingham, she ducked inside a restaurant to dodge the debris raining down on the parking lot.

[GrantDawg]

I'd bet 80% or more of the Atlanta TV's in use have been with Glenn Burns most of the night ;)



I kind of got a chuckle out of the obvious delight they were getting out of those -- of being able to see them for real, in their own market -- was apparently the first time they've seen them for real since the new superduper radar was installed.

As one of my uncles pointed out, "Glenn never met a tornado he didn't like" ;)


Glen rocks. You know, Their radar updates every minute and not every 6 minutes like conventional radar. He might mention that every 6 minutes. :)

We had a tornado jump us. It fell apart just before it got to us and reform on the other side of the county. Scary stuff. Pretty crazy night.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Georgia storms | Girl, sucked out of bed by tornado, survives *| ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-storms-girl-sucked-928200.html)

[GrantDawg]

Georgia storms | Girl, sucked out of bed by tornado, survives *| ajc.com (http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-storms-girl-sucked-928200.html)


I was just about to post that. That was the tornado that skipped over us.

[Ksyrup]

This is flat-out amazing:


A Facebook page was set up for users to claim photos and documents found strewn by the storms.

"House mortgage from Tuscaloosa found in Rainbow City," said the caption on one photo. The two cities are 116 miles apart.

[GrantDawg]

This is flat-out amazing:


It is. That same cell kept putting down powerfull tornadoes all the way through Alabama and North Georgia.

[JonInMiddleGA]

re: debris items -- there's about a half dozen or so pictures of things like that in a photo gallery on the WRCB-TV website. Receipts from a Trenton, GA tire store, a checkbook from Cullman, AL, a check re-order receipt from a different bank in AL ... all found in Chattanooga or as far north as Dunlap, TN. Average distance from launch to landing seemed to be about 85-90 miles.

[Thomkal]

well thought we might have escaped the tornado "fun" here in Myrtle Beach area-we've been under a watch all day, but the storm line has stayed just far enough to the west that we haven't even had any rain today. The watch was supposed to be over at 4 pm, they just extended it to 8 pm.

:::shakes fist at the sky::: No damn tornado better knock out power here so I miss the draft! :)

Seriously though the debris item stuff is amazing and very sad at the same time.

[tucking fypo]

The Tuscaloosa videos, especially the one with the guy in Coleman Coliseum, were pretty unbelievable. What are they saying, F4 or 5? Surely an F5.

Smithville, about 50 miles southeast of here, was flattened. Some gruesome stuff from a friend of mine over there. He said his neighbors were looking at the damage in their backyard and noticed a woman lying face down that lived about a mile down that had been deposited there by the tornado.

I've never seen anything like this in my life.

[stevew]

So I travelled to south west Virginia this weekend for a wedding. Interstate 81 was blocked up at roughly the Abingdon area(nice place btw). We then attempted to take a bunch of back roads to avoid the congestion....holy shit the tornado carnage was insane. Telephone poles sheared in half. Trees down everywhere. I'm pretty sure the interstate was compromised at some point, as the traffic backup was so signficant.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The Tuscaloosa videos, especially the one with the guy in Coleman Coliseum, were pretty unbelievable. What are they saying, F4 or 5? Surely an F5.

Preliminary was F4, could change though. So far, the Smithville twister and the one that hit Hackleburg, AL are the only two F5's.

Smithville, about 50 miles southeast of here, was flattened.

That would be the area that caused Roy Oswalt to leave the team for personal reasons (he's from/has family in that area if I understood things correctly). I'm sure you knew that, I just didn't recall seeing it mentioned in this thread & figured I'd throw it out there.

[JonInMiddleGA]

FWIW, a stormchaser friend of mine linked the updated NWS stats on the outbreak today. Current count is still two F5, eleven F4 and 21 F3 from a total of 362 confirmed tornadoes between 4/25 and 4/28. Between 8a 4/27 and 8a 4/28 there were 312. Death toll for the three days is at 350, with all but 10 of those on the last day. It dwarfs the 1974 Super Outbreak in terms of total twisters and has now surpassed one-day and two-day death tolls back to 1936 and 1925 respectively.

More at
April 2011 tornado information (http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/april_2011_tornado_information.html)

[Wolfpack]

Given the razed nature of sizeable chunks of Tuscaloosa, I'm rather surprised that the Tuscaloosa twister didn't measure out as an EF5, and if that's not EF5-level destruction, I'm not sure I want to see what EF5-level destruction looks like.

[GrantDawg]

Given the razed nature of sizeable chunks of Tuscaloosa, I'm rather surprised that the Tuscaloosa twister didn't measure out as an EF5, and if that's not EF5-level destruction, I'm not sure I want to see what EF5-level destruction looks like.


Pretty surprised as well, since the radar was clocking it at above 200 mph at the time. But I guess the extent of the damage must have been because of the size, and not wind-speed when they inspected the damage.

[DeToxRox]

This will be fascinating:

THE SOUND AND THE FURY: BEHIND THE KILLER TORNADOS OF 2011
Discovery’s Storm Chasers Explain the Why and How in an all-new world premiere special,
TORNADO RAMPAGE 2011 on Sunday, May 22, 9 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery Channel
(Silver Spring, Md.) –With nearly 200 tornados recorded and over 300 lives lost in just a single day, weather history was made on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in the worst tornado outbreak since 1974. Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers were filming that day in the center of the action and now present never-before-seen footage, recount their harrowing stories and put into both scientific and human context the overwhelming tragedy in the all new special TORNADO RAMPAGE 2011 airing Sunday, May 22 at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel.Storm Chasers’ Reed Timmer, Sean Casey and Tim Samaras were all filming with their chase teams on Wednesday, April 27th for the new season of their series when they become caught up in unprecedented multiple tornados. Their exclusive, never-before-seen footage combined with meteorological expertise and years of chasing experience helps piece together a day that saw so much destruction and loss of life.

Tornados are one of Mother Nature’s most mystifying, deadly forces. When conditions are just right what starts as a breeze can becomes a mass of spinning energy as loud as a jet engine and as strong as a freight train. All three chase teams witnessed the storms from different locations across the South allowing Discovery to offer a comprehensive, 360° look at this unimaginable tragedy.

“In all my years of chasing tornados, this was hands down the most unforgettable day. The intensity of the storm activity and the sheer number of tornados that touched down is overwhelming and heartbreaking. By studying this historic day we hope to learn more information for our research and help better predict tornados and save lives,” said Storm Chasers’ meteorologist Reed Timmer

TORNADO RAMPAGE 2011 is produced for Discovery Channel by Darlow Smithson. Tom Brisley and Guy Davies are executive producers. For Discovery Channel, Stephen Reverend is executive producer.

[GrantDawg]

For those that were interested, here is the difference in vivid detail between an EF-4 and an EF-5. The EF-5 that hit in North Alabama didn't hit a major population center, but stayed on the ground for 90 miles and killed at least 70. The destruction was amazing.

132 Miles of Devastation: EF-5 tornado deadliest in United States in last 56 years | al.com (http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/05/132_miles_of_devastation_ef-5.html)

It is the difference between destroying houses and building, and actually sucking asphalt and concrete from the ground. Wow.

[Ksyrup]

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/images/stories/tuscaloosa-tornado-aster-2-110517.jpg


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The image traces the damage of an EF-4 tornado, the second-highest rating on the tornado damage scale (http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/tornado-damage-scale-image-110425-1435/), which tore through the college town (http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/tornado-facts-records-110428-1450/) on April 27.

In the picture, captured just days after the storm, pink represents vegetation and aqua is the absence of vegetation. The tornado ripped up everything in its path, scouring the Earth's surface with its winds of up to 200 mph (322 kph). The "tearing up" of vegetation makes the tornado's track stand out as a wide swath of aqua.

"This image and others like it are helping us study the torn landscape to determine just how huge and powerful these twisters were and to assess the damage they inflicted," said NASA meteorologist Gary Jedlovec of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

To detect the scars left by the twisters (http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/sideways-tornado-video-110428-1454/), the NASA ASTER satellite, short for Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, senses the visible and infrared energy reflected from the planet's surface. Destruction that shows crushed houses, torn and snapped trees and uprooted crops are evident in the multi-wavelength images.

"A demolished house, debris and soil scattered on vegetated surfaces, and damaged trees and crops all change the pattern of reflected radiation measured by the satellite," Jedlovec said. "We can analyze these patterns to help storm survey teams evaluate the damage."

Ground teams conducting field surveys of tornado damage must try to pinpoint where the twisters touched down, how long they stayed on the ground, and the force of their winds. But some places are nearly impossible to reach by foot or car. Also, in remote areas, damage often goes unreported, so survey teams don't know to look there. This is where satellites can help.

The satellite's sensors can detect damage in rural areas, wilderness areas and other unpopulated areas, which allows surveyors to determine the true track of a tornado, Tracing a tornado's path could also help scientists learn how these storms form and move so that meteorologists can improve warnings.

Jedlovec and colleagues are working to produce satellite images of other areas ravaged by the historic outbreak of tornadoes.

Alabama Tornado Satellite Image | Tuscaloosa Al Tornado Outbreak, Tornado Pictures & Facts | OurAmazingPlanet | Our Amazing Planet (http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/alabama-tornado-satellite-image-1531/)

[Ksyrup]

Today is looking pretty ominous in west-central KY. Sould be fun. We're expecting a strong possibility of multiple tornado warnings all afternoon/evening.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.gif

[Ksyrup]

I hope this is going to be a big letdown (in a good way) from the way this is being built up. It's definitely important to have people on high alert and nothing happen then the opposite, but when I see stuff like this...yikes.

Reed Timmer ‏ <S>@</S>reedtimmerTVN
Looking at the low-level jet here in western KY it reminds me of the shear we saw the morning of April 15, 2012 last year along the MS River

[sterlingice]

"High" bubbles from the SPL are always scary

Should we start a "Spring 2012 Weather" thread for this because it's probably going to be bad?

SI

[Ksyrup]

I hope it won't need one, but I think we will.

TOR:CON for central KY and central TN is now up to a 9, and all of the schools around here are getting out around 12:30-1pm. I'll be heading home from work in the next 2-3 hours.

[DeToxRox]

Reading some crazy reports so far.

There are reports of a direct hit on Limestone Correctional Facility in Alabama. Also reports of massive hail in Indianapolis. One report said that the University of Indianapolis parking lot has so much big hail it looks like there was a snow storm.

[Ksyrup]

Huntsville apparently took a direct hit from a damaging tornado. Is that where the correction facility is?

[DeToxRox]

Huntsville apparently took a direct hit from a damaging tornado. Is that where the correction facility is?

It is the area, yep.

So far I have only seen this blurb from an official outlet about it

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Alabama - Madison County Commissioner Dale Strong said Limestone Correctional Facility took a "direct hit" from the storm. He said there are injuries and more than 1,000 feet of fence down around the prison.

"They called me and said they've got a bunch of injuries over there" at the prison. He also said at least one home was damaged north of the Sparkman Ninth Grade Academy and an 18-wheeler overturned on Jeff Road near the Highway 53 intersection.

[Ksyrup]

Just created a thread. I think this is going to be a bad day/night.

[PilotMan]

Well we were in the basement for an hour today. Before we got home, the Mrs and I were out shopping so we raced home but didn't make it before the boys got home. We were on the highway and it's the first time that I've seen falling debris ahead of a storm. It's nice to be able to pull straight into the driveway and head right to the basement.

We had a lot of rain, but not the severity that we were expecting since our house was right in the path of a cell that had created tornado's throughout the day.

All's well from Northern Kentucky.

[Ksyrup]

Heard they evacuated the airport to the basement.

[Buccaneer]

This photo is absolutely stunning to me

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306560_404175879594316_208741279137778_1557612_1114128438_n.jpg

That is chest-high hail piled up near Amarillo.

[sterlingice]

Wow- holy crap. With the intensity and ferocity of air required for hail, I didn't think it could sustain for nearly that long.

In future news, tomorrow's going to be bad for Oklahoma and Kansas. SPC already has a "high" bubble out a day ahead of time:
Storm Prediction Center Apr 13, 2012 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html)



TORNADO OUTBREAK LIKELY ACROSS THE SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS NWD INTO THE
MID-MO VALLEY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT

...SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS...
AN IMPRESSIVE UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS FOUR CORNERS
REGION SATURDAY AS A POWERFUL 90 TO 110 KT MID-LEVEL JET EJECTS NEWD
INTO THE SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...A CORRIDOR OF
MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY IS FORECAST ACROSS ECNTRL KS...CNTRL
OK INTO NW TX. THIS COMBINED WITH STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND
STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE VERY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS AND
A TORNADO OUTBREAK WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS
FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON LASTING THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

NAM AND NAMKF FORECAST SOUNDINGS AT 00Z SATURDAY EVENING FROM SALINA
KS SWD TO AROUND OKLAHOMA CITY SHOW MLCAPE VALUES FROM 2000 TO 3000
J/KG WITH 0-6 KM SHEAR IN THE 60 TO 75 KT RANGE. IN
ADDITION...HODOGRAPHS ARE LARGE AND LOOPED WITH 0-1 KM SHEAR VALUES
IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE. THIS ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE VERY FAVORABLE
FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES. 0-3 KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITIES ARE
FORECAST TO BE AROUND 400 M2/S2 WHICH IS IDEAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES
AND A TORNADO OUTBREAK APPEARS LIKELY. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES SHOULD EXIST SATURDAY EVENING FROM SALINA SWD
TO OKLAHOMA CITY. 700 TO 500 MB LAPSE RATES AROUND 7.5 C/KM WILL
ALSO BE FAVORABLE FOR LARGE HAIL AND HAIL GREATER THAN 2 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THE MORE INTENSE SUPERCELLS. A WIND DAMAGE THREAT WILL
ALSO EXIST DUE TO THE EXPECTED INTENSE NATURE OF THE STORMS.





SI

[Scoobz0202]

Stay safe anybody in the major zones.

http://i.imgur.com/f29i7.gif

[Scoobz0202]

Dola-

Aaron Tuttle. Works for the FAA. I don't know how reliable this guy is other then the fact that he is a meteorologist and works for the FAA. But, holy shit is he preparing folks. I guess better to scare people than to let them be unprepared.

This is his facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/ATsFans


URGENT UPDATE: I just finished looking over the morning computer models and things have gone from bad to worse. The trend continues to show grave concern. We are in store for a 2 day outbreak of deadly tornadoes beginning this afternoon. There is a High Risk from the SPC tomorrow but there should be one today as well, if at least not a Moderate. Doesn't matter, don't let that affect you either way.... The point is we have two unique atmospheric conditions setting up which will give us the same result each day. Storms should start to fire by 4pm across W/SW/S/C OK and continue to develop during the overnight. The tornado threat increases exponentially after dark, but that's not to say there won't be short lived quick ones before dusk. I do expect them. The long track long lived ones may hold off until after dusk when we are all most vulnerable. The storms will continue through much of the night over the state before ending by day break.

The next round for Saturday still appears to hold off until late in the day, near dusk for another evening event. As the 1st round will work over the atmosphere to help stabilize it. This is the kind of situation where unfortunately people die. There's only so much you can do to take responsibility for yourself and loved ones. For one, find a sturdy shelter, two get a NOAA weather radio and pay attention, and three pray. I have a very bad feeling about this. I hope I am wrong though. Too many things are pointing to one of the nastiest events we've seen over this region in a long time.

Also, OK is not alone in this. N TX up to NE and points East will be affected also. This will be a storm system for the record books folks. I don't often get worked up over events until I see a setup that looks to take lives from strong tornadoes such as EF4s and EF5s, especially at night. This is one of those. Don't panic, just prepare. Be safe!

[MrBug708]

Got almost a half inch of rain here today. Craziness!

[kcchief19]

There is a very nasty weather pattern setting up for Saturday that seems guaranteed to produce some tornadoes. But for someone who has lived in tornado alley all his life, the advanced hype may be a bit uncalled for.

KC newscasts tonight were leading with the weather warnings for tomorrow and tomorrow night, which is very rare for thunderstorms and tornados. We get much more worked up over snow.

I think some of the hype and activity is due to the new language the NWS is using for tornadoes in Kansas and Missouri. They are testing new language that is more descriptive and aggressive regarding potential tornado activity and damage to see if it will make people take warnings more seriously without scaring people or going over the top. So far, I think they may be failing. Everybody seems to be either worried or thinking it's a TV ratings ploy.

That aside, it definitely looks like a dangerous setup for Saturday and I hope everyone watches the skies here. There was already a tornado in Norman, OK -- hope everyone there is well and checks in.

[Scoobz0202]

Yea, that message was on his personal facebook, so it's not even official.

But yea, they are definitely building this up. Better safe than sorry, though.

[Lathum]

ugh, flying from Florida to Seattle tomorrow with a layover in Houston. May be in for some delays.

[Qrusher14242]

dang, its been crazy in the CA. I'm in the valley, hour south of fresno in Visalia and its been pouring most of the day. Last night had some of the loudest thunder i've ever heard, shook the house! There were a few funnel clouds up in merced i think, they actually had a tornado warning here 2 days ago(!!)

[Apathetic Lurker]

My wife is flying from Buffalo to Chicago to Dallas and then on to Midland Saturday morning....She is shitting the proverbial bricks right now......

I find it sort of exiting unlike my wife but then i've been through two plane crashes so i'm just plain weird......

[sterlingice]

Midland is towards the edge of the low area and Dallas should be mostly ok. She's going to be in the air so unless she has huge problems with turbulence, she'll be fine

SI

[kcchief19]

Interesting note, the is only the second time the Storm Prediction Center has issued a high-risk warning for tornados more than 24 hours in advance. The last time was in April 2006 when nearly 100 tornadoes broke out across the southeast and killed 12 people.

Worth keeping an eye on tomorrow. I'm a bit worried since a friend and I are planning to head over to Columbia for Mizzou's spring game tomorrow.

[Apathetic Lurker]

Midland is towards the edge of the low area and Dallas should be mostly ok. She's going to be in the air so unless she has huge problems with turbulence, she'll be fine

SI

Try explaining that to her...lol

[MrBug708]

I find it sort of exiting unlike my wife but then i've been through two plane crashes so i'm just plain weird......

Jack, Hurley, or Sawyer?

[Apathetic Lurker]

Jack, Hurley, or Sawyer?


????

Had to wiki the three names together.

Something to do with Lost? Never watched it so im not catching your drift...

[sterlingice]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1probotlk_1300_torn.gif

45% chance of a tornado within 25 miles for most of eastern Nebraska

SI

[Senator]

I hate tornado season. Better go get the basement ready.

[sterlingice]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today_filtered.gif

Things are starting to fire up. Last reload of the map went from 22 to 30 tornado reports. Unfortunately, I think that will be over 100 by the end of the night.

SI

[sterlingice]

We've been very fortunate tonight as the tornadoes have been away from population centers, for the most part. When it went over Salina, the funnel clouds stayed in the sky. The tornadic storm appear to be going south of Hutchinson and the one in Iowa weakened a little bit ago as it's just a Severe T-Storm warning over Des Moines now.

Wichita and Manhattan are probably up in the next hour or two

SI

[Scoobz0202]

I don't know if we have any Wichita folks. I hope you are okay if we do. They might have gotten hit pretty bad.

e: might have gone south of Wichita.

[Ragone]

Still just high winds here.. i told my wife i'd stay up till the 5-6 am window passes.. gonna be a long night.

[Scoobz0202]

Any fellow Ohioans without power? 80K without power in the Dayton viewing area and im sure other parts of Ohio are the same.

I went and bought some beer and made it my job to post up in the garage to protect the house from scavengers. Night is coming.

[rowech]

Any fellow Ohioans without power? 80K without power in the Dayton viewing area and im sure other parts of Ohio are the same.

I went and bought some beer and made it my job to post up in the garage to protect the house from scavengers. Night is coming.

Somehow we manged to get through this with power. Went out to dinner and everything around us without power. Ended up 5 miles from home but ended up taking a scenic route stopping by three other places, all without power. Manged to go around two downed trees as well.

Crazy winds they were. I would guess it was at least 65.

[Scoobz0202]

Dayton Airport recorded 82 mph i think

[Grover]

Any fellow Ohioans without power? 80K without power in the Dayton viewing area and im sure other parts of Ohio are the same.

I went and bought some beer and made it my job to post up in the garage to protect the house from scavengers. Night is coming.

"They mostly come at night. Mostly."

[EagleFan]

No power since Friday. Swear it sounded like a tornado came through before the thunderstorm actually hit. We were extremely lucky with no damage to the house or cars. Huge tree near the house was snapped like a twig about 15 feet up. The top fell parallel to the house (was 5 feet from the house. It destroyed a gate to the back yard but that was about the extent of it. If it falls one was it crushes into the house. Another way it proably gets our propane tank. The other way and it take out our power lines. A lot of our yard still isn't safe with parts of trees hanging on.

Now for the fun part, cleanup and dealing with the insurance company.

No idea when we will get power back on.

[EagleFan]

The electric company just pissed me off. Got a call at 3 AM (one of those automated ones) to tell me that my power had been restored. That made my day and I ended up not getting back to sleep. Stayed with my wife and girls at my sister's house last night. Let my wife know about the call and that I was going to leave early to go back to the house to start getting things back online.

An hour and 15 minute drive later (thanks to about a half hour extra in detours)..... no power on. SOB!!!

I understand that it could take a while but don't wake me up at 3 AM to tell me that my power is on when it's not...

[Butter]

Lost power for about 2 hours on Friday. We went out to eat for dinner, get to Five Guys in Centerville... literally as we approach the counter, their power goes out. My wife said that MORE traffic lights in Kettering were out yesterday than were out the day before, which seems odd. But luckily, I avoided any long-term outage, unlike during the hurricane a couple of years back.

[tarcone]

Sorry to here about your yard EF. Glad it didnt find your house.

We havent seen rain, in what seems like, a decade. And its blistering hot. Anouther plus 100 temp day. 20% chance of an isolated shower.

My yard and flowers are getting baked.

[rowech]

Lost power for about 2 hours on Friday. We went out to eat for dinner, get to Five Guys in Centerville... literally as we approach the counter, their power goes out. My wife said that MORE traffic lights in Kettering were out yesterday than were out the day before, which seems odd. But luckily, I avoided any long-term outage, unlike during the hurricane a couple of years back.

I livenaboutnfive minutes from there and our power went out at about 1 for no reason. Will be out for three days. DP and L jacked up rates after Ike to prevent this from happening again and it's been worse.

[CrimsonFox]

The electric company just pissed me off. Got a call at 3 AM (one of those automated ones) to tell me that my power had been restored. That made my day and I ended up not getting back to sleep. Stayed with my wife and girls at my sister's house last night. Let my wife know about the call and that I was going to leave early to go back to the house to start getting things back online.



Yeah I hate those bitches. Always screaming at the top of their lungs and waking me up...

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[Scoobz0202]

I livenaboutnfive minutes from there and our power went out at about 1 for no reason. Will be out for three days. DP and L jacked up rates after Ike to prevent this from happening again and it's been worse.

Wait, your power went out today? I remember on Friday you saying your power never went out.

[cougarfreak]

I livenaboutnfive minutes from there and our power went out at about 1 for no reason. Will be out for three days. DP and L jacked up rates after Ike to prevent this from happening again and it's been worse.

Do you have Duke? I moved just out of their range for electric, I now have Owen Electric. I hated Duke Energy.

[Eaglesfan27]

Power was knocked out in Galloway from Friday until this morning. It was a rough few days, but thankful that everyone in my family is ok and that no one had major property damage. The hardest part was having well water and having no water for a few days.. finally went to a hotel yesterday so I could shower before work today. Now, I have the joys of future in-laws staying with me for a few days (or more) until their power comes back.

[Eaglesfan27]

No power since Friday. Swear it sounded like a tornado came through before the thunderstorm actually hit. We were extremely lucky with no damage to the house or cars. Huge tree near the house was snapped like a twig about 15 feet up. The top fell parallel to the house (was 5 feet from the house. It destroyed a gate to the back yard but that was about the extent of it. If it falls one was it crushes into the house. Another way it proably gets our propane tank. The other way and it take out our power lines. A lot of our yard still isn't safe with parts of trees hanging on.

Now for the fun part, cleanup and dealing with the insurance company.

No idea when we will get power back on.

Agreed. I heard the storm and thought it was a tornado. Loudest, scariest storm I've ever been through including a few hurricanes. The lightning was the most intense I've ever seen in my life. It felt like pure daylight out there for a few hours...

[EagleFan]

Agreed. I heard the storm and thought it was a tornado. Loudest, scariest storm I've ever been through including a few hurricanes. The lightning was the most intense I've ever seen in my life. It felt like pure daylight out there for a few hours...

That was one of the most frightening experiences that I can remember. Hearing that extremely loud and very ominous sound, not knowing what was about to happen without having a basement and then the crash of the tree as it snapped and fell. By the time the thunderstorm actually started it felt like a relief. Though as you said, it seemed like daytime with how often it was flashing and how extremely bright each flash seemed.

Still no power. Though i have now been called twice by the electric company to tell me that power has been restored. They're just effing with me now.

On another note. Glad i didn't get that pool a couple weeks ago. It would have been smashed.

Found out that i am screwed for the cost of getting the trees taken care of. Insurance will only cover it if it hit a structure.

[rowech]

Wait, your power went out today? I remember on Friday you saying your power never went out.

Yes. Our power went out for an unexplained reason. It randomly went out two weeks ago and I wonder if the same thing happened again and we just got put on the back of the line. Hopefully, by evening today.

[rowech]

Do you have Duke? I moved just out of their range for electric, I now have Owen Electric. I hated Duke Energy.

Dayton Power and Light is who we have. They all suck as far as I can tell but Duke seemed to have Cincy up and running pretty quickly.

[sterlingice]

Sure, why not resurrect this thread?

What's worse than being caught in a tornado? How about being trapped in a fire? Why not just combine them and have a "fire whirl" aka flame tornado.

Rare ‘fire whirl’ caught on film (VIDEO) | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/rare-fire-whirl-caught-film-video-233600636.html)

SI

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Big deal... I got a cousin that can can twirl and is flaming too!

[molson]

Is this a new thing?

Winter storms to be named by Weather Channel - U.S. News (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182155-winter-storms-to-be-named-by-weather-channel?lite)

I'm not sure this'll work, it doesn't really roll off the tounge. "Hurricane Katrina", ya I feel that. "Winter Storm Magnus".....Hmm. "Nemo the blizzard" sounds like a mid-level gangster. It will be twitter-friendly though.

[JPhillips]

All winter storms should be named after Norse gods and kings.

Hagbard is coming up the East coast to destroy the cities of New York and Boston.

[sterlingice]

All winter storms should be named after Norse gods and kings.

Hagbard is coming up the East coast to destroy the cities of New York and Boston.

Love it. Get it done, Weather Channel

SI

[Buccaneer]

Is this a new thing?

Winter storms to be named by Weather Channel - U.S. News (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182155-winter-storms-to-be-named-by-weather-channel?lite)

I'm not sure this'll work, it doesn't really roll off the tounge. "Hurricane Katrina", ya I feel that. "Winter Storm Magnus".....Hmm. "Nemo the blizzard" sounds like a mid-level gangster. It will be twitter-friendly though.

They have to make up for the dozens of major hurricanes we were supposed to get from the doomsayers.

[sterlingice]

Wow- so awful. I hadn't read the naming list. It's like you let nerds and a class of eight year olds negotiate to name them no editorial control: Q? Rocky? Khan? Nemo? Draco? Orko? Gandalf?

SI

[EagleFan]

Walda? They missed a chance here. Should have gone with Waldo. Leads to a great teaser on the news...

"Where's Waldo? Stay tuned to Action Weather to find out."

[tucking fypo]

When Winter Storm Virgil hits, I hope they can get "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase to do the weather report.

[Scoobz0202]

I can't wait for Winter Storm Gandolf.

It better happen

[EagleFan]

Waiting for this storm is giving me flashbacks to June. Especially hearing the howling outside.

Anyone have any major issues from this thing yet?

[claphamsa]

Weather.com says 24-60 (yes 60) inches of snow in Boston Friday.....

[DaddyTorgo]

Weather.com says 24-60 (yes 60) inches of snow in Boston Friday.....

Nah. I've heard 12-24. 60 is nuts, and probably only possible if the nor'easter stalls over the area for like...a full day.

[stevew]

60" of snow is crazy. That would be like 24straight hours of snow turned up to 11

[Alan T]

Most of the european weather models now say a pretty solid 30 inches for Boston. I'm just on the line myself where I am more in the 24-30 inch range.

This is likely going to be the biggest blizzard that I have ever experienced since moving up north in the 1990s

[DaddyTorgo]

Most of the european weather models now say a pretty solid 30 inches for Boston. I'm just on the line myself where I am more in the 24-30 inch range.

This is likely going to be the biggest blizzard that I have ever experienced since moving up north in the 1990s

Sounds like fun. I'm already planning on working from home on Friday...but I'm getting a lil bummed that I guess I won't be able to go out and get my usual pizza on Friday night.

[Alan T]

Sounds like fun. I'm already planning on working from home on Friday...but I'm getting a lil bummed that I guess I won't be able to go out and get my usual pizza on Friday night.


We were supposed to have a rare date night Friday night, but cancelling that and instead having my mom come and stay with us for the weekend so she won't be stuck in the South Shore buried. At her age, she can't shovel small amounts of snow, much less 30 inches.

[stevew]

Order the pizza underbaked tomorrow and pop it in the oven on Friday

[DaddyTorgo]

Order the pizza underbaked tomorrow and pop it in the oven on Friday

I actually just came to this conclusion myself after my last post.

Don't even need to order it underbaked really - I usually reheat it for two nights, so I'm used to eating it reheated...might as well do that for 3 nights.

[Logan]

Seems to be looking more likely that this storm will pack some serious punch to NYC as well. Not the 3 ft or whatever for Boston, but a good foot plus. I'm supposed to be driving down to Virginia tomorrow to visit a friend, and it's looking like we'll cancel as I'm worried about being unable to get back into the city on Sunday.

The funny thing is, we've been looking forward to this for a while as we were best friends growing up, our women are friends now, he's got a cute little kid, and we don't see each other too much anymore, and the last time we had all planned to hang out for an extended period was at another friend's wedding...and that got short by Hurricane Sandy! Guess it's just not meant to be.

[Desnudo]

Weather.com says 24-60 (yes 60) inches of snow in Boston Friday.....

The weather channel is half marketing half model.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Sounds like fun. I'm already planning on working from home on Friday...but I'm getting a lil bummed that I guess I won't be able to go out and get my usual pizza on Friday night.

The Blizzard diet. :)

[DaddyTorgo]

Trying to setup a first date for this weekend - damn storm cramping my style and forcing it to Sunday afternoon.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Trying to setup a first date for this weekend - damn storm cramping my style and forcing it to Sunday afternoon.

Invite her over Friday and tell her the forecasts are overblown. She'll be stuck with you all weekend and you'll quickly find out how compatible you are.

[PilotMan]

I don't think I've ever seen projected snowfalls with this kind of wind for the northeast in my lifetime.

[tarcone]

Boston hits the mid 40s on Monday. Short lived snow. Flooding may be a worry though.

[Lathum]

Boston hits the mid 40s on Monday. Short lived snow. Flooding may be a worry though.

30 inches of snow Wong be shirt lived regardless of tempature

[JPhillips]

Wong be shirt lived indeed.

[Lathum]

Haha. iPhone strokes again.

[Logan]

Are iPhone strokes like Vinegar strokes?

http://i.imgur.com/zm5P6.jpg

[JonInMiddleGA]

30 inches of snow Wong be shirt lived regardless of tempature

Ancient Chinese secret huh?

[SirFozzie]

Naming of winter storms is stupid. Although it does allow Northeasters to say "Hey! We Found Nemo!"

(looks at the predictions of 30" plus in his area)

Or more accurately, Nemo found us *gulp*

[finketr]

It sleeted here (Moreno Valley) this afternoon. Also, the lower nearby hills hace snow on top of them.

[Logan]

How you doing DT? We ended up with a foot here. Looks like Boston did end up getting stomped.

[Desnudo]

30 inches of snow Wong be shirt lived regardless of tempature

Wise words

[claphamsa]

I love all the facebook posts... especially when they make no sense :)

[Alan T]

up to 30 inches of snow and it is still snowing! Front door can not be opened, only way out of the house right now is to jump out of a window. After it stops snowing in a few hours, we'll start trying to figure out how to get the garage door cleared enough to get the snow blower out and see if it can do anything with this stuff.

[claphamsa]

you have kids! give em shovels....

[JPhillips]

13 inches in the Hudson Valley

[DaddyTorgo]

How you doing DT? We ended up with a foot here. Looks like Boston did end up getting stomped.

Between 24 and 30 inches here according to reports (I'm right on the line apparently - my parents are a town over and got 23).

I'm in an apartment, so it's really no big thing to me. Should call my folks and see how they're doing. Never lost power (although it flickered a little, only 1,000 people in my town apparently lost power), and my folks didn't either.

My sister and her BF live right by Fenway Park - they went out last night and took photos of each other pelting the park with snowballs in retaliation for the crappy season...thought that was pretty amusing - got to find a way to make that picture get out there to the public.

[SirFozzie]

looks like 26 inches or so here in Franklin

[DaddyTorgo]

Mom says they measured themselves and they got 29 inches - might make sense since they're on top of a hill and the house and such would be a windbreak...

[JPhillips]

Mom says they measured themselves and they got 29 inches

You have very short parents.

[DaddyTorgo]

You have very short parents.

LMAO - well played!!! :lol:

[Comey]

13 inches in the Hudson Valley

Sounds like a Craigslist ad.

[Kodos]

Here are some pictures from our storm.



http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/33_zps82a8805c.jpg

The cars.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/43_zps88e5eeb2.jpg

The swingset.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/42_zps88ef80f4.jpg

Deck.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/61_zpsf848d541.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/56_zps6fc64898.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/52_zps99cfd2cf.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/48_zpsbc71bcef.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/46_zpsad080c1f.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/320_zps3810329a.jpg

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/50-1_zps3ea10f9a.jpg


http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/327_zps1fe38640.jpg

6+ feet of fun.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Storm%20Nemo/30_zps40d75c73.jpg

[Alan T]

Facebook friends probably have already seen these, but here are a couple of my pictures. It is not much fun when the snow is twice as high as the snow blower. I actually went through and had to shovel off the top 6-10 inches of snow to the ground to keep the snow blower from stalling out.

[Buccaneer]

Overhead power lines + many trees + winter climate = Yikes.

[Kodos]

I was a bit jealous of the neighbor's snowblowers today. All I had was my crappy shovel.

[Kodos]

Overhead power lines + many trees + winter climate = Yikes.

Yeah. Amazingly, we never lost power. Usually all it takes is some strong winds to knock our power out.

[Suicane75]

Nothing like the dichotomy of waking up to a gorgeous winter wonderland and a big breakfast of bacon & eggs, then letting the realization sink in that I've got to haul my big, dairy and grease filled gut outside and shovel that shit.

[tarcone]

http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/snow_coed_600.jpg?w=600&h=1200

[BishopMVP]

Overhead power lines + many trees + winter climate = Yikes.Outside of maybe the first hour or two where it was normal density, that was some of the lightest, fluffiest snow I can recall. Which led to the massive blowing and large drifts that made travel so dangerous during it (not that many tried - from what I saw driving home from work at 5:00 people didn't exactly adhere to the 4pm ban, but I don't think anyone intended to enforce it then, and everyone except plows and emergency vehicles seemed to off the road entirely by like 7 from what I could see - no repeat of '78 with cars getting trapped on highways up here), but led to very easy shoveling afterwards.

The trouble was/is, there's nowhere to put that much snow, so with weather projected to be low 40's at best and dry the next week after today this precipitation will be very important. I'm rooting for it to switch from snow to rain as early as possible and melt at least half this stuff, but that increases the risk of flooding along rivers (or any storm drains that are clogged/get backed up), and roofs/tree limbs collapsing due to weight. Outside of a couple South Shore/Cape communities that got hit hard the timing (starting Friday night) and density of this storm was pretty perfect in terms of keeping people safe and the economic impact to a minimum - and people have basically treated it as a 3-day vacation, drinking inside, walking down streets, accepting that all roads are half their normal width if they do have to drive somewhere, etc. We'll see how things play out today - hopefully the region's luck holds out and enough melts we can widen the roads back to their normal number of lanes, etc, but it could be dicey.

[finketr]

Kodos,

Thanks for the awesome pictures.. and reminding me why i'm glad my wife has gotten jobs in Miami and SoCal.

[Kodos]

Kodos,

Thanks for the awesome pictures.. and reminding me why i'm glad my wife has gotten jobs in Miami and SoCal.

Glad you enjoyed them. Believe me, I wish I lived outside of the snowbelt. Here are a couple more.

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/013_zps6da0636d.jpg

Shovel pile.
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/006_zpse264c355.jpg

[DaddyTorgo]

Where Kodos live?

[Kodos]

I live about a half hour east of New Haven on the shore of Long Island sound. Well, a mile or two inland.

[Comey]

I live about a half hour east of New Haven on the shore of Long Island sound. Well, a mile or two inland.

Really? We're awfully close, then. You must be in the Old Saybrook area.

[Kodos]

Clinton.

[Lathum]

Great pics, cute kids, looks like they had a blast. Bet they slept well that night.

[Suicane75]

This part of the picture has been creeping me out for a couple of days now. I'm expecting you to write about how a power line came down and brought it to life.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7053/14382646.png

[Kodos]

That' s silly! I certainly am not its master, and it can't unleash gobs of ice at will or anything...

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Looks like our winter luck here in KC is finally going to run out. We haven't had a winter storm of note for over two years. Looks like we're going to get 12-15 inches tomorrow. At least we're not getting any ice/sleet.

[MizzouRah]

Looks like our winter luck here in KC is finally going to run out. We haven't had a winter storm of note for over two years. Looks like we're going to get 12-15 inches tomorrow. At least we're not getting any ice/sleet.

Should be in my neck of the woods around midnight.

[Glengoyne]

The wife and I are in Saint Louis to experience an actual "winter event". So if you hear about a couple of Californians dying stranded on the side of the road in a rental car, then we made the news!

[tarcone]

News says its holding off until mid morning. 1-3 inches of snow and sleet. 1/10th of an inch of ice.
This could change if the storm shifts south. But it doesnt look like it will.
School is out. Relaxing day tomorrow.

[PilotMan]

Im heading back to St Louis in the morning. Im hoping that it holds off enough so my flight runs smoothly and on time. I should be in by 930a. If something changes I will be an unhappy camper.

[EagleFan]

Looks like our winter luck here in KC is finally going to run out. We haven't had a winter storm of note for over two years. Looks like we're going to get 12-15 inches tomorrow. At least we're not getting any ice/sleet.

Probably what just went through here today (in Oklahoma, well just barely in Oklahoma). Not that I saw anything but some people from the property were telling me that it was bad out there this morning.

[MizzouRah]

We are in the 3-5" range and school just cancelled. I'm working from home tomorrow. :)

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Geez. We're expecting multiple rounds of thundersnow today. I've only seen that once before in person. I just remember I'd never seen snow fall so quickly. Expecting 12-15" today.

Heaviest snow track switched overnight......right on top of us. Looks like a long day clearing snow at the winery is in the works for me today. At least the John Deere tractor cab is heated.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Dola

Found at least one group that's pleased about the snowstorm.......

Nikita Polar Bear Cam | Kansas City Zoo - KCTV5 (http://www.kctv5.com/category/244581/nikita-polar-bear-cam)

[Lathum]

expecting 1/10th an inch of ice here in the AM tomorrow. So not only will I have a fun morning commute, I then get to deal with all the idiots who don't get the concept 4 wheel drive doesn't work on ice.

[tarcone]

Freezing rain just arrived. Here we go.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Freezing rain just arrived. Here we go.

That sucks. Glad we just have snow.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Got to laugh. There are cars stuck on the interstate right now. If we're expecting 10-15 inches of snow and you don't have 4x4, don't bother. You're just getting in the way and honestly risking people's lives.

Just saw a road cam with someone out of their car on the interstate clearing their windows. Wish I could stand right next to that person and tell them the story about the last snow storm where my firefighter buddy responded to an accident. He rolled up to find a guy who had got out of his car and then another car slid into him and pinned him against his car. Severed the guy's legs.

[Scoobz0202]

expecting 1/10th an inch of ice here in the AM tomorrow. So not only will I have a fun morning commute, I then get to deal with all the idiots who don't get the concept 4 wheel drive doesn't work on ice.

i may skipping my morning class. I don't like the sound of driving down 675 with ice.

[tarcone]

We have gotten ice, then snow, now sleet. This afternoon they are saying we will get thunder snow. Then more ice tonight.
What a crazy storm.

[BYU 14]

OK, I no it is minor league compared to what most of you are going through, but we actually got some scattered snow in the Phoenix metro area yesterday. Lived here since 1996 and it is only the 3rd time it has happened.

[Butter]

i may skipping my morning class. I don't like the sound of driving down 675 with ice.

For some reason, that road is a fucking skating rink when there has barely been any snow, hate to see it with a solid layer of ice on it. Probably a good call.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

We're going to end up with around 13" when all is done later tonight. Here's a couple of pictures from out at the winery before we started clearing the road and making snow mountains everywhere.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/166742_4515110918326_1607979226_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537034_4515119718546_1389214500_n.jpg

[Lathum]

Got to laugh. There are cars stuck on the interstate right now. If we're expecting 10-15 inches of snow and you don't have 4x4, don't bother. You're just getting in the way and honestly risking people's lives.

Just saw a road cam with someone out of their car on the interstate clearing their windows. Wish I could stand right next to that person and tell them the story about the last snow storm where my firefighter buddy responded to an accident. He rolled up to find a guy who had got out of his car and then another car slid into him and pinned him against his car. Severed the guy's legs.

The level of peoples stupidity never ceases to amaze me. There is no where to go that it is worth risking your life for.

[Lathum]

i may skipping my morning class. I don't like the sound of driving down 675 with ice.

For some reason, that road is a fucking skating rink when there has barely been any snow, hate to see it with a solid layer of ice on it. Probably a good call.

If you guys ever want to see the end result of roads like that come down to our salvage yard, I'll give you a tour and we can grab some lunch

[Lathum]

We're going to end up with around 13" when all is done later tonight. Here's a couple of pictures from out at the winery before we started clearing the road and making snow mountains everywhere.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/166742_4515110918326_1607979226_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/537034_4515119718546_1389214500_n.jpg

Is that building your winery? Looks awesome.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Is that building your winery? Looks awesome.

It is. You'll get to see plenty of the building when our Ghost Hunters episode airs later this year.

[Lathum]

It is. You'll get to see plenty of the building when our Ghost Hunters episode airs later this year.

haha, that is awesome

[Lathum]

freezing rain started here, looks pretty bad out there already

[Kodos]

Okay. That is one obnoxious sig, Lathum. Any chance for a smaller font? :)

[Suicane75]

lol

[EagleFan]

Okay. That is one obnoxious sig, Lathum. Any chance for a smaller font? :)

But then it wouldn't be SUPER

:D

[Lathum]

Okay. That is one obnoxious sig, Lathum. Any chance for a smaller font? :)

Lol. It's for the current werewolf game. It will be gone soon enough.

[Alan T]

Looks like another 14-15 inches coming for us this weekend in the Central Massachusetts hills. If we get what they are suggesting, that will put us over 4 1/2 feet for this month alone. We have had considerable snow the last three weekends.

31 inches
7 inches
projected 15 inches this weekend.

Where is that thread about moving to California? My wife is seriously ready to move back there.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Geez, it appears we're going to get the 1-2 karma bitch slap this week. Another big storm will be hitting tomorrow.

http://weatherblog.kshb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Blog37.jpg

[stevew]

It better fucking get warm soon. I need to do some outdoor projects and all this goddamn snow is getting beyond annoying.

[sterlingice]

So? Sounds like the Midwest is getting more crap weather today and tomorrow

SI

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

So? Sounds like the Midwest is getting more crap weather today and tomorrow

SI

Hopefully it moves south of here. We don't need any more snow. Getting really tired of it after having none for most of the winter.

[Alan T]

It better fucking get warm soon. I need to do some outdoor projects and all this goddamn snow is getting beyond annoying.


I agree with you about the snow Steve. I posted this also on my facebook, but looks like my area wins the snow fantasy league this year!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/Turlos/snowfall.png

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I agree with you about the snow Steve. I posted this also on my facebook, but looks like my area wins the snow fantasy league this year!

Beating Syracuse and Erie is no small feat.

[Lathum]

Southern Ohio is supposed to get hit pretty hard this weekend, so I am told

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

F me. Our one month of winter has been a helluva mess. Of course it just got worse overnight. Moved the target a bit north......

http://weatherblog.kshb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Snowfall-Forecast-March-23rd.jpg

[tarcone]

Yeah, nothing like winter starting the 3rd week of February. Jeez. I was driving to track practice, a SPRING sport, and seeing a snowplow. Come on.

[stevew]

I have to drive into Erie area every night 6 days/week. It's borderline scary

[tarcone]

We were upgraded to a winter storm warning. 6-10 inches of snow. That is brutal for our area. We are on the edge of the Ozark Mountains. So lots of hills and curvy roads.
My wife went grocery shopping and she said the store was packed. People buying their milk and bread. :)

Ah, Spring.

[MizzouRah]

We were upgraded to a winter storm warning. 6-10 inches of snow. That is brutal for our area. We are on the edge of the Ozark Mountains. So lots of hills and curvy roads.
My wife went grocery shopping and she said the store was packed. People buying their milk and bread. :)

Ah, Spring.

I think we are in line for 4-6 inches. I'm tired of this crappy weather!

[MizzouRah]

Wife's car is in a ditch and I can't get my car up our hill after picking her up. Wonderful start to the day!

[sterlingice]

Oh suck :(

SI

[Chubby]

I agree with you about the snow Steve. I posted this also on my facebook, but looks like my area wins the snow fantasy league this year!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/Turlos/snowfall.png

yeah right, we've got another storm or 2 in us

[claphamsa]

were supposed to get 3-5 inches of snow tomorrow night... it will only rain! (I love living in the south!)

[PilotMan]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ihjufqsyjndpng/ku-xlarge.png

[MizzouRah]

Oh suck :(

SI

It was only $250 to get it out.. LOL.. I'm glad we're rich... yeah right..

Wife pisses me off!

[kcchief19]

Snow blower went out during last storm, just finished shoveling the drive. Weird storm, temperatures were warm enough that the first couple of inches stuck on the grass but not on pavement. Looked about 6 inches in the driveway, 8-9 inches in the yard and deck. There is not a muscle in my body that is not sore.

[tarcone]

we look like we have 10 inches and its still snowing pretty hard.
I went out earlier and made it up the hill to my next door neighbors drive and turned around.
They have been plowing today, so we got out for a few minutes a couple hours after my 1st try.

Sorry to here about the car in the ditch. That is no fun.

[MizzouRah]

All is well, my car is now home. Time for butter bread for dinner thanks to the wife... HAHAHA!!!

j/k

[sterlingice]

C'mon. Hard to blame her for the bad weather.

Unless she's a witch.

Is she a witch?

SI

[Lathum]

Just started freezing rain here.

[sterlingice]

It's been interesting watching Facebook post about this storm. First the Kansas folks, then the Indy ones, and now the Richmond ones

SI

[MizzouRah]

C'mon. Hard to blame her for the bad weather.

Unless she's a witch.

Is she a witch?

SI

I think so. ;)

[claphamsa]

we have 2-3 inches at this point... but its thick heavy wet snow... that means tress come down. Hope I keep power!

[tarcone]

In about 10 minutes we are going to get hit by a storm. About 25 miles to the southwest of us there was winds recorder at 101 mph. We are expecting 80-90 mph winds. Plus, tornadoes. Plus, hail.
We had hail a little earlier. about quarter sized. The weather guys are saying golf ball to egg sized hail is coming.

[tarcone]

Under a tornado warning. The city system is firing telling me to seek shelter NOW.

[Buccaneer]

Not so much severe weather but I noticed the temperature difference yesterday between here in Colorado and New York City to have been 80 degrees.

[tarcone]

A funnel cloud spotted over my town. But our Tornado warning expired. A tornado was spotted about 15 miles northeast of us.
A mobile home park got hit by a tornado 25 miles southwest of us. Why do tornadoes like mobile homes?

[tarcone]

We had golf ball sized hail the other day. Had a roofing guy out today. Roof needs to be replaced. Yay.
He pointed out 2 softball sized dents in one of my gutters. New gutters, also.

[britrock88]

Looking at 10-15" of snow here today.

[britrock88]

We'll be at 18" within the hour, and the forecast is that "the rate of snowfall will slow by morning." It's coming down at 1" per hour now.

[PilotMan]

Damn, I just saw that. Wow, the only upside is that it's April and not October. It shouldn't last too long by comparison. That's pretty much the reason I was ready to leave there after graduation.

[Young Drachma]

More snow. Surely someone will tell me at work tomorrow how great this is and how we need the moisture. I know it's true. Doesn't make me like it anymore.

[EagleFan]

Dude, this is great. We need the moisture.

[PilotMan]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/525357_509307189128512_658562308_n.jpg

[britrock88]

Yeah, debating whether to try to go in to work after lunch or not.

[tarcone]

Here we go again. Another wave of bad storms coming tomorrow.

[Young Drachma]

Dude, this is great. We need the moisture.

:)

We closed to college at 1 today, after being open initially. I think the worst of it is done, though.

[Buccaneer]

Still fascinated by temperature extremes. Right now, 44 in Amarillo but 90 in nearby Lubbock.

[tarcone]

Yeah. It is 85 in St Louis and 3 hours NW in Kirksville it is 48.
The news was showing a funnel cloud west of Jefferson City, MO. This storm is moving from W to NE. And it loks to miss us.
But it is an early indication of what could be coming tomorrow.

[sterlingice]

The wind map today is pretty interesting:
Wind Map (http://hint.fm/wind/)

There's a distinct line where the big front is. The front just came through in the last half hour and there are 25 degree gradients across 100 miles. It's in the mid to upper 70s near the coast while it's in the low 50s back towards the hill country and Austin.

SI

[fantom1979]

Its like a fault line from Baton Rouge to Lansing. That explains the three days of storms we have had here in Detroit.

[mauchow]

Still haven't had a day over 50 yet in Central WI. We're due for one on Sunday/Monday before it goes back down into the low 40s again for next week.

[britrock88]

Still haven't had a day over 50 yet in Central WI. We're due for one on Sunday/Monday before it goes back down into the low 40s again for next week.

I heard that about Fargo, too. I'll just await the big thaw and what flooding may come (to my part of the state) or will come (to Fargo).

[finketr]

http://www.gettingaroundpeoria.com/opentmslite/opentmsviewer/video/container/?videoId=433&seed=201304191510

[GrantDawg]

Yikes. We just had about 10 minutes of golf ball size hail, and there was a possible touchdown about 2 miles from us. Scary stuff.

[cartman]

I thought I heard some thunder. Evidently there is some massive hail in this storm.

http://www.fofc-bbcf.com/storm.jpg

[Thomkal]

Massive Tornado has hit the city of Moore Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City. At least two schools look totally decimated-children might have been sheltering in them

[lighthousekeeper]

Massive Tornado has hit the city of Moore Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City. At least two schools look totally decimated-children might have been sheltering in them

oh no