Thanksgiving Severe Weather Thread

[aOl]

Finally this storm gets a tornado warning... well over an hour after it should have originally gotten one. Luckily almost no one lives in these areas... I've driven through them before. Very rural.

[CrazyC83]

The big concern is how these storms will affect the busy Thanksgiving travel...since the evening will be really busy for those unable to take all or part of today off...

[CrazyC83]

SEL6

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 736
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN LOUISIANA
WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 530 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CST.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 734...WW 735...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
AR/LA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF TN AND MS DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER VERTICAL
SHEAR VALUES OF 35-45 KNOTS WILL SUPPORT A RISK OF EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27030.


...HART


SEL6

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 736
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

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

CENTRAL AND EASTERN LOUISIANA
WESTERN AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN TENNESSEE

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 530 PM UNTIL
1100 PM CST.

HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. FOR
A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 734...WW 735...

DISCUSSION...BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
AR/LA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF TN AND MS DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER VERTICAL
SHEAR VALUES OF 35-45 KNOTS WILL SUPPORT A RISK OF EMBEDDED
SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 27030.


...HART


Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.

WOUS64 KWNS 212326
WOU6

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 736
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 736 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

LAC001-003-005-009-019-025-029-033-035-037-039-047-053-055-063-
065-077-079-091-097-099-105-107-121-125-220500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0736.071121T2330Z-071122T0500Z/

LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
AVOYELLES CALCASIEU CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL
EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE IBERVILLE
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAFAYETTE LIVINGSTON
MADISON POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES
ST. HELENA ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN
TANGIPAHOA TENSAS WEST BATON ROUGE
WEST FELICIANA


MSC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-015-017-019-021-025-027-029-033-
037-043-049-051-053-055-057-063-071-077-079-081-083-085-089-093-
095-097-105-107-113-115-117-119-121-123-125-127-133-135-137-139-
141-143-145-149-151-155-157-159-161-163-220500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0736.071121T2330Z-071122T0500Z/

MS
. MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS ALCORN AMITE
ATTALA BENTON BOLIVAR
CALHOUN CARROLL CHICKASAW
CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLAY
COAHOMA COPIAH DESOTO
FRANKLIN GRENADA HINDS
HOLMES HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA
ITAWAMBA JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE
LAWRENCE LEAKE LEE
LEFLORE LINCOLN MADISON
MARSHALL MONROE MONTGOMERY
OKTIBBEHA PANOLA PIKE
PONTOTOC PRENTISS QUITMAN
RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY
SIMPSON SUNFLOWER TALLAHATCHIE
TATE TIPPAH TISHOMINGO
TUNICA UNION WARREN
WASHINGTON WEBSTER WILKINSON
WINSTON YALOBUSHA YAZOO


TNC017-023-033-039-045-047-053-069-071-075-077-079-095-097-109-
113-131-157-167-183-220500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0736.071121T2330Z-071122T0500Z/

TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CARROLL CHESTER CROCKETT
DECATUR DYER FAYETTE
GIBSON HARDEMAN HARDIN
HAYWOOD HENDERSON HENRY
LAKE LAUDERDALE MADISON
MCNAIRY OBION SHELBY
TIPTON WEAKLEY


ATTN...WFO...LCH...MEG...JAN...LIX...





Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.

SAW6
WW 736 SEVERE TSTM LA MS TN 212330Z - 220500Z
AXIS..70 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
60NE DYR/DYERSBURG TN/ - 5S LFT/LAFAYETTE LA/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 60NM E/W /49NE DYR - 41WSW BTR/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27030.

LAT...LON 36598737 30129080 30129315 36598990

THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU6.


Watch 736 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

[southerngale]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
706 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUNA...
SOUTHEASTERN TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRED...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST

* AT 703 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF FRED...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
FRED BY 720 PM CST...
BUNA BY 745 PM CST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3059 9389 3038 9397 3051 9440 3069 9434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 287DEG 24KT 3057 9427

[southerngale]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC199-241-361-220145-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0120.071122T0120Z-071122T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
720 PM CST WED NOV 21 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SILSBEE...LUMBERTON...KOUNTZE...
SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVADALE...
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CST

* AT 711 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
KOUNTZE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
KOUNTZE BY 725 PM CST...
SILSBEE BY 740 PM CST...
LUMBERTON AND 7 MILES WEST OF EVADALE BY 745 PM CST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3038 9397 3014 9406 3034 9447 3051 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 302DEG 22KT 3039 9432

$$

K. KUYPER

[aOl]

Slight risk's been moved east... Now includes my neck of the woods.

[HarlequinBoy]

Well, behind the line of storms it's much cooler here.

[Opal storm]

A tornado hit just NE of here late last night in Milton.

A tornado trekked north from Interstate 10 through Milton and up to Munson late Wednesday night shattered windows and caused minor roof damage.

No injuries were reported.

Reports first came in at 11:12 p.m. of a tornado just north of the interstate and west of Avalon Boulevard. Subsequent reports indicated the tornado traveled northeast with the bulk of the damage along U.S. 90 and Stewart Street in Milton.

A tornado warning had been issued for the area and was lifted at midnight.

Milton Police Department Sgt. Jino Catalfu said he was following the tornado when it crossed U.S. 90 near Parkmore Plaza.

“It wasn’t like the black one that hit Pensacola,” Catalfu said. “It was white, almost like a water spout. It was about 15 to 20 feet in diameter. It was really tight and was cooking right along.”

About 1:30 a.m., Ernie and Barbara Spicer were boarding up the Allstate Insurance office on U.S. 90 owned by their son, Darren Spicer, who was vacationing in Tennessee.

The tornado shattered the front door of the building, blew out a floor-length window and ripped tile and insulation from the ceiling.

“It’s going to be tough getting this fixed over the holidays,” Ernie Spicer said.

Santa Rosa County spokeswoman Joy Tsubooka said a family of three adults and one child on Pat Brown Road in East Milton was displaced and was assisted by the Red Cross.

The tornado reportedly damaged their mobile home’s windows and doors. A brick wall at a residence also collapsed, Tsubooka said. A trailer on Country View Lane also was turned over.

Two women were working at Lifeguard Ambulance Post 8 when the tornado struck and blew out the front window. Shards of glass were scattered along Margaret Street and the east wall of the building appeared to have buckled.

On Stewart Street, Terence Merrell was removing merchandise from his skateboarding store, Beyond Board, where the tornado caused roof damage and collapsed ceiling tiles.

“I didn’t even know there was a tornado coming,” he said. “It wasn’t even that windy.”
The building where Merrell’s store is located is owned by Milton Mayor Guy Thompson.

Across the street, J&D Cleaner owner Cory Stephens was checking for damage after the tornado ripped his air conditioner vent off the roof. A tent awning Stephens had erected at his store was found two blocks away at the old Berryhill Administrative Complex.

“We were very fortunate,” Stephens said.

The Spicers, Merrell and Stephens said they were notified by police of damage to the businesses after the tornado triggered their security alarms. Businesses without alarms weren’t notified and the extent of the damage was not apparent in the dark early Thursday morning.

There were unconfirmed reports of damage to a home on Santa Cruz Boulevard north of the interstate but none was visible. Nearby, downed limbs could be seen on Tinsley Road. There were also reports of damage in Munson but that could not be confirmed either.

Catalfu said he followed the tornado to Berryhill (Street) where it “just disappeared over the river.”

[CrazyC83]

Would they survey it today, knowing staff is probably lower at NWS offices due to the holiday?

[dizzyfish]

I heard the survey may be today or early next week. I'll have to find the link to that.

Found it:
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/page ... geId=3.1.1

[CrazyC83]

I found the survey: NO tornado. It was a microburst.