I'm redeemed !
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:10 pm
WHEW!
As I ranted last night, there was *NO* tornado in Gates County, NC.
I feel good about this for 2 reasons:
1. There was NO indication of a TOR on RADAR at anytime.
2. I walked the plank in saying I doubted a visual submitted by local
law enforcement.
Apparently, Wakefield felt the same as the TOR only stated an obs from local cops stated a tornado was on the ground. The MUST go with a TOR unless they think the obs is loopy. While there was a weak MESO signature INVOF the report, they had no choice. I immediately stated this was suspect. Moral of the story is Radar is not perfect, but it's darn good and sometimes people "see" things on the ground that ain't there. It seems the obs was submitted by someone who saw straight line damage and assumed it was tornadic.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
235 PM EDT MON MAR 08 2004
...RESULTS OF STORM SURVEY IN GATES COUNTY NC...
AN EXTENSIVEGROUND SURVEY OF EASTERN GATES COUNTY REVEALED NO TORNADO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF SUNDAY EVENING'S THUNDERSTORMS. A COUPLE OF DOWN TREES WERE OBSERVED...ONE WEST OF SUNBURY AND ONE NORTHEAST OF SUNBURY...BUT NO ORGANIZED DAMAGE TO TREES AND/OR PROPERTY WAS SEEN. AS A RESULT OF THIS SURVEY...AND A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT...LAST NIGHT'S DAMAGE IN GATES COUNTY IS DEEMED TO BE THE RESULT OF DOWNBURST (STRAIGHT LINE)
WINDS...AND NOT A TORNADO.
SAMMLER
NWS WAKEFIELD
As I ranted last night, there was *NO* tornado in Gates County, NC.
I feel good about this for 2 reasons:
1. There was NO indication of a TOR on RADAR at anytime.
2. I walked the plank in saying I doubted a visual submitted by local
law enforcement.
Apparently, Wakefield felt the same as the TOR only stated an obs from local cops stated a tornado was on the ground. The MUST go with a TOR unless they think the obs is loopy. While there was a weak MESO signature INVOF the report, they had no choice. I immediately stated this was suspect. Moral of the story is Radar is not perfect, but it's darn good and sometimes people "see" things on the ground that ain't there. It seems the obs was submitted by someone who saw straight line damage and assumed it was tornadic.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
235 PM EDT MON MAR 08 2004
...RESULTS OF STORM SURVEY IN GATES COUNTY NC...
AN EXTENSIVEGROUND SURVEY OF EASTERN GATES COUNTY REVEALED NO TORNADO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF SUNDAY EVENING'S THUNDERSTORMS. A COUPLE OF DOWN TREES WERE OBSERVED...ONE WEST OF SUNBURY AND ONE NORTHEAST OF SUNBURY...BUT NO ORGANIZED DAMAGE TO TREES AND/OR PROPERTY WAS SEEN. AS A RESULT OF THIS SURVEY...AND A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT...LAST NIGHT'S DAMAGE IN GATES COUNTY IS DEEMED TO BE THE RESULT OF DOWNBURST (STRAIGHT LINE)
WINDS...AND NOT A TORNADO.
SAMMLER
NWS WAKEFIELD