Tornado Outbreak - Southeast, January 10-11

[CrazyC83]

Looks like the action shifts to Alabama and Tennessee for the late afternoon...

[simplykristi]

I heard that too, Brent.

Kristi

[btangy]

ABC 33 out of Birmingham reporting major damage in Caledonia, MS and a TORNADO EMERGENCY for Vernon

[Brent]

EMA reports tornado on the ground in Vernon.

This looks to be the storm right now.

[brunota2003]

ALC075-102100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080110T2100Z/
LAMAR AL-
228 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 225 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED
IN THE TOWN OF CALEDONIA MISSISSIPPI WITH THIS STORM. THIS TORNADO
WAS NOW LOCATED NEAR BEDFORD...OR ABOUT NEAR VERNON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLOOMING GROVE...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAVERTON AND 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CREWS BY 240 PM CST...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE ACTION NOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF!

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 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3385 8823 3386 8819 3398 8797 3375 8795
3374 8796 3374 8795 3367 8794 3369 8821
3372 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 242DEG 41KT 3378 8814

$$
STEFKOVICH

[CrazyC83]

That seemed to be a tornado emergency declared by local authorities (county or municipality), not the NWS. (At least so far)

[brunota2003]

ALC075-102100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080110T2100Z/
LAMAR AL-
233 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 230 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO IN DOWNTOWN VERNON.
THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAVERTON BY 240 PM CST...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE ACTION NOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF!

[Bunkertor]

January 10 th - this is unreal

[CrazyC83]

January 10 th - this is unreal

At least this outbreak is more climatologically favorable than Monday's nearly unprecedented outbreak...

[Brent]

Caledonia [Lowndes Co, MS] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 02:13 PM CST -- *** 3 inj *** elementary school destroyed, 3 kids injured, trees and power lines down.

[brunota2003]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CST

* AT 239 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR BLOOMING GROVE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF VERNON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLUFF BY 245 PM CST...
GU-WIN AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUIN BY 255 PM CST...
WINFIELD BY 300 PM CST...
GLEN ALLEN...TUCKER AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRILLIANT BY 305 PM
CST...


Seek shelter NOW if you live in these areas!

[CrazyC83]

OMG, Enterprise 2.0????????

[Brent]

Vernon [Lamar Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 02:35 PM CST -- *** 1 inj *** numerous trees down and several cars damaged.

Local TV is reporting numerous other reports of damage also, that's the most significant one though.

Haven't heard the Caledonia report on TV yet.

[CrazyC83]

Yikes!!! Hopefully no fatalities...

[Bunkertor]

OMG, Enterprise 2.0????????

The line is heading this direction but let´s wait...

[RL3AO]

Just got home. Can someone catch me up on anything major?

[CrazyC83]

Those dreaded words again...

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
255 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

MSC103-102115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080110T2115Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
255 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...

AT 255 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MACON...OR ABOUT 19 MILES
WEST OF ALICEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PRAIRIE POINT AND 9 MILES NORTH OF COOKSVILLE BY 300 PM CST...
9 MILES SOUTH OF BIGBEE VALLEY BY 305 PM CST...

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

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

LAT...LON 3329 8832 3323 8833 3321 8832 3311 8834
3311 8835 3293 8835 3293 8881 3308 8874
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 256DEG 38KT 3309 8846

$$

GARRETT

[CrazyC83]

Just got home. Can someone catch me up on anything major?

Quite a number of big tornadoes so far but still many hours to go. No fatalities (yet - hopefully none will happen) but several injuries so far.

[Brent]

Sulligent [Lamar Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TORNADO at 02:44 PM CST -- two homes destroyed on county lake road.

At the Caledonia school, NO INJURIES at the school, all students safe. There were 3 injuries in a mobile home.

[CrazyC83]

New watch, almost certainly PDS, coming soon to replace the existing watches:

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0050
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0305 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...KY/TN/NWRN GA/ERN MS/AL/ERN LA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 16...17...18...

VALID 102105Z - 102300Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH
16...17...18...CONTINUES.

WIDESPREAD SEVERE/SUPERCELL STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EWD OUT OF WW
16...AND ACROSS WW 17 AND 18. NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED IN
THE NEXT HALF HOUR OR SO...WHICH WILL REPLACE WW 16 AND 17 AND
EXTEND FURTHER E INTO AL/TN TO COVER THE THREAT AS IT CONTINUES
SPREADING EWD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES ADVECTING NWD ACROSS TN INTO SRN KY
ATTM AS WARM FRONT ADVANCES NWD...WITH MIXED-LAYER CAPE UP TO 500
J/KG NOW AS FAR N AS NRN MIDDLE TN PER OBJECTIVE ANALYSES. NUMEROUS
SUPERCELL STORMS -- ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SEVERE/TORNADO THREAT --
CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SRN AND ERN MS AND INTO WRN AL...TN...AND S
CENTRAL KY -- WITH FAVORABLY STRONG WIND FIELD INCLUDING STRONG
LOW-LEVEL SHEAR WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR. THREAT WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AS THETA-E ADVECTION CONTINUES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST/MID SOUTH INTO THIS EVENING.

..GOSS.. 01/10/2008


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