Tornado On The Ground In Panama City Another On The Way

beachcomber · #1 Postby **beachcomber** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:02 pm

Local channel 7 just caught on video a tornado on Panama City Beach. Transformers were popping left in right. We've been told to expect this for the rest of the afternoon as the feeder bands move inland.

***Update***

A new warning has been issued and radar shows another tornado moving through Gulf County towards Bay County.

Josephine96 · #2 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:03 pm

Is there a warning out..?

beachcomber · #3 Postby **beachcomber** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:04 pm

Yes they just issued a warning a few moments ago.

yoda · #4 Postby **yoda** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:04 pm

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
339 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PANAMA CITY BEACH...PANAMA CITY...
CALLAWAY

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 335 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A DEVELOPING TORNADO 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TYNDALL AFB... OR ABOUT
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORT ST. JOE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
TYNDALL AFB BY 355 PM CDT...
CALLAWAY...SPRINGFIELD AND PARKER BY 400 PM CDT...
PANAMA CITY AND LOWER GRAND LAGOON BY 405 PM CDT...
UPPER GRAND LAGOON AND PANAMA CITY BEACH BY 410 PM CDT...

ANOTHER POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITHIN THIS SPIRAL BAND OF
HURRICANE IVAN WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR BILTMORE BEACH AROUND 345 PM
BEFORE MOVING INLAND TO THE NORTHEAST.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY! IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF
THIS TORNADO...MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE.
OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (850) 942-8833.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

Josephine96 · #5 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:05 pm

Sure enough.. there it is

#6 Postby **wlfpack81** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:12 pm

Using that GRW88 Radar package you can basically see 4 mesocyclones all lined up in a wnw to ese-ward line from Ft. Walton Beach to Panama City. Doesn't suprise me these storms are dropping twisters left and right.

#7 Postby **wlfpack81** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:22 pm

4:13pm CDT Radar Image Showing all the mesos in the area:

http://members.cox.net/wlfpack81/413cdt_Eglinafb.JPG

shorrock · #8 Postby **shorrock** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:27 pm

What program is that graphic coming from? Looks like a nice tracking package.

#9 Postby **wlfpack81** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:30 pm

Here:

http://www.grlevelx.com/grlevel3/

Free program and it's excellent.

beachcomber · #10 Postby **beachcomber** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:36 pm

They are now reporting multiple injuries, 1 death, and a number of collapsed homes in the PC area.

#11 Postby **wlfpack81** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:41 pm

Not good

#12 Postby **PurdueWx80** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:42 pm

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/images/DS.p19r0/SI.ktlh/latest.gif

And it ain't over by a long shot.

#13 Postby **vbhoutex** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:54 pm

I wish I hadn't seen that!!! One of those is right over where my Mom is!!!! Fortunately it is not the one that, at this point at least, has reported casualties with it. That is the one over the e in Fort Walton Beach on the image.

beachcomber · #14 Postby **beachcomber** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:14 pm

Another tornado is being tracked from Gulf County towards Bay County and there are now 2 confirmed deaths.

#15 Postby **gatorbabe79** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:26 pm

OMG look at that band coming in over PC. Having gone thru Charley and Frances, the tornadoes scared me more than anything else....please, God protect them.

Tri-State_1925 · #16 Postby **Tri-State_1925** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:43 pm

Probably not very accurate, but you get the picture...

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLoca ... e&pid=none

#17 Postby **HurricaneQueen** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:54 pm

David:

Your mother didn't stay, did she?

BTW, thanks for what you did for Dixie today. That was such a wonderful act and will not go unrewarded, I'm sure.

Thanks again,
Lynn

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