Archive Severe threat April 26-27, 2011

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Tyler Penland
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:21 PM

Any thoughts for the area north of Atlanta? Mainly me lol? I know I'm on the border of that hatched area on day 3 or slightly inside it.

 

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bingcrosbyb
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:22 PM

131 knots gate to gate.

 

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metallicwx366
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:23 PM

 

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mwbwhorton
Massive tornado id say gonna be some bad damage scenes on tv later...

 

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Taylor Campbell
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:24 PM

trency911, on 25 April 2011 - 07:21 PM, said:

I have a sick feeling to my stomach...

That debris ball is sick and we could be looking at a very large and violent tornado on the ground. I think this is the best radar signature I've seen in quite some time. EF4 maybe even EF5 tornado on the ground folks.

 

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trency911
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:24 PM

Quote

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR VILONIA...

AT 720 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE. THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF VILONIA...OR 7 MILES EAST OF LAKE CONWAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

 

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bingcrosbyb
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:24 PM

KATV reporting "large wedge tornado" being tracked by storm spotters. Anyone got a live feed from some spotters????
Edited by bingcrosbyb, 25 April 2011 - 07:25 PM.

 

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smokedevil
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:25 PM

storm spotters say its a large wedge.

 

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WxFreak
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:26 PM

meg taking over lzk is out for a tornado at their offices per KATV

 

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gawxnative
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:31 PM

This is all just gut wrenching! I will be so glad for this spring to GO! This is awful! One storm after another...When...WHEN is this pattern gonna break??? Bermuda Ridge..come this way!

 

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weatherguy
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:32 PM

Yep very clear tornado debris ball:

 

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MikeP
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:32 PM

bingcrosbyb, on 25 April 2011 - 07:13 PM, said:

Might be the best setup I've ever seen.

Wow seriously? April 1998 was the best setup I've ever seen

 

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WxFreak
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:32 PM

confirmed tornado in north little rock. about to hit radar site and nws offices

 

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trency911
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:33 PM

 

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wxnil
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:33 PM

KATV is streaming live. Their radar is about to get smoked...

 

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metallicwx366
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:34 PM

Turn it to TWC and look at the storm in North Little Rock Mike Seidel is covering.

 

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wxnil
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:35 PM

MikeP, on 25 April 2011 - 07:32 PM, said:

Wow seriously? April 1998 was the best setup I've ever seen

April 8th or April 16th...or both...?

Several of the CIPS analogs picked up on April 16th, 1998 and November 10, 2002 as close analogs...

 

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bingcrosbyb
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:36 PM

MikeP, on 25 April 2011 - 07:32 PM, said:

Wow seriously? April 1998 was the best setup I've ever seen

In terms of our area (Birmingham), it might not be as great as the setup in April '98. But as far as the HSV market is concerned, that's the best I've seen of any severe system since '98. Might be hyperbole at this point and I really hope I'm wrong. When's the last time we had a closed upper level system sliding down during peak daytime heating in April with the jet streak screaming overhead?
Edited by bingcrosbyb, 25 April 2011 - 07:38 PM.

 

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MikeP
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:40 PM

bingcrosbyb, on 25 April 2011 - 07:36 PM, said:

In terms of our area (Birmingham), it might not be as great as the setup in April '98. But as far as the HSV market is concerned, that's the best I've seen of any severe system since '98. Might be hyperbole at this point and I really hope I'm wrong. When's the last time we had a closed upper level system sliding down during peak daytime heating in April with the jet streak screaming overhead?

agreed...

 

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steveklein
Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:42 PM

that storm that passed near vilonia looks wicked on radar