Severe Weather Threat 12.26-12.29.2024

[OHWX97]

Velocity is crapping out for some reason, but that is a nasty look for a QLCS tornado

I almost thought that might've been a debris ball on reflectivity a little bit ago, but a quick look at correlation coefficient relieved that fear. Such an invaluable tool.

 

[Clancy]

I almost thought that might've been a debris ball of reflectivity a little bit ago, but a quick look at correlation coefficient relieved that fear. Such a invaluable tool.
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Absolutely amazing how useful CC and dual-pol has been. Incredible technology.

 

[KevinH]

you good??? Did it hit near you?? Im half asleep since the line passed me but still watching the forum to make sure everyone’s ok

Line hasn't hit me yet... I am on the GA side of the AL/GA border.

Clancy always beats me to the punch when I post new info.... so I give him crap about it. He laughs. I laugh. The toaster laughs. I shoot the toaster. You know... ha

 

[Clancy]

Line hasn't hit me yet... I am on the GA side of the AL/GA border.

Clancy always beats me to the punch when I post new info.... so I give him crap about it. He laughs. I laugh. The toaster laughs. I shoot the toaster. You know... ha

What did the toaster ever do?

 

[Clancy]

Two circulations E of Montgomery.

 

[KevinH]

Seems like west of Union Springs may need to be watched

 

[KevinH]

What did the toaster ever do?

Nothing. I have been up for almost 24 hours so I am a little out of it

I will go to bed after this line passes though

 

[KevinH]

Mesoscale Discussion 2313


The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 722, 723 continues.

SUMMARY...Primary corridor of tornado potential through the pre-dawn hours should exist from southeast of Montgomery, east-northeast along the I-85 to I-75 corridors in Alabama/Georgia.

DISCUSSION...After merger of a long-track supercell with the extensive QLCS near the Montgomery area of AL, an embedded bowing structure with mesovortices has formed and recently produced a brief TDS per the MXX 88D. The downstream evolution of this bow/mesovortices will likely contain greater tornado potential within WWs 722/723 during the next few hours. The MXX VWP has sampled a rather enlarged low-level hodograph with 0-1 km shear from 35-40 kts. MLCAPE around 500 J/kg should gradually spread east-northeast as surface dew points slowly increase through the mid 60s from southeast AL/south GA.

 

[KevinH]

TOG for the newly warned storm

 

[AL_ham_op]

Any damage on this Montgomery storm or is it just rotation without touchdown for now?

 

[KevinH]

Any damage on this Montgomery storm or is it just rotation without touchdown for now?

This cell now has out down two ground confirmed (TOG) tornadoes

 

[Clancy]

Any damage on this Montgomery storm or is it just rotation without touchdown for now?

CC drops have been observed on several occasions.

 

[KevinH]

I think I am about to go to bed...

 

[Clancy]

Circulation noted NE of Alexander City.

 

[KevinH]

TOR for the counties next to me.... but cell should be moving NW of me...

and yes @Clancy, the warning sounded on my radio shortly after IEMbot lol

 

[Clancy]

Tornado will be passing very close to KMXX.

 

[KevinH]

Tornado will be passing very close to KMXX.
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and this just became TOG

 

[KevinH]

SVR for the county next to me

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

Some of these tornadoes from today left some really nasty damage in several communities.

 

[Clancy]

Will have to monitor these areas near Heflin and Wedowee as they move into GA.