Severe WX Severe Weather Threat 3/14-3/16

[pohnpei]

That new perryville EF3 is a DAT mistake. Paducah public site lists it as EF2 135mph.

It's listed EF3 both on PNS and their chart . EF3 135mph is weird enough though.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

It's listed EF3 both on PNS and their chart . EF3 135mph is weird enough though.
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Like a 165 mph EF4.

 

[TH2002]

Perhaps this contributed in the rating of this particular DI?
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And now a measured response from nobody's favorite TalkWeather clown!

Just made this to illustrate what damage surveyors at the NWS go through during their surveys.

 

[tornado examiner]

An actually tenth low end EF3 was confirmed by Paducah via a wood frame home with exterior walls collapsed. A 600pound gun safe was tossed 100 feet from the property.

 

[AJS]

Up to 102 tornadoes now! What an outbreak.

 

[Kds86z]

Who thinks we’ll get another eF4 out of this?

 

[Tomcats Forever!]

Up to 102 tornadoes now! What an outbreak.

Reports or confirmed?

 

[Kds86z]

Reports or confirmed?

Confirmed

 

[AJS]

Reports or confirmed?

Confirmed.

 

[tornado examiner]

Who thinks we’ll get another eF4 out of this?

Doubtful now.

 

[SouthFLwx]

Doubtful now.

NWS Paducah hasn’t released any more information on the two tornadoes that are being considered for an EF4 rating.

 

[tornado examiner]

NWS Paducah hasn’t released any more information on the two tornadoes that are being considered for an EF4 rating.

Both have their EF3 di’s. The des arc tornado isn’t a viable EF4 candidate anymore. Rated 155mph.
And the other one seemingly is waiting to be finalized as EF3 too. 165max.

The only one left that could be EF4 is Bakersfield. Which…yeah. We won’t know for weeks on that one I’m guessing.

 

[SouthFLwx]

Both have their EF3 di’s. The des arc tornado isn’t a viable EF4 candidate anymore. Rated 155mph.
And the other one seemingly is waiting to be finalized as EF3 too. 165max.

The only one left that could be EF4 is Bakersfield. Which…yeah. We won’t know for weeks on that one I’m guessing.

I don’t care how long the survey takes, I just really hope they upgrade it to an EF4. It’s really the only other tornado from this outbreak that I can think of that still deserves an EF4 rating.

 

[tornado examiner]

I don’t care how long the survey takes, I just really hope they upgrade it to an EF4. It’s really the only other tornado from this outbreak that I can think of that still deserves an EF4 rating.

Even if the DI’s are slightly questionable that one still meets the criteria for an EF4 rating given the contextuals.
If they are still surveying, which as far as I know…they are very slowly. Then…it’s still possible.

 

[ColdFront]

I do think patience is needed on the surveys. I’m not getting political here, but I can imagine some of the offices are understaffed with recent events. It’s easy to forget that surveying is only one part of the job when you work at NWS. So assets may be deployed elsewhere

 

[tornado examiner]

Now all I’m waiting for is nws Little Rock to upload their DI’s for the outbreak.

Which it seems is a common thing that they take awhile to do so.

 

[Bama Ravens]

 

[JBishopwx]

This was taken off of our Amory SkyCam, looking NW. NWS confirms an EF-0 in Wren.

 

[tornado examiner]

Okay thankfully it does seem like more is being done with the Bakersfield survey.

 

[AJS]

Okay thankfully it does seem like more is being done with the Bakersfield survey.

Good to hear! Definitely deserves an EF4 rating.