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Archive March 18-20th, 2018 Severe Weather

Kory said:
Not before the usual Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency talk. Happens. Every. Single. Friggin. Time.
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Must be a jinx. Maybe the word Forecasted Convective Amplification Deficiency should be verboten until the event ends.
 
Hopefully it dies down before it gets close to Atlanta. That’s a lot of people, and I can only imagine the interstate is packed with people like usual. :(
 
The Anniston Star is reporting "many injuries" in Jacksonville via their twitter feed.
 
ABC 33/40 reporting roof damage at the JSU colliseum, but it's not gone.
 
Kory said:
I know how fluid these reports can be. During 4/27/2011, there were reports that dorms on UA's campus were demolished and DCH took a direct hit. Not true at all, but it had my family in a panic.
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Even days after 4/27 damage reports and injuries/fatalities were subject to a LOT of rumors. I'm sure you remember. There was quite a bit said about the Tuscaloosa/Pleasant Grove tornado that didn't end up being true, and it was really insane that people made up those rumors to begin with because the damage was so horrific on its own. Power was still out, lots of cell towers were down. It took 5 or 6 days for us to get power back, and cell service was bad for a few months because a tower got cut in half in Tuscaloosa Co (I live right on the Jeffco/Tuscaloosa line)

I bet you remember some of the Tuscaloosa rumors quite well.

In a way, these things are similar to mass shootings. Early reports frequently include miscommunications, mischaracterizations, exaggerations, rumor, etc. Some of it is unintentional and in other cases people enjoy spreading shock rumors. Obviously, I know that's clearly not the case with your report as I saw the same one tweeted by Spann and I know you aren't that type of person.

As you said, tomorrow will bring a lot of clarity. Especially with aerial views, but we all know back in 2011 social media was in its infancy compared to today. I expect a lot of pictures will filter out as cell towers unclog, people get out to undamaged areas, etc. In fact, a lot of times the number of pictures coming out and how quickly can be an extremely rough gauge for how bad the infrastructure damage is if it's a populated area. May not be the case here because of spring break.
 
Hey, slightly OT but one of my friends in Atlanta asked for a rec on a weather app for warnings, can any of y'all remember the name of the one Spann recommends?
 
Evan said:
Even days after 4/27 damage reports and injuries/fatalities were subject to a LOT of rumors. I'm sure you remember. There was quite a bit said about the Tuscaloosa/Pleasant Grove tornado that didn't end up being true, and it was really insane that people made up those rumors to begin with because the damage was so horrific on its own. Power was still out, lots of cell towers were down. It took 5 or 6 days for us to get power back, and cell service was bad for a few months because a tower got cut in half in Tuscaloosa Co (I live right on the Jeffco/Tuscaloosa line)

I bet you remember some of the Tuscaloosa rumors quite well.

In a way, these things are similar to mass shootings. Early reports frequently include miscommunications, mischaracterizations, exaggerations, rumor, etc. Some of it is unintentional and in other cases people enjoy spreading shock rumors. Obviously, I know that's clearly not the case with your report as I saw the same one tweeted by Spann and I know you aren't that type of person.

As you said, tomorrow will bring a lot of clarity. Especially with aerial views, but we all know back in 2011 social media was in its infancy compared to today. I expect a lot of pictures will filter out as cell towers unclog, people get out to undamaged areas, etc. In fact, a lot of times the number of pictures coming out and how quickly can be an extremely rough gauge for how bad the infrastructure damage is if it's a populated area. May not be the case here because of spring break.
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I remember the rumors that springhill lake was full of the deceased. People had no respect and just spit out rumors left and right.
 
I chased the Hazel Green storm and just barely missed it passing north of Hazel Green. Damage may be worse off 231 but the building I saw just had sheet metal ripped off it. Tree damage was minimal around and better built structures looked untouched. EF0-EF1 would be my guess in this area. Didn’t get many power flashes or even lightning strikes as I approached what would of been a Rain wrapped tornado.
 
With the Jacksonville and TN/AL line damage, honestly I think the Moderate came pretty close to verifying. It was far less widespread and numerous than expected, though.
 
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