Severe WX April 1-2 (overnight) Severe Weather Event

[Equus]

North side of Nashville probably needs to be in shelter either way, despite not looking great from terminal thats awfully close to doing something

The north MS storm has been behind the outflow for a while, but it looks like it's catching up, in which case it could drop a tornado quickly

 

[UpperLevelLOL]

 

[buckeye05]

First damage photo from Selmer is in. This was a local gas station.

 

[Kds86z]

Ugh.. that was quick.. sad

 

[SilentShadow87]

Looks like the first Holly Springs/Selmer cell has another TOG.

 

[TH2002]

Man, I hope and pray that turns out to be untrue... but given the track records of violent nighttime tornadoes, I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

[buckeye05]

Are you kidding me?? Please be a false report.

 

[jiharris0220]

No good news so far.

 

[slenker]

Nashville is in the path of these monsters. I’m terrified and I want to go to sleep but I just can’t because of the absolute tragedy that is unfolding right now

 

[SilentShadow87]

With the addition of the nocturnal nastiness especially, I'd say we have become more than justified for a high risk at this point even if we're east of it right now; I really had my doubts storm mode would cooperate earlier but it certainly has

100%. I don't think anyone in their right mind would say that the high risk didn't verify at this point. Heck, I don't think anyone in their right mind would have said that 7-8 hours ago.

The Selmer tornado



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Call me weird, but there's something sad about the spring peepers croaking away like on any other night. The impact on wildlife is a side of tornado damage that tends to get overlooked, but I think about it sometimes.

 

[Kolle]

I'm not saying this report is wrong, but it is always prudent to be a bit skeptical of such things during the fog of war seen immediately after a tornadic event.

 

[Western_KS_Wx]

Saw a live video on Facebook from Selmer, TN confirming what we saw on radar, major damage within the city. Vehicles overturned and tossed, structures destroyed, many people injured.

 

[Kds86z]

Are you kidding me?? Please be a false report.

Would want to know the source but..direct hit from violent tornado at night…

 

[jiharris0220]

Goodness

 

[andyhb]

Until I see that from a news source, I am skeptical.

The damage reports though sound very bad.

 

[TH2002]

Mangled car in Selmer? I hope I'm seeing this wrong...

 

[AJS]

Woke up from a little power nap and did NOT expect to wake up to any of this at all. My goodness at some of these radar signatures.

 

[Western_KS_Wx]

Mangled car in Selmer? I hope I'm seeing this wrong...
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There was a frame of a trailer lying in the middle of a busy street as well on a Facebook stream, would not be surprised if that’s a vehicle we’re looking at. Potentially a violent tornado.

 

[cg9450]

Woke up from a little power nap and did NOT expect to wake up to any of this at all. My goodness at some of these radar signatures.

That was my reaction about 1 am.

 

[SilentShadow87]

I'm not saying this report is wrong, but it is always prudent to be a bit skeptical of such things during the fog of war seen immediately after a tornadic event.

I really hope that's wrong. For what it's worth it does seem a bit weird that not only would the tornado follow almost the same path as the 2015 one, but also cause the exact same number of deaths. Still, with the way things have been going tonight...I wouldn't be too surprised.