southmdwatcher
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The beginning of the drone video starts WEST of I-75 southwest of London KY in the area where the radar seems to indicate the peak of the tornado. However, the damage was extreme in many smaller pockets east of I-75.
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I'll bet NWS Paducah or NWS Nashville help out with them.Wow. Again, my jaw was nearly on the floor last night watching the Somerset/London tornado. As someone who grew up in Eastern KY, you just rarely see tornadic supercells like that in this area, not to mention one EF3+. The last time we had a tornado of that magnitude in that region would probably be the Super Outbreak of 74 when multiple F4s and F3s hit Wayne, Pulaski, Knox, and Rockcastle counties.
One thing I do want to add, don’t necessarily be surprised if there is some rating controversy on this one. Jackson is extremely inexperienced and understaffed. I don’t think they have ever had to survey any kind of storm of this magnitude, the 3/2/2012 storms hit more sparsely populated areas than this one. Hopefully another WFO helps assist and consult. This isn’t me ripping them, it’s just very rare but not unprecedented for tornados of that magnitude in this area.
Yes, or Louisville or Morristown. Maybe a combination of a few. They are definitely going to need assistance on this one.I'll bet NWS Paducah or NWS Nashville help out with them.
What if NWS Jackson (MS) helped out with NWS Jackson.Yes, or Louisville or Morristown. Maybe a combination of a few. They are definitely going to need assistance on this one.
Yeah that's really bad. I measured a 67 mph wind gust on velocity and no warning. You know you messed up when another WFO issues a downstream STW for a "strong thunderstorm."A terrible and typical mistake by the warning coordinator at NWS BMX of not issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for Randolph county, AL. At least NWS Peachtree City will get it right for their area.
Agreed. I’ve actually driven past those homes in the drone video off of I75 countless times, and as you noted, plenty of CMU foundations.We’ll have to wait and see, and don’t shoot the messenger here, but I could see them honing in on the CMU foundations in London for a lower than expected rating. Regardless, clearly a violent tornado. Contextual evidence makes that very evident here, and the rating should NOT hinge on the foundation type as sole determining factor in this case. Fingers crossed they play this the right way and make a good call, but unfortunately the Jackson, KY office is not very experienced with tornadoes of this caliber, and lack of experience can lead to overly tentative, second-guessing, low-confidence surveying. We shall see..
Yeah, that’s what I am worried about. I looked at maps and there are some sparsely spread out houses and they looked relatively large.Agreed. I’ve actually driven past those homes in the drone video off of I75 countless times, and as you noted, plenty of CMU foundations.
One area that does have very large home types are some of the more relative affluent areas between Somerset and London. However, those homes are spread across large acre properties and not tightly packed like a subdivision so it’s entirely probable the tornado missed them.
Thats what I'm worried about. That was where it had a secondary peak on radar.Yeah, that’s what I am worried about. I looked at maps and there are some sparsely spread out houses and they looked relatively large.