Severe WX December 16-17 2019 Severe Weather Outbreak

[SilentShadow87]

My husband was in the Laurel, MS tor...
Here’s what I posted on FB


Nathan’s is okay! The town of Laurel, MS and his hotel and surrounding buildings were hit. His 3 car trailer has flipped and went 60 feet with the 3 cars (damaged)....

Nathan talked to the police and they said that tornado cut straight through Laurel.... there’s worse damage in other parts of town. His car trailer had 3 cars and weighed 20,000lbs. It was 60feet away. His truck lost all the windows except the windshield. The passenger door is dented in.. there’s some sheet metal wrapped around it. A building beside the hotel’s roof was found 2 blocks away

What a relief to hear that he's okay. I hope everyone else in town was just as lucky.

 

[bwalk]

RadarScope is showing Demopolis still being hit with high winds right now (8:30 pm). Anyone else seeing this?

 

[buckeye05]

Hearing reports of house damage and injuries in the Demopolis area. Also that couplet is headed straight towards Greensboro as we speak.

 

[Evan]

@Kory, @Evan. Thoughts as this progresses eastward? Hoping we can 'shoot the gap' here in Bham, but those cells to our SW are looking nasty....

I think the worst of everything will stay plenty south of 20/59. I previously thought there would be a decent threat from QLCS spinups in Birmingham metro, but latest HRRR shows less favorable conditions than a little while ago.

Honestly don't really know. Probably too early to rule Bham area out of any threat. I'd say until the TOR watch is cancelled there's a chance of a few spin-ups. Have seen lines do that when entering the Bham area many times.

 

[warneagle]

Spann said at least two fatalities and one person missing in Lawrence Co.

 

[MichelleH]

Spann said at least two fatalities and one person missing in Lawrence Co.

I've heard that number is probably going to go up too.

 

[warneagle]

yikes

 

[Richardjacks]

The cells are merging with the line

 

[Kory]

Former coworker at UA retired back to her hometown in Greensboro. Hope everything is okay down there.

 

[akt1985]

Where is the front now? There is still heavy rain and lightning in the Huntsville area.

 

[Bama Ravens]

There’s a place in northern Pickens County that is rotating a little bit.

 

[MikeP]

Any thoughts on post precipitation winds behind this mass?

 

[Kory]

Things do appear to be weakening with the Hale county cell.

 

[bwalk]

If the Demopolis/Greensboro tornadic cell holds together it is on a trajectory to reach the Bham metro area later. I’m guessing it wii begin to ingest more stable air before it reaches Bham.

 

[Kory]

There’s a place in northern Pickens County that is rotating a little bit.

Not sure this has been confirmed in any way....

 

[bwalk]

Where is the front now? There is still heavy rain and lightning in the Huntsville area.

The front has not reached the NW corner of Alabama yet. Probably several hours away from Huntsville.

 

[Kory]

Some rotation in Fayette Co.

 

[TornadoFan]

Another one on the ground on the Hale County storm.

 

[Equus]

TORR and TDS on the energizer bunny. Because of course

 

[CheeselandSkies]

It keeps going, and going...

*Next scan after this did appear to weaken some.