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

[Kds86z]

2 fatalities in Fayette Co. TN (LaGrange/Grand Junction area) from a mobile home.

Death toll at 7 after Mid-South tornadoes

Seven weather-related deaths and at least two dozen injuries have been confirmed in the Mid-South as storm damage mounts.

www.actionnews5.com

 

[buckeye05]

Whoever tweeted 9 fatalities in Selmer last night really screwed up. Not just because it’s false info, but also because reporting death toll that high in the immediate aftermath will make anyone with family in that area jump to the worst conclusion. You don’t report that kind of thing unless you know 100%.

 

[TheSuckZone]

Whoever tweeted 9 fatalities in Selmer last night really screwed up. Not just because it’s false info, but also because reporting death toll that high in the immediate aftermath will make anyone with family in that area jump to the worst conclusion. You don’t report that kind of thing unless you know 100%.

Unfortunately everything has been that way for awhile now. After every strong tornado the town is labeled as "gone" immediately.

 

[ColdFront]

Unfortunately everything has been that way for awhile now. After every strong tornado the town is labeled as "gone" immediately.

This is unfortunately true. I remember the Vilonia EF2 from the precursor outbreak a day or two before 4/27/11 and Reed described the town as “gone” and “not surprised if it gets rated EF5”

 

[Kds86z]

This is unfortunately true. I remember the Vilonia EF2 from the precursor outbreak a day or two before 4/27/11 and Reed described the town as “gone” and “not surprised if it gets rated EF5”

Ugh Reed.

 

[buckeye05]

People have lost the ability to understand the importance staying within the boundaries of verifiable fact. No critical thinking or due diligence. Just “I heard this = it’s true”. Makes my blood boil. Anyway…

 

[brianc33710]

Today is Enhanced but tomorrow is Moderate. What's the difference in the days?

 

[TH2002]

Haven’t seen much come out of Grand Junction and I’ll take it that’s not a good thing. Damage is clearly significant.

 

[andyhb]

Whoever tweeted 9 fatalities in Selmer last night really screwed up. Not just because it’s false info, but also because reporting death toll that high in the immediate aftermath will make anyone with family in that area jump to the worst conclusion. You don’t report that kind of thing unless you know 100%.

My guess is they got the death toll from the 3/31/2023 tornado (9) confused with the tornado last night.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Today is Enhanced but tomorrow is Moderate. What's the difference in the days?

Separate discussion thread encompassing further developments today/tomorrow/Saturday is here:

Severe WX - April 3-6 Severe weather

A robust severe event looks possible this Saturday and Sunday.

talkweather.com

Short answer, today's significant tornado threat is still conditional on a supercell or two being able to anchor to the stationary front while remaining surface based. Tomorrow (not unlike yesterday) will have a bigger warm sector to play with.

 

[Kds86z]

Missouri State Highway Patrol confirms one storm-related death

The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that a fire chief died during Wednesday's storms.

www.kmbc.com

 

[buckeye05]

My guess is they got the death toll from the 3/31/2023 tornado (9) confused with the tornado last night.

Ah good thinking. That is very likely the case.

 

[TH2002]

Somewhat on topic, but my cousin’s daughter was born last night… Such a strange sensation welcoming a new member to the family while simultaneously watching deadly tornadoes shred towns on the other side of the country…

 

[Clancy]

Somewhat on topic, but my cousin’s daughter was born last night… Such a strange sensation welcoming a new member to the family while simultaneously watching deadly tornadoes shred towns on the other side of the country…

Congratulations to your cousin! Life is such a strange thing, full of weird contrasts; I think a lot of us weather nerds experience that a lot with storms, both awe at their beauty but, what I experienced a lot of yesterday, abject horror at the destruction they cause.

 

[US_Highway15]

This is appalling. We might actually see a noticeable dip in documented tornadoes due to nws cut’s.
wtf…is wrong…with the America I’m growing up in…

This infuriates me in ways you couldn’t even imagine.

I think you're overreacting a little bit. Have you thought that maybe perhaps the reason why they're delaying or not doing them is because they're dealing with an historic flooding event in their NWS district and they're likely focusing on that? To not get to much into the budget cuts (since this isn't the thread to do it), I hate that they happened, full stop, but we need to be realistic in our reasoning for stuff like delaying tornado surveying.

 

[tornado examiner]

I think you're overreacting a little bit. Have you thought that maybe perhaps the reason why they're delaying or not doing them is because they're dealing with an historic flooding event in their NWS district and they're likely focusing on that? To not get to much into the budget cuts (since this isn't the thread to do it), I hate that they happened, full stop, but we need to be realistic in our reasoning for stuff like delaying tornado surveying.

I uh, have a habit of realizing things to late. I also fell for a touch of misinformation.
My bad…

 

[US_Highway15]

This is unfortunately true. I remember the Vilonia EF2 from the precursor outbreak a day or two before 4/27/11 and Reed described the town as “gone” and “not surprised if it gets rated EF5”

Sounds about on par for Reed Timmer. I've seen him tweet stuff like "TORNADO OUTBREAK POSSIBLE" for literally 5% risk days. Anything for likes I guess.

 

[Grand Poo Bah]

Talk about a crossover!

 

[TH2002]

Sounds about on par for Reed Timmer. I've seen him tweet stuff like "TORNADO OUTBREAK POSSIBLE" for literally 5% risk days. Anything for likes I guess.

To be fair, Chapman came out of a 5% area and I recall a high plains outbreak (in Wyoming iirc?) that came out of a 5% one time as well.

Though I don’t disagree that Reed has a tendency to hype, hype and hype some more.

 

[Grand Poo Bah]

Really seems like the Selmer tornado strengthened as it moved through town. The back half of damage looks much more severe than the front half.