Severe WX April 14-16th, 2023 (Midwest, South)

[atrainguy]

Sirens are going in downtown.

 

[cheestaysfly]

My mom had to cancel coming to visit me in AL and now she's in her basement in St.Louis MO! I saw somewhere said circulation near Kirkwood which is where she lives. Thankfully her apartment complex has a basement.

 

[WesL]

Storm Chaser with Fox2 out of St. Louis confirms debris is aloft SW of Freeburg.

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[JBishopwx]

Confirmed tornado SE of Shreveport.

 

[UncleJuJu98]

Confirmed tornado SE of Shreveport.
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Major supercell with that one, it's going through a merger now so it may wind down a bit

 

[JBishopwx]

I know we're dealing with a current major outbreak, but anyone else irked by the fact that NWS Jackson never upped the wind speed estimate for the Rolling Fork tornado? It's still at 170 MPH. I really don't think that damage was low-end EF4.

Is there any news about the Pontotoc and Tupelo MS tornadoes? Was the NWS informed of these?

Confirmed tornado SE of Shreveport.
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Looks like it may had lifted

 

[TH2002]

The SVR warned cell in LA north of the one that went through the merger popped up out of literally NOWHERE, might bear watching

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Hey there, little guy. Aren't you cute! Heading right into the radar hole between SHV/LZK/DGX? YES YOU ARE!

 

[t0rNaD0ez]

@cheestaysfly ...for the cell that moved through STL County, the reflectivity and velocity were enough to call it, in my opinion.

I'm currently in St Charles, MO...we had a lot of lightning and heavy rain...a little bit of hail but no real hail damage here. I haven't seen anything regarding any detail of tornado damage, but apparently NWS LSX is still doing surveys. I'm originally from AL/FL so I dunno enough about the towns to say where places are.

Here's some info from KTVI citing 4 tornadoes... (3) EF-1's and (1) EF-0.

4 tornadoes hit St. Louis region Saturday, National Weather Service says

Preliminary assessments from the National Weather Service show at least four tornadoes touched down in areas south of St. Louis and across the river in Illinois on Saturday.

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Phil

 

[ColdFront]

i wasn’t saying it WAS done, just that i think it may be. the pattern seems to favor tornado alley and i don’t see a shift in that in any long range modeling just yet.

I don’t see an issue with your original statement either.

Historically, as we hit that April to May transition, it usually switches to the more traditional tornado alley mode. Outside of the possible threat Friday for Missouri, Arkansas, TN which aren’t Dixie but are nearby, I don’t see anything for Dixie long range modeling wise, which anything larger should show up by now. So if I were betting, I’d bet on you being most likely right.

 

[t0rNaD0ez]

 

[t0rNaD0ez]

They're actually up to 12 now, as of last hour or so.