Severe WX December 10 & 11, 2021 Severe Threat

[AJS]

Based on radar I knew there were probably several violent tornadoes taking numerous lives. Like I said I was worrying it was going to surpass the April 27, 2011 super tornado outbreak in terms of injuries and fatalities because of the time of night the tornadoes were happening.

Seeing the debris signatures on radar was just heartbreaking to see. We all knew those tornados were tearing lives apart and the only thing we could do was watch the radar.

 

[AJS]

Seeing that TBSS from debris was the first time a radar image literally made me sick to my stomach

I’m not really one for hyperboles or hyperbolic claims, but as the night went on, I seriously thought it was gonna be a Joplin like scenario in Mayfield. That debris signature was just downright horrifying.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Still probably the craziest tornado event I've tracked live on this forum, since April 27, 2011 was a few years before I joined and I was out chasing on March 31, 2023 and April 26 of this year. Although, Easter 2020 comes close.

@andyhb called the incipient monster supercell when it was still a number of kidney-bean updrafts gradually amalgamating just northeast of Little Rock. I knew it was gonna be big trouble when it displayed a BWER strongly reminiscent of the Cullman supercell on ABC 33/40's radar just prior to the famous tornado-on-skycam sequence.

Probably most dramatic reflectivity BWER I've seen since the formative stages of the Cullman tornado of 2011.

 

[AJS]

Around this time was when the supercell was recycling and getting ready to drop the infamous Western Kentucky Tornado.

 

[AJS]

And even 3 years later, this still remains in my opinion one of the all time most haunting tornado videos you’ll ever see. The video doesn’t even truly capture the horror Bremen was facing at this time. The roar, lightning, and sheer size of that beast is still something I have trouble comprehending.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Gotta say, there was lots of great local coverage from the affected areas that night (was watching multiple livestreams as the storm moved between markets), but WPSD in Paducah with Trent Okerson and Noah Bergren really knocked it out of the park. Best I've seen since 33/40 on 4/27/11.

 

[Shakespeare 2016]

Around this time was when the supercell was recycling and getting ready to drop the infamous Western Kentucky Tornado.

I never would have believed this would be the longest tracked tornado to occur in my lifetime. The tornado was on the ground for 165 to 166 miles.

 

[AJS]

Gotta say, there was lots of great local coverage from the affected areas that night (was watching multiple livestreams as the storm moved between markets), but WPSD in Paducah with Trent Okerson and Noah Bergren really knocked it out of the park. Best I've seen since 33/40 on 4/27/11.

They did a truly outstanding job that night and likely saved so many lives that easily could have been lost without good news coverage.

 

[tornado examiner]

The quad state supercell remains the single most impressive supercell of the 2020’s in terms of tornado output too me like seriously. I’m still dumbfounded that that happened.