Severe WX December 16-17 2019 Severe Weather Outbreak

[StormStalker]

Sounds like a tornado did go through Colbert Heights which is south of Tuscumbia.

 

[Chris3024]

TDS on the Town Creek-Courtland storm

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Spooky.

Drillbit with horizontal vortex...visually reminiscent of Pampa '95, Cullman '11, Henryville '12, Katie/Wynnewood '16...all F/EF4 tornadoes.

 

[TornadoFan]

Drillbit with horizontal vortex...visually reminiscent of Pampa '95, Cullman '11, Henryville '12, Katie/Wynnewood '16...all F/EF4 tornadoes.

Was gonna say that it reminded me of the Cullman tornado.

 

[ghost]

Radar indicates a new area of spin developing near Rogersville

 

[TornadoFan]

Sumrall just got hit. Big TDS.

 

[bwalk]

What can we expect the rest of the night for central Alabama (Birmingham, etc). It is dark now so instability should decrease with surface temps in the high 60's. I read that there has been some dryer air mixing in that has kept the central Ala atmosphere from further destabilizing. It seems like the highest instability is been in N. Alabama. Other forecasters were saying earlier that the actual front moving into the state tonight would cause the atmosphere to destabilize again and coupled with some decent wind shear might cause problems. I don't know if this is still the case.
Anyone have thoughts on central Ala as the low begins to move through the state?

 

[warneagle]

That is a massive TVS moving toward Mize, MS. Southern MS is really popping off right now.

 

[TornadoFan]

I'd say Sumrall, MS got rocked pretty good. Hoping no deaths or injuries.

 

[warneagle]

BWER and TDS southwest of Mize, MS.

 

[TCLwx]

I'd say Sumrall, MS got rocked pretty good. Hoping no deaths or injuries.

That was an intense couplet.

 

[akt1985]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning now for Huntsville metro.

 

[warneagle]

Tornado Warning including Decatur and Athens, AL

 

[warneagle]

WJTV says "considerable damage" in Sumrall and Seminary, MS area

 

[Bama Ravens]

JP Dice thinks the better threat of severe storms later tonight will be south of I-20

 

[akt1985]

Tornado warning now for metro Huntsville.

 

[Lori]

There’s a tornado confirmed in MS headed straight to where my husband is staying in Laurel, MS

 

[SilentShadow87]

There’s a tornado confirmed in MS headed straight to where my husband is staying in Laurel, MS

Does he have a below ground shelter available?

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Quite the impressive duo of tornadic supercells on parallel tracks through southern MS. These could move up into southern parts of central AL if they hold together. Not sure if more convection will fire off as we move further after dark (or what the triggering mechanism for such would be), so parts of eastern MS/west AL that end up northwest of the track of these supercells, and that haven't been affected by the LEWP now moving through northern AL, may get off unscathed.

 

[Kory]

JP Dice thinks the better threat of severe storms later tonight will be south of I-20

I don't think that's a bad assessment. Along and South of I-20 as that complex in MS lifts northeast later this evening.