Archive Severe threat April 26-27, 2011

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TimHSV
Posted 26 April 2011 - 04:57 PM

Wanted to paste a brief recap of each WFO headlines in their afternoons AFD....




AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
352 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...

...SIGNIFICANT AND LIKELY PROTRACTED SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ABOUT
TO UNFOLD ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH....





AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
348 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

.SHORT TERM...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...AND SPC HAS DECLARED THIS A "PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION" WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVORING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG
A SURFACE DEW POINT BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN ARKANSAS TO
NORTHWESTERN TENNESSEE...AND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST, WHILE DEVELOPING
EASTWARD.

EXPECT WESTERN TENNESSEE TO REMAIN VULNERABLE INTO THE EARLY
NIGHTTIME HOURS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, AND OTHER AREAS COULD
SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP LATER IN THE NIGHT.

IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER
DEVELOPING FOR THE MID STATE ON WEDNESDAY, WITH TORNADOES, LARGE
HAIL, DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.






AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
355 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT CURRENTLY UNFOLDING...TIMEFRAME
IS FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK READY TO UNFOLD
FROM THE ARKLATEX THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA INTO AL AND TN VALLEY TONIGHT
INTO WED. THIS EVENT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT
24HRS THEN A SHIFT TO COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND.






AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
355 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY...

.SHORT TERM...

TODAY LOOKS LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM...AS ALL INDICATIONS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WILL BEGIN ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA AFTER
MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL THEN TAPER OFF
DURING THE LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY
ACROSS OUR EASTERN COUNTIES AS THE FRONT SLIDES EASTWARD.






AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
355 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011.DISCUSSION...



...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK POSSIBLE TOMORROW...

 

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WxFreak
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:02 PM

Arkansas storm near star city and meroney is absolutely massive. would not be shocked if there were a monster on the ground.

 

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vegaseagle
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:06 PM

Wow, Arkansas! Need to pray for them, been a ruff week for them

 

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bingcrosbyb
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:15 PM

Almost every storm in central arkansas is starting to take on hook echoes. Even the baby storms.

 

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WxFreak
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:21 PM

West and North Memphis to Millington is about to get hit with an absolute monster coming out of Forrest City. May be an hour or so before it gets there, but cant wait to see the camera shots when it does get there, unless it's rain wrapped.

 

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smokedevil
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:23 PM

Damage reported in forrest city area.

 

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Harlequhn_Boy
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:26 PM

smokedevil, on 26 April 2011 - 05:23 PM, said:

Damage reported in forrest city area.

Really? Source?

 

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mwbwhorton
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:26 PM

there are at least 8 ongoing supercells all tornado warned atm. in arkansas....
Edited by mwbwhorton, 26 April 2011 - 05:28 PM.

 

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xtreme weather
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:29 PM

for and E MS and N and central AL tomorrow watching closely the activity to our W it has a true NE component it appears based on radar trends at least right now we may not get that stormy weather forecasted to move our way overnight into the a.m. yes it can still happen........

but leaning to literally a loaded gun pointed over these areas if convection continues to stay away and to our NE....

 

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vegaseagle
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:30 PM

STREAMING TV STATIONS HERE IS TWO http://www.fox16.com/content/live/default.aspx AND http://www.wreg.com/

 

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AprilA
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:32 PM

WREG just said tornado down by Forrest City.. Said it's moving at 25mph

 

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smokedevil
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:33 PM

Harlequhn_Boy, on 26 April 2011 - 05:26 PM, said:

Really? Source?

http://www.wreg.com/
They didnt say how bad, just said reports of damage were coming in.

 

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TimHSV
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:34 PM

 

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mwbwhorton
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:35 PM

debris ball clearly seen on radar pic dr forbes just showed at forrest city no doubt damage occured or is happening atm.....
Edited by mwbwhorton, 26 April 2011 - 05:36 PM.

 

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Taylor Campbell
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:39 PM

increasingly concerned with the Phillips county storm southeast of De Witt

 

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smokedevil
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:40 PM

wow...that storm in desoto county ms is exploding..

 

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Taylor Campbell
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:49 PM

scary looking storm southwest of Russellville

 

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pscampbe
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:56 PM

Is Dave Brown poo-pooing the threat, or is he serious about it?

 

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Argus
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:58 PM

How bad could the weather be in northeast Georgia tomorrow morning through tomorrow afternoon?

 

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AprilA
Posted 26 April 2011 - 05:58 PM

WREG just said 3 tornado warnings..