Severe WX Severe Weather Threat 3/14-3/16

[AJS]

Cordova…

 

[UncleJuJu98]

Anybody in the path of the walker county tornado warning. Needs to take shelter

 

[VolRunner393]

Latest MCD:

SUMMARY...The severe threat may continue downstream of Tornado Watch
47 into eastern TN. An additional WW issuance may be needed
downstream pending favorable convective trends.

DISCUSSION...A QLCS continues to progress across Middle TN, and is
approaching the eastern bounds of Tornado Watch 47. Downstream,
surface observations show surface temperatures exceeding 70 F amid
upper 40s to low 50s dewpoints. Given 20+ F surface
temperature/dewpoint spreads, a deeper, potentially drier boundary
layer may be in place, which may augment damaging gust potential.
Given large, clockwise curved hodographs (per regional VADs), QLCS
tornado potential may also exist. As such, a downstream WW issuance
may be needed if QLCS organization and intensity persists or
especially increases.

 

[Equus]

Walker always has to get in on the action. Sparsely populated area now but yeaaaah Cordova might get a sense of deja vu here in a bit

 

[sak]

I'm surprised at how little CAPE has made its way into central Alabama. I've been around 80 degrees since 10am, had a decent amount of sun out earlier, pretty strong winds out of the south, and no rain to stabilize the atmosphere... but nevertheless, the dewpoint has struggled to come up... am currently sitting at 79/61... and it seems like we still have less than 1000 J/Kg of CAPE.

Very odd event.

 

[Blountwolf]

Out of curiosity, what website/program are you using to get those kinds of screenshots?

COD-NEXLAB : Dual-Pol Radar for BMX

Dual-Pol NEXRAD Data for provided by College of DuPage Meteorology (NEXLAB)

weather.cod.edu

Then just snipped with the snipping tool (or snip-it, whatever they call it these days.)
Left menu has SRV, CC, and VIL - All I really need.

 

[Jason Mills]

There's nothing outright on velocity at the moment, but the storm near Aliceville is trying to strengthen. It bears watching over the next hour-ish.

 

[Clancy]

Possible tornado approaching Laurel, MS.

 

[AJS]

Interesting couplet North of Aliceville, Alabama.

 

[TornadoFan]

Meso forming south of Carrollton?

 

[Equus]

Down to 67/66 here with all the rain, pretty sure the threat is over in this rain mass but still worth keeping an eye on stuff with the wind profiles

 

[AJS]

That Walker County cell is continuing to strengthen.

 

[UncleJuJu98]

Interesting couplet North of Aliceville, Alabama.

Yeah, I'm afraid it'll wrap up here soon. Watch out

 

[Maxis_s]

Couplet headed for Cordova looks incredible on 0.9 degree tilt. Very surprised this isn't on the ground/

 

[andyhb]

I'm surprised at how little CAPE has made its way into central Alabama. I've been around 80 degrees since 10am, had a decent amount of sun out earlier, pretty strong winds out of the south, and no rain to stabilize the atmosphere... but nevertheless, the dewpoint has struggled to come up... am currently sitting at 79/61... and it seems like we still have less than 1000 J/Kg of CAPE.

Very odd event.

It's because the winds need to turn more southerly to advect in the higher theta-e air from the central Gulf and not from GA and FL.

 

[CheeselandSkies]

That Walker County cell is continuing to strengthen.

Interesting, 33/40 guy (not James, the other one) is saying the opposite.

 

[Clancy]

I'm really hoping parts of Alabama don't deal with as long-duration of a threat as Mississippi has today. Unreal how long some areas have been under the gun by one tornado after another.

 

[AJS]

Interesting, 33/40 guy (not James, the other one) is saying the opposite.

On the velocity on radarscope, the frame I got in return showed it strengthening.

 

[US_Highway15]

Interesting, 33/40 guy (not James, the other one) is saying the opposite.

I haven't been too impressed by him to be honest. I'm sure he's a great guy, but haven't been impressed by him in terms of his judgement.

 

[TornadoFan]

Tornado warning for Pickens County.