Severe Weather Threat January 8-10, 2026

[Jason Mills]

Likely tornado or one coming soon near Heidelberg, MS

 

[speedbump305]

That’s actually a pretty tight couplet!

 

[Jason Mills]

It’s borderline and the data is noisy but looks like there may be a small CC drop

 

[Clancy]

Some broad rotation on this SVR-warned storm south of Cedartown, Georgia.

 

[akt1985]

Parts of north Alabama, including Huntsville, have been dropped from the Flash Flood Watch.

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

The SPC says a strong tornado is possible with this bookend vortex going toward Montgomery, AL. I personally still disagree and am playing it conservative with a few spinups being possible but they do know best so watch out!

 

[Clancy]

Strong, TOR-warned couplet North of Montgomery.

 

[KevinH]

Per IEMbot:

BMX updates Tornado Watch (extends time and expands area to include Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Pike, Russell [AL], extends time of Autauga, Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega,


Tallapoosa [AL]) till Jan 10, 1:00 PM CST.

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Multiple RFD surges will increase significant damaging wind potential and circulations. Do not overlook the damaging winds from this bookend, we mightve had 80 in Pine Level, AL earlier! Several circulations beginning and a funnel was reported near Elmore

 

[TheSuckZone]

I can't overstate enough how much I do not envy those that have to issue warnings for these QLCS events

 

[Clancy]

Suspicious activity near Roopville, Georgia. QLCS meso with comma-head reflectivity presentation.

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Suspicious activity near Roopville, Georgia. QLCS meso with comma-head reflectivity presentation.
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Successfully called this out ahead of time and notified Evan Fryberger about it on his stream. Very strong low level wind shear, and probably one of my better calls in a while given the environment. It mightve touched down, debris signature was noted after a two pixel tight couplet

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

It is a unwarned tornado!

 

[Clancy]

Suspicious activity near Roopville, Georgia. QLCS meso with comma-head reflectivity presentation.
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Managed to miss this thing touching down because I was busy getting breakfast. Looks to have weakened or lifted by the time it got warned. Hopefully the damage was minimal in areas impacted - fairly rural, but there's still plenty of folks out there.

 

[Kds86z]

It is a unwarned tornado!

Now confirmed

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

I guess Peachtree City still didn't make it a resolution to warn tornadoes on time this year :/

 

[Kds86z]

I guess Peachtree City still didn't make it a resolution to warn tornadoes on time this year :/

Haha well gotta be on top of your game too with QCLS.

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Haha well gotta be on top of your game too with QCLS.

There were scans 10 minutes before showing some sort of convergence and a bookend. The fact they weren't monitoring and keeping a tor warning on hold definitely leads no excuse for some sort of precautionary tor warning. At least it was warned unlike many previous tornadoes in their area.

 

[Kds86z]

There were scans 10 minutes before showing some sort of convergence and a bookend. The fact they weren't monitoring and keeping a tor warning on hold definitely leads no excuse for some sort of precautionary tor warning. At least it was warned unlike many previous tornadoes in their area.

Ohh ok gotcha

 

[Kds86z]