Severe Weather Threat - January 8th-9th, 2024

[TH2002]

The cell east of Carolina Beach, NC, reminds me in a way of Joplin 2011:

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That's likely had a significant tornadic waterspout with it for a while. Truly would be the "storm of the day" if it was producing over land.

With that said, if it holds together it WILL impact Morehead City, or areas immediately to their west. Lots of homes there, so this could get bad.

 

[warneagle]

Well we've got a river flood warning and a coastal flood warning, we just need a flash flood warning for the trifecta.

 

[TheSuckZone]

Reed needs to get in touch with the right people and get a Dominator Boat or Sub going

 

[TH2002]

Reed needs to get in touch with the right people and get a Dominator Boat or Sub going

Hmmm... maybe he could buy this one

 

[Wind Driven Coconut]

Well that was a little too close for comfort!

 

[CheeselandSkies]

Hmmm... maybe he could buy this one

How about Forrest Gump's Jenny?

 

[MikeP]

What's with the winds again tonight? Cold front?

 

[tornado examiner]

So what do we all think of this event? Mixed bag is what I’d say….

 

[MichelleH]

So what do we all think of this event? Mixed bag is what I’d say….

Considering there were multiple fatalities and several people lost their homes, I think it was pretty bad. Now we worry about Friday.

 

[tornado examiner]

Considering there were multiple fatalities and several people lost their homes, I think it was pretty bad. Now we worry about Friday.

I’m talking meteorology wise…not impact wise

 

[KevinH]

Considering there were multiple fatalities and several people lost their homes, I think it was pretty bad. Now we worry about Friday.

Always a bad thing

Friday has my attention to say the least.

 

[Clancy]

With a combined 25 tornado reports between 12Z periods + at least half a dozen tornadoes in the Mobile area seen on radar, we ended up with a pretty substantial event. Was also a prolific wind producer (thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm), and the supercell cluster near PCB was remarkable in a bad way.

 

[Weatherphreak]

I’m talking meteorology wise…not impact wise

I would say it performed as advertised.

 

[KevinH]

Man films PCB tornado (language warning):

 

[KevinH]

 

[buckeye05]

Man films PCB tornado (language warning):

That's...not nearly as visually intimidating as I thought it would be. Looks like a spin-up honestly, but given the wide, intense damage path, I was expecting a big wedge or multi-vortex. Goes to show you can't always estimate how strong a tornado is just by it's appearance.

 

[Clancy]

Man films PCB tornado (language warning):

World's slowest jog from two people in mortal danger.

 

[buckeye05]

Still no ratings out, but Marianna, FL is looking like either high-end EF2 or minimal EF3. I know the house in the first video looks like solid EF3, but it's obvious the home's attached garage failed catastrophically, and took most of the house with it. The huge intact section of roof in the front yard, and the unmoved, undamaged car in the garage also make me go "hmmm". Those are all things that are going to be factored in.

 

[Clancy]

 

[tornado examiner]

There was an ef1 tornado with estimated wind speeds of 400 mph….