Severe WX Wednesday/Thursday/Friday April 17th-19th Severe Threat

[bwalk]

It is beyond slow. Like a snail's pace.

Again, model reflectivity data is not showing the heaviest convection to reach B'ham until midnight. Here is the HRRR for 05:00 UTC (midnight)

 

[Casie]

Brandon Clement has damage on his drone feed

 

[NorthBamaWX]

NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene & Pickens Counties until 6:00 PM

 

[Bama Ravens]

BMX going with severe thunderstorm warnings for the line.

 

[AL_ham_op]

This kind of BS is infuriating. This is exactly the reason I said earlier that the Watch should have included Jefferson County as well instead of holding off on it for a few more hours.

 

[Evan]

Classic UAB

It absolutely is.

 

[NorthGaWeather]

I think going with blanket SVR’s is the right thing, while hitting individual circulations with a TOR.

 

[NorthBamaWX]

 

[Bama Ravens]

Basically all of Mississippi is getting rain right now.

 

[Joey B]

Winston County, MS EMA reports a tree on Liberty Church, near Highway 395, southern 1/3 of the county is without power. A lot of trees are also down in the southern part of the county. He estimates 70 mph winds were the cause.

 

[NorthBamaWX]

 

[Blizzard1]

Unless my eyes deceive me it appears the nastiest part now is linear, bowing out, and moving NE towards us in the B'ham area.

 

[NorthBamaWX]

i am telling you people in Aliceville should be taking Tornado cover

 

[RollTide18]

WSFA is saying that a second line is supposed to be forming later behind this one?

 

[apocalyptic_pleasures]

Local news in Dothan said the storms causing the warnings now will Move NE and dissipate eventually as the storms near Baton Rouge into SW/S Central MS become the main line. I believe the NSSL WRF showed this at 12z

 

[N4GKS]

KHTX seems not to be giving the whole radar picture. Anyone?

 

[Bama Ravens]

I don’t get why Jackson is keeping these tornado warnings going.

 

[apocalyptic_pleasures]

Model from 12z Valid around 8PM that showed storms racing NE towards Bham as new storms formed SW

 

[bwalk]

Model from 12z Valid around 8PM that showed storms racing NE towards Bham as new storms formed SW

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It may just be me but this has been one confusing system to figure out relative to timing, organization, etc. This new reflectivity map just bears that out. My head hurts trying to keep track of this system.

 

[apocalyptic_pleasures]

Great

Message Date: Apr 18 2019 21:14:54

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