A very serious situation is unfolding today as all the necessary ingredients are coming together for a destructive tornado outbreak. Posted on 04/24/2010 9:45:34 AM PDT by mlizzy
A very serious situation is unfolding today as all the necessary ingredients are coming together for a destructive tornado outbreak.
You can follow the latest news and developments throughout the day concerning this tornado outbreak on weather.com's News and Development's page.
Several tornadoes are likely across the states of Mississippi and Alabama. Some of these tornadoes will be long-tracking, large tornadoes.
It's just not MS and AL however, adjacent states including Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee will also be under the gun for powerful tornadoes, large hail and destructive winds.
Some cities in the target zone today include Lexington (KY), Bowling Green (KY), Nashville (TN), Memphis (TN), Jackson (TN), Birmingham (AL), Tuscaloosa (AL), Jackson (MS), Meridian (MS), Tupelo (MS), Pine Bluff (AR) and Little Rock (AR).
Interactive map: Tornado outbreak radar focus
Storm Watch: The severe weather set-up
The Weather Channel and weather.com will providing continuing coverage of this dangerous day of weather.
Prayers are being lifted.
Thanks. Prayers continuing especially for our friends and family who may be in harm’s way today. I pray WKB and his whole family is safe.
Well, our handyman was here earlier, but he is such a liar so when he told DrO that a ‘big ole tornado took out 20 houses just 10 miles up the river’ he didn’t believe him and I didn’t either!
Anybody hear from WKB? He’s close to Yazoo City.
I will keep you updated on the weather here. At the moment, we have no rain, the skies are lighter than they were an hour or so ago. That is supposed to change. However, it appears that other areas are in more danger than us.
Thanks for the info onyx. Prayers up for WKB! Reports of careflights coming and going between yazoo and jackson. listening to WAPT right now. Please let me know if you hear something from him.
I know the type. And with me that when I decide to go to the mat with them and challenge them about the latest whopper, that is usually the time they’re telling the truth. LOL! Cain’t win for losing.
Are you in the path of these storms too? Prayers up! If you see green skies..it’s time to move. That’s always the way it looks in Texas right before a tornado hits here.
LOL. Jemian, this is precisely what happened today. We both looked up at the clear sky -— no wind -— and I came into the house to turn on channel’s 3 and 12 (regular programming). Well, after I turned on computer and saw your pings, I turned on channel 16, which I hadn’t checked, and whaddaya know = full time tornado coverage!
In fact, channel 16 is showing my town as a perfect example of clear skies and calm weather!!!
Prayers - TWC saying only slabs left in some areas.
That’s an F5.... we had one here 13 years ago, unreal damage.
Thank you! I just saw this post - I appreciate it.
Green skies were what it looked like in Illinois, too. I saw them a few times growing up... And later on as well. However, when I was in Colorado - the one I caught with my camera - the skies looked gray and blue. It was a very rare one to hit that close to the mountains though, so that might have made it different...
I heard that Meridian MS downtown area was hit, can anyone confirm this? Also heard a town near there called Mehan was also hit pretty bad. Can’t find anything on the Meridian local news which is not surprising. WTOK is rather slow and their website is not the greatest. However, they do keep you updated on sports events if your interested.
It’s pretty rare for Miss. to have these big wedge tornados like we have here in Texas, but this one sounds like at least a F4 or F5. We were born and raised in Ms. and have lots of friends and family there. I hope Haley Barbour’s family is all ok. He is from Yazoo City too.
I haven’t heard anything about Meridian yet. Have been listening to the Jackson stations and most of the worst damage is in Yazoo City and the surrounding areas.
You are so right about the green skies. Green skies, a queer feeling (I can’t describe it) and HAIL!
But at the moment, no, we’re good. I’m in Auburn, AL and the skies are clearing at the moment. Still overcast, but lighter and lighter. Some slight gusty winds.
I’m not breathing a sigh of relief yet. There is still stuff to the south and west of us and things tend to pick up toward evening.
Irony at TWC: they finally use flat-screens to analyze the storms, but the banner covers up what the mets are trying to show you.
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