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.
exactly...
Thanks so much for keeping us updated. I hope the skies stay calm by you.
I think they are replaying the footage Jason Moreland shot of the tornado about an hour ago near West Point. He caught footage of it. The time on the video says 14:04 Central, and it’s 3:09 here (Central time).
http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/313_jason-moreland.php
Hi Magnolia. No, not a word. I have pinged him and offered prayers. I’m all but certain his entire area has lost power. I know the exact town he resides in, but I don’t want to post the information here. It is south of Yazoo City. IIRC, one of his sons lives awfully close to Sataria.
They look more like super cells and not a straight line kinda thing, so hopefully you will be spared. The same thing happened in Texas yesterday. Most of the super cells went north of DFW and we just got light rain last night.
I just had a look at the radar map. Things will stay calm for another hour and then we’ll have an exciting two hours. I’m working on a video so I’ll be on the computer for a while.
Brad Goddard and Kris Hair are both in and around Yazoo City. Their feeds are here:
Goddard’s: http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/269_brad-goddard.php
Hair’s: http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/241_kris-hair.php
[Driving around the area of Yazoo at the moment]
Thanks. Stay safe.
We’re located right on the AL-TN state line in Madison County near Hazel Green. We’re about 20 miles from the Huntsville city limits.
At least they are covering it. Nothing much on CNN or Fox yet.The pics coming in look awful.
I’m heading up that way tomorrow!
We’ll probably have beautiful weather and clear blue skies tomorrow, always seems that way after a horrible day of weather just hours before.
They were just showing aerial footage on WLBT. It’s truly devestating. I am a bit worried about my little farm now. We have pines growing out there near Camden and Pickens.
Yazoo City is the hometown of Governor Haley Barbour.
Spec out a central hallway closet or bathroom, armed with mattress, water, flashlight, portable radio/batteries. There was a thread on here for folks in earthquake areas that had excellent suggestions, most of which would apply to tornado prone areas. Good luck and God bless you and all in this path. We will pray for no touchdowns, or if there be touchdowns, they come in empty fields.
I sure hope everything is alright at your farm. It looks bad, I agree... Can’t imagine it, really...
Thanks Onyx for the help. I agree that power is probably down in the area so that could be the reason we haven’t heard. As luck would have it, my mother is visiting my brother in Meridian. She just THOUGHT she was escaping Oklahoma weather!
It’s just pine trees, but they are almost ready to do the first pulp cut. Thanks to Obama..they aren’t worth much right now thanks to our economy..(eye roll). I’m just thankful the loss of life(so far) has not been as bad as it could have been. If anyone gets a track or map of the destruction, please let me know. I might be able to tell from that whether or not my farm has been hit.
Several buildings have been damaged after a Tornado hit western Mississippi, reported today the National Weather Service. The Yazoo City tornado also hit Valley Park and Durant according to a meteorologist working for the NWS.OMG...that looks like a Texas size twister. Amazing photo!
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