Posted on 03/12/2006 6:39:21 PM PST by silentknight
A large tornado has moved through Illinois and has just hit the City of Springfield. Spotters reported a large tornado moved through the city. Damage is being reported. Emergency responders are being called in from surrounding areas.
NWS reports that this was a large wedge tornado.
We have smoke here from the fires burning out west but not a drop of rain and I haven't heard thunder in hours. I wouldn't mind some rain but I will pass if it means severe weather.
It is still 70 degrees here so the dry line hasn't made it into central OK yet to drop the temperatures. Looks like more storms are developing in eastern OK as the dry line approaches.
A tornado has touched down at Kentland...
The gas leaks make me fear the worst kind of damage.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROMEOVILLE HAS ISSUED A
Indiana
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JASPER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
EAST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
* UNTIL 1230 AM CST
* AT 1140 PM CST...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN NEAR KENTLAND... AND RADAR INDICATED STRONG ROTATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADIC STORM WAS FAIR OAKS TO
COLLEGEVILLE TO REMINGTON..MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
MOODY BY 1155 PM CST...
GIFFORD BY MIDNIGHT CST...
I copy that, when I lived in Ne in the 70's a storm went through (they said it was not a tornado) but it did just what you said, one metal storage shed outside was twisted like a man would twist a beer can. Good thing it wasn't a tornado.
Our local weather guy said MO is in for a rough night all over the state.
I saw the map on our local news. Looks bad. Stay safe.
Where is Kentland, Fair Oaks, etc in relation to Lafayette?
The Wabash River runs near Lafayette and dumps into the Ohio/Kentucky. In southern Illinois & Indiana, it provides a convenient "marking" point for the state border(s).
It is early yet...
Steeleville IL (15 miles from me) got hit hard last night. Over 100 businesses and homes damaged. There were no reports coming out until the 10pm news tonight.
The one that hit St. Mary's MO (another 15 minutes from me) last night also was a F3 and was on the ground for 6 minutes. 2 dead and more in the hospital in critical condition. It took nearly 24 hours for these more detailed reports to get out.
I hated that drive, was glad I only had to do it the first year we were there, after which I found a job in Lawton. The springtime was definitely the worst.
Not me. At least with a tornado, you can theoretically get in your car and drive in a perpendicular direction and get out of the way. Cars get swallowed up in earthquakes; buildings topple and crush people - not my idea of a good time.
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1156 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SCHUYLER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* UNTIL 1230 AM CST
* AT 1156 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF RUSHVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROOKLYN...
LITTLETON...
RUSHVILLE...
RAY...
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CAMDEN.
We only have 10% humidity here in Norman tonight so chances of a major cell developing here with the dry line moving across is not very high.
Sorely needed though! :)
My co-workers in fact had been through a really bad one there (Wichita Falls) a couple of years before I worked there (would have happened sometime around 1983???) I think several were killed in that one.
you are behind the front already I believe, NW winds there.
of course, it's only March and you are in the heart of tornado alley..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PULASKI COUNTY IN INDIANA
NORTHWESTERN WHITE COUNTY IN INDIANA
* UNTIL 145 AM EST
* AT 1154 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF FRANCESVILLE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF
RENSSELAER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE STORM INCLUDE...
MONON...
FRANCESVILLE...
MEDARYVILLE...
WINAMAC...
STAR CITY...
This is going to be a LONG night, if you are in this cell's path you may wnat to check:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/tornado.html
Yeah, I'm not as worried down here in Dallas, but it is interesting how fast they fire up. In the last 10 minutes I've watched the southern edge of the storm line jump from west of Denton to Weatherford (about 50 miles along the line from northeast to southwest.) Looks like that could soon extend down to Stephenville or even Goldwaithe.
But if someone was planning to go to bed with the windows open, they may get a wet surprise. And run of the mill here in Spring can bring some nasty straight-line winds. They were getting 55mph in the Panhandle earlier today.
OMG where is Steeleville situated? An F3, I had no idea!
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