It's not a log home in downtown Springfield ;-).
Let's just hope this "before" picture of the Lincoln Home in downtown Springfield resembles the "after" (storm) picture.
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.
It's not a log home in downtown Springfield ;-).
Let's just hope this "before" picture of the Lincoln Home in downtown Springfield resembles the "after" (storm) picture.
About 25 miles northwest of Lay Flat.
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1159 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HICKORY COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 100 AM CST.
* AT 1156 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHEATLAND...OR 10 MILES WEST OF HERMITAGE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE...
NEAR HERMITAGE BY 1210 AM CST.
THE TOWNS OF QUINCY AND CROSS TIMBERS ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM.
Darn. Weather service just put out a Tornado Watch for the DFW area:
Tornado Watch
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 80
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1157 PM CST SUN MAR 12 2006
TXC085-113-119-147-223-231-257-277-379-397-439-131200-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.A.0080.060313T0557Z-060313T1200Z/
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 80 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
COLLIN DALLAS FANNIN
HUNT KAUFMAN ROCKWALL
TARRANT
IN NORTHEAST TEXAS
DELTA HOPKINS LAMAR
RAINS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BONHAM...COMMERCE...
COOPER...DALLAS...EAST TAWAKONI...EMORY...FORNEY...FORT WORTH...
GREENVILLE...KAUFMAN...PARIS...PLANO...POINT...ROCKWALL...
SULPHUR SPRINGS AND TERRELL.
Watching the area... definately looks like Dallas will get some action, storms are popping pretty well west of Tarrant CTY. Fortunately, most of the energy is well north, and you are removed from the daytime heating by several hours.
I lived in Rockwall for 4 yrs... I miss those TX storms when spring comes around.
Yes x2. One is my now retired Dad, the other is me.
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1203 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI
* UNTIL 1245 AM CST
* AT 1202 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 15 MILES WEST OF
WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAWK POINT...
DAVIS...
Torrents of rain/lightening/thunder finally by me just east of O'Hare
Great. Dallas....just great.
interesting that they went with a torn watch.
looks like a line forming, I guess the southern most cells could be problematic though.
Rockwall, eh? Yeah, then you know the routine. I saw a map the other day that had north central Texas as second only to central Oklahoma in the average number of tornadoes per X square miles. But after having lived here awhile, that sounds scarier than it really is.
Didn't we have someone here worried in Indiana earlier:
1204 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
DALLAS COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 1245 AM CST.
* AT MIDNIGHT CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUFFALO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
65 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN DALLAS
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF PUMPKIN CENTER...PLAD AND LEADMINE.
Wow! My grandma was a patient of your dad for years and he also removed a wart from my finger when I was in Jr. High, a million years ago! Small world.
Well, since you are a conservative, I assume, I'll be sure to throw some business your way if I ever break out with anything!
Dry line is moving through -- temperature just dropped nine degrees in last five minutes. We have now behind the dry line, winds are down and humidity is rising. We have been out of the watch box for sometime in my area of the County.
Been an unusual couple of springs around here -- tornadic activity has been way down. Only time I have heard the sirens is when they test them -- we have some news ones that are loud enough to wake you in the middle of the night.
Well considering we're in St Charles, this is just fine and dandy. Glad I told my boy scout 12 year old to take a working flashlight to bed with him. He also took his pocket watch and the cell phone (for the light of course).
Good wishes with you and your son
I guess the fire concern is going to stay high up there for awhile?
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1205 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN DENT COUNTY IN MISSOURI.
* UNTIL 100 AM CST.
* AT 1205 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF {{{FORT LEONARD WOOD}}}...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN DENT
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF LENOX...ANUTT...LECOMA...LAKE
SPRING...HOWES...BANGERT AND SLIGO.
Many of the roads do not run in a grid - and most of MO is very rolling, hilly country. Not flat, like Kansas, Nebraska, central Illinois.
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