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.
They’ve aready called off the race in Talladega today just to be safe.
prayers for all
I'm in Mobile with stormy conditions.
Keep your eyes on the skies my friend and be safe.
We are in the zone, Huntsville, AL. They have already canceled Panopy, the arts festival, in downtown for today. They canceled yesterday, daughter was suppose to dance with her studio this afternoon. I hope they miss us, my next house will have a safe room or shelter, for now we just pray.
I was checking for a start time for the race and its a no go for today.
Another season under way for tornadoes. Be safe out there folks, we are all thinking of you. I am also thinking of family in KY. Will check back on this thread to follow the path of these storms!
Just looking at Accuweather and looks like we are in store for some rocky weather here in Louisville. We have a good warning system, and have a basement. Right now it is just overcast.
Tennessee tornado ping ...
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1156 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1155 AM TORNADO EAGLE BEND 32.52N 91.01W
04/24/2010 MADISON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
30 HOUSES FLATTENED REPORTED BY 911
We’re in the heavy thunderstorm area. Tornadoes south of us. Lord knows, we need the rain and a good two hour downpour to get rid of the pollen. Everyone use sense and stay away from windows when the wind is really high.
Confirmed large wedge tornado on ground in Mississippi heading towards Yazoo city with one of the best radar signatures I’ve ever seen.
My grandson in Middle Tennessee has his Senior Prom tonight!
I pray that God will allow a window of good weather for him and his classmates.
Central Alabama here.
Big storms last night around 4:00 AM, but not to bad since.
Cloudy and light sprinkles right now; rumbling thunder constant but no lightining visible. Winds are minimal.
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1203 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
MSC163-241730-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100424T1730Z/
YAZOO MS-
1203 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
YAZOO COUNTY...
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...
AT 1203 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEDGE
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF SATARTIA MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
YAZOO CITY AND LITTLE YAZOO BY 1210 PM CDT...
MYRLEVILLE BY 1215 PM CDT...
BENTON AND EDEN BY 1220 PM CDT...
MIDWAY BY 1225 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT TORNADO!
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT
TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!
YIKES to me!
We don’t have a safe room in this house, planning one when we build but with the economy we’ve postponed. Right now, just rain, clouds, and some thunder but it is getting closer. Thanks for the good thoughts. Here they take over all the networks and broadcast non-stop from when it hits the MS-AL state line until it reaches the AL-GA state line. I expect this will be happening soon.
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