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Severe Weather 4/24/10
« on: April 24, 2010, 01:48:09 PM »
A tornado emergency is in effect for counties in Northern Mississippi:

Yazoo City reporting heavy thunderstorm and 20 mph wind gusts

Forecast: Windy with strong thunderstorms likely. Storms could contain tornadoes. High around 80F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph.

Warning from TWC/NWS:

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Jackson, MS
         12:41 pm CDT, Sat., Apr. 24, 2010

... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN ATTALA AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTIES... 

 ... THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA... 

   AT 1240 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM   SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO THAT  HAS  CREATED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURIES. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED  NEAR  EBENEZER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
 THE  TORNADO WILL BE  NEAR... FRANKLIN... GOODMAN AND LEXINGTON BY 1245 PM  CDT... NEAR  INTERSTATE 55 EXIT 150 BY 1247 PM CDT... DURANT... MCMILLAN  AND  BOWLING GREEN BY 1250 PM CDT... SALLIS BY 1255 PM CDT... POSSUMNECK   AND WEST BY 100 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.

 THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND  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!

 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR MISSISSIPPI.
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2010, 01:53:24 PM »
I hope all residents in that area heeded the warning and took shelter before that tornado hit, It's already being estimated to be an EF4 as wide as 1 mile. I'm been given a saving grace, There are no tornado Watches issued for my area or my state for that matter yet....
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2010, 03:00:58 PM »
The extremely rare "high risk" is out by SPC for parts of the Southeast today. :o  I hope everyone in those areas will be alright.  Here are the storm reports as they come in from this dangerous day:  http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/100424_rpts.html
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2010, 04:05:03 PM »
VERY active day out there
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2010, 04:13:52 PM »
At least no one died yet
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2010, 09:00:03 PM »
Quote from: Localonthe8s on April 24, 2010, 04:13:52 PM
At least no one died yet
Sadly, four people have died so far due to this severe weather outbreak.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2010, 09:03:17 PM by phw115wvwx »
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 09:09:11 PM »
Quote from: phw115wvwx on April 24, 2010, 09:00:03 PM
Quote from: Localonthe8s on April 24, 2010, 04:13:52 PM
At least no one died yet
Sadly, four people have died so far due to this severe weather outbreak.

Actually it's 9 now.  :(

Update: Death Toll is 10. (2 are children)
« Last Edit: April 24, 2010, 10:14:16 PM by SnowManiac »
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2010, 08:12:55 PM »
Yazoo City, Mississippi was hit very hard. 4 fatalities there.  :( Has the tornado damage there been given an EF-Scale rating, yet?
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 08:39:45 PM »
Quote from: TWCC_Lightning on April 25, 2010, 08:12:55 PM
Yazoo City, Mississippi was hit very hard. 4 fatalities there.  :( Has the tornado damage there been given an EF-Scale rating, yet?
EF3 I believe with a 1.5 mile wide path!
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2010, 08:52:30 PM »
The Yazoo City, MS tornado is given at least a preliminary EF3 rating with winds of 160 mph, but a NWS damage survey team will be investigating the destruction soon to determine if that initial rating may actually be raised to an EF4.
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2010, 09:21:31 PM »
Couple isolated tornadoes in the Carolinas tonight.
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2010, 11:36:55 PM »
Here's an update on the Yazoo City, MS tornado:  The NWS in Jackson, MS did a preliminary damage survey, and they found that this tornado did cause EF4 damage.  The estimated maximum winds were bumped up to 170 mph, and the maximum path width was estimated to be 1.75 miles at one point.  More investigations will be done to determine if this information needs to be adjusted and if it was indeed a single long-track tornado that trekked 149 miles, which is an incredibly long distance for a tornado to travel while staying on the ground!
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2010, 10:47:03 PM »
The National Weather Service's Jackson, Miss. office has a page dedicated to the weekend tornadoes.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2010_04_23_24_tor_outbreak_front_page

The parent supercell that spawned the 149-mile EF4 also spawned two more tornadoes with much shorter tracks: one northwest of Starkville, Miss. and another near West Point, Miss.
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Re: Severe Weather 4/24/10
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2010, 11:14:09 PM »
Quote from: Pop Light Brown on April 27, 2010, 10:47:03 PM
The National Weather Service's Jackson, Miss. office has a page dedicated to the weekend tornadoes.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/?n=2010_04_23_24_tor_outbreak_front_page

The parent supercell that spawned the 149-mile EF4 also spawned two more tornadoes with much shorter tracks: one northwest of Starkville, Miss. and another near West Point, Miss.


Thanks for sharing the link! Really good stuff
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