Severe Weather Season 2011/Severe Wx thread

[Donovan]

Though its not with fronts, weve been recently getting a lot of popup storms in Florida like its summertime    took this video earlier..


Strong Storms Over Temple Terrace, Florida - 4/25/2011 (Time Lapse)

Its been the same here, Seabreeze causes it I believe. Love how unexpected these storms are.

[TWCmatthew]

The SPC has issued a High Risk of severe weather today for the immediate Arklatex area. This is going to be a long day.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk_1300.gif

[Donovan]

Though its not with fronts, weve been recently getting a lot of popup storms in Florida like its summertime    took this video earlier..


Strong Storms Over Temple Terrace, Florida - 4/25/2011 (Time Lapse)

Its been the same here, Seabreeze causes it I believe. Love how unexpected these storms are.

Interesting that the models showed many scattered t-storms today, but none of the forecasters had anything above 20%. Its storming now. YAY!

EDIT: I guess mother nature changed it up today. The storms are moving in from the Atlantic, that's odd.

[Mr. Rainman]

The high risk area has been extended northeastwards to include the city of Memphis.

[wxmediafan]

This is nuts.  I cannot believe how active this month has been, severe weather-wise.  I will definitely be glued to the TV any chance I get tonight.

[toxictwister00]

You know something I don't understand? Why is it that every single severe wx event this month wants to keep coming in after midnight here? It's bad enough you can't see what's going on because you're trying to get some sleep, but it's worse when every event has had a tornado threat with it.

[Mr. Rainman]

Dear god, 8 weather watches currently in effect. I haven't seen this many in effect at once since October of last year.

EDIT: Make that 9 watches.

[Lightning]

You know something I don't understand? Why is it that every single severe wx event this month wants to keep coming in after midnight here? It's bad enough you can't see what's going on because you're trying to get some sleep, but it's worse when every event has had a tornado threat with it.

I understand your feelings and agree with you. I hate overnight events! The reason I dislike that so much is because my enjoyment of the storms are limited. During the day, I can enjoy them much more, but also during the day, you have the daytime heating and that makes the storms even more severe. I like summer, b/c they are almost always during the day.

[WeatherWitness]

You know something I don't understand? Why is it that every single severe wx event this month wants to keep coming in after midnight here? It's bad enough you can't see what's going on because you're trying to get some sleep, but it's worse when every event has had a tornado threat with it.

Same thing is the case here. Most of our storms happen around 4 or 5 AM...early in the morning. So I don't get to watch/track them (because I'm certainly not getting up that early), and I lose some sleep from the thunder. Double strike.

[Donovan]

You know something I don't understand? Why is it that every single severe wx event this month wants to keep coming in after midnight here? It's bad enough you can't see what's going on because you're trying to get some sleep, but it's worse when every event has had a tornado threat with it.

Same thing is the case here. Most of our storms happen around 4 or 5 AM...early in the morning. So I don't get to watch/track them (because I'm certainly not getting up that early), and I lose some sleep from the thunder. Double strike.

I love late night t-storms during the summer months when I'm off from school. When I do have school and they come its just a complete nuisance and with the threat of tornadoes and such makes it worse.

[TWCmatthew]

Wow, this is a huge outbreak both severe weather wise and flooding wise.

My area, which was under a Slight Risk and Tornado Watch today didn't recieve any severe weather.

Tomorrow will be another really active day.

[gt1racerlHDl]

has anyone ever seen 10 tornado warnings all active in 1 state before?

10 Total Tornado Warnings In Arkansas, Pine Bluff Area 4/26/2011 5:32pm CDT

[P71nnacle]

has anyone ever seen 10 tornado warnings all active in 1 state before?

I haven't....that's incredible, although it's been that kind of season Speaking of that, since I don't feel like creating a "contributions" thread, for the first time in memory here in Pittsburgh, TWC stated the possibility of tornadoes in a LF. Here's a video, courtesy IS #22420 and Comcast:

RARE Tornado Mention in 48 Hour Section of TWC Local Forecast

I think the only other time I have ever seen this was June 2, 1998, although I faintly remember 2007 having a "Storms may contain tornadoes" somewhere along the line. Usually, such a prediction is nowcasting (lots of tornado warnings issued will mean an indicator as seen above, but for the future, I think it is somewhat rare.)

[toxictwister00]

The SPC has upgraded my area to a MODERATE risk today. NW GA to AL to MS is under a HIGH risk. Everyone who is expected to see severe weather today or tomorrow please stay safe!

[Mr. Rainman]

Our campus just took an indirect from a tornado that spawned in Chattanooga around 9 this morning. Looks like two or three cars have been crushed by trees. And tree limbs are down all over the place.

The bad news: I'm in the High Risk area.  So unfortunately, this isn't over.