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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 895
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1200 PM CST TUE NOV 22 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 500 PM CST.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE
MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF
PINE BELT MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SELMA
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
DISCUSSION...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MS HAS INTENSIFIED
AND ACCELERATED DURING THE PAST HOUR...AND WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND
MESOSCALE ORGANIZATION OF LINE WILL POSE A THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.
ALSO...ISOLATED DISCRETE CELLS FORMING AHEAD OF THE LINE MAY BECOME
SUPERCELLULAR WITH A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS OR ISOLATED TORNADOES.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26035.
...HART
I wanted to make a Climatology update on a record high from yesterday and potentially one in jeopardy today.
There are two things I will say about this:
1) Scott Longmore makes a valid point by bringing up that chasing is getting more and more dangerous because a growing amount of the chasing community is more amateur than anything else. Although I'm not sure what the main reason a lot of amateurs are doing it is, I do think that TV shows like "Storm Chasers" may have inspired some people.
2) Also, a big thing that people are forgetting: the team Mike was with was not there just to get video of tornado and put it all over the interwebs. It was Vortex2, a scientific research team. If the team wanted accurate data, I assume that had to get close to the storm to retrieve it. So many the chasers out there today are going after storms purely to see a tornado, and I think for that reason, they tend to be more reckless, and thus more likely to get themselves in trouble.
Whew, here's a big update to address everyone on the forum issues:
- I have removed the IRC Chat button and mod. We can provide a way to reach our chat in the future, or you can just ask a member who regularly goes there if you have your own IRC client.
- I have also placed the Calendar as a sub-menu choice under the "Today" button on the top menu bar, because the Upcoming Calendar can disappear if they are no holidays, birthdays, or events coming up within a week.
- I have installed the Enhanced PM Pop-up mod. A pop-up box will appear if you have a new PM and allow you to go to your inbox. However, this feature is not on by default for some members. If you want to have this turned on for you, go to your profile settings, find Personal Messaging under your Modify Profile drop-down button, and check on the "Show a popup when I receive new messages" option.
- Mike, I tried to install the Google Talk and Skype profile field mods a few moments ago, but they both failed due to some file compatibility issues. I don't think that I'll be able to fix them.
I only have one last question for everyone: Do any of you still use the Help button or the Member Map button on the top menu bar?
I already knew that, what I mean is even with the XL's radar being pixellated, it still looks better to me as far as showing intensity of storms. For example, this picture is from a couple of hours ago. Would you really believe the storm circled in red is tornadic? It just looks like a heavy rain shower to me.Be careful with that last statement as some tornadic storms don't always show a reflectivity hook. You would need velocity data for true confirmation. I would hope that the IS2 does an even better job with radar pixelation than the XL and the IS.
I actually disagree about your statement with the XL's radar for two reasons: it gets the same data from where the IS does, but processes it differently and the IS's radar is more higher-resolution (the XL's is pixellated) and the IS's radar maps easily can be easily customized for a headend's service area by having the map zoomed in/out, and more local if needbe. The XL only has one radar map and the only thing that could be customized were its plotted cities and geographical positioning of the map (no zooming, no hi-res data, etc).
I like Stoop-idly Misguided Family
