Archive for March 2nd, 2012
Long Track Tornado continues in East Alabama
- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 23:06
- David Reimer
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This image shows how fast the winds are turning within this thunderstorm. Those bright colors right next to each other is called a couplet, indicative of very strong rotation. In fact, a tornado has been confirmed with this storm in Tallapoosa County. This storm has been producing a tornado for the past three hours and it’s likely this has produced multiple long-track tornadoes. Significant damage has occurred and current indications are that it will continue to produce a significant tornado for a while longer.
Here is the latest Tornado Warning.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1100 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 1145 PM CST
* AT 1058 PM CST…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RIDGE GROVE…OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF DADEVILLE.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
STROUD…TRAMMEL CROSSROADS…PENTON…BUFFALO…WHITE PLAINS…
WELCH…FREDONIA…POST OAK FORKS…VEASEY CREEK PARK AND AMITY
PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING.
Henrysville, IN Tornado Video
- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 22:25
- David Reimer
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Our good friend and fellow chase Skip Talbot captured this amazing video of the Henrysville, Indiana Tornado on Friday. This tornado went on to produce major damage. Since the terrain/forestry is so dense out in those parts, chasing is very difficult. Getting video like this is pretty amazing, and notice Skip was not standing in the middle of the road, obstructing traffic or presenting a danger to himself or others. You can chase storms safely and still get amazing video like his from today. Be sure to visit his website at http://www.skip.cc/chase/
Video Description: KDR Media chaser, Skip Talbot, caught the intensity and the multi-vorticies of the Henrysville, IN tornado
Contact KDR Media for licensing
Tornado Warning for northern part of Atlanta Metro
- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 20:15
- David Reimer
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
911 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1000 PM EST
* AT 905 PM EST…A DEBRIS SIGNATURE INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR MARIETTA…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODSTOCK…MOUNTAIN PARK…ROSWELL…ALPHARETTA…MILTON…
BERKELEY LAKE…JOHNS CREEK…DULUTH…CUMMING…SUWANEE AND SUGAR
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS TORNADO…TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…HAIL OR FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
The event is just beginning in MS/AL/GA…
- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 18:46
- David Reimer
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This has already been a historic tornado outbreak with numerous significant tornadoes hitting small towns all across the Ohio Valley. However, the event is really just beginning to ramp up across Mississippi/Alabama/Georgia. The above graphic shows the radar image at 6:36 PM CST/7:36 PM EST. Notice that all the storms are by themselves and not in a squall line. This means the tornado potential remains quite elevated along with the destructive hail and damaging straight-line wind potential. Once these storms begin to congeal into a line of thunderstorms, the straight-line wind potential will increase and the tornado potential will begin to decrease, but not completely.
West Liberty, KY Tornado (Radar Images)
- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 18:15
- David Reimer
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Numerous radar images of the reflectivity and velocity of the West Liberty, Kentucky tornado as during the hour time-frame. These include graphics from before, during, and after the tornado passed through West Liberty, KY.
National Radar Composite
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