Dangerous severe weather

[sundial]

For our southern TE'ers, we are in for severe weather very much like the storms and tornados produced on 4 February. The system will be especially unstable on Thursday. Here's what is predicted by The Weather Channel:


Several rounds of severe weather are expected, especially the Southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop today in the Red River Valley into Arkansas. Tonight, a strong upper level system and a strengthening surface low and cold front will bring another chance of severe thunderstorms over the Southern Plains and into the Ozarks. As both the upper level and surface systems strengthen tomorrow, there is a chance of violent, long track tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, and flooding rains over the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley, Southern Plains, and Lower Ohio Valley tomorrow and tomorrow night. The greatest risk of tornadoes will come on Thursday. The heavy rain will fall over areas that are saturated from heavy rains over the last month or so, with flood and flash flood watches extending from the Red River Valley to northern Illinois. This rain will eventually run off into rivers that will likely return to flood and then into the main stem rivers, worsening the ongoing flooding situation there.

If you don't already have one, please consider getting a NOAA radio to stay informed of severe weather in your county. I hope TE'ers and their families living in this region don't have damage from this storm.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers as our community is still struggling with flooding. :(

[SouthernBelle]

We're scheduled for storms here too. :mad:

At least I got my yard mowed.

[bouncybouncy]

OH Geez!!! haven't you had enough??? Hang on and stay safe...be prepared and charge all your chargable devices! Soothing thoughts for you all...and your furry ones too!!!

rain rain go away...fill up OUR lakes!!!! but no tornadoes please (is there an "e" in tornadoes? tornados? hmmm?)

[Geonz]

It's a huge swath ... we're in line for deluges, too, and possible severe weather Thursday. THe past three times, right here we've gotten off easy while just to the South it was pretty nasty. THis time they don't think we're going to dodge it.

Stay safe!

[bmccasland]

Oh goodie, more run-off coming down Old Man River. Y'all be safe, and I hope you don't flood, or get blown away.

[LBTC]

Hopefully these butterflies will help, at least in some small way!

H&B
~T~

[Andrea]

Again?!?

I'd better go get some benedryl for my dog :(

[sgtiger]

Oh, my! I hope you all stay safe.

[sundial]

Again?!?

I'd better go get some benedryl for my dog :(

I had a refill on the chill pills for the girls so I'm stocked up for the storm.

I found this video inspirational as we face these storms:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O-IiHCrsK8

[Brandi]

OMG! it is like every week for you guys now! I hope my brother remembers to tell my sister in law she can come out of the bathroom instead of leaving her in there with two farting boy's like last months. Keep us posted PLEASE!

[sundial]

Brandi, that memory is forever etched in my mind. LOL!

[Brandi]

Me too makes me giggle every time I think about it. I also think of the picture of your fur kids sitting in the tub like you are going to give them a bath and it's all fun and games, not that they knew there was a storm coming! So cute!

[sundial]

Tuckervill, looks like the storms are knocking on your door right now. Tornados are reported in OK an TX this evening. Please let us know you are ok when you can. :confused: I hope your son will be ok in the Little Rock area.

Aggie_Ama, are you ok?

Please everyone, this is a very, very dangerous storm system and we need prayers!

[SouthernBelle]

They didn't show here yesterday (Wed). Now it's scheduled for today.

But I got to ride last evening. :D

[sundial]

Little Rock.......sirens are going off now. :eek: Watch and take cover!

Central Arkansas is under a tornado warning now.
NW Arkansas is under a tornado watch.
NE Arkansas is under a flood warning and wind warning.

Arkansans, we're going to experience several super cells with hail, winds up to 80 mph, and long track tornados.

[sundial]

From NOAA:


Tornado Watch Update

/O.CON.KLZK.TO.A.0189.000000T0000Z- 080410T2100Z/
TORNADO WATCH 189 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS

GARLAND GRANT LONOKE PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE

IN EASTERN ARKANSAS

MONROE

IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS BRADLEY CLEVELAND DESHA DREW JEFFERSON LINCOLN

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

CALHOUN CLARK DALLAS HOT SPRING OUACHITA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ARKADELPHIA...ARKANSAS CITY... BENTON...BRINKLEY...BRYANT...CABOT... CAMDEN...CLARENDON... DE VALLS BLUFF... DE WITT...DES ARC...DUMAS...FORDYCE... GOULD... HAMPTON...HAZEN...HOT SPRINGS...KINGSLAND...LITTLE ROCK... LONOKE...MALVERN...MCGEHEE... MONTICELLO...NORTH LITTLE ROCK... PINE BLUFF...RISON...ROHWER...SHERIDAN... STAR CITY...STUTTGART... THORNTON AND WARREN.

[SouthernBelle]

That prolly means it will hit here late today. :(

[Starfish]

I'm glad to be hearing from all you women. You are in my prayers. Thanks for the updates.

[sundial]

That prolly means it will hit here late today. :(

From the National Weather Service:


THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS LINE OF STORMS
WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANT AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
ISOLATED AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT BOW ECHOES MOVE THROUGH. LARGE
HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 1 PM CDT AND
9 PM CDT ACROSS AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BETWEEN 3 PM
CDT AND 11 PM CDT ACROSS FAR WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...AND BETWEEN 6 PM CDT AND 2 AM CDT ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

PERSONS LIVING IN THE MID SOUTH SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. PLEASE REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PROCEDURES AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN THE EVENT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED. ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

[Brandi]

Oh boy! Time to call my brother and see what he's plans are/ And he's great dane is due any day now too. Thanks for keeping me updated!

[Tuckervill]

We made it!

Fort Smith, about 70 miles due south of us, got slammed with unbelievable hail storms last night! All the TV station weathermen were hunkered down in their safe rooms on the air all night. They said there were entire apartment complexes with every window shattered by hail. I've never seen anything like it.

A friend who has a 10 yo who is deathly afraid of lightning said he was up all night calming the child. I slept all night long, didn't even know the power had even gone out. My front yard was flooded this morning, which is very rare. I thought the last round of flooding was bad, but this was a LOT of rain. No wind damage in our immediate area, though.

Hoping for no more bad weather for everyone!

Karen

[sundial]

Tuckervill, so glad to hear you are safe and sound. We have a tornado watch until 5 pm. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will be ok late tonight. We're not out of the woods by any means and all the prayers and well wishes have helped tremendously.

[Brandi]

Helloooooooo sundial where are you?

[sundial]

I'm here--finally. Every time I tried to give an update, another thunderstorm would appear and I had to unplug the computer. We were very fortunate to not have any wind damage or tornados for that matter. I'm very thankful for all the prayers and kind thoughts during this event. It's so nice to have the support here. :)

[Brandi]

Oh I am so glad you and your little family are ok!

[sundial]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/laststorm.jpg

I'm fascinated with cloud formations and I snapped this photo of the last storm that moved through here.

Thank you Brandi for thinking of me.

[Andrea]

The first line wasn't bad in Memphis. Waiting on the 2nd one now :p

[sundial]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/massivecloud.jpg

This was a very low, ominous cloud that had a greenish tint.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/sunsetafterstorm.jpg

I love how dramatic the lighting was on this cloud.

[Starfish]

Wow, those pics are amazing. It so happens that the calendar in my office this year is all "Clouds." So, I like cloud pictures! These are great (except, I guess, if you are looking at them over your house and hoping they don't turn into funnels).

[mimitabby]

i love cloud pictures too, but this time it's not so fun for me. My buddy in Arkansas lost 40 beehives and a bunch of other stuff at her farm in a flash flood/wind/hail storm. they really loved their bees.

[sundial]

Oh no! Losing bees is really tragic! I'm so sorry about your friend's losses. :(

[Tuckervill]

Mimi, do they live near Ft. Smith? Ft. Smith was slammed with hail (may have mentioned that already). It was incredible.

I hardly ever see bees in my yard anymore.

Karen