Southern TE'ers: heads up!

[sundial]

From The Weather Channel:


Tornado outbreak likely today: We'll produce the forecast reasoning soon with graphics but here's what you need to know:

Where: The Lower Mississippi Valley leading into the Gulf States (basically Dixie Alley).

Large cities inside threat zone: Memphis, Jackson, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile.

Timing: May begin as early as lunchtime tomorrow and continue well into evening.

From Jackson, Mississippi National Weather Service forecast discussion:

"Many elements are coming together for a significant severe weather Thursday.
Long track supercell thunderstorms seem likely.
These storms will all have the potential to produce very large hail (golf to baseball), destructive winds of 75 mph or greater and tornadoes.
Some of these tornadoes could be of the long track variety and strong to violent.
That is a strong statement and rarely ever used."

[Aggie_Ama]

We got the tail end with strong winds, lightning, thunder, rain, light hail and whining about said hail from DH whose truck does not fit in the garage. Hope everyone else is safe, I am looking for caffeine because my sleep was rudely interrupted at 3:47 am-5:08am. :rolleyes:

ETA- Or maybe we got this before it moved east? I don't know, a dry line came through this morning. Stupid weather men claimed it would be dry and maybe just a shower so I didn't even expect to hear a rain drop.

[bmccasland]

Dark, rainy, windy, here at the bottom end of the Mississippi River in the Big Easy.

The Pearl River (border of Louisiana & Mississippi) and Tangipahoa Rivers are already at flood stages - have flooded homes. And you thought all the spring floods were in the Red River valley in N. Dakota (me too, until I saw it on the news).

[Pedal Wench]

Massive thunderstorm at 5:00am, now just rain, rain, rain. Wonder if my after-work ride will go on.

[Pax]

You Southern gals take care.

Does it seem to anyone else that the tornado areas seem to be moving South? We used to have them constantly here in Central IL, but in the last few years it seems to be more concentrated down south. :confused:

[Mr. Bloom]

From my childhood, I can attest that this is not new

[ASammy1]

Be safe and check in regularly, please!

[Pedal Wench]

Be safe and check in regularly, please!

Atlanta still good:)

[sgtiger]

I hope all of you get through this unscathed.

[tulip]

It's a sure sign of spring--Sundial's weather reports, that is!! Thanks for the update. I'll be sure to tune in in mid-April when I take a road trip to Louisiana, heading right through this area.

[Badgirl]

We got the tail end with strong winds, lightning, thunder, rain, light hail and whining about said hail from DH whose truck does not fit in the garage. Hope everyone else is safe, I am looking for caffeine because my sleep was rudely interrupted at 3:47 am-5:08am. :rolleyes:

ETA- Or maybe we got this before it moved east? I don't know, a dry line came through this morning. Stupid weather men claimed it would be dry and maybe just a shower so I didn't even expect to hear a rain drop.

Yeah it was 3:45 this morning when my 70lb lab jumped in the middle of the bed having an "OMG LIGHTING!" freakout. Didn't have a clue it was going to do that, we both had to get up and close windows, disconnect antennas, who knows what else went on downstairs. I sat and watched the radar for a while, It as a nice strong storm. Just when I thought it was calming down the rain and hail would start back up again. Last thing I remember it was pushign 5am...next thing it was 6:53...and I had a 7am appt. :eek:

I vote for afternoon/evening storms, no more middle of the night stuff. :rolleyes:

[Tuckervill]

It slid by us already, just some rain and no storms. Lucked out once again.

Karen

[sundial]

latest update from The Weather Channel:


Tornado watch in effect until 8 pm CT SE Illinois, SW Indiana, Western & Central Kentucky, Northern Middle Tennessee

Tornado watch in effect until 8 pm CT Western & Central Alabama, SE Mississippi, Southern Middle Tennessee & Western Florida panhandle

Tornado watch in effect until 10 pm ET North Florida, Florida panhandle & Southern Georgia

Tornado watch in effect until 5 pm CT for Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana


Had a few thunderstorms here and luckily no hail. Still cloudy and rainy and hopefully it will be quiet tonight.

Tulip, I thought of you as I posted this, lol. :)

I hope Andrea in Memphis is ok. :confused: Anyone have any storm damage? :(

[Mr. Bloom]

Just hit me as I pulled in from my ride - Perfect Timing!

Tornado Watch (that's good)...and thunder/lightning everywhere.

Ahhh! The sounds of spring.


As a post script - Growing up in Alabama, in the 70's, there were two years when we had 3 tornado warnings per week for about 2 months...

[Aint Doody]

I lived all my life in Mississippi until 17 years ago when I moved to OR. We had numerous close calls. I used to have terrible nightmares about tornadoes-until I moved out here. When I taught school, we'd spend hours in the hallways in "tornado drills." It was scary.

[Mr. Bloom]

When I taught school, we'd spend hours in the hallways in "tornado drills." It was scary.

In Birmingham, it wasn't drills! Once, we had 65 kids in a three foot wide hallway in the convent next to the school. No power, no ventilation - FOR THREE HOURS!. The humidity from our breathing was literally condensing and weeping on the walls. Ugh -the memories!

[emily_in_nc]

We're supposed to get this ominous weather Fri. morning here in NC.

[Aggie_Ama]

At the bottom of tornado alley it wasn't a drill either. I grew up in Round Rock, TX. I remember spending 3 hours tucked in the concrete halls of my elementary school while the teachers listened to the radio reports that a tornado had wiped out Jarrell, TX that was the F-5 that leveled the town back in 1989. The aftermath was devastating, the whole area on one side of IH-35 no longer was there when I went to Dallas a couple weeks later to bowl a tournament. I couldn't sleep for weeks if the wind blew.

[Aint Doody]

I said "tornado drills," but it was what we called it when we were under a watch or warning. We spent hours in our positions until the weather had passed. And Mr., I can relate to your description. Being a teacher, we had to try to keep everybody under control. It was awful and terrifying.

[Aggie_Ama]

We called both practice and for real drills Doody so I knew what you meant but also meant we unfortunately got the real stuff more than once. :(

[sundial]

From the Weather Channel:


3:00 pm ET
Tornado watch OK, KS, MO, AR: A tornado watch was recently issued for eastern Oklahoma, southeast Kansas, southwest Missouri and extreme western Arkansas.

The tornado watch is in effect until 9 pm CT. The SPC warns of hail up to 3 and a 1/2 inches in diamater (larger than baseballs), thunderstorm wind gusts to 80 mph and tornadoes that could become strong (EF3 or greater) and long-lived.

Tuckervill and BabyBlue, looks like you are in the storm now. Be careful and keep your eyes on the skies.

[Tuckervill]

We had some hail while it was screaming through, but it is just raining now. The sky has that sickly green color that always makes me think tornadoes. They all seem to be happening down south, though.

Tulsa is already in the clear.

Karen

[sundial]

From the NWS:


Tornado Watch

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 125
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
720 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

TORNADO WATCH 125 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ARKANSAS BAXTER BOONE
CLARK CLEBURNE CLEVELAND
CONWAY DALLAS DESHA
FAULKNER FULTON GARLAND
GRANT HOT SPRING INDEPENDENCE
IZARD JACKSON JEFFERSON
JOHNSON LINCOLN LOGAN
LONOKE MARION MONROE
MONTGOMERY NEWTON PERRY
PIKE POLK POPE
PRAIRIE PULASKI SALINE
SCOTT SEARCY SHARP
STONE VAN BUREN WHITE
WOODRUFF YELL

Karen, glad you didn't have any damage.

[Tuckervill]

Hope I can say the same for you! Husband and eldest son are in Eureka Springs at a meeting. I hope it dies down before it gets there.

Karen

[sundial]

For KY, IL, IN, and MO


Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
234 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-101000-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
234 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY. AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION

TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH MOST STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. IF A SEVERE STORM
OCCURS...THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

IN ADDITION...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS NEAR THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS AS WELL AS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WHITE AND WABASH RIVERS. PLEASE REFER TO OUR LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION...NAMELY THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS.

ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS WITH IT. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...POSSIBLY LEADING TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MONDAY WILL COME LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MAINTAIN ALERT STATUS IN CASE THEIR ACTIVATION IS
REQUESTED LATER TONIGHT.

[sundial]

Hope I can say the same for you! Husband and eldest son are in Eureka Springs at a meeting. I hope it dies down before it gets there.

Karen

Looks like it will either hit us in the morning or just slip by.

Just looked--Carrol County (Eureka Springs) has a tornado watch until 9 pm. So far there aren't any cells there--it's around Springdale and Fayetteville.

[sundial]

From the Weather Channel:


Severe thunderstorms will be ongoing this morning across parts of the Tennessee Valley. New severe thunderstorms will likely to erupt this afternoon, from the Ohio River, south, across the Tennessee Valley, into the Deep South.

Some areas at greatest risk for severe thunderstorms today, include Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery, Ala., Atlanta and Columbus, Ga., Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, Tenn., Lexington, Ky., and Charleston, WV.

Overnight, the threat will extend from southern Virginia, into the Carolinas; impacting cities such as Roanoke and Richmond, Vs., Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C., and Columbia, S.C.

All areas will be at risk for tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, frequent lighting, and heavy downpours. The greatest risk of severe weather, including a possible tornado outbreak this afternoon and evening, includes northern Alabama, northern Georgia, and southern Tennessee.

[uforgot]

A few years ago I was the choreographer for our school musical. I thought that it was a bit "risque" for high school, but the director disagreed. The superintendent of our district showed up to see the performance on the 2nd night and right before the local "bad girl" sang her awful song, the siren went off. We were in the hall for an hour. Tornado touched down but no damage and no one hurt. Couldn't finish the show and he never saw the song I was so worried about. Divine intervention?

To all of us in tornado alley...be careful out there! Spring is in the air.

[Pedal Wench]

From the Weather Channel:

Thanks SD!

Luckily, I'm not planning to ride until tomorrow! :)

(In Atlanta)

[sundial]

PedalWench, you're welcome. :)

[sundial]

From Weather Channel:


Saturday will be more calm but another severe weather event may develop over southeastern Colorado to West Texas Saturday evening. That severe weather could be in the southern Plains and eastern Texas on Easter Sunday.

I'm ready for those lovely spring days again.

[crazycanuck]

I heard about the wildfires in the Southern US :(

If you're in the area, please please please be careful & if there's a mandatory evac, GO!!!

It's still hard to contemplate what happened in the Vic bushfires :(

Take care kids!

[uforgot]

I'm ready for those lovely spring days again.

These ARE our lovely spring days. Nothing unusual about this year!:eek:

[sundial]

We were at our favorite little diner for breakfast when we got a call that the storm was headed our way. We hurried through our meal and headed back to town when the storm met us. :eek: It was a huge wall of darkness with rain and wind. We passed a cyclist who was battling the wind and rain and offered to give him a ride but he declined. No wind damage here but tornados are popping up everywhere.

From the Weather Channel:


9:56am ET
Derecho tearing through KS, MO, AR:

A violent derecho which earlier bulldozed through southeastern Kansas, is now tearing its way through Missouri and northern stretches of Arkansas.
What is a derecho? It's a violent, quickly moving and long-lived thunderstorm complex that travels long distances and produces destructive winds typically on the order of 50 to as much as 100 mph (perhaps even more!). As you can see in the imagery above, it also takes on the form of a curvature shape; sometimes referred to as a bow echo.
So as the definition goes, this complex has had a history this morning of producing structural damage such as tearing roofs off of houses and buildings.

Notable storm reports associated with derecho:

Wichita, KS (4 to 5 am CT): 50 to 60 mph winds, torrential rains, large hail.

New Albany, KS (5:52 am CT): 1 fatality - woman was found in the remains of her mobile home.

Carthage, MO (7:15 am CT): 93 mph wind gust.

Joplin, MO (7:48 am CT): Wind gust to 85 mph. Winds were gusting upwards of 50 mph for close to 40 min. Windows blown out of downtown buildings.

Springfield, MO (8:07 am CT): Tornado was spotted on the ground near Springfield. Winds gusted to 66 mph around 8:15 am CT.

Norwood, MO (9:00 am CT): Norwood post office lost roof and blew across train tracks according to train crew.

Rolla-Vichy, MO (9:04 am CT): Wind gust to 58 mph. Received 2.16 inches of rain from 8 to 9 am CT.

Doniphan, MO (10:30 am CT): Numerous trees down in Ripley County. Two main buildings in downtown Doniphan lost their roofs.

1 mile south of Poplar Bluff, MO (10:50 am CT): Missouri Highway Patrol reported a tree fell on a car. The car then caught on fire and 2 people in side were killed.

4 miles SE of Caledonia, MO (11:29 am CT): Tornado on the ground in the vicinity of Missouri Highways 32 and 21 slightly south of the Washington County line.

We'll be following this derecho event throughout the day and will provide you with damage reports and excessive wind, rain reports. Check back to see the latest. As you can imagine, severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings are popping up left and right as the derecho moves through.


7:44am ET
What's on tap for Friday?

South

A cold front will slide into the Tennessee Valley and stall out this weekend.
Today, the front should extend from southern Kansas eastward to the Virginia coast.
Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are possible by Monday morning across southern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi, Arkansas and northeast Texas.

Be careful everyone and keep your eyes on the skies.

[sundial]

From the National Weather Service:

Tornado Warning
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
156 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

TNC125-147-081930-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-090508T1930Z/
MONTGOMERY TN-ROBERTSON TN-
156 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ROBERTSON AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ADAMS...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLARKSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO IS NOW PASSING OVER INTERSTATE 24.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ADAMS BY 205 PM CDT...
CEDAR HILL BY 210 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORM`S PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

[sundial]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
ILC055-081-199-081945-
/O.NEW.KPAH.SV.W.0109.090508T1857Z-090508T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
157 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

* AT 155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST FRANKFORT...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
RURAL EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND
WIND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH. TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

[sundial]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
102 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

KYC047-219-081930-
/O.CON.KPAH.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-090508T1930Z/
CHRISTIAN KY-TODD KY-
102 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR TODD AND CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

AT 150 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS NEAR 75 MPH IN
HOPKINSVILLE. AT 159 PM...THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF
PEMBROKE ALONG THE TODD...CHRISTIAN COUNTY LINE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE ALLEGRE...ELKTON AND CLIFTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

[ASammy1]

Sundial is our new weather reporter!

[sundial]

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
TNC111-082015-
/O.NEW.KOHX.TO.W.0069.090508T1938Z-090508T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
238 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
LAFAYETTE...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF HARTSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAFAYETTE BY 250 PM CDT...
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED BOILING SPRINGS BY 300 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

[sundial]

Tornado Warning
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
241 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

TNC147-165-082015-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-090508T2015Z/
ROBERTSON TN-SUMNER TN-
241 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
SUMNER AND NORTHEASTERN ROBERTSON COUNTIES...

AT 240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORTLAND...OR 15
MILES NORTH OF GALLATIN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MITCHELLVILLE BY 245 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

[OakLeaf]

wonder how long I should wait before I bring my laundry in :eek:

[sundial]

Tornado Warning
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
259 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

TNC165-082015-
/O.CON.KOHX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-090508T2015Z/
SUMNER TN-
259 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY...

AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY...OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED BY
A SPOTTER 5 MILES WESTMORELAND AT 255 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

[sundial]

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
TNC013-025-057-173-082330-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0018.090508T2238Z-090508T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
638 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 636 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 21 MILES WEST OF
TAZEWELL...OR 10 MILES EAST OF LA FOLLETTE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TAZEWELL BY 705 PM EDT...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES! TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL
EAST TENNESSEE.

[sundial]

ASammy1, thank you for the title. :) I do try to be the weather alertist for our TE'ers.

Oakleaf, did you bring in your laundry yet before it blew into the next county? ;)

It's finally calm here. This was a nasty storm with stalled thunderclouds, constant lightning and thunder. I was really glad to bid it adieu.

[tulip]

We lost power last night, although the storm wasn't nearly as bad as one we had earlier in the week. Thanks for the updates, Sundial!

[Tuckervill]

I would just like for it to please please please stop raining and ruining EVERYTHING. In two weeks, we've had only 2 nights of youth baseball. This screws up everything!

Karen

[sundial]

Tuck, I wish we could send it to California. Our river is about to reach the same flood levels as last years flood. :( I don't think we'll have "normal" weather again.

Tulip, you're welcome. :)