Southern TE'ers: tornado outbreak tonight

[sundial]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
411 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

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411 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE MID
SOUTH WITH AN ADDITIONAL THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAINFALL
POSSSIBLE.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDSOUTH...
OVER AREAS TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM DYERSBURG TO BATESVILLE...
INCLUDING THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REST OF
THE MID SOUTH.

AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO
THE MID SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY.

WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FIVE TO TEN INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE MID SOUTH WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS TO SEVENTEEN INCHES POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES. EXPECT AN UPSWING IN SEVERE
WEATHER THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING ARE LIKELY AGAIN DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL LIKELY HAVE THE GREATEST
CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH FLOODING.

And from Accuweather...

Another Major Tornado Outbreak to Hit South Tonight
May 1, 2010; 10:37 AM ETShare |

Just a week after a deadly tornado outbreak devastated the South, another one will unfold through tonight. As with last Saturday's outbreak, strong, long-track tornadoes will be possible during tonight's event.

Areas from northern Louisiana into central and eastern Arkansas, northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, far southeastern Missouri and far southwestern Kentucky that AccuWeather.com meteorologists are most concerned about.

Any tornadoes that form in this region could cause serious destruction if they hit a community. Cities such as Monroe, La., Oxford, Miss., Little Rock, Ark., and Memphis are included in this area of highest risk.

Ok folks, it's put on your helmet day. Check your stock of batteries, flashlights, and keep that weather alert radio handy. I wish you all luck as we collectively hunker down for the storm.

[sundial]

According to weather.com, Arkansas is going to get hammered tonight with possible large tornados. Tuckervill, your region won't have the severe weather.

[violetpurl]

Thanks Sundial! Not sure why I never thought of getting my helmet! I've been in the hall under a mattress once this evening - the dog was not thrilled. Luckily we dodged any serious damage. Hoping that we aren't up past midnight again tonight watching all the warnings and things pass thru quickly.

Hope everyone is safe.

[PamNY]

Everybody stay safe. I just got an email from my friend in Nashville, TN. They have flooding in addition to tornado warnings. Scary stuff!

[Zen]

I have a root cellar to go to but no tornados here tonight.

[Tuckervill]

We have managed to avoid all the rounds of severe weather this week. I don't know how. I got out early to do some gardening, and about 9:30 it started to sprinkle and the sky darkened. I gathered up the tools and loaded up the tractor and put it all away, then ate a PBJ on the porch. By the time I was done, the sky was blue, my energy was back, and I ended up getting A LOT done. I shall list here for my pleasure:

*tilled and weeded the northeast flower bed.
*transplanted eonymus, vinca and some other thing into said flower bed.
*yelled at the dog for running through the transplants.
*dug a 40' long by 8" deep trench to make way for a brick edging along said flower bed (gotta get below that grass!).
*removed and cleaned enough salvaged bricks from the currently-being-dismantled 107-year-old smokehouse to line the trench.
*dug up 3 wheelbarrow loads of dirt from the bottom of the old mulch pile to fill in the trench
*poured 8, fifty# bags of sand into said trench.
*crushed up leftover mortar and crumbled brick to make more sand for said trench.
*leveled and tamped sand and laid bricks in trench.
*crushed up more leftover mortar and crumbled brick to wash into the gaps between bricks
*moved all the tools off the porch and tidied up.
*Pressure washed all the white trim and concrete around the front and back porches.
*ordered pizza.
*collapsed into bed.

I did have help with some of the brick work from my two youngest sons. Wouldn't have gotten this done if the weather hadn't changed!

Hope everyone is safe. I have lots of friends in Memphis, and both my husband and my son and his family are visiting Central Arkansas this weekend. They're safe, though.

Karen

[Selkie]

Karen, it's good that you had to yell at the dog only once! I bet you slept like a rock--that's a lot of hard work.