Dangerous severe weather

[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]

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

[sundial]

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



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.