BIG thank you to all of the spotters - emergency management and others who helped cover the outbreak! Your help was appreciated by the National Weather Service and the public!
Reports of hail, wind, and tornadoes
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This next graphic is from the last two days
The red dots are tornado reports - green is hail and blue would be wind damage reports. Extensive outbreak.
Friday, April 15, 2011
SEVERE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR OUR LOCAL COUNTIES!!!
TON of hail reports - we experienced hail 5-6 times here at my place. Golf ball size hail was reported in McCracken County, KY.
Over 100 preliminary tornadoes on the SPC page across areas from Oklahoma to Georgia. Amazing outbreak.
Many towns damaged and a number of deaths have been reported.
Thank you for all of the reports on Facebook and Twitter - elsewhere. They are appreciated by the National Weather Service and emergency management officials.
- Beau
Friday, April 15, 2011
4 PM
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio and check local media and Facebook pages for up to date information on watches and warnings...
Thunderstorms are forming in a line from St Louis down into northeast Arkansas. These storms will continue to develop and intensify over the coming hours. They are moving east/northeast.
These storms will be moving into southern Illinois and western Kentucky over the next few hours.
Damaging winds and large hail will be possible with these storms. Isolated tornadoes.
Radars
http://www.weatherobservatory.com/weather-radar.htm
Satellite
http://weather.weatherobservatory.com/maps/sats/vis/latest/uslowerohvalley.html
Radar image grab from 4 pm
- Beau
Friday, April 15, 2011
Watches can be viewed here
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/
and here
http://weather.weatherobservatory.com/maps/severe/warnings/all/uslowerohvalley.html
Radar
http://www.weatherobservatory.com/weather-radar.htm
- Beau
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.Friday, April 15, 2011
1 PM
CAPE Values continue to rise - remember CAPE is energy. You can see readings of 500-1000 over our area. Here is a map showing the 1 PM CAPE values.
Thunderstorms should start to form over the next 1-2 hours. Some storms will become severe.
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Friday, April 15, 2011Tornado watch outline - watch will expire at 9 pm
Friday, April 15, 2011
Noon Update
Tornado watch will be issued shortly for our region. Isolated tornadoes and large hail will be possible with any storms that develop this afternoon.
Friday, April 15, 2011
739 AM
First visible satellite image - I can already see a lot of clearing off to the west. This probably means the atmosphere will become unstable later today.
Friday , April 15, 2011
630 AM Update
Showers and thunderstorms are quickly moving through the region this morning. This is bad news because it likely means we will see breaks in the clouds later today. This will fuel instability and help produce an additional line of storms.
At this time it appears the showers and storms this morning will quickly move off to the east/northeast. Some of the storms will be strong over western Tennessee this morning and perhaps into parts of western and south central Kentucky.
There will then be a lull in the precipitation. The atmosphere will recharge itself - more storms will form after 1 pm. These storms may be severe with large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.
Stay abreast of weather changes today -
- Beau
Friday, April 15, 2011
We are in severe weather mode - that means that there will be frequent updates on the weather today - both here on the blog and on Facebook.
Abbreviated page information today - we will focus on the severe threat.
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Severe thunderstorms. One round this morning - a few severe storms can't be ruled out. A greater risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon. If the second round of storms does form then they could produce all modes of severe weather - including large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Please pay attention to weather conditions today.
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This forecast covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and western Kentucky---
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms this morning - then a lull. Showers and storms should reform this afternoon. Some storms may be severe with hail, high winds, and isolated tornadoes. Mild. Windy.
Highs: in the lower to middle 70s | Wind: winds from the south at 15-30 mph. Gusty---
Friday night: Showers and thunderstorms will come to an end this evening. A few severe storms possible early in the evening. A chance for light rain after midnight. Cooler.
Lows: around 46 degrees | Wind: west winds at 10 mph. ---
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Patchy light rain possible in the morning and a slight chance during the afternoon. Cool.
Highs: in the middle 50s | Wind: northwest winds at 10 mph. ---
Saturay night: Clearing and cool.
Lows: around 36 degrees | Wind: west winds at 10 mph ---
Sunday: Mostly sunny and a bit warmer. An increase in clouds late in the day will be possible.
Highs: around 68 degrees | Wind: east at 10 mph.---
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Video has been posted and updated on the Weather Observatory web-site (simply click on the day of the week for the latest video).
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for today, tonight, and tomorrow. Two rounds of storms with this system. One this morning - gusty winds and hail is the primary concern with an isolated tornado threat. A greater threat for large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes will exist this afternoon. This is especially true if instability can develop AFTER the first round of storms.
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