Witness Protection Program

18 minutes ago, weatherextreme said:

Reed is also on something 

 

 

Stopped for damage in that neighborhood.  Not sure if it's from the tornado or that reckless chaser Subaru again....

First tor warn of the day?

https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=DVN&wwa=tornado warning

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL
1016 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Whiteside County in northwestern Illinois...
  Northeastern Henry County in northwestern Illinois...
  Northwestern Bureau County in north central Illinois...

* Until 1030 AM CDT.

* At 1016 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Spring Hill, or 17 miles northeast of
  Cambridge, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Hooppole, Yorktown and Leon Corners around 1030 AM CDT.

3 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

hoping 4 more sick footage today

Like barfing or sneezing or what?  Spoiler tag those vids, please.

Looks like falling bricks from the upper wall caused the Belvidere Apollo Theater roof collapse:

24 minutes ago, Ed, snow and hurricane fan said:

Limestone County SE of Waco, tornado warning.

Now just a few miles east of Stranger, TX.

#StrangerDanger

Hazel Green, AL rated EF-3.  1 killed.  7 dead in the McNairy County, TN (Adamsville, near Selmer) tornado, at least 20 killed so far in the outbreak that began yesterday.

Finally, no tor warns for the moment.

Though reportedly someone is stuck in a tree from the Hazel Green, AL tornado.

Tor warn continuing in the eastern KY mountains, east of the watch box now.

https://twitter.com/wxmansamc/status/1642045563167178753

Complete Destruction reports from ema in Morris Chapel TN “Houses, Cars, People gone”

I'm just amazed that The Weather Channel is actually still covering this.  Small victories, I guess.  They're infamous for bailing no later than midnight central.  I remember them switching to Nose Picking Ice Truckers reruns as the Jefferson City, MO tornado was churning through the city and the on-air mets were visibly shaken by the devastation they knew was taking place.

18 minutes ago, weatherextreme said:

Something going on with Brad's stream. Not sure what they are doing ( Just tuned in)

https://youtu.be/CNHQQ2BnEeQ

 

According to chat, they've got barbed wire fencing wrapped around an axle.

According to twitter, heavy damage in Sullivan, IN, people trapped, aid request of surrounding counties.

29 minutes ago, MNstorms said:

There was a concert that started at 7pm. Not very smart to not postpone. 

According to multiple posts on twitter, these were "Death metal" bands named Morbid Angel, Revocation, Skeletal Remains, and Crypta.

The Apollo theater roof collapsed on the first rows of seats, video from inside as people try to pull debris off:

https://twitter.com/CANews_Watch/status/1641983283989975041

26 dead in a major tornado outbreak last week and I couldn't find a post, much less a thread, about it on the Southeastern board.  Tenn Valley might work, but it seems like nearly all the tornado coverage in MS is a carryover from further west and thus a continuation of threads here.  Might as well make official what has evolved in practice.

Nothing wrong with Carolina people focusing on the Carolinas, GA on GA, etc.  But moving might clear up some confusion that may have limited posting when someone scanning couldn't find a thread or even activity in an event and didn't think to check the Central/Western States board (LOL).  "Central/Western Time Zones Board"?

I saw on the main thread links to the following topo map website with remarks like, "Maybe Cape Coral will be ok, they're shown at 14 feet elevation."  Too bad that topo map is bullcrap, at least for that area.

https://en-us.topographic-map.com/maps/e0/Florida/

Shown as 14 feet:

Not so much

Nope

You can't be serious

14 to 17 feet:

C'mon man!

3 miles inland, also shown as 14 feet:

Maybe in baby feet

1 hour ago, wncsnow said:

I'm sure it has happened in history, but I can never recall a storm crossing Florida from the Gulf side then turning back west into SC/GA or NC after entering the Atlantic. 

Massachusetts hit is more likely.

54 minutes ago, NYC10023 said:

Wish everyone would spell “fort myers” correctly 

there’s no additional E in myers

Except the Urban part

At the ongoing gov's news conference the FL Emerg. Mgmt director said the NHC just told him they now forecast a landfall near Venice late Wed afternoon with 125mph winds.

Edit:  For clarity the gov asks the director who confirms that it will be the 11 am advisory.

53 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said:

Meh. The usual disclaimer about never wishing death and destruction on people, yadda yadda...

However, I'd be lying if I didn't say that guaranteed fish lose of some of their interest for me, even satellite-photogenic high-ACE ones like Sam from last year. It's the days of nail-biting as the models windshield-wiper from New York to Corpus Christi and back, the hype on the Weather Channel, Morgerman nerding out on social media and agonizing about where he's gonna go, etc.

LOL.  "Of course I don't want anyone to get hurt, but I get real excited at the possibility of someone shooting a gun into a coastal crowd", posted from a state safely far away....

Someone contact FEMA.

Could be packing a punch.

2 tor warns in WI now.