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  1. tacoman25
    Oh yeah, Palm Sunday, how could I forget.
  2. tacoman25
    The case for La Nina favoring lots of severe continues to grow. This year is setting all sorts of records, 2008 was huge, 1999 had some big outbreaks, 1974...
  3. tacoman25
    There were, but I don't think they were truly violent tornados like the ones in the U.S. But of course it's unusual for Canada to have ones as big/strong as further south in the U.S., anyway.
  4. tacoman25
    Yeah, the fact that some of the most violent and long-lived twisters hit highly populated areas really made heavy casualites inevitible, unfortunately. Fatalities-wise, this may end up close to the Super Outbreak, but in terms of scope, not quite. 1974 had strong/violent tornados from the deep South all the way up to nearly Canada...13 different states, I believe.
  5. tacoman25
    This has to be one of the deadliest U.S. weather disasters in the past 50 years...certainly the worst since Katrina.
  6. tacoman25
    Truly breathtaking and scary.
  7. tacoman25
    The only upside to that thing hitting Tuscaloosa is that it didn't happen late at night or during the main part of the work day (when more people would be downtown, I would imagine).
  8. tacoman25
    If you are counting both days, then yes, I think we'll easily see over 150 tornado reports. Keep in mind, the 148 tornados in the Super Outbreak was over a 24 hour period.
  9. tacoman25
    Definitely.
  10. tacoman25
    Haven't seen a bowl cut like that in a long time.
  11. tacoman25
    There's no doubt that this event is hitting its potential in MS/AL. The main questions at this point are: 1) how strong do the tornados get, 2) do they hit major metro areas, 3) do areas farther north get unstable quickly enough to set off a major round of tornadic storms this evening (I'm referring mainly to the OH Valley).
  12. tacoman25
    Yup. Huntsville, too. I believe there are over half a million people in the greater Birmingham area.
  13. tacoman25
    Holy crap that is looking impressive now...looks like 4 or more vortex branches at times.
  14. tacoman25
    Yeah, saw that and now its just showing a tree down on a mobile home, it appears...wow.
  15. tacoman25
    MS really blowing up now. Potentially tornadic storms forming rapidly throughout the state...going to be a hectic next hour or two down there.
  16. tacoman25
    Also some serious discrete cells appear to be firing up in northern AR now...
  17. tacoman25
    Yeah, far western TN and northern MS should really be a hot zone over the next couple hours.
  18. tacoman25
    Exactly. It's this kind of catastrophe we have been able to avoid thus far, and hopefully that luck will continue.
  19. tacoman25
    Yeah...and if you look at that big MCS ongoing in TN/KY, that will probably limit the potential in a lot of areas for awhile. Didn't see that in 1974.
  20. tacoman25
    Who declared a bust?
  21. tacoman25
    Indeed. But this event will not cover the scope that 1974 did. We just aren't going to see lots of long-track, violent twisters from AL all the way up to MI like the Super Outbreak did. Everything points to this being a more southern-oriented event.
  22. tacoman25
    Seeing how things have initiated this morning, it's clear today's outbreak will be a far cry from the Super Outbreak of 1974...as the vast majority of posters suspected. Still looks like it should be the most significant outbreak in quite awhile, though, especially counting yesterday/last night's tornados.
  23. tacoman25
    I think that was late May 2008.
  24. tacoman25
    Yes, the population has increased a lot, but not a huge percentage in the primary areas that would be affected. In addition, tornado warning systems/technology are light years ahead of where they were in 1974, which would certainly help save lives.
  25. tacoman25
    2003 was actually following an El Nino, while this year is following a La Nina. Though by this point both years are closer to neutral.
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