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tacoman25

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  1. 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).
  2. Yup. Huntsville, too. I believe there are over half a million people in the greater Birmingham area.
  3. Holy crap that is looking impressive now...looks like 4 or more vortex branches at times.
  4. Yeah, saw that and now its just showing a tree down on a mobile home, it appears...wow.
  5. MS really blowing up now. Potentially tornadic storms forming rapidly throughout the state...going to be a hectic next hour or two down there.
  6. Also some serious discrete cells appear to be firing up in northern AR now...
  7. Yeah, far western TN and northern MS should really be a hot zone over the next couple hours.
  8. Exactly. It's this kind of catastrophe we have been able to avoid thus far, and hopefully that luck will continue.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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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