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ILX rated the 4th tornado an EF2 as well, said it was same storm as Cass County south of Virginia.

A lot of pictures I have seen remind me of some of those from Greensburg, KS but haven't heard it mentioned in comparisons. Greensburg was a smaller and more compact town, but not so different than some of these denser populations of bigger towns/cities.

I'm not an expert or even educated in the field, so not ssying such is so.

ILX found damage from a 4th tornado

38 minutes ago, e pluribus unum said:

Death toll in the Edwardsville tornado is now up to 6. 

 

It's horrible. 

Watched the briefing on it. They have no idea how many are unaccounted for. Amazon has not reached out to any of the responders or emergency agencies. They have already put an end to rescue efforts and are now recovery only from 7am to 5pm daily, basically only working in daylight conditions.

They said part of the reason for not knowing how many are still unaccounted for was it occured during a shift change and there was also part time employees involved. They did not know if there was a designated storm shelter in the facility.

Only mention of Amazon corporate was that Pritzker had said he contacted them and told them they need to step up and help the community and victims families. No one from Amazon had been on site to assist.

17 hours ago, MUWX said:

Looked to have a big time CC drop. Sure looked it was on the ground. 

Given an EF2 rating today

What a nightmare of a storm....

Usually gulf coast states this time of year

10 minutes ago, MUWX said:

Looked to have a big time CC drop. Sure looked it was on the ground. 

He only had a limb come down, said emergency vehicles have sirens activated heading south of town

4 minutes ago, MUWX said:

Looked to have a big time CC drop. Sure looked it was on the ground. 

Could be rightx would be to the south of him if so

Thunder just starting here, not in any threat. Looking to be split by the warned cells to the north and south. Nothing but liggy to moderate rain

2 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said:

central IL confirmed

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A     * TORNADO WARNING FOR...   MENARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...   SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...   SOUTHEASTERN MASON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...     * UNTIL 845 PM CST.     * AT 754 PM CST, A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRGINIA,   MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.     HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.     SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  

Have a coworker who lives in Virginia, he said it is rain and wind currently. Had a funnel cloud reported with it when it was nearing Arenzville. May have dropped after Virginia if it did.

Storm east of Columbia, MO moving at 80mph

2 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said:

It has a long ways to go before it gets there. It can happen, though. Anyone remember the six-state supercell from 3/12/06?

Vividly

just wish I was on a forum like this or accuweather at the time. 5 days later we were in a Blizzard warning

Didn't last but about 1 minute 

Just started pouring snow here

I'm not sure I like this Baker's attitude.....

Heading into the start of next week, the upper flow is forecast to
become more zonal. This would open the doorway for another
weather system to develop and slide through the mid-latitudes
Monday night into Tuesday morning. This is also the first look at
possible frost development across a decent amount of land in the
central Illinois area, as lows Tuesday and Wednesday mornings drop
into the mid 30s Tuesday and low to mid 30s Wednesday. With
temperatures falling towards the freezing mark, and precipitation
chances Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, we`ll have to keep an eye
out for possible pesky white dendrites falling from the sky...but
for now we will think positive

LONG TERM...Baker

Going to miss KSPI altogether

ILX radar is updating now.

5 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said:

I saw that the radar is operating normally, there is just some issue with getting the feed to the web. 

Mesoscale Discussion 1831
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0906 AM CDT Mon Oct 11 2021

   Areas affected...eastern MO...western and central IL

   Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

   Valid 111406Z - 111630Z

   Probability of Watch Issuance...60 percent

   SUMMARY...Trends will be monitored this morning for surface-based
   thunderstorm development.  The initial area of concern will be over
   central MO and areas northeastward towards the MS River.  A tornado
   watch will likely be needed by midday for portions of eastern MO
   into western IL.  It is uncertain whether surface-based storms and a
   subsequent tornado risk will develop as far north as extreme eastern
   IA.

   DISCUSSION...Visible-satellite imagery shows a compact/intense
   mid-level shortwave trough over the lower MO Valley.  Weak
   convection has been maintained this morning within the warm conveyer
   belt from southeast MO through the Saint Louis area and into western
   IL.  A surface trough/windshift is analyzed this morning arcing from
   near the low through central and south-central MO.  A small area of
   cloud breaks is noted in visible-satellite imagery over central MO
   where forcing is maximized and over the location of greatest concern
   this morning.

   Model forecast soundings show gradual destabilization this morning
   into the midday hours as temperatures slowly rise into the lower 70s
   with a moist boundary layer.  Very strong low-level flow noted at
   the Saint Louis 88D VAD is resulting in a large low-level hodograph
   (400+ m2/s2 0-1 km SRH).  Once sufficiently strong updrafts can
   develop/persist, a severe risk will likely ensue with an isolated
   risk for tornadoes and damaging winds being the primary concerns.

   ..Smith/Hart.. 10/11/2021

Curious to see if they find a brief spin up occured