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Those of us who have been around here awhile know of many of Josh's previous hurricane adventures. I have always appreciated his courage and reporting. I was really worried for him this time, Patricia notwithstanding. Good news!

I am actually concerned regarding when watches and warnings will be posted, although I understand the meteorological hesitancy. My concern is that Florida is a long state. Time will be needed for evacuations northward and also preps for those who do not have transportation to evacuate.

The ERTAF researchers are talking about the period from May 19-25 in tonight's outlook as being synoptically similar to historically significant May tornado outbreaks.

Confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado over Columbus MS. City of 24,000 people

Confirmed tornado near Burnsville MS heading for Lauderdale county Alabama

Several svr storms breaking out now in Arkansas and MiS with one tor warned cell in Yazoo County and still no radar polygons for warnings. Not acceptable.

Warning that the Audubon Dam is about to fail just nw of Oxford Mississippi to impact areas downstream in North Point Subdivision

But it's all going into the lower Ohio Valley from PAH on sw to the MS.

Posting here as well as in the svr thread....I am not seeing any svr wx polygons showing up on ANY NWS radar in the affected region....I first called Memphis to let them know but only got a recording saying they were open during business hours M-F. This needs to be corrected for an upcoming possibly very dangerous day in the affected area. Flood warnings show up but not svr.

I tried calling MEG NWS to let them know their severe warning polygons are NOT showing up on the NWS radar. Flood warnings are depicted, but not svr. Only got a recorded phone message that they have weekday hours. Possibly some of you can help notify them for this upcoming dangerous afternoon.

May be a very dangerous day for both flooding and tornadoes across the mid south today.

I would presume a rock or mudslide across the highway in the park.

1320 tornadoes with first High Risk April 6 in the Plains. The Plains have got to get more active once again in a climatology sense.

Yes, it is usually the NAM that tends to go overboard on CAPE values on occasion. Your posted map surprises me.

Well, what do you know> ERTAF puts up a map for week 2 outlook graphic right in the heart of tornado alley from TX north to Kansas. First time they've felt confident enough to post a map in awhile.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 732 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018 LAC031-081-070100- /O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-180407T0100Z/ DE SOTO LA-RED RIVER LA- 732 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL DE SOTO AND CENTRAL RED RIVER PARISHES... AT 732 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF COUSHATTA, OR 13 MILES EAST OF MANSFIELD, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 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. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COUSHATTA, EDGEFIELD, GRAND BAYOU AND ARMISTEAD.

Baseball size hail approaching Shreveport. BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 554 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS... CENTRAL WEBSTER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... NORTHERN DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... BOSSIER PARISH IN NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA... EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 554 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PLAIN DEALING TO BELCHER TO NEAR KARNACK, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED. EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SHREVEPORT, BOSSIER CITY, VIVIAN, HAUGHTON, GREENWOOD, BLANCHARD, BENTON, PLAIN DEALING, COTTON VALLEY, OIL CITY, DOYLINE,

That is a monster tor and tennis ball size warned cell north of Dallas at present.

First tornado warning of this 4/6/18 episode BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 352 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2018 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BOWIE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... NORTH CENTRAL MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... NORTHEASTERN TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... SOUTHEASTERN RED RIVER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN TEXAS... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 352 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WILKERSON, OR NEAR BOXELDER, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 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... DALBY SPRINGS AROUND 410 PM CDT.

And I admit I have concern for the Gadsden area later this evening as that monster cell to their nw moves se along the warm front boundary.

As if we need training west to east tornadic supercells with good inflow from the south.

I am assuming that the atmosphere is capped south of the present storms in northern Alabama and might unzip later as the LLJ increases and more forcing occurs.

Hackleburg and Phil Campbell potentially under the gun once again as in 2011.

Russellville Alabama is just under 10,000 population.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 536 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 ALC033-059-079-192300- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180319T2300Z/ COLBERT AL-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE AL- 536 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2018 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES... AT 535 PM CDT, A POTENTIAL LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RUSSELLVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RUSSELLVILLE, LITTLEVILLE, MT HOPE, LA GRANGE, THARPTOWN, NE SMITH, ROCKWOOD, LANDERSVILLE, NEWBURG AND HATTON.