Superstorm93 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Crazy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 After looking back at what all has happened regarding our weather, I don't think I've ever seen such an outbreak of tornadoes like this. Throughout the years of my life, I've seen events that are miniature-like to this when super cells did develop but never at such an aggressive level. The damage is devastating, let alone the power of the storms themselves. You wouldn't randomly expect places like Raleigh to suddenly get smacked head on with a strong tornado, and I'm sure for most or all of us this will be a memory that can never be erased. I love severe weather and studied so much of it through the years, and as much as I enjoy such, I never like it when it gets out of control like today. It's very unfortunate to hear the death reports involved and I send my sympathy to the folks who lost their loved ones. This proves that Mother Nature always repeats something historic eventually and today was the decided date to do so, and always will have her way. I think modeling handled this pretty good for the most part getting the parameters down and such, but I don't think something comparable to the outbreak of 1984 could be predicted so easily. I'm sure we'll be seeing a case study typed up for this event and it deserves such considering the setup, time of year, extremity of the storms, etc. I seriously hope this never happens again anytime soon, for I do not think anyone would be ready for another round after having to clean up from the first. Thankfully, it's all over now and we can begin to relax a little since there doesn't seem to be indication of anymore severe weather for a while, at least across the Southeast. Around late next week we might have something on our hands again but too far out to really pinpoint exacts. We knew an active period was in the cards, and the resultants have proven that very well. From widespread wind to hail to tornado damage, it has been nothing short of amazing here. What a month this has been so far, and it's only mid-April on top of that. By the way if you missed it earlier, here's a section of the afternoon coverage of the tornado as it was hitting Raleigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 WRAL has lots of raw Sky 5 footage up now, some impressive stuff.....at 7:00ish min mark there is some possible evidence of at least high end EF3 or worse http://www.wral.com/...38/#/vid9454538 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 *RAW footage of the Sanford, NC tornado. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBF_uF2UJ_8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHurricane Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Here are a few photos from the tornado that hit a community west of Askewsville in my home county of Bertie. This was between Askewville and Colerain. So far there have 6-10 unconfirmed deaths in the county according to sources in the local EMS. *These are not my photos, but were posted by a friend on FB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowforme Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 WRAL has lots of raw Sky 5 footage up now, some impressive stuff.....at 7:00ish min mark there is some possible evidence of at least high end EF3 or worse http://www.wral.com/...38/#/vid9454538 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just heard WRAL give a shoutout and show Jeremy Gilchrist (Eyewall)'s video... Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just heard WRAL give a shoutout and show Jeremy Gilchrist (Eyewall)'s video... Good job! That is amazing. Thanks for posting that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just heard WRAL give a shoutout and show Jeremy Gilchrist (Eyewall)'s video... Good job! Thank you! I was just about to post this! A truly surreal day! More details on the chase to come tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeronicaCorningstone Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just heard WRAL give a shoutout and show Jeremy Gilchrist (Eyewall)'s video... Good job! We were watching the same footage and they said his name, and I kinda hollered out - that's Eyewall! My husband was a little confused - I had to explain that he's a met on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHurricane Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thank you! I was just about to post this! A truly surreal day! More details on the chase to come tomorrow. Awesome video! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastonwxman Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thank you! I was just about to post this! A truly surreal day! More details on the chase to come tomorrow. You did a fantastic job Eyewall. Proud of ya for that. I can't wait to hear what you have to say about your experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 2300 ASKEWVILLE BERTIE NC 3611 7694 *** 14 FATAL *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED. NWS STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY MORNING. (AKQ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 2300 ASKEWVILLE BERTIE NC 3611 7694 *** 14 FATAL *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED. NWS STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY MORNING. (AKQ) Is that accurate ? 14 fatal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 2300 ASKEWVILLE BERTIE NC 3611 7694 *** 14 FATAL *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED. NWS STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY MORNING. (AKQ) No wonder NC EMA is refusing to release hard numbers...good grief... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 2300 ASKEWVILLE BERTIE NC 3611 7694 *** 14 FATAL *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED. NWS STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED SUNDAY MORNING. (AKQ) Wow that is quite a number of fatalities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Just heard WRAL give a shoutout and show Jeremy Gilchrist (Eyewall)'s video... Good job! Really impressive video, something you almost never see in NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpackmet Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Is that accurate ? 14 fatal ? I came in here to ask the same question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheronNC Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thank you! I was just about to post this! A truly surreal day! More details on the chase to come tomorrow. *applause* This will likely go down as one of the all-time great tornado video captures in this state's history thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Thunder Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Is that accurate ? 14 fatal ? WFO's generally do not put fatality numbers in LSR's unless they have confirmation from local government officials. Since it's in the LSR, I'd assume that they have verified that many. That may or may not be the final number. I've no clue, I'm not on the ground in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I'm getting it from the SPC's page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 http://www.wtvr.com/dp-nws-weather-20110415,0,847971.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCHurricane Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Wow that is quite a number of fatalities From what I understand, a mobile home park was leveled in the area. This hasn't been confirmed as far as I know, but it comes from EMT workers in the area. If true, it may explain a high fatality number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilkesboroDude Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 wow 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 http://www.wtvr.com/...,0,847971.story And that brings the death toll from today's storms to 27. (44 total from this storm system Thur-Sat.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thank you! I was just about to post this! A truly surreal day! More details on the chase to come tomorrow. Fantastic stuff eyewall! Glad you got to get some good time on it! Wow that is quite a number of fatalities So sad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadotony Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 And that brings the death toll from today's storms to 27. (44 total from this storm system Thur-Sat.) 39 of those from tornadoes. Geez louise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Video of Lowe's destruction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz35xwpEI_M&feature=youtu.be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upsloper Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Video from Dunn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71u-HqJGHgI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold214 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 No wonder NC EMA is refusing to release hard numbers...good grief... yeah, here is some radar imagery as the storm was just departing Askewville...debris ball and all. Man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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