downeastnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I really wouldn't call them out over the stuff in Texas a few days ago either. The environment wasn't all that favorable for organized severe, and it was only a few EF0-EF1 tornadoes. This just isn't the way to start the year.... Yeah 7 tornados so far and its only the 11th and with this pattern its likely to see a few more, not sure what the average monthly total would be for Jan in the US but I cant imagine it is much more than 20-30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is a picture of the damaging tornado today in North Carolina, courtesy of the FOX affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reports of significant damage, entrapments, and "several" injuries earlier. This is soooo not the way to start 2012... Bigger than I thought... It's lucky that this more powerful system over the next couple of days didn't develop further west (instability offshore and the LLJ unfavorably positioned/oriented for svr) or we'd have a major problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just drove the damage zone. Looks like 2 trailer are gone. Tons of damage on the left side of the piney mountain church road! Not a pro met but it looks like it was tornado. Tin form local barns are hung in most trees, trees are snapped andtwisted around but not blown over. Channels fox 21, wlos 13 and NEWS 14Carolina are on site. Address of one of the lost sites is 301 piney mountain church road , Ellenboro NC 28040 I have heard one of those had 3 children in it.... http://charlotte.new...-burke-counties http://www.wlos.com/ You can see my brother in law at the 3:42 mark on the vid posted at WLOS. He is the fire chief of the Rutherfordton Fire department! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just drove the damage zone. Looks like 2 trailer are gone. Tons of damage on the left side of the piney mountain church road! Not a pro met but it looks like it was tornado. Tin form local barns are hung in most trees, trees are snapped andtwisted around but not blown over. Channels fox 21, wlos 13 and NEWS 14Carolina are on site. Address of one of the lost sites is 301 piney mountain church road , Ellenboro NC 28040 I have heard one of those had 3 children in it.... http://charlotte.new...-burke-counties Strong, Glad you are safe!...thanks for the obs. Thoughts & Prayers for the less fortunate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Local news paper Video of the site.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Helicopter footage of the damage in Rutherford County http://www.wsoctv.com/video/30194553/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It looks like a possible tornado touchdown also occured at the lake hickory marina right off 321 last evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Waiting for a report post form GSP about last night.. Any thoughts on the time frame a report might be made public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Waiting for a report post form GSP about last night.. Any thoughts on the time frame a report might be made public? Strong, You may have seen this already but, it is something to use until they come out with the prelim. report. https://nwschat.weather.gov/lsr/#GSP/201201110500/201201121700/0110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 No I have not. Thanks! Strong, You may have seen this already but, it is something to use until they come out with the prelim. report. https://nwschat.weat...1201121700/0110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 ... Tornado confirmed near Ellenboro in Rutherford County North Carolina... Location... near Ellenboro in Rutherford County North Carolina date... January 11 2012 maximum ef-scale rating... EF2 estimated maximum wind speed... 115 mph * the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS storm data. ... Summary... the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg SC has confirmed the storm damage that occurred near Ellenboro North Carolina on Wednesday... January 11 was the result of an EF2 tornado... with maximum wind speeds estimated at around 115 mph. Further details will be made available late this afternoon or early this evening. A National Weather Service survey team has confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaffneyPeach Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Heartbreaking to see that man picking up little pieces of what he used to call home. So, sad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 000 NOUS42 KGSP 122207 PNSGSP GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-130200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 510 PM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STORM DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED IN EASTERN BURKE COUNTY WAS CAUSED BY AN EF-2 TORNADO...WITH 130 MPH WINDS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE HILDEBRAN COMMUNITY NEAR INTERSTATE 40. A MORE EXTENSIVE WRITE-UP ON THE LENGTH OF THE DAMAGE PATH AND OTHER DETAILS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE ISSUED LATER THIS EVENING OR FRIDAY MORNING. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GSP. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 The tornadoes in Burke and Rutherford look like may be ef2 or so. We'll know tomorrow. One thing I do know that played a part here is how the center of circulation tracked directly over the southern Apps, and helped spin up a meso low or eddy in the lee of the Southern Apps. We see this a lot with a 5H track like this, just usually they don't produce tornadoes in January. Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavarreDon Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 http://www.erh.noaa.gov/gsp/pns/3tors.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Wow, I just looked at all the images and the report. That is very scarey stuff, the damage is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Prolly should just change the of title this thread to Jan Severe lol so we can use it for the what appear to be several possible upcoming events.... Today has what looks to be at least 6 tornados....looks like 5 of them have already been confirmed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Today's event was centered more on the Lakes/OV, there is a thread dedicated for that on that board. As for upcoming threats, I think it would be preferred to create the threads individually as they become necessary, instead of having one massive thread that takes people too long to find the information they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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