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Confirmed tornado touchdown in Columbia, sc. Took some power lines down with it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IS1F7qXISmI

Sweet! Thanks for posting this   :D  The video was taken in front of Janpak where I used to work. It's just before the Farmers Market on 321

 

I was in the path in Forest Acres. Saw no damage, but the weather was absolutely terrible with blinding rains and very strong winds.

That was the wildest thing ever in a car   :lol:  I was on Fish Hatchery before the roundabout at #6 and it was raining hard. Went threw the roundabout heading toward the light before Pelion at #302 and the rain lessened up some. As I looked up, the cloud base was lowering into a funnel not 25 yards from me just to my left. My suv whipped to the right as a huge gust of wind hit it broadside and I had no more corrected it when another huge gust hit it from the other side. After correcting my suv the bottom fell out and I couldn't see the front of my vehicle it was raining so hard. The rest of the way to the light I just kept repeating to myself....holy sh*t! that really just happened   :lol:   I got to Pelion Elementary and the ebs broke in on the radio with the tornado warning. That was crazy

 

People all over Mississippi were diving for cover most of the day:o  I try to ease away from work when I can. Even though football season is over, in Alabama recruiting season is just as big. I'm sure all the message boards are still being flooded. :D  I think more may post from now through April.

I'm sure they were   ;)   We would love to have more peeps from AL,MS,LA   :D

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A tornado touched down on Fort Stewert Army base in Georgia around 6pm. There is damage.  This is all the info I have.

3 WNW Hinesville [Liberty Co, GA] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TORNADO at 5:01 PM EST -- FORT STEWART EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GATE 7 IN FORT STEWART AROUND 501 PM AND REMAINED ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST. POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. AN OFFICIAL NWS DAMAGE SURVEY IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2016.

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Sweet! Thanks for posting this :D The video was taken in front of Janpak where I used to work. It's just before the Farmers Market on 321

That was the wildest thing ever in a car :lol: I was on Fish Hatchery before the roundabout at #6 and it was raining hard. Went threw the roundabout heading toward the light before Pelion at #302 and the rain lessened up some. As I looked up, the cloud base was lowering into a funnel not 25 yards from me just to my left. My suv whipped to the right as a huge gust of wind hit it broadside and I had no more corrected it when another huge gust hit it from the other side. After correcting my suv the bottom fell out and I couldn't see the front of my vehicle it was raining so hard. The rest of the way to the light I just kept repeating to myself....holy sh*t! that really just happened :lol: I got to Pelion Elementary and the ebs broke in on the radio with the tornado warning. That was crazy

I'm sure they were ;) We would love to have more peeps from AL,MS,LA :D

Wow sounds like some RFD somewhere in there, what a crazy system. Whats that rule? You get a tornado in winter & 4 days later you will see snow or something :) ha.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

1028 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES  HAS ISSUED A

 

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

 

* UNTIL 1115 AM CST

    

* AT 1027 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SIMMESPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

 

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...

  SIMMESPORT AROUND 1045 AM CST.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1117 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

 

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

 

* UNTIL 1145 AM CST

    

* AT 1116 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCLAIN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

  RICHTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED

  WITH THIS STORM AS IT PASSED NEAR NEW AUGUSTA.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1210 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

 

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

  NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

  WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

 

* UNTIL 1245 PM CST

 

* AT 1210 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REPTON...OR 7

  MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
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Now we're in Alabama.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  NORTHWESTERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...  NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...  WEST CENTRAL BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...* UNTIL 1245 PM CST* AT 1210 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REPTON...OR 7  MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONROEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
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COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-

1217 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON

COUNTIES...

AT 1217 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESSON...OR 9

MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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MSC029-077-127-151900-

/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/

COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-

1224 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

 

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON

COUNTIES...

        

AT 1224 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO

WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKPORT...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

 

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
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Folks in central and especially eastern NC need to pay attention to the chances of a squall line around dawn that could be accompanied by some pretty good wind, every once in a while these type of setups produce widespread wind reports well into the 50-60's and maybe even a few into the 70's...even if not widespread I wouldnt be surprised to see several damage reports.

 

From RDU 

 

THE
WINTER STORM WARNING LIKELY TO BE CANCELLED EARLY(EXPIRES AT 7AM).
ATTENTION WILL QUICKLY TURN FROM FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ACROSS EASTERN
NC BY AROUND DAYBREAK AS NEGATIVE TILTED MID/UPPER WAVE AND
ATTENDANT DEEPENING SFC LOW APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
WEST/SOUTHWEST. STRONG/DEEP ASCENT WITH IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT
OF THE UPPER JET STREAK AND ALONG THE NOSE OF A POWERFUL 60-70KT LLJ
WILL SUPPORT A CONVECTIVE LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE LINE ENCOUNTERS THE BETTER INSTABILITY IN
THE EAST(MUCAPE 200-500 J/KG...STRONG TO SEVERE WIND GUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE.

 

From SPC 

 

..ERN NC/SERN VA...
MEAGER BUOYANCY AND VERY WEAK INSTABILITY ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE
PRE-FRONTAL WARM SECTOR OWING TO A MODIFIED CONTINENTAL AIR MASS
CURRENTLY IN PLACE OFF THE S ATLANTIC COAST AND NEAR-MOIST ADIABATIC
TROPOSPHERIC LAPSE RATES ON TUE MORNING. DESPITE THE POOR
THERMODYNAMIC SETUP...AN INTENSE SLY LLJ /AOA 70 KT AT 850 MB/ WILL
LIKELY BE PRESENT ALONG WITH STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT IMMEDIATELY
AHEAD OF THE LEAD SHORTWAVE TROUGH.
THIS SHOULD SUPPORT RISKS FOR
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO PRIOR TO THE FRONT
SHIFTING OFFSHORE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR SOUTH

CENTRAL ESCAMBIA...NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA ROSA

COUNTIES...

AT 345 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS

LOCATED OVER CENTURY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...

JAY AROUND 355 PM CST.

BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...RIVERVIEW AND POLLARD AROUND 400 PM CST.

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