SchaumburgStormer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, Central Illinois said: Looks like their was one that was briefly on the ground near Maroa at 630 according to ILX those pics I posted on Saturday night were around the 630-635 timeframe....here was the radar shot I got just before it occurred at 627 . Had a tiny (like 2 pixel) couplet for a scan or two. I wrote it off as noise. Let me see if I have the screengrab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Had a tiny (like 2 pixel) couplet for a scan or two. I wrote it off as noise. Let me see if I have the screengrab Found it on archive mode. Pretty much went right over a buddy’s house out there in the farmland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Stebo said: I would say both are the case in this instance. Probably right. I checked my Grazulis tornado bible for 12/18-19/1957 out of curiosity (the ratings in there tend to be more conservative when they differ from the official ratings) and he has 14 tornadoes as F2+, so less but still a huge number for a state like Illinois in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Found it on archive mode. Pretty much went right over a buddy’s house out there in the farmland. Hopefully their was no damage I know on the other side of the road on 51 it’s nothing but windmills looks like it barely missed themEdit:Sorry for the format of my previous post not sure why it came out like that on Tapatalk . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 37 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Probably right. I checked my Grazulis tornado bible for 12/18-19/1957 out of curiosity (the ratings in there tend to be more conservative when they differ from the official ratings) and he has 14 tornadoes as F2+, so less but still a huge number for a state like Illinois in December. Wait, you have a copy of the good book? Did you hear he is issuing a new updated copy in a couple of years, I am so buying one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, Stebo said: Wait, you have a copy of the good book? Did you hear he is issuing a new updated copy in a couple of years, I am so buying one! Yes I do. The big fat green one in all its glory. That's great that a new version is coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Yes I do. The big fat green one in all its glory. That's great that a new version is coming out. I am so jealous right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, Stebo said: I am so jealous right now It's an amazing work. There's a lot of informative stuff in there besides the tornado data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 9:03 PM, Hoosier said: It's an amazing work. There's a lot of informative stuff in there besides the tornado data. It is the definitive tornado book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: Probably right. I checked my Grazulis tornado bible for 12/18-19/1957 out of curiosity (the ratings in there tend to be more conservative when they differ from the official ratings) and he has 14 tornadoes as F2+, so less but still a huge number for a state like Illinois in December. Damn, you have one? I've been looking for one for forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, yoda said: Damn, you have one? I've been looking for one for forever I got it off Amazon several years ago. It was a new copy in perfect condition. The price was worth it, all things considered... don't recall exactly but I'm pretty sure I got it for less than $150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I got it off Amazon several years ago. It was a new copy in perfect condition. The price was worth it, all things considered... don't recall exactly but I'm pretty sure I got it for less than $150. I checked Amazon and now it ranges from about $200 to $3000. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 33 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I checked Amazon and now it ranges from about $200 to $3000. Yikes. Yeah it is a very sought after book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I haven't seen it specifically mentioned in this thread yet - the Taylorville tornado has been bumped up to EF3 with a 12.7-mile path. Nothing to sneeze at in any season! Quote Tornado #7 - Taylorville CHRISTIAN COUNTY Date 12/1/2018 Time (Local) 5:01 pm - 5:25 CST EF Rating EF-3 Est. Peak Winds 155 mph Path Length 12.7 miles Max Width 1/2 mile Injuries/Deaths 22/0 Summary: Information from emergency management indicated 34 homes severely damaged/destroyed, 66 homes with major damage, and 406 homes damaged but inhabitable. NWS EF-Scale ratings in the southside of Taylorville were EF-3 with estimated wind at 155 mph with a maximum width of 1/2 mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largetornado Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 13 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Found it on archive mode. Pretty much went right over a buddy’s house out there in the farmland. I was on this. Jives with the power flash I reported. Also saw what I thought was a tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Taylorville had a 41 minute lead time between warning and the tornado hitting. That’s incredible and most certainly saved lives. Real nice work by the NWS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largetornado Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 40 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Taylorville had a 41 minute lead time between warning and the tornado hitting. That’s incredible and most certainly saved lives. Real nice work by the NWS NWS Lincoln as well as spotters did a phenomenal job Saturday. Nearly every tornado report has verified and no loss of life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 7 hours ago, CheeselandSkies said: I haven't seen it specifically mentioned in this thread yet - the Taylorville tornado has been bumped up to EF3 with a 12.7-mile path. Nothing to sneeze at in any season! Posted on previous page but looks like they extended the path length a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Taylorville tornado video, a bit salty language in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largetornado Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Shitty screen grab but the Moroa tornado was big . 320 yards according to NWS Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I believe the Illinois total is up to 29. 19 in ILX, 9 in LSX and 2 in DVN but one crossed from LSX into ILX. 3 EF2 and 1 EF3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 21 hours ago, Stebo said: It is the definitive tornado book. And glad I bought the original fat green book as well. An amazing reference that I've used for years. Surprised me that a new update is coming out. Keep us informed. i hope the 2 volume update can be bought as individual books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 5 hours ago, largetornado said: Shitty screen grab but the Moroa tornado was big . 320 yards according to NWS Lincoln was this your pic or was it posted by ILX? I was on the south side of Maroa when it happened just before you get to Caseys gas station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largetornado Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, Central Illinois said: was this your pic or was it posted by ILX? I was on the south side of Maroa when it happened just before you get to Caseys gas station It’s my pic from a 15 second video I shot. Time stamp of video 6:35. Official time was 6:31-6:33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 It’s my pic from a 15 second video I shot. Time stamp of video 6:35. Official time was 6:31-6:33 Nice pic considering it was night time!...how far was this away from the Casey’s gas station up there when you got this shot? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largetornado Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Central Illinois said: Nice pic considering it was night time!...how far was this away from the Casey’s gas station up there when you got this shot? .Thanks. was actually a screen grab from an iphone video. my gps tracker put me about 3 miles wsw from maroa. On a side note, I wrote a program that logs all my gps points on a 1 second interval. Pretty handy for post analysis. 3 minutes ago, Central Illinois said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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