2019 Tornado Thread

[Mattsn]

Couple years ago a tornado passed through here just a mile away from me in the middle of the night. We woke up to our phones going nuts due to a weather alert. It was a small f1 and it screwed up alot of stuff. I can't even imagine what an f3 or bigger would do

 

[Back40]

Might be finally starting to weaken after over 70 miles down.

Couple years ago a tornado passed through here just a mile away from me in the middle of the night. We woke up to our phones going nuts due to a weather alert. It was a small f1 and it screwed up alot of stuff. I can't even imagine what an f3 or bigger would do

When I was a teenager, a f3 passed about two miles from our house. We could see it from the upstairs windows. Afterwards, we went to see the path of it.

It tore grass from the ground, and even lifted the topsoil. There was literally a wide and shallow trench dug. Whole trees were thrown 500 yards. Crazy stuff.

 

[Back40]

 

[Back40]

Damage

https://twitter.com/statuses/1121384772712923137

 

[Back40]

Debris went to 20K feet!

https://twitter.com/statuses/1121272085635055616

Significant lightning profile just as it entered San Augustine.

https://twitter.com/statuses/1121293547297234945

 

[Back40]

Well... the one on the TX/LA line was at least EF3 at some points.

From NWS:

Damage surveys are still ongoing, and these ratings could be increased if more severe damage is found. Additional tornadoes may be added to this list.

Near Mooringsport, LA: At least EF1
Near San Augustine, TX: At least EF2
Near Ruston, LA: At least EF3

https://twitter.com/statuses/1121476290886995969

 

[Back40]

Heads up Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, surrounding areas...

https://twitter.com/statuses/1121809294436065285

 

[Back40]

Tornado warning MD. Looks pretty small, but enough for a warning. One spotter report saw rotating wall cloud from this storm earlier, so there's potential.

 

[Back40]

Two areas of suspicion in MD.

 

[Mattsn]

Just got a message from my son's after school care that there is a tornado warning on the island and they're sheltered in place

 

[Back40]

@Mattsn

There's some weak rotation in the area that I assume you're referring to but it is not strong at the moment. Hope your kids are safe and I'm glad they're sheltering. Keep us informed!

 

[Mattsn]

@Mattsn

There's some weak rotation in the area that I assume you're referring to but it is not strong at the moment. Hope your kids are safe and I'm glad they're sheltering. Keep us informed!

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Thanks for the info 40. That area you circled is a good ways north of Kent Island though. Teachers may be over reacting. However in the case of safety I'd probably rather that, than under reacting. One thing I don't like about working in Annapolis is that I'm not 1/4 mile from my kid anymore

 

[Back40]

Looks like the island is fine... Glad to see it.

 

[Mattsn]

How close to one's location does rotation have to be spotted in order to send an alert to instruct people to shelter?

 

[Back40]

Depends on where you are... In areas with a lot of tornados it's a smaller radius. Areas that don't get many tend to call it in and shelter in place if there's anything even remotely nearby... Like 30 miles.

 

[Mattsn]

Depends on where you are... In areas with a lot of tornados it's a smaller radius. Areas that don't get many tend to call it in and shelter in place if there's anything even remotely nearby... Like 30 miles.

That makes sense then why they sent that alert even though that rotation wasnt very close

 

[Back40]

Yeah, some areas freak out...

 

[Back40]

I find this fascinating... here we are, basically in May. Check out this map showing tornado watches so far this year.

The Great Plains are... at zero!



https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2019_torww_to_date.png

 

[Back40]

Tomorrow, FYI.

 

[Optimist]

Looks like we and ourselves are right on the eastern edge of that red ring.