re: General Tornado Thread

Posted by notiger1997

Metairie

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:56 pm to ktfsh71

That stinks. Prayers for those folks.

Posted by NorthEndZone

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:57 pm to Chad504boy

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
850 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

ARC063-067-145-280215-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140428T0215Z/
INDEPENDENCE AR-JACKSON AR-WHITE AR-
850 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THIDA AND OIL TROUGH...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WHITE...WEST
CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM
CDT...

AT 845 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE. THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF STEPROCK...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF SEARCY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THIDA AND OIL TROUGH. TAKE COVER
NOW.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
PLEASANT PLAINS... OIL TROUGH... NEWARK...
VELVET RIDGE... THIDA... ROOSEVELT...
POSSUM GRAPE... OLYPHANT... MACKS...
HEFFINGTON... GRAY... DENMARK...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

Looks pretty strong on radar. Anybody have a zoomed-in radar shot of the rotation?

LINK

Posted by jimbeam

University of LSU

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:58 pm to notiger1997

should I wear a raincoat tomorrow

Posted by rds dc

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:03 pm to ktfsh71

quote:
Dont like what I am hearing on the scanner from central Arkansas, sound really bad, mass casuality situation

Just sad some of the images coming out of there and that cell is still doing damage.

Posted by ptra

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:06 pm to rds dc

Vilonia AR fire chief reporting a mass casualty situation and request many ambulances.

This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 9:14 pm

Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:12 pm to ptra

What's left of Mayflower is on fire

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Posted by burgeman

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:17 pm to Jim Rockford

Geez

Posted by Walt OReilly

Poplarville, MS

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:19 pm to Jim Rockford

awful

Posted by ptra

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:22 pm to Walt OReilly

Vilonia, AR tornado. From twitter

This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 9:23 pm

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Posted by notiger1997

Metairie

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:22 pm to ptra

Damn!

Posted by NorthEndZone

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:25 pm to Jim Rockford

New tornado warning for populated area...

Batesville, AR (population 10,200) area under the gun right now. Looks like something trying to spin up SW of town and heading NE.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
919 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 916 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS SEVERE
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF CONCORD...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF HEBER SPRINGS. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
BATESVILLE... SALADO... MOOREFIELD...
CONCORD... WILBURN... SULPHUR ROCK...
PFEIFFER... LOCUST GROVE... JAMES...
IDA... HUTCHINSON... HUFF...
DESHA... BETHESDA... ALMOND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Posted by Marty McFrat

Arkansas hell

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:26 pm to notiger1997

Does this pic work for you guys? Another pic of the tornado.

This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 9:30 pm

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Posted by chesty

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Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:28 pm to Marty McFrat

Gotverdamt!!!

Posted by rt3

now in the piney woods of Pineville

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:28 pm to Marty McFrat

quote:
CBS News ?@CBSNews
Massive tornado hits Arkansas, travels for 30 miles on the ground LINK

Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:28 pm to ptra

Faulkner county scanner LINK

Posted by TigerstuckinMS

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:31 pm to ptra

frick. Those tornados are massive.

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Posted by IonaTiger

The Commonwealth Of Virginia

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:33 pm to TigerstuckinMS

This is terrible.

Posted by NorthEndZone

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 4/27/14 at 9:33 pm to TigerstuckinMS

928 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SWIFTON......A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...

AT 926 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO WITH REPORTS OF
DAMAGE. THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TUCKERMAN...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF NEWPORT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SWIFTON. TAKE COVER NOW.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
TUCKERMAN... SWIFTON... KENYON...
ELGIN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A DAMAGING TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN
EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A LIFE
THREATENING...CONFIRMED TORNADO CAPABLE OF SIGNIFICANT DESTRUCTION.
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.