WEATHER ALLERTS

CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER
WILL LIMIT HEATING...BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL
FOR SURFACE-BASED CONVECTION BY MID AFTERNOON. LARGE SCALE FORCING
FOR ASCENT IS PRIMARILY PASSING NORTH OF THIS REGION. THIS WILL
LIMIT THE COVERAGE OF INTENSE STORMS. HOWEVER...THERE WILL REMAIN A
RISK OF ISOLATED STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA.

LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS QUITE STRONG...PROVIDING A CONDITIONAL THREAT OF
SUPERCELLS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY. HOWEVER...THE PRIMARY
RISKS ARE LIKELY TO BE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME HAIL IN THE
STRONGER CELLS.

DISCUSSION...16Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACED A CYCLONE AROUND 45 SE CRS
WITH A WARM FRONT ARCING SEWD TO NEAR BPT AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
SWWD TO CLL. PERSISTENT WARM SECTOR BAND OF SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSTMS
HAS SHOWN SOME SIGNS OF DEEPENING AND SEPARATING INTO MORE DISCRETE
CONVECTION IN THE PAST HALF HOUR AS THE SPATIAL GAP BETWEEN THIS AND
THE COLD FRONT HAS DECREASED. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THERE IS
CONCERN THAT A SUPERCELL OR TWO COULD FORM BEFORE CROSSING THE WARM
FRONT AND BECOME INCREASINGLY ELEVATED ABOVE A COLDER/STABLE
BOUNDARY LAYER. GIVEN 0-1 KM SRH AROUND 500 M2/S2 SAMPLED IN THE HGX
VWP...A TORNADO AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS IN THE WARM SECTOR...WITH A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE HAIL N
OF THE FRONT.

Jim Cantore‏@JimCantore

Supercells are rotating thunderstorms. East Texas being monitored: [link to www.spc.noaa.gov] …#Severe #TXwx

SevereStudios‏@severestudios

RT @erikfox2000: on the edge of the MD area in SE Texas! Stream will be up soon!

First tornado warning of the day.

WFUS54 KLCH 211903
TORLCH
LAC003-039-211945-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0004.130221T1903Z-130221T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
103 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES...TURKEY CREEK...MAMOU...
EAST CENTRAL ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 145 PM CST

* AT 1258 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
BOND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
REDDELL BY 110 PM CST...
PINE PRAIRIE BY 115 PM CST...
BAYOU CHICOT...TURKEY CREEK...CHICOT STATE PARK AND INDIAN LAKE BY
120 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY
TIME. TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.

LAT...LON 3092 9226 3088 9224 3085 9224 3084 9221
3079 9221 3077 9218 3051 9258 3060 9268
3100 9238 3099 9236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 219DEG 55KT 3064 9255

$$

LANDRENEAU

geee... I wonder if we take a peak behind the curtain to see who the weather wizards are.. which country will we see?

hmmmm who would most benefit from the USA being stricken by bizarre winter "weather anomalies" from coast to coast?

kept busy "surviving" the winter elements...POWER OUT no tv, no internet, no communications with the outside world.


BUT meanwhile on the other of the world ....









follow the yellow brick road

SevereStudios‏@severestudios

Tornado Warning for Liberty, Polk, and San Jacinto County in TX until 2:00pm CST. #txwx

4 minSevereStudios‏@severestudios

.@erikfox2000 is streaming the first Tornado Warning of the day in central Louisiana. [link to DON'T_USE-THIS]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
111 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 200 PM CST

* AT 108 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9
MILES EAST OF CLEVELAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SAN JACINTO...NORTHERN LIBERTY AND
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Pine prairie, la will be under the rotation in five to ten mins take shelter now #lawx #tornado

severe thunderstorm warning:

Statement as of 12:52 PM CST on February 21, 2013

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
northeastern Hardin County in southeast Texas...
this includes Wildwood...
Jasper County in southeast Texas...
this includes... Ebenezer... Kirbyville... Jasper...
Tyler County in southeast Texas...
this includes... Woodville... Warren... town Bluff... Rockland...
Fred... Colmesneil... Chester...

* until 145 PM CST

* at 1251 PM CST... National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
severe thunderstorm... capable of producing quarter size hail... and
damaging winds in excess of 60 mph... over Woodville... moving
northeast at 50 mph.

* The severe thunderstorm will be near...
Fred by 100 PM CST...
town Bluff... Rockland and Spurger by 105 PM CST...
Mt. Union by 110 PM CST...
Magnolia Springs and Mt. Union by 115 PM CST...
Ebenezer and Kirbyville by 120 PM CST...
Jasper by 125 PM CST...

Hi Luis...Glad to see you are keeping people safe from the storms today!

well you know me... my wife don't like it much but...

Well, the line of storms that moved across northern and central parts of Texas earlier turned out to be a bit wimpier than anticipated, but still dropped a bit of much needed rain. Ongoing areas of storms down around the Houston/Beaumont area will continue to be problematic for a few more hours with possible tornadoes, gusty winds, frequent lightning and hail. The panhandle is still receiving some light areas of snow northeast of Amarillo, but this is expected to exit the region within a few hours. We’re anticipating the release of preliminary snowfall reports shortly, but it looks like some areas in the northern areas of the panhandle have received at least a foot of snow. Elsewhere, across the state, the skies are clear, the sun is shining and temps will warm up quite nicely today! Lows tonight will drop back to mostly seasonable temps in the 30′s and 40′s across much of the state. We’ll continue to keep our eyes on southeast Texas until this batch of storms exits into Louisiana.

[link to www.texasstormchasers.com]

**TORNADO WARNING** out for extreme SE Polk co., south of Hwy 190 until 2pm. Rotation being detected. #txwx pic.twitter.com/8I2zOuNIkP

Greg James Cooper ‏@KFDMWeatherTeam

Tornado Watch for Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange and Tyler County in TX until 7:00pm. [link to DON'T_USE-THIS]

SevereStudios‏@severestudios

Tornado Watch for portions of TX, LA until 7:00pm CST. [link to 1.usa.gov]

The Weather Channel‏@weatherchannel

#Tornado watch issued until 7 pm CST for parts of far southeast TX and central/west LA. [link to wxch.nl] #Q

Here is another picture of the watch area.

US National Weather Service Lake Charles Louisiana

A Tornado Watch has been issued across our area through 7:00 PM this evening. A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of tornados in and around the watch area. Please monitor local meda and be prepared to take action should a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning be issued.

[link to www.facebook.com]

I'm pretty sure the watch area will be expanded later today as the storms start to move east.

Luis, why don't you change the title of this thread to something like...Tornado threat for today...Southern US

(That would pretty much cover most of the south which is where most of the tornado warnings will be)

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
146 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES JASPER...
TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES...WOODVILLE...WARREN...TOWN BLUFF...FRED...

* UNTIL 245 PM CST

* AT 146 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WOODVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS AND MT. UNION BY 155 PM CST...
JASPER AND ROGANVILLE BY 205 PM CST...
HARRISBURG BY 215 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 37
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
140 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 140 PM UNTIL
700 PM CST.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
CHARLES LOUISIANA TO 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES
LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ALONG AND IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT AND NORTHWARD-MOVING WARM FRONT. MOISTENING
BOUNDARY LAYER AND SUFFICIENT DEEP-LAYER SHEAR EXISTS FOR SUPERCELLS
AS WELL AS BOWING SEGMENTS. TORNADO POTENTIAL WILL BE RELATIVELY
HIGHEST FOR STORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT AND POSSIBLY
WITH MESOVORTICES ASSOCIATED WITH STRONGER BOWING SEGMENTS.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
400. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...HART

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0191
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0122 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...PARTS OF CNTRL/SERN LA...FAR SWRN MS

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY

VALID 211922Z - 212115Z

PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...20 PERCENT

SUMMARY...THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING
WINDS WILL EXIST WITH PRIMARILY ELEVATED TSTMS DEEPENING ACROSS A
WARM FRONT SLOWLY ADVANCING NWD ACROSS SRN LA. A BRIEF TORNADO RISK
ALSO EXISTS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE.

DISCUSSION...SW/NE-ORIENTED BANDS OF CONVECTION HAVE PERSISTED FROM
THE LA COAST ACROSS A WNW/ESE-ORIENTED WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30
N LCH TO LFT TO 20 S MSY AS OF 19Z. BASED ON 18Z LCH/LIX RAOBS IT
APPEARS THAT MIDDLE 60S SURFACE DEW POINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR
SURFACE-BASED UPDRAFTS. CONVECTION HAS PRIMARILY DEEPENED ALONG/NE
OF THE FRONT THUS FAR...SUGGESTING TRANSITION BETWEEN SURFACE TO
ELEVATED ROOTED PARCELS IS LIKELY TAKING PLACE. AS SUCH...ISOLATED
SEVERE HAIL AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
338 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

ALZ056-059-060-062-064-FLZ001>004-221045-
CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-ESCAMBIA AL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-
INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-UPPER BALDWIN AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-
LOWER BALDWIN AL-
338 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2013

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CONECUH...
NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...ESCAMBIA AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTIES IN
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WESTERN SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST FLORIDA...THROUGH 445 AM CST...

AT 334 AM CST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 11
MILES NORTH OF BREWTON TO 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBERTSDALE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
WINDS THIS STRONG COULD BLOW OFF TREE LIMBS AND ALSO BLOW AROUND
SMALL UNSECURED OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING TELEPHONES.

SOME THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY AND A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GREATLY
RESTRICT VISIBILITY AND CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...WHICH
MAY CAUSE VEHICLES TO HYDROPLANE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AccuWeather.com‏@breakingweather

Sabine County Texas law enforcement: Woman killed when tree fell on mobile home, causing roof collapse. Trees down across county

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN HAWAII COUNTY

* UNTIL 1115 PM HST

* AT 806 PM HST...RADAR SHOWED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER PARTS OF THE HILO AND PUNA DISTRICTS ON THE BIG
ISLAND. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS WERE MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE EAST.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WAIPIO VALLEY...PAAUILO...OOKALA...HONOMU...HONOKAA...HAW I AND
HAKALAU.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
THE ISLAND OF MAUI IN MAUI COUNTY

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST

* AT 842 PM HST...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY SHOWERS ALONG THE
WINDWARD SLOPES OF HALEAKALA. SOME ROADS...SUCH AS MAKAWAO
AVENUE...KEE AVENUE AND BREWER ROAD...REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO EARLIER
HEAVY RAINS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PUKALANI...PAUWELA...PAIA...NAHIKU...MAKAWAO...HAL IIMAILE AND
HAIKU.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRATTVILLE...
ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MILLBROOK...
SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW AND SLEET LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

[link to icons.wunderground.com]