TORNADO EMERGENCY: ALERT: Confirmed tornado on the ground near St. James, MN. SHARE!

Pics of property damage

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Tornado rips through property just north of Jameson, MO
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Tornado Central ‏@Tornado_Central now
(OK) Tornado Watch issued March 27 at 5:56PM CDT until March 27 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS [link to dlvr.it] #okwx

Tornado watch for Jasper, Newton counties extended until midnight
(From the National Weather Service)

TORNADO WATCH 34 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUDRAIN BARRY BARTON
BENTON BOONE CALLAWAY
CAMDEN CEDAR CHRISTIAN
COLE CRAWFORD DADE
DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN GASCONADE GREENE
HICKORY JASPER KNOX
LACLEDE LAWRENCE LEWIS
LINCOLN MARIES MARION
MCDONALD MILLER MONITEAU
MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN
NEWTON OSAGE OZARK
PHELPS PIKE POLK
PULASKI RALLS SHELBY
ST. CLAIR STONE TANEY
TEXAS WARREN WEBSTER
WRIGHT

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look at this ^^^

Not to make light of the subject I immediately thought
'Hi Honey I'm home"

and this one that little pig was wrong
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Last Edited by AKObserver on 03/27/2014 09:21 PM

I was at work when this happened. I saw lots of news photos of damage in the area. Looks like F4 damage maybe.

It was much stronger than they anticipated glad you are safe glad everyone is safe

Wow, the pics are insane! It was bad.

Day 1 convective outlook
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0744 am CDT Friday Mar 28 2014


Valid 281300z - 291200z


..there is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms portions central Texas to
middle-south region and Gulf Coast states...


...
Downstream from large northestern Pacific cyclone...progressive/quasi-zonal
flow will persist across Continental U.S.. shortwave trough associated with
convection over MO/Iowa yesterday is moving east-northeastward across upper Great
Lakes at this time...and will continue to weaken as it accelerates eastward over
southern ont...southern Quebec and New England. Meanwhile...shortwave troughs
now over Black Hills and southern High Plains are separate but moving
nearly in step with each other. By 00z...these perturbations should
reach fsd-Oma and dfw-vct corridors...respectively. Southern-stream
trough should eject northeastward across Tennessee Valley region by daybreak
tomorrow morning...as initially weak/intermediary trough amplifies
over Ozarks. Moisture-channel imagery also indicates precursory
shortwave trough has developed in association with -- and probably
resulting from -- persistent/disorganized mesoscale convective system over la/MS/al. This
feature should track eastward across central-eastern Gulf coastal plain and
Georgia through remainder period.


At surface...frontal zone associated with departing northern-stream trough
has stalled across southwestern Arkansas...southeastern OK...N-central Texas between
metroplex and Red River and northwest Texas...to weak surface cyclone centered
between abi-sps-cds. As middle-upper level wave moves over central
Texas...cold front will move southward over that region while surface low
migrates east-southeastward to E-central/southeast Texas. Overnight...low should
shift/redevelop east-northeastward over northern MS...deepening and reaching
middle-eastern Tennessee by 12z. At that time...cold front should extend southwestward
through western Alabama..sern MS...southeastern la and northwestern Gulf.
Dryline...currently analyzed from northern coahuila northeastward across bwd
area...should mix eastward by middle-late afternoon to I-35/US-77 corridor before
being overtaken from north-S by cold front.


..central Texas to middle-south region and Gulf Coast states...
Broad...messy and somewhat conditional severe threat is evident over
this region. Big 15%/slight area actually is aggregated from three
somewhat distinct threats that overlap spatially...


1. Lower Delta to southern Alabama and Florida Panhandle today --
ongoing/persistent mesoscale convective system over this region is expected to translate
slowly eastward...offering risk of sporadic damaging downdrafts...mainly
from outflow driven by precipitation loading in small bows. Hail threat
appears marginal and tied to any sustained supercell structures...given
weak ambient lapse rates. Tornado potential from any
embedded/transient supercells cannot be ruled out but is very
dependent on mesoscale-Beta to storm-scale effects.


2. S Texas to arklatex and mid-south...morning through evening --
scattered...initially elevated thunderstorms have developed between sjt-mwl
in regime of low-level warm air advection and moisture transport above strong
inversion layer evident in 12z forward/drt radiosonde observations. This or more likely
subsequent/afternoon convection near dryline should move eastward into
diabatically destabilizing air mass. Timing...duration...coverage
and evolution of convection across this area remains very uncertain.
As such...probabilities in this area are adjusted little from prior
outlook.


Very steep midlevel lapse rates are likely...such that maximum
cloud-layer Li of -13 to -16 and 2000-3000 j/kg MLCAPES are possible
even with reduction in surface dew points due to boundary-layer mixing.
That mixing will produce inverted-v thermodynamic profiles suitable
for damaging gusts as well as for maintenance to surface of large hail
generated aloft. Forecast soundings indicate supercell-supportive
low-middle level wind profiles...and presence of large cape aloft in
ideal hail-generation zones. As such...significant/damaging hail is
quite possible from any sustained/discrete storms. Activity may
undergo cold-pool-driven aggregation into one or more bands or arcs
moving east-northeastward to eastward over this area with damaging winds and large
hail possible.


3. MS Delta Region tonight --
another round of thunderstorms may develop in vicinity of surface cold front...offering
damaging winds and isolated hail. Any such activity would move eastward
over air mass that...by then...should have recovered sufficiently
from current mesoscale convective system activity to support renewed severe potential.
Meanwhile deep shear and large-scale ascent each will be enhanced by
approach of shortwave trough...amidst surface dew points middle-60s f.


.Edwards/Smith.. 03/28/2014

DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0400 AM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

VALID 311200Z - 051200Z

...DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT MAINTAINING A PROGRESSIVE AND
ACTIVE PATTERN IN THE 4-8 PERIOD WITH A SERIES OF RELATIVELY
LOW-AMPLITUDE WAVES TRAVERSING THE COUNTRY.

WED /DAY 6/...SHORTWAVE TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE PLAINS
DAY 4 AND EVENTUALLY THE GREAT LAKES DAY 5 WILL BE STARVED OF
MOISTURE. HOWEVER...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS IS
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CNTRL/SRN PLAINS AS A NEUTRAL TILT OR
SLIGHTLY POSITIVE TILT FEATURE LATER DAY 6. MODELS INCLUDING MOST
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AS WELL AS
CONSISTENCY AMONG THEMSELVES REGARDING THIS FEATURE. AN AXIS OF
PARTIALLY MODIFIED GULF AIR WILL LIKELY RETURN NWD BENEATH STEEP
LAPSE RATES THROUGH THE SRN PLAINS AND LOWER-MID MS VALLEY AREA AS A
LLJ DEVELOPS AHEAD OF ATTENDANT LEE CYCLONE. MEANWHILE WIND PROFILES
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH. IT APPEARS THAT CLOUDS AND
EARLY CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONVEYOR BELT. HOWEVER
IN WAKE OF THIS ACTIVITY POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR ADDITIONAL MORE
ISOLATED STORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE...ESPECIALLY FROM OK
INTO NRN TX AND SUBSEQUENTLY MOVE THROUGH WARM SECTOR. GIVEN
SLIGHTLY POSITIVE TILT NATURE OF THE UPPER TROUGH...CAPPING COULD BE
A CONCERN...ESPECIALLY WITH SRN EXTENT INTO TX. THOUGH MESOSCALE
DETAILS REMAIN UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME...OVERALL PATTERN APPEARS
SUFFICIENT FOR A HIGHER END SEVERE THREAT FROM A PART OF THE SRN
PLAINS INTO THE LOWER-MID MS VALLEY REGION.

MODELS BECOME INCREASINGLY DISPERSIVE AND UNCERTAINTY INCREASES
BEYOND DAY 6.

..DIAL.. 03/28/2014

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Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee Florida
1027 am EDT Fri Mar 28 2014

Near term [through today]...
active mesoscale convective system across southern Alabama will continue to move slowly
east southeastward today across the Florida Panhandle and adjacent
coastal waters. Local hi-resolution guidance shows the bulk of the
rain associated with this mesoscale convective system moving across our Alabama and
Florida Panhandle zones before spreading offshore. Surface data
show that a rather stable airmass is in place across the region,
so the potential for severe weather is very low.

The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 9 min
Flash #flood warning for city of New Orleans. Report of stalled vehicles in Slidell, LA. Radar/alerts: [link to wxch.nl]

The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 35 min
Roof nearing collapse due to heavy rain in Robertsdale, AL, per emerg. mgr. 59 mph gust in Milton, Fla. Radar/alerts: [link to wxch.nl]



The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 1 h
Damaging winds, heavy rain are main threats with #severe t-storms along the N. Gulf Coast. Radar/alerts: [link to wxch.nl]

Thanks for all the updates Luis!

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1208 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TIMBERLANE...MARRERO...HARVEY...
AVONDALE...
ORLEANS PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELLE CHASSE...
ST. BERNARD PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHALMETTE...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 1159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
DETECTED HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIALLY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM
JUST SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EASTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. TWO INCHES OF RAIN
COULD FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
353 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014

...RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO START THE WEEKEND...

.SHORT TERM /TODAY-SUNDAY/...
UNSETTLED PATTERN RETURNS AS THE PREVIOUSLY DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. A SERIES OF 500 MB PERTURBATIONS
WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THE MAIN PORTION OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM...WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER
THE GREAT LAKES REGION...WILL NEAR THE REGION TODAY. AMPLE MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE 500 MB DISTURBANCES SHOULD PRODUCE DECENT
CHANCES FOR RAIN TODAY...INCREASING TONIGHT BEFORE CLEARING OUT
BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

PERHAPS THE MOST DIFFICULT PORTION OF THE FORECAST ARE TEMPERATURES.
CLOUD COVER HAS WREAKED HAVOC WITH TEMPERATURES AND WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO DO SO AGAIN TODAY. GUIDANCE SPREAD IS MINIMAL...THOUGH
THE COOLER 00Z NAM MET MOS BLENDED WITH THE 00Z NAM AND A LITTLE
INFLUENCE FROM THE 00Z GFS MAV MOS WAS PREFERRED. THE LARGER
DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN GUIDANCE WERE IN THE POPS...FAVORED A WETTER
THAN CONSENSUS FORECAST FOR TODAY DUE TO AMPLE MOISTURE AND PLENTY
OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR PRECIPITATION. SOME AREAS COULD SEE 2
TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

HAVE INCREASED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE
PERIOD...THANKS TO INCREASING SUPPORT FOR STORMS PROVIDED BY A
VIGOROUS 250 MB UPPER LEVEL JET AND A DEVELOPING 40 KT 700 MB LOW
LEVEL JET HEADING INTO SATURDAY. THE GFS AND NAM BOTH OFFER MUCAPE
VALUES ABOVE 1500 J/KG AT 18Z SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA...WHILE OFFERING 0-1 KM HELICITY VALUES NEAR 100 M2/S2.

The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 18 min
Photos/video: #Flooding today along parts of the Gulf Coast, including parts of the New Orleans metro. [link to wxch.nl]

The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 3 min
At least 2 #tornadoes confirmed by @NWSKansasCity survey team, one with at least EF2 #damage (120-130 mph winds). [link to wxch.nl]

The Weather Channel ‏@weatherchannel · 1 min
#Severe t-storm watch issued for parts of central/north TX until 7p CT. Includes #Dallas - Ft. Worth & #Austin. [link to twitter.com (secure)]

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 36
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1250 PM CDT FRI MAR 28 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS

* EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1250 PM UNTIL
700 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
NUMEROUS VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY
SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PARIS TEXAS TO 30 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF AUSTIN TEXAS. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

&&

DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO FORM ALONG THE SURFACE
DRYLINE OVER WEST CENTRAL TX NEAR BWD. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO
BECOME SEVERE...WITH SUPERCELL STRUCTURES PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 25035.


...HART

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03/28/2014 1100 am

Mary Esther, Okaloosa County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by broadcast media.


Top part of wendys sign fell down, trees down on Mary
Esther Library, portable building leaning on a car at
harborwalk Village and top of harborwalk Ampitheater fell
down.


03/28/2014 1000 am

2 miles WSW of fort Walton , Okaloosa County.

Thunderstorm wind gust e80.50 mph, reported by trained spotter.


70kt EST. Wind gust in ft. Walton Beach. Light damage to
fences and utility shed.



03/28/2014 1038 am

5 miles SW of Holt, Okaloosa County.

Thunderstorm wind gust m58.00 mph, reported by Park/Forest srvc.


50kt wind gust in western Okaloosa County, S of I-10
along with power outages.