Christmas weather storm updates: 6 deaths,40+homes damaged with "numerous injuries !!!

I guess Luis is too excited to sleep!

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sirens live

Wow, flashflooding, snow and tornados! Merry Christmas everyone hope conditions get better over there.
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Wow, this giant storm mushrooms magically into existence on the GOES-13 satellite movie....WTF?

[link to goes.gsfc.nasa.gov]

2nd fatality reported:
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Take care everyone .

BAN TORNADOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ummm...That map says June 25th???

Agreed!

2238. weathermanwannabe06:51 AM GMT em 26 de Dezembro de 2012
Good Morning. Waiting on the southern tier of the squall line to reach the Florida Big Bend.

Two points of note from the most recent Tallahassee NWS discussion...This storm is deepening as it heads towards the Eastern Seaboard. Also, interesting discussion about the "why" behind general weakening of these lines after they pass through the Florida Panhandle headed East towards the Big Bend. Some of us talked about this yesterday......Now I have to figure out (call them) to ask what factors in Apalachee Bay cause stabilization.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1109 PM EST Tue Dec 25 2012

19 UTC regional mesoanalysis shows the surface low continues to deepen over Western Louisiana now down to 998 mb.

Further to the east into South Central Georgia and the Florida Big Bend, the stabilizing influence of Apalachee Bay will likely diminish the intensity of the squall line somewhat
[link to www.wunderground.com]

great call luis :)

hope everyone stays safe over there.

Jim Cantore‏@JimCantore

31 is the #tornado count from SPC now with 14 to 20 injuries in MS alone. Not seeing McNeil, MS injuries here: [link to www.spc.noaa.gov] … #severe

So is the worst over now?

Apparently. Wind advisories, but I don't see any any warnings.

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Except for the huge winter storm blanketing the NE/

today it will be worse... at least that's what i read.

Alabama Power‏@alabamapower

6am Update: in Mobile, 25,800 customers lost power; our crews have whittled that down to 9,200. #ALwx (16,600 restored)

Weather Underground‏@wunderground

Heavy snow and ice falling north of Cincinnati, OH north to Dayton: [link to twitpic.com]


50 minWeather Underground‏@wunderground

Heavy snow and an icy wintry mix moving into the Beltway now: [link to twitpic.com]


55 minWeather Underground‏@wunderground

Morning radar -- snow as far north as Springfield, IL, Fort Wayne, IN, Mansfield, OH and Pittsburgh, PA: [link to wxug.us]

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE SYSTEM WILL
LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...BUT
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

RESIDENTS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THOSE TRAVELING IN THE
AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES. LISTEN TO
RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE
WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY. BE PREPARED...BE
ALERT...AND STAY SAFE.

$$

JBM

Weather Underground‏@wunderground

Heaviest snow on the map is falling in south central Indiana this morning: [link to twitpic.com]

December 26th Significant Severe Weather Threat
By Andrew at 8:46 PM

The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting another dangerous severe weather situation tomorrow, December 26th, after an already destructive day along the Gulf Coast.

We are already seeing the storm system responsible for this destruction start to ease up on the Gulf Coast and start its trek northeast. However, as it does so, another area of potentially dangerous weather will evolve along the Southeast coastline. Cities like Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington will be at risk for the worst of these storms.

Discussion: As the storm treks northeast, lower level winds will maintain their speed, possibly strengthening, providing a base to strong storms. Readily-available Gulf moisture and instability will flourish in the Southeast, as the warm front lifts this moisture north. A trailing cold front will kick off the event with individual cells, possibly in linear form thanks to overnight outflow boundaries and existing convection. As the day goes on, lower level winds will strengthen over the area of interest, promoting both a damaging wind and tornado threat.
-Andrew [link to theweathercentre.blogspot.de]

AccuWeather.com‏@breakingweather

Yesterday's storm map with a lot of "tornado red." [link to ow.ly]

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN
BRADFORD...SOUTHERN BAKER...WESTERN ALACHUA...SOUTHERN COLUMBIA...
GILCHRIST...SOUTHEASTERN SUWANNEE AND UNION COUNTIES FOR STRONG WINDS
VALID UNTIL 845 AM EST...

AT 803 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WINFIELD TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELL...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
SUWANNEE VALLEY...BRANFORD...WINFIELD...HILDRETH...FIVE POINTS...
TRENTON...LAKE CITY...ICHETUCKNEE SPRINGS STATE PARK...FIVE POINTS
AND COLUMBIA THROUGH 845 AM EST. GUSTY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR WIND DAMAGE.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WOW..BE CAREFUL TODAY FOLKS..IT IS COMING TO TAMPA BAY AREA.. TODAY IS OUR TURN FOR BAD WEATHER............................NOW...
THROUGH 10 AM...A LINE OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS THE NATURE COAST AND
ADJACENT GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE SOUTHEAST AND TOWARDS THE TAMPA BAY AREA THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING NEAR THE STRONGEST STORMS. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED
TORNADOES OR WATER SPOUTS MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

$$

TF

Description
A tornado hit downtown Mobile, Alabama at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. NWS observing program leader Gene Jacobi of the service's Mobile office said it had confirmed reports of a tornado, but did not yet know its size. Local media reports are describing property damage, downed trees and power lines, and widespread power outages.
[link to hisz.rsoe.hu]

Tornado in USA on Wednesday, 26 December, 2012 at 03:45 (03:45 AM) UTC.

Description
At least two tornadoes have touched down in Texas on Christmas Day as chunks of the eastern and southern parts of the state remain under a broad tornado watch. National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Carbin said one tornado was reported in Trinity County and another in Houston County. He said it appears only one building was damaged in the East Texas city of Crockett in Houston County. A Tornado Warning was in effect until noon Tuesday for Chambers, Harris and Liberty counties. Tornado warnings had been in effect for several counties earlier on Christmas Day. Authorities said a powerful storm toppled a tree onto a pickup truck in the Houston area, killing the driver. Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Thomas Gilliland says the tree fell onto the truck around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday. He said the man, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. The tree was toppled by a storm system that was forecast to bring thunderstorms and tornadoes across the region. Thousands of residents were left without power.
[link to hisz.rsoe.hu]