EASTER SUNDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK: OVERNIGHT MULTIPLE TORNADO EMERGENCIES in MS, AL, TN, GA, FATALITIES REPORTED

Luis my friend




Pinned again. SPC kept things at moderate. If CAPE values decide to surge, they'll issue a late upgrade to parts of MS and AL. Hopefully people are paying attention today.

What she said.

It is Very Dark and Raining really hard. At first, I thought that I was hearing hail, but it's just water. It's been raining like this off and on since yesterday. I heard several thunderstorms through the night.
Little Rock.

Mesoscale Discussion 0350
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1024 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

Areas affected...Portions of northeastern LA...northern/central
MS...and far southeastern AR

Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely

Valid 121524Z - 121700Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

SUMMARY...The severe threat will markedly increase by this
afternoon, with strong tornadoes, numerous damaging winds, and large
hail all likely. A tornado watch will be required across
northern/central MS and northeastern LA shortly.

DISCUSSION...The airmass across northeastern LA into central MS
downstream of a QLCS in northern LA is rapidly destabilizing. A warm
advection wing of elevated convection has developed across this area
as a marine warm front continues to lift northward. Surface
dewpoints are expected to quickly increase into the upper 60s to
lower 70s along/south of the northward-advancing warm front as a
strong low-level mass response occurs over the ArkLaTex region this
afternoon. With continued diurnal heating, MLCAPE should increase
into the 1500-3000 J/kg range by peak afternoon heating. Very strong
shear is forecast to be present from low through mid levels, which
will support robust storm organization both with the ongoing QLCS
and with any cells that can form farther south/east across the open
warm sector. Latest VWP from KDGX (Jackson, MS) shows substantial
low-level hodograph curvature, with 0-1 km shear approaching 50 kt,
and 0-1 SRH around 500 m2/s2. Strong tornadoes may occur given the
strength of the low-level flow, along with numerous damaging winds
if the storm mode remains mostly linear. There is still some
uncertainty regarding supercell potential across northern/central MS
this afternoon. If any storms can form farther south/east of the
ongoing QLCS, they will encounter a strongly unstable and sheared
environment favorable for all severe hazards.

..Gleason/Grams.. 04/12/2020

I love the part where all our bad weather in NC comes at night.

In the dark.

When you can't see anything but lightning and tree shit blowing everywhere.

Terrible!

Thank you, guys. I love these weather threads. I almost always have friends/family or myself in the line so the info here is invaluable.

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 106
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far southeast Arkansas
Northeast Louisiana
Northern and central Mississippi

* Effective this Sunday morning and evening from 1040 AM until
800 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

* Primary threats include...
Several tornadoes and a few intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
to 80 mph possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Intense bowing line with a history of several tornadoes in
northwest Louisiana will progress rapidly east-northeast this
afternoon. Additional semi-discrete suprecells may develop ahead of
the line as well across parts of northern and central Mississippi.
Environment is supportive of several tornadoes, some of which will
likely be strong in addition to potential widespread damaging winds.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
north and south of a line from 5 miles north northwest of Monroe LA
to 20 miles south of Columbus MS. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 105...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 25045.

...Grams