Virtual Chase Thread 2011

[Nick F]

Nasty storm with strong rotation just SE of Dallas currently too, wouldn't be suprised if it drops soon.

EDIT ... tornado on the ground ...

[sammie]

Tornado E of Garret.

[Muffelchen]

Just been watching Wes Carter's feed and I am pretty sure a tornado crossed the road in front of him, rain-wrapped. Adair and Parker may have one on the ground at the mo too but hard to tell with the rain.

[sammie]

Funnel cloud spotted just S of Canton TX.

Edited April 26, 2011 by sammie

[NL]

Just been watching Wes Carter's feed and I am pretty sure a tornado crossed the road in front of him, rain-wrapped. Adair and Parker may have one on the ground at the mo too but hard to tell with the rain.

Certainly looked like a wedge on Brett Adairs stream

Edited April 26, 2011 by NL

[dogs32]

so far 4 preliminary touch downs reported..a long night ahead

[Paul Sherman]

Was also watching that and I was 100% it was a very wide Wedge Tornado probably 1/2 Mile Wide. The radar at the time had a Classic Hook Echo.

Was also watching that and I was 100% it was a very wide Wedge Tornado probably 1/2 Mile Wide. The radar at the time had a Classic Hook Echo.

Beautiful Clear Slot RFD On Kevin Riders Stream on Chasertv atm

[Arron]

http://weather.wdtinc.com/popout/index.php?M=10164&C=20226&O=10216

Good view of that storm now on Brett Adair's stream

[dogs32]

no 5

1212 6 WNW LAUREL JONES MS 3173 8924 THIS TORNADO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A WELL BUILT HOME AND MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OTHER WELL BUILT HOMES. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AN OUTBUILDING ... A TRAMPOLI

[Arron]

James finally stopped snacking on KFC and got a decent view up

http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/373_James-Menzies.php

Massive rotation on Ric's stream! :o

http://www.chasertv.com/api/static_pages/lite/267_ric-burney.php

[Muffelchen]

Tornado on Ric Burney's feed right now. <BR><BR>EDIT: How often do feeds seem to go down right at the critical moment? Is it just me or does it seem to happen a lot? It's happened at least twice tonight and once a couple of nights ago on Andy Gabrielson's feed. The law of Murphy is alive and well it seems......

Edited April 26, 2011 by Muffelchen

[Paul Sherman]

Ooops Ric Burney has run into some trouble - JCB Anyone ??

[sammie]

Ooops Ric Burney has run into some trouble - JCB Anyone ??

Gah that must be so fustrating for him!

According to Reed Timmers twitter he just intercepted. Not sure where though.

Edited April 26, 2011 by sammie

[Muffelchen]

Listening to the audio on Brett Adair's stream and he is becoming increasingly despondent about the chances of seeing a good tornado today/this evening. He reckons that there is too little rotation on the storms (slowtation!) and they have moved too fast. Things have not panned out as expected.

I remember Paul saying something earlier about the LLJ kicking in after mignight was it? Is this what Brett is on about or does he just need to be patient?

Whoever said Tyler earlier as a base: good call

[Arron]

Nice pic of the Mabank tornado earlier

[Paul Sherman]

Listening to the audio on Brett Adair's stream and he is becoming increasingly despondent about the chances of seeing a good tornado today/this evening. He reckons that there is too little rotation on the storms (slowtation!) and they have moved too fast. Things have not panned out as expected.

I remember Paul saying something earlier about the LLJ kicking in after mignight was it? Is this what Brett is on about or does he just need to be patient?

Whoever said Tyler earlier as a base: good call

Think he needs to be patient tbh

Latest MD

WARM-SECTOR ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS. IN FACT...PRE-STORM LOW-LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR BOTH SIGNIFICANT/DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES AND WIND DAMAGE DURING NEXT 3-4 HOURS AS LLJ STRENGTHENS JUST ABOVE SFC...SUBSTANTIALLY BOOSTING LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AND SRH. LARGE/DESTRUCTIVE HAIL ALSO IS LIKELY FROM INDIVIDUAL SUPERCELLS.

This Outbreak has not even got going yet, the really bad destructuve Tornadoes are expected after dark.

Btw Memphis just took a direct hit from Tornadic circulation and has about 4 Supercells lined up to hit the area, also a possible Tornado just passed within 5 miles of Vilonia which got hit last night.

Going to hit the sack but I'd expect 1 or 2 Significant Long Tracked Tornadoes to have been reported by morning in the Uk!

[Arron]

Daniel Shaw got a great view of that storm heading to Corsicana

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=daniel.shaw&uid=509

[dogs32]

35 preliminary touch down reports so far

212 6 WNW LAUREL JONES MS 3173 8924 THIS TORNADO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A WELL BUILT HOME AND MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OTHER WELL BUILT HOMES. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AN OUTBUILDING ... A TRAMPOLI (JAN)

2156 1 E MABANK KAUFMAN TX 3237 9608 TORNADO REPORTED ON GROUND NEAR MABANK. (FWD)

2157 SEVEN POINTS HENDERSON TX 3233 9621 TORNADO ON CEDAR CREEK LAKE. NEAR SEVEN POINTS. (FWD)

2211 5 NNW MABANK KAUFMAN TX 3244 9613 TORNADO SPOTTED NNW OF THE CITY OF MABANK. (FWD)

2217 2 E GARRETT ELLIS TX 3237 9662 TORNADO ON THE GROUND EAST OF THE CITY OF GARRETT. (FWD)

2223 2 E COY LONOKE AR 3454 9183 A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BLOWN OFF OF HIGHWAY 165. (LZK)

2232 15 E BLAKEMORE PRAIRIE AR 3460 9164 TORNADO WAS REPORTED. (LZK)

2256 2 SW BEN WHELLER VAN ZANDT TX 3243 9572 DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND TREES (FWD)

2301 1 S KEMP KAUFMAN TX 3244 9623 TORNADO SOUTH OF KEMP (FWD)

2303 1 N PRIMROSE VAN ZANDT TX 3244 9560 MULTI VORTEX TORNADO (FWD)

2307 MARTINS MILLS VAN ZANDT TX 3243 9578 CROSSING MARKET STREET IN MABANK (FWD)

2330 LULA COAHOMA MS 3445 9048 TORNADO FORMING IN THIS LOCATION (MEG)

2340 FRIARS POINT COAHOMA MS 3437 9064 POWER LINES DOWN AND MOBILE HOME DAMAGE (MEG)

2344 W TATUM RUSK TX 3231 9452 TREES SNAPPED ... DAMAGE TO A HOME ... BARN DESTROYED. ON 149 AND CR 2187 WEST OF TATUM (SHV)

2348 COAHOMA COAHOMA MS 3437 9052 SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE (MEG)

0000 1 NNE HAWKINS WOOD TX 3260 9520 TORNADO BRIEFLY DROPPED DOWN NORTHEAST OF HAWKINS AND QUICKLY WENT BACK UP (SHV)

0004 4 S MARSHALL HARRISON TX 3248 9435 CARS OFF HWY ... TREES SNAPPED ALONG US 59 (SHV)

0008 4 SE MARSHALL HARRISON TX 3250 9430 HOME DESTROYED ON BLOCKER ROAD (SHV)

0009 4 SSE MARSHALL HARRISON TX 3248 9432 DAMAGE TO A HOME ALONG FM 2625 AND TAYLOR ROAD (SHV)

0013 COAHOMA COAHOMA MS 3437 9052 2 HOMES DESTROYED IN COAHOMA. REPORTS OF HOUSES DESTROYED IN FRIARS POINT (MEG)

0018 WICKES POLK AR 3430 9434 TREES REPORTED BLOWN DOWN. TORNADO CONFIRMED BY SPOTTERS. (LZK)

0050 TYLER SMITH TX 3233 9530 SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CR 3123 AND MORNINGSIDE NEAR NE LOOP 323. TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AT THE 2600 BLOCK OF CECIL. (SHV)

0053 2 NW LOST PRAIRIE LIMESTONE TX 3150 9640 LARGE TORNADO ON GROUND (FWD)

0058 2 N GRAND CANE DE SOTO LA 3211 9381 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE RANCHLAND SUBDIVISION..INJURIES UNKNOWN (SHV)

0058 KICKAPOO DE SOTO LA 3220 9385 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 171 NEAR HIGHWAY 5. (SHV)

0101 GROESBECK LIMESTONE TX 3153 9652 ROOF DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO FIRE DEPT, POWER POLES DOWN (FWD)

0113 4 SE STONEWALL DE SOTO LA 3222 9377 HWY 5 WEST OF 175..TREES DOWN AND NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWNED. 1 TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE (SHV)

0115 FRIERSON DE SOTO LA 3225 9370 TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 175 NORTH OF I-49 NEAR FARRIS LANE. (SHV)

0130 LACY-LAKEVIEW MCLENNAN TX 3162 9710 ON GROUND (FWD)

0155 MART MCLENNAN TX 3153 9683 SMALL ROPE TORNADO JUST NORTH OF MART AT MCLENNAN/LIMESTONE COUNTY LINE (FWD)

0200 MORTONS GAP HOPKINS KY 3724 8747 SPOTTER CONFIRMS TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT THE MORTONS GAP EXIT ON THE PENNYRILE PKWY AT A PILOT PETROL STATION (PAH)

0210 4 W RONDO LEE AR 3466 9089 (MEG)

0230 6 NW LULA COAHOMA MS 3452 9055 (MEG)

0302 3 SSE THORNTON LIMESTONE TX 3136 9656 SPOTTER OBSERVED TORNADO BECOMING RAIN-WRAPPED ... 3 SSE OF THORNTON (FWD)

0349 7 WNW BEEKMAN MOREHOUSE LA 3296 9199 TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ... HOUSE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED WITH PERSON REPORTEDLY TRAPPED ... ON SULPHUR SPRINGS ROAD ... LIKELY TORNADO BASED ON RADAR (JAN)

Edited April 27, 2011 by dogs32

[Nick F]

Those tornado reports are mounting up with 35 on SPC as I type, fortunately looks like there haven't been any fatalities as far as I can see. There is a bit of news on tornadoes that struck Edom and Mabank in east central Texas, the usual mobiles turned over with people inside hurt:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7538702.html

[gpspete]

plenty of lightning on Andy Gabrielsons cam still quite a few tornado warned areas

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player-full.pl?username=andy.gabrielson&uid=140

[dogs32]

plenty of lightning on Andy Gabrielsons cam still quite a few tornado warned areas

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player-full.pl?username=andy.gabrielson&uid=140

did u see the spider lightning

Awesome,,,great for pics

Edited April 27, 2011 by dogs32

[Dorsetbred]

did u see the spider lightning

Nice one, some really good stuff coming in there.

Mind you looks real wet too.

Edited April 27, 2011 by Dorsetbred

[gpspete]

did u see the spider lightning

Awesome,,,great for pics

he just had a strike just in front of him yikes!!!

[dogs32]

he just had a strike just in front of him yikes!!!

just saw that one...great crawlers as well

37 now

Edited April 27, 2011 by dogs32

[nsrobins]

It's all about clearing the current activity today. I was a bit surprised by last night's relatively low numbers (relative to the predicted count) and it goes to show that although you can get all the potential parameters in place, sometimes the storms don't quite turn enough. A few of the cells had incredible 100kn+ gate to gate vectors but the rotaton didn't seem to want to tighten enough in many cases to get a tornado on the ground. In hindsight the cells that developed SE of DFW were probably not quite riding the boundary and so didn't benefit from the extra directional shear present there.

So, on to this evening and another potential outbreak for TN/AL area.