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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by AndyWS » Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:39 pm

Based on radar, it looks like the storms both east and south of Carthage, TX could have produced tornadoes within the last few minutes. Probably not anything too intense though (as in anything approaching the magnitude of the Hattiesburg event last week).

Edit: As of the last scan, it looks like the rotation south of Carthage has intensified again.
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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by AndyWS » Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:52 pm

The rotation signature passed through or just north of Timpson, TX. Now moving east along Highway 59/84 toward Tenaha. Probably will pass just south of the town center. Based on radar appearance it could be producing a moderately strong (EF2-low end EF3) tornado.
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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by cCatclaw » Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:59 pm

TORNADO WARNING
LAC017-031-TXC365-190115-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TO.W.0018.130219T0029Z-130219T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
629 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN CADDO PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN DE SOTO PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANSFIELD...

* UNTIL 715 PM CST.

* AT 628 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
DEBERRY...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STONEWALL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3224 9360 3200 9367 3218 9425 3231 9421
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 284DEG 26KT 3223 9414

$$

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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by cCatclaw » Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:03 pm

I'm going to cancel this thread, Because it has run it's course.
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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by AndyWS » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:31 am

Monday's tornadoes confirmed by damage surveys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Un ... y_18_event
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Re: Arklatex Severe Weather

Post by AndyWS » Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:10 pm

Updated: The two storms in the Carthage/Timpson, TX area produced a total of 17 tornadoes Monday evening, but they were all either brief or happened over unpopulated areas, so damage was minor.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/shv/?n=pns_selected

This is from the storm I was concerned about in the Timpson area:

TORNADO #16: GARRISON TX 7 NNW...

RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 50 YARDS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 02/18/2013
START TIME: 6:19 PM
START LOCATION: 7 MILES NNW OF GARRISON/RUSK/TX
START LAT/LON: 31.9243/-94.5265

END DATE: 02/18/2013
END TIME: 6:19 PM
END LOCATION: 7 MILES NNW OF GARRISON/RUSK/TX
END LAT/LON: 32.9244/-94.5257

THE ROOF OF A METAL BUILDING WAS PARTIALLY PEELED BACK, THE ROOF ON
A MOBILE HOME WAS DAMAGED, AND A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG US HWY
84 IN THE COMMUNITY OF CALEDONIA.

.TORNADO #17: TIMPSON TX...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.15 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 02/18/2013
START TIME: 6:37 PM
START LOCATION: TIMPSON/SHELBY/TX
START LAT/LON: 31.9097/-94.3970

END DATE: 02/18/2013
END TIME: 6:37 PM
END LOCATION: TIMPSON/SHELBY/TX
END LAT/LON: 32.9081/-94.3957

A BRIEF TOUCH-DOWN SNAPPED SEVERAL LARGE HARDWOOD BRANCHES ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 4916 AND ALSO ALONG US HWY 59.
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