Severe Weather in Mississippi

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Severe Weather in Mississippi

Post by cCatclaw » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:01 am

There is one last warning left.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1050 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

MSC073-091-110530-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-130211T0530Z/
MARION MS-LAMAR MS-
1050 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL LAMAR AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...

AT 1051 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKWICK MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAXTERVILLE BY 1100 PM CST...
PURVIS BY 1115 PM CST...
WEST HATTIESBURG BY 1120 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THE HAIL BEING PRODUCED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY
DAMAGE CARS AND ROOFS. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF DOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE
A STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3107 8985 3107 8992 3121 8992 3135 8940
3134 8935 3108 8936 3102 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0451Z 258DEG 44KT 3113 8974

$$

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Re: Severe Weather in Mississippi

Post by AndyWS » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:23 am

Thunder audible on WDAM live stream a few moments ago.

http://www.wdam.com/

I was streaming their coverage during the Hattiesburg tornado. They did a good job warning their viewers.

Amazingly, no reports of any fatalities yet. Usually it is apparent pretty quickly after the storm whether or not there have been a lot of deaths (Tuscaloosa, AL 4/27/11, Joplin, MO 5/22/11) and that is about the best case scenario considering that a long-duration, possibly violent (greater than EF3) tornado hit a city.
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Re: Severe Weather in Mississippi

Post by TheSignalMan2000 » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:11 am

AndyWS wrote:Thunder audible on WDAM live stream a few moments ago.

http://www.wdam.com/

I was streaming their coverage during the Hattiesburg tornado. They did a good job warning their viewers.

Amazingly, no reports of any fatalities yet. Usually it is apparent pretty quickly after the storm whether or not there have been a lot of deaths (Tuscaloosa, AL 4/27/11, Joplin, MO 5/22/11) and that is about the best case scenario considering that a long-duration, possibly violent (greater than EF3) tornado hit a city.
Yeah, with my experience with storms and what not, I would say (but my guess) on the damage on the Hattiesburg, MS tornado, based on the damages I seen on T.V. and the internet, I would say it'll be in the high EF-3 or EF-4 level
Also, Hattiesburg happen to be in my (crossing) area also, I even got a couple signals planned out to get in Hattiesburg, If I did know a tornado was going to strike Hattiesburg, I would of went.
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Re: Severe Weather in Mississippi

Post by LARDLOGO » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:39 pm

Another tornado :Awww:
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