Unprecedented 9 Day Tornado Outbreak Continues in MS/AL/TN Today

[FourScore]

Wed Apr 27, 2011 at 10:42 AM PDT
Unprecedented 9 Day Tornado Outbreak Continues in MS/AL/TN Today -- Updatedx1
by weatherdude

Yet another tornado outbreak is underway today over the southern US, marking an unprecedented ninth day of damaging twisters that threaten millions of people in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. Several tornadoes have already been confirmed today in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama, with a whole day of nasty weather to come...

SNIP

...Today's Weather



A very rare second "high risk" area has been issued for parts of western Alabama, eastern Mississippi and central Tennessee. Areas within this high risk zone have the possibility of seeing large, destructive tornadoes, hail the size of softballs, and destructive straight-line winds in excess of 80 MPH. A moderate risk for severe weather radiates out from the high risk zone to include areas such as Atlanta, Greenville SC, Jackson MS, Louisville KY, Birmingham and Montgomery AL. Most of the eastern United States is under a slight risk for severe weather, from New Orleans to Burlington VT.

Watches




-A tornado watch is in effect for northern Alabama and southern Tennessee until 200PM CDT.
-A tornado watch is in effect for southern Tennessee until 400PM CDT.
-A tornado watch is in effect for a large part of Virginia, North Carolina, the WV Panhandle and western MD until 800PM EDT.
-A Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch is in effect until 700PM CDT:

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1105 AM UNTIL700 PM CDT.

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

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

Updates

Update 1 1244PM CDT

A new severe thunderstorm watch is up until 700PM for parts of Arkansas and Tennessee. It's so new that they haven't drawn the map yet, but when they do, I'll add it up top.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/27/970655/-Unprecedented-9-Day-Tornado-Outbreak-Continues-in-MS-AL-TN-TodayUpdatedx1

[MineralMan]

1. Wow! People in those areas really need to hunker down.

That's awful.

[DCKit]

2. K&R for all those who live down that way. nt