01/02/05: NOW: Midwest into the Gulf

[Scott Olson]

Some development now in GA. Not a whole lot of heating has taken place and lapse rates remain quite low but SRH is very strong and a WF which should be an interesting interaction. Storms also firing along convergence area into AL. SBCAPE of upwads of 2,000 J/KG there and 250-300 0-3km SRH with little CINH remaining.

EDIT: Storms intensfying.. Northern supercell on a direct heading for Atlanta, GA on of the most populated cities in the nation...

WEBCAMS: http://www.wxnation.com/atlanta/

 

[Chris Lott]

Just took a look at RUC and SRH and CAPE values are very high over the Georgia area. The atmosphere appears to be more and more unstable as the day progresses. Things should become interesting in this area in the next few hours.

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/model/disp...sreh&hours=hr01

 

[George Tincher]

It appears the Jefferson County, kY area may have had a touchdown also:

0325 PM TORNADO LOUISVILLE 38.22N 85.74W
01/02/2006 JEFFERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA

POSSIBLE TORNADO TOCUHDOWN ON CAMPGROUND ROAD. NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREES DOWN.

 

[Andrew Khan]

The isolated supercell that is heading towards Fulton County, GA (Atlanta) is developing a moderatly defined hook echo on the SW side of it...I hope this does not hit Atlanta, or anywhere....this looks pretty bad...

EDIT: A tornado warning has just been issued for that isolated supercell....

 

[Tyler_Costantini]

On the last few updates it seems to be heading more E then NE..

Atlanta is deffently not out of danger at this time.

With a VIL of 51 and VILD of 5.91 the north side of that super cell no where i would want to be.

http://www.scanatlanta.com/Audio.html <--- Atlanta Scanner Feeds

 

[Robert Dewey]

Those elevated cell in SW MI are moving pretty slow... I just extrapolated one storm, and it's moving at 12KNTS with an SVR out. Reports show pea sized hail up in that area, with a bit larger hail in northern IN... RUC soundings indicate that the elevated layer is up around 850MB with 300-600J/KG of CAPE over SW MI and northern IN. Other than that, I don't expect too much.

 

[Scott Olson]

Atlanta is surronded by surburbs, even if it tracks just north of Jonesboro it's all buildings. Now strong couplet showing up near Palmetto, GA. That whole area is highly populated.

http://www.wsbtv.com/wxcam/1873437/detail.html
http://www.blueridgewebcam.com/
http://www.wsbtv.com/wxcam/1915649/detail.html

 

[Bill Hark]

I thought that area of Cu forming in central to western GA looked suspicious. Still ahead of the front with SE winds and high dewpoints. I wasn't sure if the atmosphere would recover in time from the previous convection but it did.

Bill Hark

 

[Andrew Khan]

Palmetto, GA looks like they are under an urgent tornado situation. There is a very strong tight, Low-Level mesocyclone right over palmetto with a very well constructed couplet bearing on them.

 

[Mike Peregrine]

wow - check out the latest vis sat on the Georgia storms before the sun goes down ... really something ... http://adds.aviationweather.gov/data/satel...est_MGM_vis.jpg

 

[Andrew Khan]

wow - check out the latest vis sat on the Georgia storms before the sun goes down ... really something ...http://adds.aviationweather.gov/data/satellite/latest_MGM_vis.jpg

Wow, you can really see the structure in that, as well as the overshooting top.

The hook is now quite long, and has very nice structure to it. This is really scary..

 

[Robert Dewey]

Pretty cool VIS image, you can clearly see the shadows of the Cb's...

http://69.14.190.10/images/060102_2145.gif

 

[Dan Robinson]

Unusual impact from this event - a lightning strike is suspected of causing an explosion at a coal mine in Upshur County, WV this morning. 13 miners are still trapped underground.

 

[Mike Peregrine]

oh man - look at the base of this storm as it moves through downtown Atlanta ... it's barely sitting above the surface ... http://www.wsbtv.com/wxcam/1873437/detail.html

 

[Tyler_Costantini]

WOW

Good images from this tower cam

http://www.wsbtv.com/wxcam/1873437/detail.html < thanks for the url..