2011-04-16 NOW: NC, SC, VA, GA

[Dan Robinson]

Bill Coyle and Jesse Bass report shopping center/mall heavily damaged in North Raleigh Capitol Blvd area

 

[ahaberlie]

This is a still of the feed from WRAL

Seems like its a large rain wrapped circulation.. velocity couplet to the NE of Raleigh is still apparent.

 

[Greg Blumberg]

That was a debris ball that was on radar earlier. Very broad spectrum width within the signature, high reflectivity, and what a velocity couplet. ~140 knots gate-to-gate.

 

[Bill Hark]

Talked with Bill Coyle who was very close to the Raleigh, NC tornado. Maybe a few hundred yards. Very intense but rain-wrapped. It damaged a mall near them. They are now targeting a storm to the south.

Bill Hark

 

[Marko Korosec]

There is another tornado on the ground around 30mi south of Raleigh right over Linden, moving NE at 50mph. Strong rotation now approaching Dunn.

 

[Melanie Kern-Favilla]

Chris Strahan is streaming live from NE of Fayetteville:

http://www.severestudios.com/cgi-bin/player.pl?username=chris.strahan&uid=120

 

[Dan Robinson]

Massive damage reported at South Saunders and Maywood in south Raleigh. My brother lives 2 blocks from there. Anxiously awaiting more info.

 

[Greg Blumberg]

Anyone watching Chris Strahan's stream? He's got it aimed at the cell SE of Raleigh. Another debris ball with that tornado.

 

[Mike Moore]

Anyone watching Chris Strahan's stream? He's got it aimed at the cell SE of Raleigh. Another debris ball with that tornado.

Yes; looks like it's getting ready to move into the Smithfield area.

 

[Greg Blumberg]

Looks like two tornado circulations (via velocity data) on either side of Selma, NC.

 

[Warren Faidley]

Looks like towns of Shine and Contentnea are in grave danger ATM with impressive shear marker and hook passing right over them. Kind of disturbing to watch live TV in the region and witness their inexperience with this kind of outbreak.... spending too much critical time doing live reports and interviews about "trees" down instead of focusing on multiple impressive radar signatures as they move over populated areas.

W.

 

[Melanie Kern-Favilla]

Chris Strahan is on his way to Sanford to stream possible damage:

http://www.weathernut.net/index.php

 

[Jenn Brindley]

A screen capture of the Lowe's store damage.

 

[Keith Wilson]

Incredible, but there are no serious injuries reported from the Lowes store hit.

 

[SNOW_JOKE]

SPC showing 47 reports of Tornadoes reported (preliminary) throughout today. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html