3/22/05 NOW: AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, FL, SC, NC, KY

[beaudodson]

Major damage in a number of towns in Georgia. Dozens of injuries...many homes destroyed.

 

[beaudodson]

http://www.usawx.com/georgiatornadoes.jpg

Note the very cold tops near where the tornado hit.

 

[Sam Sagnella]

Also, Enterprise, GA has been hit by a possible tornado. There are 5 injuries being reported there, some of which are critical. Mobile homes as well as brick houses destroyed. Powerlines and trees down countywide.
-George

Where are you finding the damage reports?

 

[beaudodson]

Also, Enterprise, GA has been hit by a possible tornado. There are 5 injuries being reported there, some of which are critical. Mobile homes as well as brick houses destroyed. Powerlines and trees down countywide.
-George

Where are you finding the damage reports?

Mainly Local NWS Offices down there

 

[Sam Sagnella]

Mainly Local NWS Offices down there

Wow, for some reason I couldnt access the LSRs from Tallahassee for the last hour or so...

 

[George Tincher]

For LSR's, go here:

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html

Click on the state of your choice then go to "public information". They will be contained within.

-George

 

[Sam Sagnella]

For LSR's, go here:

http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/iwdspg1.html

Click on the state of your choice then go to "public information". They will be contained within.

-George

lol....thats the site I always use, yet for some reason the FL LSRs didn't appear there until like 1/2 hr after issuance (?!?!)... I apologize for the hijack as well...

 

[George Tincher]

OK, looks like the focus may be starting to shift a bit from GA westward to MS, AR and TN. A new line of storms have fired, many exhibiting supercell characteristics. A couple of them have already promted tornado warnings.

I must admit, I really wasn't expecting much earlier from this batch of storms I knew would be coming. But it appears that they have more tornado potential than I would have imagined. Two counties in MS right now that are under tornado warnings (Jefferson Davis & Lawrence) were under warnings early this morning around daybreak.

 

[George Tincher]

Tornado on the ground near Marked Tree, AR, as of 4:39 PM CST. I think that's in Poinsett County.

 

[George Tincher]

Spotter confirmed tornado in Olive Branch, MS (Desoto County) ripped the roof off the Nissan plant at 5:24 PM CST.

More isolated cells continue to fire across the area. A really nice split just occurred on a developing cell just W of Jackson, TN.

 

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[beaudodson]

Some more info and data here
http://www5.wright-weather.com/bb/showthre...25&pagenumber=1

 

[Mike Johnston]

On a trip back to the east coast, far away from my regular home base in KC, I just crossed over the harbor bridge in Charleston, SC as northern section of bow line came through. I saw some very strange greenish-colored lightening streaks, which illuminated low-hanging turbulence...but very difficult to make out at night. Now, it is pouring so hard; feeling like tropical storm weather here late last summer.