4/10/09 NOW: LA, MS, AL, GA, TN, KY

[Nick Hartley]

You can kind of see what looks like a funnel on this video feed from The Daily Journal in Rutherford County.
http://www.dnj.com/article/20090410/NEWS01/90410032&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

 

[MClarkson]

The cell now passing over Russelville AL has a great hook and pretty good velocity couplet. If there is a tornado on the ground it is probably very near or over the town.

 

[Charles Kuster]

A LOT OF AIRBORN DEBRIS IS REPORTED IN SOUTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY AT
THIS TIME. (1:13pm CDT)

This is not a good sign. I hope everyone is OK is the Murfreesboro area. Another potentially dangerous situation is occurring in Franklin County, AL. A possible tornado is located about 1 mile south of Russellville, AL as of 1:26pm CDT.

 

[Mark Farnik]

Dangerous situation developing in Franklin County, AL:

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...

AT 124 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A TORNADIC CIRCULATION NEAR
ROCKWOOD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

The cell has developed a tight hook over the last few frames - the circulation should
pass just south/southeast of Russelville in the next few minutes... however several smaller towns
are in the path of circulation.

 

[Steve Dedman]

The Murfreesboro cell is completely hooked out - GR3 currently showing 115 kts of g2g shear. I'm betting the tornado that struck Murfreesboro is still on the ground, chewing up the Tennessee countryside...

WKRN Nashville has a couple of pics and a short vid up of the tornado. Looks like a fat stovepipe/wedge. This is heading my way...BUT I have in-laws in town so no chasie for me.

 

[Dick McGowan]

Dennis Sherrod is in northern AL and appears to have a wall cloud or lowering on his stream.

http://www.tornadovideos.net/full-screen-chaser-video.php

 

[Andrew Stoller]

Dennis Sherrod is in northern AL and appears to have a wall cloud or lowering on his stream.

http://www.tornadovideos.net/full-screen-chaser-video.php

Wow, that thing is wrapping up quick with a big RFD clear slot. Rapid rotation and motions.

 

[Chris Lott]

Dennis Sherrod is in northern AL and appears to have a wall cloud or lowering on his stream.

http://www.tornadovideos.net/full-screen-chaser-video.php

The last view I checked Dennis is close to the inflow notch on the cell on the east side of Russelville now with a nice view of a funnel, not yet on the ground.

 

[Mark Farnik]

The lowering on Dennis's stream is growing more pronounced by the minute and a nice clear slot is developing- this thing certainly looks like it's getting ready to rock and roll.

 

[Chris Hayes]

High risk for NE AL, NW GA and a small part of Tennessee.

 

[Mark Farnik]

The cell entering Madison Co., AL now has a TVS and appears to be strengthening. The circulation is headed directly towards the northern side of the Huntsville metro area in the next twenty to thirty minutes.

EDIT: TVS suddenly disappeared, but yet the storm has a more impressive radar signature than in the last scan... hmm.

 

[Danny Neal]

http://northernilstormchaser.com/ - I threw up some radar images for those of you at work or without GR3 of the events that have occurred (mainly in S TN and N AL) I will update a new image as an event occurs (I.E confirmed tornadoes, tornadoes threatening large metro area, etc)

 

[Danny Neal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnSHkgT-uKU - Murfreesboro tornado

 

[Mark Farnik]

Chaser Joseph Latch is reporting a rapidly rotating wall cloud southwest of Huntsville, AL attm.

 

[Erik Perozo]

Just got off the phone with a friend who works and lives in Murfreesboro,TN. She told me her and her coworkers went outside and watched the tornado develop and touch down right from where she works. She also told me that the tornado leveled a new strip mall in that area. She said that there were reports of dead people in the streets that got caught in their vehicles. She gave me a website link that you guys can see the tornado and report. I will say this I have chased a lot of storms and have seen first hand what they can do but when she was describing the events leading up to them taking shelter, it left me without words. It hits home when you really since the fear in someones voice that is that close to you.

My heart and prayers go out to those that are suffering from the tragedy.

http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=16424