9/17/04 NOW: NC/VA/DC

[Pat Palmer]

There were 12-15 seperate tornadoes while I was on the Sterling Skywarn net between 3:30 and 8:00

 

[John Olexa]

There were 12-15 seperate tornadoes while I was on the Sterling Skywarn net between 3:30 and 8:00

Yep, thats a lot for our area for sure!

Pat, you make out ok? No damage to your house or anything I hope

 

[Carrie Halliday]

NWS Sterling LSR with numerous tornado reports:
http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KWBC/0409172353.nwus51.html

More Local Storm Reports (Hit Refresh from timr to time for the latest)
http://kamala.cod.edu/va/latest.nwus51.KRNK.html -Blacksburg VA
http://kamala.cod.edu/nc/latest.nwus52.KRAH.html -Raleigh NC
http://kamala.cod.edu/pa/latest.nwus51.KCTP.html -State College PA
http://kamala.cod.edu/va/latest.nwus51.KLWX.html -Sterling VA
http://kamala.cod.edu/va/latest.nwus51.KAKQ.html -Wakefield VA

Mike

I want to thank you Mike for always having the crucial and most informative links posted whenever an event happens. I sure appreciate it and makes the searches so much easier for info.

 

[David Draun]

Preliminary report of 50 :shock: tornadoes today from SPC across the mid-atlantic states. :shock: Pretty good outbreak, huh?
How often do hurricane remnants cause this many long-tracked supercells?

 

[Carrie Halliday]

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

My god, there are so many red tornado markers on that page it looks like someone bled on it. Incrediable day!

 

[Sam Sagnella]

NWSFO LWX has rated four of the D.C. area tornadoes as of late afternoon on Saturday. These included an F3, two F2s and an F0; one of the F2s almost had a direct hit on the Forecast office (which I believe is at Dulles Int'l) itself: :shock:

THIS TORNADO PASSED WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN STERLING. THIS PROMPTED THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE STAFF ON DUTY TO SEEK SHELTER IN THE SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTED IN THE OFFICE.

 

[Chuck Vlcek]

9/71/04 now: NC/VA/DC

The remnants of Hurricane Opal produced tornado damage about 2 miles south of the World Weather Building (where NCEP is located) shortly after dark a few years ago. An NCEP secretary lived just one block from the damage path and was interviewed on TV. I started calling her "tornado bait". :wink:

It will be interesting to compare the inland effects of Opal and Ivan.

Chuck