False Tornado Report Story

[Andy Jackson]

I was in the chatroom when this report came in, and there was speculation immediately due to the report's position. Is it impossible for a tornado to have formed where he said? Absolutely. Or could he have misjudged distance? Sure. Should this have been a TV news story? Doubt it.



Again - it wasn't a "funnel cloud" or "3/4in hail" report. It was a tornado report that for various reasons didn't fully add up at first glance. It only makes sense to have someone check that -- even if just so that EMA can call in any damage assessment or utility groups for repair. Most EM's I know would be interested in knowing how much damage resulted from a tornado.



Maybe I'm misreading your comment - but how could a tornado cause power flashes without any damage to at least one power line / transformer / pole?

I do hope that if evidence of a tornado came out during the daylight, that the TV station airs a new story.

Ok, next time include your extra knowledge in the original post which was just an article, that's all.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

Maybe I'm misreading your comment - but how could a tornado cause power flashes without any damage to at least one power line / transformer / pole?

I have personally seen power flashes with loose lines being tossed together in winds that resulted in no damage to transformers, poles or lines. That being the case however, that would be the extent of any report of my observations as well. "Power flash observed"

 

[Keith Hosman]

I was in the NWSChat that night as well, that was the system that they issued the warnings for Jay and Adams counties in Indiana and Van Wert Putnam and Paulding counties in Ohio (which border my county). I was watching the system on radar it wassn't anything really spectacular looking low topped not a lot of rotation, typical garden variety thunderstorm.