Another major tornado outbreak is expected today over the same areas that got pounded by storms yesterday. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare "high risk" area over northeast Texas, most of Arkansas, and was recently expanded to include northern Mississippi and southwestern Tennessee (including the Memphis area).
This is going to be a very dangerous tornado outbreak, with the possibility for large, destructive tornadoes across the same areas that got trashed by storms yesterday.
Keep trolling, meta, political cheap shots and dickish comments out of here, the folks getting slammed by these storms appreciate it.
(All new updates will appear at the bottom of the diary. Check back frequently.)
Today's Weather
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A high risk for severe weather exists from just northeast of Dallas TX off towards the northeast through Little Rock and a large portion of Arkansas, going into Mississippi and Tennessee, covering the Memphis and Greenville MS areas. A moderate risk area radiates out farther than this to include Dallas area. If this sounds familiar, it's because it is familiar. This is exactly where the severe weather set up yesterday.
From the Storm Prediction Center:
...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS
ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM...THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE RED RIVER AREA OF TEXAS...EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE WITH POTENTIAL FOR LONG TRACK STRONG TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND MAY ALSO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM THE LOWER MS VALLEY INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.
Watches
-A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 900PM EDT for western Pennsylvania and western New York.
-A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 900PM EDT for almost all of West Virginia, western Virginia & the northernmost Piedmont Triad in NC.
-A tornado watch is in effect for parts of Illinois, Ohio and most of Indiana and Michigan (including Detroit) until 1000PM EDT.
-A PDS Tornado Watch is also in effect:
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHERN LOUISIANA
EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 145 PM UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER... THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
Updates
Update 1 221PM CDT
There's a nasty storm going into Syracuse, NY right now. Quarter sized hail and 60MPH winds are the primary threats.
Update 2 229PM CDT
Here we go, the first storm is blowing up just south of the Metroplex. It formed in 10 minutes. It's moving north-northeast, straight towards Dallas. No warnings out yet, but keep a very close eye on the situation.
Update 3 250PM CDT
Severe thunderstorm warning on that storm near Dallas for Ellis, Hill and Johnson counties until 0345PM CDT. Golfball sized hail and 60 MPH winds are expected with this storm.
Update 4 314PM CDT
Tornado warning for Madison and Oneida counties in New York. Possible tornado near Canastota, moving towards New London, Lee, Rome, Delta Lake and Holland Patent in New York.
Update 5 331PM CDT
Tornado warning for Ellis and Navarro Counties in Texas. Doppler radar indicated rotation near Milford, moving east at 25 MPH. Italy, Bardwell and Ennis Texas are in the path of this rotation and possible tornado.
Update 6 343PM CDT
A new tornado warning has been issued for Calloway, Graves, Marshall and Trigg Counties in southern Kentucky.
Update 7 403PM CDT
Tornado warning extended to include Ellis, Henderson and Kaufman Counties in Texas. Rotating wall cloud spotted east of Waxahachie, moving northeast at 45 MPH.
Update 8 408PM CDT
KXAS-TV out of Fort Worth has live helicopter coverage right now of the storm over Ennis, TX. A funnel cloud has been reported, as well as a rotating wall cloud. Here's the link.
Update 9 532PM CDT
Tornado in Mabank, TX about 30 minutes ago. Reports of a few homes damaged from this tornado. Screenshot from KXAS-TV.