Severe Weather Outbreaks 2014

Tornado touchdown reported in Plainfield, Speedway; storms still active now

INDIANAPOLIS - Suspected tornado touchdowns caused damage to homes in central Indiana Tuesday.

A trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground in Plainfield and another spotter reported one in Speedway this afternoon.

Several homes were damaged along Raceway Road in Hendricks County near Blue Pine in the Cameron Meadows neighborhood. No injuries were reported.

The same storm then headed towards Meridian Hills, Broad Ripple and Nora, heading toward Fishers and Noblesville.

A flash flood warning is in effect for Marion, southeastern Hendricks and southern Hamilton County until 7:30 pm.

The tornado warning for Marion and Hamilton Counties expired at 3:45 pm.

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Violent storms, possible derecho could strike Chicago region this evening... I will be reporting from here later tonight as the storms come into the Chicago area. Hopefully, it's nothing too severe but we have large hail threats, high wind and a tornado watch for Northern Illinois.

A complex of thunderstorms erupting over Iowa this afternoon may consolidate into a powerful squall line or derecho that rips through the Upper Midwest this evening.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) forecasts has highlighted a broad region as having a 45 percent chance of experiencing destructive winds (within 25 miles of any point) over 70 mph. Des Moines, Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago all lie within this zone of elevated risk, which affects almost 19 million people.

a reply to: jhn7537

I'm about three hours South of you and it's VERY windy. Tornado watch until 7:00.

Generator is gassed up!

From tonight here in Chicago...

Lightning hits Sears, Trump and Hancock at same time in Chicago!

Arthur May Bear Down on North Carolina as Hurricane

Tropical Storm Arthur has formed east of Florida Tuesday morning with further strengthening likely as the system turns northward this week while hugging the East Coast.

The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center projects the system could also become the season's first hurricane during the week of Independence Day as millions of people head to the beach for vacation.

According to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski, "As the dry air and wind shear diminish this week, there will be room for Arthur to strengthen.

For people heading to Daytona Beach and Jacksonville Beach, Florida, northward to South Carolina's Grand Strand, expect building surf with a couple of rounds of drenching, gusty thunderstorms on Tuesday, Wednesday and into Thursday.

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a reply to: jhn7537

We got hit here in my town of Earlville, IL on Monday night. It was an EF-1 that touched down a block away from my house. Only just got power and other utilities back about an hour ago. We were crazy lucky. Our house sustained no damage at all while the damage started with the house next door to us and spread out from there.

I hope that everyone else in the path of these storms came through it okay and avoided too much damage.

Take care,
Cindi

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER
* PAMLICO SOUND
* EASTERN ALBEMARLE SOUND

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SOUTH OF SURF CITY

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO SOUTH OF SURF CITY
* THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE MOUTH OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
* WESTERN ALBEMARLE SOUND

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST. ARTHUR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA
TONIGHT.

DATA FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90
MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO
BE A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE WHEN IT PASSES OVER OR NEAR THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING FRIDAY NIGHT
AND IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYLONE SATURDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.

THE LATEST MINUMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT DATA IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.

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Hey guys, sorry I've been away for about a month now. My laptop got fried and I was in the process of moving. Starting to get settled in and should be more active now!

Friday, July 25, 2014

A cap (warm layer aloft) will likely limit severe thunderstorm coverage. Isolated severe thunderstorms in central and east IA, north MO, northwest IL. TOR:CON - 2.

A chance of isolated severe thunderstorms in north and east MN, west and south WI, south AZ, east CO, west NE, west KS, southeast WY, east SC. TOR:CON - less than 2

a reply to: Havox

Glad you are back Havox.

Thanks for the updates

.47" hail reported W of Walterboro in this Severe storm! Hail and damaging winds likely. slow moving E @ 18mph.

Tornado Warning for Brevard County in FL until 5:15 PM EDT

7:43p ET: Heads up, Indy: west side severe storms are moving your way at 55 mph. Main threat = damaging wind.

Tornado Warning for Tuscola County in MI until 4:45 PM EDT

TORNADO WARNING including La Follette TN, Oneida TN, Jellico TN until 4:00 PM EDT

Tornado Warning for Champaign, Madison and Union Counties in OH until 4:00 PM EDT

Tornado Warning for Clay and Leslie Counties in KY until 4:30 PM EDT


Possible TORNADO ON THE GROUND moving E-SE toward South jellico TN, and E Winfield! Seek shelter NOW!

KNOXVILLE & all others inside red lines: TAKE COVER NOW! tornado warnings!

And now Cleveland is in a tornado warning...

Tornado Watch

Valid For: Southeast half of NC/SC …

Forecast Office: Weather Alert Central.com has issued a Tornado Watch effective now through this evening …

Issued: 7/28/14 at 11:40am ET

Discussion: Directional shear is supportive of supercells forming in a non-linear fashion across SC/NC this afternoon and evening. The storms will be discreet enough to warrant tornado potential across the area. In addition to this, hail/wind threats will also exist.

The storms will extend from GA through SC and into South/Southeast NC later in the period as they push east to the coast.

ALEX and BRADLEY in Oklahoma should be getting indoors. Storm with rotation is moving in and could produce a tornado

Also seeing some rotation just NW of Moore and South of OKC Metro!! North moore seek shelter.

Wall cloud just northeast of Pierre, SD cannot confirm rotation


Large lowering northeast of Pierre, SD is showing some differential motion now

Tornado Warning for Edmunds and Faulk Counties in SD until 6:00 PM CDT

TORNADO ON THE GROUND! It is RAIN WRAPPED! North of Foley MN moving NE toward ONAMIA! SEEK SHELTER