Tornadoes, 2024

[Weedygarden]

It is the start of tornado season. This map shows the potential tornado threats today.

Does someone have a better source for daily updates? Although I have never watched CNN, I see that it is not a favorite source for many of you.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/weat...-tornado-threat-eastern-us-tuesday/index.html

 

[Morgan101]

Thanks for sending. Many people have an app on their phone that will track the weather locally, which is probbly more accurate, and easier to access. We had a tornado warning yesterday late afternoon. Local government agencies are very good about issueing warnings.

 

[havasu]

The Weather Channel?

 

[Bacpacker]

I watch the radar feature on Wundermap.

 

[dademoss]

I get the alerts from the county EMA, and the regional weather office.

National is : https://www.weather.gov/

For SW ohio, it's https://www.weather.gov/iln/

Clinton County EMA: https://www.cc-ema.org/

 

[Caribou]

It is the start of tornado season. This map shows the potential tornado threats today.

Does someone have a better source for daily updates? Although I have never watched CNN, I see that it is not a favorite source for many of you.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/weat...-tornado-threat-eastern-us-tuesday/index.html

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Unless lying about the weather becomes politically expedient, CNN is likely just as good/bad as any other place. I expect that local forecasts are better than national. I’ve always said that the only liars that are worse than fishermen are weather forecasters. News reporters are on an entirely different level and are outside the consideration of this post.

Mostly I look out the window. When I want a guess about the next few days I type “weather” into Duck, Duck, Go and read what comes up. The wife and I compare forecasts. They are never the same. I’ve never seen a tornado.

Edit: Back in the day, when we got the weather off the radio, if it really mattered we’d dial in Prince Rupert, get the Canadian forecast, and add 6 hours. I told a buddy that if the national weather service wanted a forecaster to quit they were assigned here. My buddy laughed at me when I told him. The head of the National Weather Service for Alaska regularly traveled on my friend's ship. When my buddy confronted him he made no attempt to deny it.

 

[goshengirl]

Both Old House and New House are in the red zone today.
I've done what I can.
Now we wait and see what happens.

 

[dademoss]

Both Old House and New House are in the red zone today.
I've done what I can.
Now we wait and see what happens.

Nothing but wind and rain so far at our old and new houses. Lori will visit Star tomorrow, and check on the Clarksville house.

 

[Tootsie]

Prayers for all for safety.

 

[goshengirl]

Nothing but wind and rain so far at our old and new houses. Lori will visit Star tomorrow, and check on the Clarksville house.

Yay - glad to hear it!
Old House (and us in it) is in the clear. Not even a lot of wind, just sheets of rain.
But New House.... Adams County has a confirmed tornado and I'm trying to get more info on it - it's very close. While I'd hate to lose the house, I'm more concerned about our fantastic neighbors.

ETA: confirmed that New House and nearby neighbors are all safe!
But the county seat, West Union, has had at least one touch down, with other possible hits in Maysville KY and Ripley OH as well.

 

[Bacpacker]

Tornados spotted near Harlen, Ky. Its in the mountains there

 

[Peanut]

I'm under a tornado watch until midnight... There is more to come for tomorrow. April is the big month for my state. We get tornadoes year round, but April... EF5's happen.

Since 1950, number of tornadoes by month.

 

[Supervisor42]

I'm under a tornado watch until midnight... There is more to come for tomorrow. April is the big month for my state. We get tornadoes year round, but April... EF5's happen.

Since 1950, number of tornadoes by month.

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I posted videos on YouTube of the one that passed less than a mile from us in Arab, AL (April 2011, Tornado Alley).
https://m.youtube.com/@supervisor42/videos
I'd rather face our 'spinny-things' down here... at least you get a 3-day warning for those.

 

[Peanut]

I don't worry about the small ones, ef1's & 2's. You might get a tree on your car or lose part of the roof. Nothing serious, no injuries.

But if the weather is right for ef3's & 4's... best find a rock to crawl under! EF4's will suck the pavement up from roads so it'd better be a big rock!

This big storm was near Philadelphia mississippi. It sucked the sod up from a pasture..

 

[Patchouli]

No @Supervisor42
Back in the early 80s a tornado totally destroyed a generational farm house of a friend’s parents, skipped across the road and decimated the roof and structure of the old barn. The parents had just fled to my friend’s home next door.