Tornado Season 2012.

Hammer Archer

And another one spotted in Tennessee. Hopefully there's no fatalities today but it looks like it's probably inevitable.

Harps

Big thunderstorm on Kholby Martin's stream now just east of St Louis, poor quality but looks like there's a tornado on the ground

http://chase.tornadovideos.net/pages/full_screen

Hammer Archer

Storm Squad on a different storm east of Knoxville.
http://stormsquad.net/Chase_Page.html
Kholby Martin encounters a downed tree.

tylercollins

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chasercam-live

Tracking what seems to be a very large storm / tornado!

also Marcus Hicks seems to be chasing something impressive

http://content.wdtinc.com/popout/index.php?M=13192&C=20643&O=10191

tylercollins

multiple tornadoes now reported!

El Horseboxo

Iancar29 wrote: »

Yeah and i totally agree , but with latest technology and like weather radios , its very easy to separate a warning to visually know if a tornado is forming or is on the ground. For example last year's Joplin and Tuscaloosa event , there was visual reports of the tornado being on the ground near 25 mins prior to them hitting the areas. Lets just hope this event is being made as serious as possible. The amount of people we come across in Kansas and Oklahoma that have never seen a Tornado was surprising to say the least.

Yeah for the ones that are well forecast like this outbreak there isn't really any excuse if you have a secure place available. Especially storms that occur in daylight. I mean there are circumstances other than stubbornness where legitimate excuses exist such as trailer parks. Many don't own tv sets or may not have them on often to keep electricity bills down. Also a lot of trailer parks can be surrounded by forested areas which can obscure tornadoes greatly. Not to mention power outages. A series of tornadoes approaching can cut off power for entire communities while still miles away. The last warning they got may be that it was heading west away from them at 30 mph. Then it swing's south east and speeds up to 50 mph. Before they know it the tornado is on top of them. Factor all those into a nighttime scenario and it really is hell on earth at times.

Yeah most people i grew up with wouldn't have seen any tornadoes. Just the damage. Which most of the time was small and localized. Actually the first tornado i seen was one afternoon on a drive back from New Mexico. I was 9 and had been born and raised in the state with the 3rd highest tornadoes per year or per square mile. Can't remember which one is true. And then i get to see one in all it's glory ripping up a field in a state that wouldn't even be in the top 30. Even more strange was that i seen most of my tornadoes in Minnesota when i moved there despite living in that state for a much shorter period of time and receiving way less per annum.

Anyways hope all today hit way out in the open plains.

tylercollins

http://www.wave3.com/ live updates

Harps

One town 'completely gone' near Louisville according to the local police

Seems to be a cell headed right for Louisville in the next hour

gbee

Harps wrote: »

One town 'completely gone' near Louisville according to the local police

Chaser Cam was right on it, he got hit a bit and drove into the debris and turned off his feed.

dirtyghettokid

the amount of tornado warnings is crazy! 66 of them apparently
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/regsci/gis/today.html

tylercollins

‘Henryville is completely gone’: Tornadoes Hit Alabama and Indiana

http://gawker.com/5890076

As much as I would love to be there right now, with all the deaths and destruction these are causing god bless them all!!

gbee

want someone to Euthanize animals, have some here trying to get up but they have no ...... :eek: Henryville Police Scanner

Harps

Aerial footage of Henryville on the news at the moment, awful scenes with the whole place just obliterated, saying a possible EF5.

weisses

Town called Maryville supposed to be gone as well :eek:

Very bad for the folks out there

tylercollins

weisses wrote: »

Town called Maryville supposed to be gone as well :eek:

Very bad for the folks out there

According to officials in Maryville, IN, population 1900, has been wiped away by a tornado... Please be in prayer for this area, the people there and all other areas under these conditions at this time.

going by reports on facebook and twitter this seems to be the case!

weisses

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ABC-33-40-Main

Harps

Aerial view of Marysburg on the weather channel a few minutes ago and yeah its basically gone, only foundations left on most building

http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/Livestream

Harps

West Liberty, Kentucky has been levelled in the past hour, 'mass casualties' reported

Countless other towns have been hit

Absolutely horrifying. Homes obliterated.


Heres a video of some of the homes or whats left of them. Shocking


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wTwizCpl-64

Iancar29

JUst home... saw a good few of the updates online.

I had a feeling it was gonna be a bad one and still is. Storms still holding strength right through to morning time it looks like.

Thinking of all those effected right now.

up for anything

Footage taken in West Liberty, Kentucky. Imagine trying to deal with all that and in the dark too. Those poor people.

Free to edit and publish - Please credit Frank Leppar (La-par) and @weathertrek -- Footage from the devastating tornado that leveled the small city of West Liberty. Footage taken around 8:30PM as I tried to do what I could to help for a couple hours. This is (was) Main Street of the city. Many businesses, homes, churches are rubble. My heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCReh-9tqmw&feature=youtu.be

gbee

200 tornadoes reported on the ground. Toddler found alone in a filed near Henryville.

Chasers show two tornadoes.

tylercollins

gbee wrote: »

200 tornadoes reported on the ground. Toddler found alone in a filed near Henryville.

Chasers show two tornadoes.

They identified the girl but I don't know if her parents are ok.

Hammer Archer

Quiet compared to yesterday but a couple of tornadoes in Southern Georgia already.

Harps

Death toll still rising unfortunately, 37 the last I heard. At least 50 deaths this season already and its only the 3rd of March, scary to think there's over 3 months before things quieten down yet

gbee

Harps wrote: »

scary to think there's over 3 months before things quieten down yet

Last year was expected to be a bad year with several elements coming together in an irregular cycle of events, and it was so, I've not heard of conditions expected for this season, but it seems pretty ferocious.

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This year is expected to be intense as well.

Cantona's Collars

Some amazing & tragic pictures here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109540/Indiana-tornado-2012-Baby-girl-field-miraculously-survives.html

weisses

Nice video ...dont know if its from this year ... just wanted to share it anyway



http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/2037201/4d9b414a/tornado_op_visite.html

tylercollins

The toddler that was found in the field has died. Sad news!

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A 15-month-old girl who was found alive after her home was destroyed by a tornado in the US state of Indiana has died in hospital.

Angel Babcock was the only member of her family to survive the initial impact when the storm hit their mobile home in New Pekin on Friday.

She was being treated in Louisville, Kentucky, but died on Sunday.

She was one of 39 people killed by the storms, including her father, mother, and two siblings.

The states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia and Alabama were all hit by the intense winds which flattened homes, lifted rooftops and tore down powerlines.

A total of 90 tornadoes and 700 severe weather events were reported on Friday.

They caused widespread disruption to power supplies, internet and phone communications, and it is still not clear how many people have been made homeless.

President Barack Obama has offered federal government help to the affected states.

Tornadoes occur all year round in the US, although the strength of this week's storms was unusual for the time of year - the peak period is March to May in the southern US and later further north.