Archive for April, 2011
Haleyville, Alabama Tornado Footage
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
Convective Addiction chaser Adam Lucio is working on a longer write-up for his chase through Mississippi and Alabama on April 27th. He was able to see the Haleyville, AL EF-3 Tornado: DAMAGE ASSESMENT: HALEYVILLE (MARION/WINSTON COUNTIES) PRELIMINARY DATA… EVENT DATE: APRIL 27, 2011 EVENT TYPE: EF-3 TORNADO OR POTENTIALLY HIGHER (FURTHER EVALUATION UNDERWAY) ESTIMATED PEAK [...]
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama Aerial Damage Path
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
The following video was shot by ABC 33/40 and shows the magnitude of destruction in the Tuscaloosa, AL region. This is likely only a fraction of the entire path length of this long-lived tornado.
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April 27th Historic Tornado Outbreak Timeline
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
***INFORMATION IS STILL BEING GATHERED BUT HERE IS A TIME LINE ON THE CONFIRMED TORNADOES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS SO FAR.*** We urge all who are able to assist those who were affected by this tremendous tragedy. As our way of trying to help Convective Addiction is donating 100% of ANY of our DVD sale profits [...]
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Tornado Outbreak Disaster Help
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Ryan.
Following the tornadoes and severe weather that struck parts of the deep south this past Wednesday we at Convective Addiction want to help in the clean-up and recovery efforts. The storms of this past week have left us breathless as to the scope and magnitude of this disaster. Collectively we have donated 100 dollars as [...]
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Dangerous Weather This Week
Posted on25. Apr, 2011 by Adam.
A very dangerous weather week is shaping up for parts of the Midwest, TN/OH valleys and the south. A series of stalled fronts, and attendant surface lows will redevelop over the same areas. A very moist airmass has been in place allowing for large amounts of rainfall over the past couple weeks which is leading [...]
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04/22/2011 – St. Louis area tornadoes (chase report)
Posted on23. Apr, 2011 by Jesse.
I chased on Friday, April 22, 2011 with Dr. Tom Williams from Western Illinois University, along with fellow chasers Jeremy Degenhart and Eric Apel. We witnessed several tornadoes and tornadic circulations in the St. Louis region, including power flashes associated with the cell that moved through Pontoon Beach, IL after dark. We initially targeted Kingdom [...]
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Chase Log – April 19th 2011 Litchfield Illinois Tornado
Posted on21. Apr, 2011 by Adam.
Today turned out to be great chase. Along with Danny Neal, Mike Boik and Jonathan Williamson originally targeted near Effingham Illinois. Storms instead blew up further west along the MS river so we abandoned that target and set off to intercept the storms. A tornado was on the ground in Bowling Green, MO heading into [...]
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FCST: 04/19/11 – Midwest Regional Severe Outbreak
Posted on18. Apr, 2011 by Jesse.
A significant severe weather event appears poised to unfold across a large part of the nation’s midsection tomorrow, especially across areas of the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River valleys. The current surface analysis shows a stationary boundary draped largely proximal to the I-70 corridor, with a 997 mb surface cyclone situated over the Southern [...]
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04/09/11 Chase Report – Sac and Pocahontas County, Iowa Tornadoes
Posted on11. Apr, 2011 by Jesse.
I chased this day with Brad Goddard and Jodi Irvin; we initially targeted Council Bluffs, IA as a preliminary starting spot, but decided to move north to the Missouri Valley truck stop exit when a cumulus field started to build northwest of Omaha between 4 PM and 5 PM. A healthy storm popped up west [...]
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Significant Severe Weather Outbreak Expected – FCST: 04/10/11
Posted on10. Apr, 2011 by Jesse.
A significant severe weather outbreak appears poised to take aim on the Upper Mississippi Valley/Superior Uplands region of the Upper Midwest on Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. This potentially significant SVR weather event could feature all modes of SVR weather, including large hail, damaging winds, and strong tornadoes from long-lived, discrete supercells. A potent [...]
