FCST: June 27, 2011
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by Jesse.
Convective Addiction members will be monitoring today as each of the home states for our entire team is under the scope for a conditional threat of severe weather again today, with the main peril likely being damaging winds. A threat for an isolated tornado or two will exist, however, albeit on an even more conditional [...]
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June 19th and 20th 2011 Nebraska Tornadoes
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by Adam.
Convective Addiction chasers Adam, Brad, Jesse and Skip all were able to document multiple tornadoes across Nebraska during a 2 day chase marathon that saw a number of tornadoes across the state. The tornadoes were the result of an unusually strong cold core like system that slowly moved along, allowing for the 2 day chase-a-thon [...]
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June 14, 2011: New Boston, MO Tornado
Posted on 15. Jun, 2011 by Jesse.
A spectacular view of a tornado in northeastern Missouri at night is a rare treat, and getting a decent viewing angle is even less likely. Frankly, I was convinced that this particular severe weather event would be mostly a non-event due to the presence of a strong EML (warm layer aloft that prevents vigorous convective [...]
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FCST: 05/25/11 – Middle Mississippi/Ohio River Valleys
Posted on 25. May, 2011 by Jesse.
Another significant severe weather day appears in store for parts of the Midwest and Corn Belt regions, especially over parts of the Middle Mississippi and Ohio River valleys. As yesterday’s system treks eastward, the strong mid and upper-level dynamics will once again coalesce with a very unstable warm sector to potentially yield an outbreak of [...]
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FCST: 05/24/11 – Central and Southern Plains
Posted on 24. May, 2011 by Jesse.
All of the synoptic ingredients appear to be coalescing today for a major severe weather outbreak across the Central and Southern Plains, and the SPC has already outlined a high risk for severe weather across the region. Some details remain to evolve, so mesoscale forecasting will be important this afternoon as the event gets closer [...]
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Tornado Outbreak Relief Donations
Posted on 15. May, 2011 by Adam.
As promised, Convective Addiction along with the help from some of our great supporters have made a 300 dollar donation to the Red Cross. This donation will go to help the victims of the horrible tornado outbreak which took place on April 27th of this year. The area is still recovering and in desperate need [...]
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May Chasing – What’s on the Horizon?
Posted on 06. May, 2011 by Adam.
Its May!!! Everyone’s favorite month for severe weather [except me.] After an April that smashed records the severe weather junkie inside all of us would think that May would follow along, being the statistical peak and all but so far that has not been the case? The severe weather came to nearly a screeching halt [...]
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Historical Mississippi and Ohio River Flooding
Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Adam.
While much of the focus in the chasing community remains squarely focused on the historical tornado outbreak across the south, and rightly so, there is another major weather event underway. The slow rise of the river along the middle and lower river valleys will create crests that haven’t been reached since at least the early [...]
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Haleyville, Alabama Tornado Footage
Posted on 29. 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 on 29. 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.
