0 Members and 5 Guests are viewing this topic.
If you're at a desktop/laptop and haven't seen this, you should:http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/afterthestorm/index.html#/the-life-before-and-the-life-after
Found this the other day while browsing for model projections of this event. This 13z RUC prog gives an idea of just how big of a bullet Middle TN dodged due to that midday, cold pool driven MCS coming through and constant rain/cloud cover in its wake.Of course, this MCS probably led to an even worse scenario for N MS and N AL since it laid down the outflow boundary that multiple storms interacted with. That aside, I would think that this scenario presented below would've been just as bad if not worse since you're adding Nashville and its sprawling metro along with all of the other densely populated areas in Middle TN into an absolutely combustible environment.
Adam: Girls come and go. Weather is constant
Eric (Admin): there's no fornication in meteorology
It has always fascinated me that not only do we have one of the greatest tornado outbreaks in USA history, but probably also one of the most intense QLCS/Serial Derecho events in US history. It was that QLCS/Serial Derecho that was actually the most widespread event for Middle TN out of that whole event. Unfortunately that morning event, which caused widespread power and infrastructure issues is one of several factors that contributed to the high death toll of the afternoon and evening supercell outbreak.
Check this out.... from the NWS HUN & BMX offices.http://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5aab7900167940b99ec091e84b3b3e95
Oh...My... This is very very serious guys, huge debris ball going on right now. Hoping those people took cover.
Yet ANOTHER debris ball on the storm heading toward Jasper AL. Very strong rotation, confirmed wedge. This thing is looking MEAN.
I, too, enjoy 7.33 year naps.