In the wake of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in recorded history last week, more rounds of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are predicted to bombard the same general region into early May.
AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity even stated in his blog Tuesday that over the next two weeks, he thinks there could be up to 300 more tornadoes within an area spanning from eastern Oklahoma to northern Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
“You may think that 300 tornadoes is a lot, but if you look at 2008, we had just that many in the two-week time period leading up to the second week of May,” Margusity said in his blog. “Also, given the pattern, I don’t think it’s too unrealistic to think that many can happen.”
A few hours after he made these statements, more tornadoes broke out Tuesday evening from Oklahoma to Ohio. The number of tornado reports (unofficial) with this outbreak was up to 33 as of Wednesday morning.
This image, courtesy of the National Weather Service Office in San Diego, Calif., shows tornado reports across the Plains and Midwest late Tuesday into Tuesday night.
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Severe Studios
Tornado Warning for Lowndes County in MS until 9:45pm CDT.
Tornado Warning for Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee and Monroe County in MS until 9:30pm CDT.
TWC Breaking
Dr. Forbes: “Hail core making its way to Starkville, MS; could have hail as big as baseballs.
Severe Weather Expert Dr. Greg Forbes says his April #tornado count (272) sets a new tentative record for April. Old record: 267 in 1974.
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA…EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…NORTHEAST ALABAMA…NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN CENTRAL ALABAMA:
BIBB…BLOUNT…CHILTON…COOSA…JEFFERSON…
PERRY…SHELBY…ST. CLAIR…TALLADEGA AND WALKER.
IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA:
CALHOUN…CLAY…CLEBURNE AND RANDOLPH. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA…CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH.
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA: MARION AND WINSTON.
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA: FAYETTE…GREENE…HALE…LAMAR…PICKENS…SUMTER
AND TUSCALOOSA.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
* A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREA IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Turn Around – Don’t Drown!
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
The Weather Channel
Torential rains in Starkville, MS. http://yfrog.com/h23p4ctj
via @Crawford_Martin
Stunning wall cloud from Starkville, MS: http://twitpic.com/4nc666
via @daweathaman http://twitpic.com/4nc7wu
via @justincoulter
My weather radio JUST went off for T-Storm watch # 173 for Jefferson & Walker counties in AL until 2 AM cst
The storm had worn down our cables for power yesterday & our line snapped. Without power for a few hours…JUST in time
Accu Weather
Check the AccuWeather.com Severe Weather Center for watches & warnings: http://ow.ly/4Ew4G
James Spann
EMA reports quarter sized hail in Sulligent,AL
RT @dallasnicole1: @spann power blinking in millport,AL with intense lightning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 173 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
JEFFERSON WALKER
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
WINSTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…BIRMINGHAM…HALEYVILLE… HOOVER AND JASPER.
James Spann
Flooding a very real concern over Northwest Alabama over the next few hours..
Rain and storms: http://bit.ly/h0k9K
James Spann
Enhanced wind threat from I-22, west of Brilliant, southward into northwestern Fayette County.
James Spann
RT @willtking: @spann Power blinking in Haleyville. Hard rain, and windy conditions. intense lightning
FOX6 Weather
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WARNG REMAINS SE MARION W WINSTON LAMAR FAYETTE & N PICKENS CNTYS TIL 1… Read more at http://bit.ly/hjYLeW
As always watch the Accuweather Widget at Top Right
It’s a rumblin in the jungle near Hwys 78 & 69 in Jasper, AL, should be here in about 30 min appox
REPEAT:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 173 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 2 AM CDT THURSDAY
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
JEFFERSON WALKER
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
WINSTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…BIRMINGHAM…HALEYVILLE… HOOVER AND JASPER.
James Spann
A large tree has fallen on a car along highway 278 in Beaverton. there are unknown injuries at this time.
FOX6 Weather
SVR-TSTRM-WRN: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR FAYETTE. TIL 1100PM CDT. AT 950PM CDT THE NWS INDICATED LINE O… Read more at http://bit.ly/hza89d
Spann Live saying wind gusts the biggest threat up to 50mph & hail, hitting above counties now or soon
James Spann
“@TW4COAL: @spann Two large signs at Bull Pen Steakhouse and a tree on HWY 69 north of Oakman have blown down
@spann really strong wind in northern Fayette co (Hubbertville) right now!
Should be much weaker by the time they reach East AL
FOX6 Weather
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WARNG REMAINS WINSTON WALKER FAYETTE N TUSCALOOSA & N PICKENS CNTYS TIL… Read more at http://bit.ly/gQcZLL
Spann NOW: Jasper looks nasty winds up to 58mph ck it out:
http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/sir/al_/radar.asp?play=true
Back from shelter, about to check updates…
@spann Heavy rain, lots of lightning, & strong winds w/ power outages in Jasper.
http://www.alabamawx.com/?page_id=31752
@spann Power out in the Saragossa community in Walker County.
James Spann
@LinJ89 Winds could gust to 80 mph within the next 30 mins
James Spann
Complete details on the wind event are on the blog: http://bit.ly/h0k9K
Storms about to blow through the B’ham metro. Straight line winds could exceed 80 mph in spots, knocking down trees
@spann power out in Curry Community!
FOX6 Weather
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WARNG REMAINS TIL 1115PM CDT CULLMAN CNTY AT 1049PM CDT RADAR CONTINUED… Read more at http://bit.ly/e1Qol4
FOX6 Weather
FLSH-FLD-WRN: FLSH FLD WRN FOR COLBERT. TIL 430AM CDT. AT 1042PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SLW MOVNG … Read more at http://bit.ly/gKPFAJ
SVR-TSTRM-WRN: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR N CNTRL BIBB. TIL 1130PM CDT. AT 1032PM CDT THE NWS INDICATED … Read more at http://bit.ly/eBu3PF
LIVE Radar
http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/sir/al_/radar.asp?play=true
FOX6 Weather
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WARNG REMAINS BLOUNT JEFFERSON TUSCALOOSA & N CNTRL BIBB CNTYS TIL 1130… Read more at http://bit.ly/h0ZohE
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR SE WALKER, IS CANCLD. . THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE W… Read more at http://bit.ly/gie9BE
Spann: join us on the blog http://t.co/ADUh5CK
NWS RADAR INDICATES THE TSTRM… Read more at http://bit.ly/hxlqrF
FOX6 Weather
FLSH-FLD-WRN: FLSH FLD WRN FOR CULLMAN. TIL 530AM CDT THU. AT 1115PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SLW MO… Read more at http://bit.ly/hvfROB
FOX6 Weather
SVR-TSTRM-WRN: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR NE CULLMAN. TIL 1215AM CDT. AT 1122PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SVR … Read more at http://bit.ly/hUt1CB
FOX6 Weather
SVR-TSTRM-WRN: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR BLOUNT. TIL 1215AM CDT. AT 1124PM CDT THE NWS INDICATED LINE O… Read more at http://bit.ly/eg2WgB
FOX6 Weather
FLSH-FLD-STMNT: FLSH FLD WARNG REMAINS MARION W WINSTON LAMAR W FAYETTE & N PICKENS CNTYS TIL 1… Read more at http://bit.ly/hI1PG3
FOX6 Weather
FLSH-FLD-STMNT: FLSH FLD WARNG REMAINS WINSTON WALKER E FAYETTE NW TUSCALOOSA & S PICKENS CNTYS… Read more at http://bit.ly/fL4TQg
SVR-WX-STMNT: SVR TSTRM WARNG REMAINS TIL 1215AM CDT S MARSHALL NE CULLMAN & SE MORGAN CNTYS AT… Read more at http://bit.ly/eIryOR
System seems to be worsening as it travels East:
SVR-TSTRM-WRN: SVR TSTRM WRN FOR DEKALB. TIL 100AM CDT. AT 1218AM CDT RADAR INDICATED SVR TSTRM… Read more at http://bit.ly/fUYaYa