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I tried to take pictures on the way to work this morning but apparently I got the sky more than the actual damage so I'll try to take better ones on the way home. Somehow I missed all the houses when I was taking pictures but a lot of them were pretty bad including the place where I get my haircuts. She has a barbershop thing on the side of her house and it looked totally gone












When you get above that hill it got worse but I only seemed to take pictures of the sky like below:

If you go further back in the woods the houses are completely destroyed and that's where the people died at. ICE is right about the American Red Cross, though. They already had a temporary roof on the houses that were damaged this morning and have been working hard.

They are saying the outbreak coming tomorrow is expected to be even worse, and then snow on Sunday.

According to some research I did while at work this morning things could've been alot more deadly if it wasn't for the dual polarization radars they have up that way. These types of radars allow radars to scan horizontally and vertically which in turn allows meteorologists to see straight through the storm and see a tornado before it even forms into just a funnel cloud. How they are able to see that is beyond me (must be somethin you learn going to school.) I read that the people in Branson had a 30 minute warning before the tornado got there which I'm sure saved alot of lives. I am glad you are ok and made it through this.

WFO_5 wrote: According to some research I did while at work this morning things could've been alot more deadly if it wasn't for the dual polarization radars they have up that way. These types of radars allow radars to scan horizontally and vertically which in turn allows meteorologists to see straight through the storm and see a tornado before it even forms into just a funnel cloud. How they are able to see that is beyond me (must be somethin you learn going to school.) I read that the people in Branson had a 30 minute warning before the tornado got there which I'm sure saved alot of lives. I am glad you are ok and made it through this.

A 30 minute warning time is typically the goal for such a tornado outbreak, We were actually just discussing lead times for tornadoes in my Meteorology Communications class today. Basically, statistics show that 30 minutes is the goal the National Weather Service has for notifying people of the possiblity of a tornado. And Starnes, the radar you mentioned basically allows a two-dimensonal view of the storm. This helps to distinguish debris from a funnel cloud from just rain that you typically see on the one dimensional radar map. Pretty interesting stuff.


Tomorrow (Friday) is another day where we could see tornadoes, unfortunately.
Everyone stay safe in that area.
"THREATS FOR BOTH DAMAGING WINDS AND SEVERAL
TORNADOES APPEARS EVIDENT...ACCOMPANYING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR LARGE
HAIL. A COUPLE OF STRONG TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE -- MAINLY
DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS IN AND NEAR THE MODERATE RISK
AREA. "

I'm almost square in the red ugh

They are already saying a tornado on the ground 20 miles west of here and all the schools are letting out early. Gonna be a long day

Hunker down and stay safe! Remember get in a ball with your head between your legs...

It's only getting worse, Weather Channel saying the worse tornado outbreak since last April. Im amazed about how large the area that could see tornadoes and severe weather today.. especially since its only very early into March.

Ya me too. If you check out @wbirweather on Twitter that's our local news station in Knoxville. Just look at all the tornado WARNINGS around. I work in Cumberland County, live in Fentress, and lived in Morgan County before that. My mom lives in Rhea County (Spring City) and I think all of those counties have already had a tornado warning today not including the watch that expires later in the evening. Every few minutes it sends something too my phone with a new warning.

oh god im in the red too

The latest outlook for today... and it has gotten worse since last night. 30 percent chance of tornado is pretty significant...

now im in the pinkD:

Shock should paint him a car with this map on it

Lmao.

On that map I'm in the pink but the next county under where I work probably isn't.

It should say 100% chance of a tornado or close to it because you know at least one tornado is going to hit in that area of pink today. Some already have if you go off the number of warnings they've given in Tennessee today. I know there was one touchdown 10 miles from here but I haven't heard if it done anything. The bad thing is it wasn't even supposed to start till later today

VLR_Shock wrote: It should say 100% chance of a tornado or close to it because you know at least one tornado is going to hit in that area of pink today. Some already have if you go off the number of warnings they've given in Tennessee today. I know there was one touchdown 10 miles from here but I haven't heard if it done anything. The bad thing is it wasn't even supposed to start till later today

I agree, but that map is just a prediction, its hard to put a percentage on whether a tornado will occur or not anyway.. but just keep following where the tornado warnings are issued.

Reports of serious damage in Dickson, TN. #tornado likely rain-wrapped. By the time u c it it will be too late. Take shelter Nashville! [via Twitter]


TAKE COVER NOW along & south of I-40 in #Nashville metro! Supercell with history of #damage moving in! wxch.nl/xgRKPv #severe [via Twitter]


Homes, businesses damaged in Dickson, TN, per local EMA & NWS. #severe [via Twitter]


#TORNADO warning for #Nashville! Sirens going off! Plz take cover! Our location .. t.co/eOJxI9oH [via Twitter]

There's a tornado heading right for the Nashville Metro area

When u hear the train coming head for the basement.

Just so we're all clear......you guys aren't allowed to die....I don't want to beat either of you on the track just because you aren't there because you're dead/in critical condition.....So don't friggen die. TAKE COVER!

OCF, T92, are you guys ok?