The tornado and summer storms weather has started in the South.

[Yvonne Smith]

We are under a severe tornado watch for this weekend. It is going to move through most of the southern US states over the weekend, from Texas all the way across to Florida, and will affect all the states in between.
Unlike a hurricane, which is known days ahead, a tornado strike is pretty much instantaneous, or at least with not much warning.

This storm is supposed to be in Alabama (where i live) by late Saturday night, and the projected radar shows it hitting almost all the states as it goes across. Usually, we are in some kind of a pocket where the storms go either north or south of where Bobby and I live; but you can never know for sure.
In 2011, we lived further north than we do now (only a few miles difference) and bad tornadoes ripped through and left the whole Huntsville area with no power and trees and power lines all over the roads. We were without power for almost 2 weeks, although other parts of the city had power back well before we did, living in the outlying area.

So, we will probably be up late that night and watching the weather reports on the television, especially if the tornado sirens go off. Here is a look at what they expect in Alabama on Saturday. As you can see, we are in the purple area, which is the worst part expected.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

It is already starting to have the storms west of us, and this is going to be one of those spring storms that goes all the way from the gulf to the Great Lakes , from what they are showing on the radar forecasts.

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

I expect some gusty wind and some rain, but not any flooding risk. We can never rule out some severe weather but we seem to be in good shape.

From what I have seen a big issue to the south is that severe weather seems likely to spring up during the very late night hours when many are sleeping.

 

[Susannah]

Yvonne, do you have a storm cellar or somewhere safe that you go if storms are close?

My mother was raised in the south. She used to tell stories about watching twisters move through.

Scary stuff. Be safe!

 

[Yvonne Smith]

Yvonne, do you have a storm cellar or somewhere safe that you go if storms are close?

My mother was raised in the south. She used to tell stories about watching twisters move through.

Scary stuff. Be safe!

We do not have any kind of storm cellar at our house. The best we can do is go into an inside closet, but so far we have not had to do that. We are right near Redstone Arsenal, so their sirens go off if a tornado is spotted in our vicinity.
We are on a little hill, so we do not have to worry about flooding like some of the owner areas do, or the ones near creeks that flood during storms.

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

This afternoon turned quite gusty, not seriously so but lots of huffing and puffing. Temperature at 73 F which is maybe 20 degrees warmer than yesterday.

Just now I got weather alerts via multiple devices about a coming line of storms tonight through tomorrow with winds gusting to 55 MPH. Eerily right after these new alerts the gusting ceased outside. But as I type this the gusting has resumed again. Skies remain clear with a very thin high haze.


No basement or storm cellar? Well I presume you know the bit about staying low in the house in an interior room if possible or a small room like a bathroom.

 

[Sheryl]

It looks like that system will be here Sunday. I don't worry too much about thunderstorms. Actually, I enjoy watching the power of Mother Nature from the safety of the inside of my house. As long as they don't say the T word. That strikes terror in my heart.

 

[Smithy]

You guys in the USA have some major storms here in England UK we only get little storms with bad rain no tornados.

 

[Susannah]

Things are really kicking up now with severe thunder storm warnings and high winds. Watch out for fires because of the high winds. There’s a big wildfire in Stillwater OK.

Tornado warnings will be next.

 

[Susannah]

You guys in the USA have some major storms here in England UK we only get little storms with bad rain no tornados.

Yes, we do. The middle of the country had record making tornadoes all last night and the southeastern states are under the gun right now and tonight. Unfortunately, there were 10 dead in Missouri last night.

I am west of these storms and only had some snow showers and lots of wind as the big storm came over the Rockies and into the mid-west yesterday. Yvonne started this thread and she's in Alabama where there will be big threats today. Please remember everyone in the path of these storms.

Tornado threat moves to southern U.S. after severe storms kill at least 18, unleashes winds and fans wildfires​

Violent tornadoes hit parts of U.S. as severe storms kill at least 42, unleashing winds and fanning wildfires

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Don Alaska]

It appears that there will be at least two more rounds of this wacky weather on the way for you folks, especially in the upper Midwest. I saw predictions of record high temperatures followed by violent storms then followed up with blizzards . Sound like a really crazy way to go into spring on Thursday!

 

[Marie Mallory]

It appears that there will be at least two more rounds of this wacky weather on the way for you folks, especially in the upper Midwest. I saw predictions of record high temperatures followed by violent storms then followed up with blizzards . Sound like a really crazy way to go into spring on Thursday!

Don, I wanted you to know I'm going to stay off forums for awhile, and YouTube except for news, etc, hope the weather doesn't cause you any problems, tale care.

 

[Don Alaska]

Don, I wanted you to know I'm going to stay off forums for awhile, and YouTube except for news, etc, hope the weather doesn't cause you any problems, tale care.

Sorry to hear that @Marie Mallory . I hope all is well with you.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

It looks like you are having some really bad storms today, in your area, @Jacob Petersheim ! Are you in the area where it is raining, snowing, or ice storms ?
We had storms on the reader for today when I looked last night, but today is just cloudy and windy, and no storms, which is good.

 

[Susannah]

Thinking of all of you who are in the areas with severe storms today. I was listening to Max Velocity early this morning and Missouri was really catching it then.

Stay safe!

 

[Cody Fousnaugh]

Like most other states/areas, we don't want any tornados, and don't get them, but rain and t-storms we'd (wife and I) would definitely welcome. Unfortunately, 99% of rain/t-storms are in the Reno area, not here in the Las Vegas Valley. What is here, and neither bother 99% of the people is, high winds blowing dirt all over the place and high heat. We REALLY miss the rain and t-storms, like we had in northern Colorado and in northeastern Florida.

 

[Jacob Petersheim]

It looks like you are having some really bad storms today, in your area, @Jacob Petersheim ! Are you in the area where it is raining, snowing, or ice storms ?
We had storms on the reader for today when I looked last night, but today is just cloudy and windy, and no storms, which is good.

Thunderstorms, but we're getting pretty wet here as they "train" right along over us. No wind or ice, as far as I know we never got any snow last night. Just really wet.

 

[Mary Stetler]

OK, Now on top of weather there are sun eruptions which will effect the earth with earthquakes, according to you tube sun watchers. I would not worry so much about solar storms until the Carrington Event is brought up.

 

[Don Alaska]

OK, Now on top of weather there are sun eruptions which will effect the earth with earthquakes, according to you tube sun watchers. I would not worry so much about solar storms until the Carrington Event is brought up.

I have seen others predicting a G3 for this week as well. The double release is apparently hard to predict. No Carrington equivalent predicted yet. Can you imagine all digital data being erased????