Severe Weather Thread

[Nerd-Vol]

Can I go to sleep?

 

[Coug]

Can I go to sleep?

Are you serious? :crazy:



Turn on local channel.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Are you serious? :crazy:



Turn on local channel.

Not sure what you mean.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Not sure what you mean.

Means don't go to sleep yet. Weather may get crazy.

 

[Burhead]

Not sure what you mean.

Let me put it into racing terms Nerd;

Think like it's the last 5 laps at Daytona or Talladega, you know that there is a going to be a massive wreck at some point. You got to hold a steady wheel and be prepared to miss the carnage if it happens :thumbsup:

 

[BigSteve09]

Heard East TN is getting lit up, hope everyone is ok

 

[BigSteve09]

Have y'all been watching these? Big storm coming through BHam

TVNweather Live Storm Chasing

 

[BigSteve09]

Home - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

live BHam news stream

 

[volinbham]

Home - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

live BHam news stream

that's local legend James Spann - even has a bobblehead

 

[volinbham]

hell of a lightning show going on

 

[BigSteve09]

watching the wbir stream as well thinking of everyone in east tn

 

[BigSteve09]

Birmingham is about to get rocked.

Looks like 2, maybe 3, tornados (according to TWC)

 

[BigSteve09]

 

[Grand Vol]

Any recommendations on an emergency alert app? I'd like something that was very specific for my location, in case a midnight run to the basement is in order.

I'll be honest, a weather radio is your best bet for information. But in times like these, it's sometimes best to just wait up until the all clear happens. I know most folks have jobs, but better for one or more people to stay awake and monitor the situation rather than hope you get an alert on time. Best to ask the boss the next day for a little latitude.

Also, the problem with text alerts and the likes is if/when power and cell towers go down. And cell carriers will get logjammed with calls and texts. I'm in tornado central, ask me how I know...

 

[volinbham]

ETA - 7 minutes to my part of town

 

[Grand Vol]

Reiterating what I said earlier, stay safe folks.

 

[Burhead]

ETA - 7 minutes to my part of town

Stay safe my brah.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Crazy lightning and rain here, but the forecast looks better. Thankfully, no haul thus far. Kids are back in bed.
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[Dave1967]

Loads of lightning here in Ducktown bad stuff is supposed to hit in the next hour or so

 

[Freak]

I don't have an app (that I'm aware of anyway) but I got an alert on my iphone about an hour ago and so did my wife.

 

[Coug]

hell of a lightning show going on

Must be insane there. We just had a mini lightning show here with torrential rain/flash flooding and only small amounts of hail, but it came and went quickly.

 

[volinbham]

fortunately it fizzled out about 10 miles out.

 

[Grand Vol]

fortunately it fizzled out about 10 miles out.

That's good news. But be wary of back building.

 

[volinbham]

amazing how specific these things are - the cell went through within a mile of me but we got nothing in the way of big winds/downpours.

 

[volinbham]

That's good news. But be wary of back building.

yeah the are popping, disappearing then popping again.

looks like one more possible cell then we should be done for the night.

tornado was in Bessemer - maybe 10 miles west