Severe Weather Thread

[VOL_FAN_in KY]

@TWCBreaking
Extensive damage reported in Dadeville, AL. "Direct hit", per emerg. manager.

 

[TEX_VOLFAN]

53, you get any heavy stuff?

 

[tigervol9802]

They just pointed out the cell that hit beam and that thing is still going strong.
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[myrobbins7]

Wow...man I really feel for those folks. That could have been me last night. Just a all around sad story.

 

[zjcvols]

farmers daughter took some pics and posted them in the random thoughts thread, take a look at those. it was nasty.

They were lol. Used the same one my friend did. She must not have taken them. OH well. Still some nasty weather.

 

[Volst53]

It's got hairy a couple of times, but nothing like what is going on south of us.

 

[TennTradition]

My friend took a couple pics in Vonore today. They're from facebook, so I attached them. Hopefully they work.

The picture on the right shows something incredible, if I'm looking at it correctly. It appears to be an actual horizontal vortex that is so large and strong that it is entraining a low-hanging cloud or wall cloud. I don't know if it is still a dominant theory, but at one time (roughly 15 years ago), it was believed that such vortexes meeting a downdraft could cause them to basically flip into a vertical vortex that would grow into a tornado in the appropriate supercell. That could be debunked by now...not sure....I don't study meteorology as much as I did then....Volcula, tiger, anyone into meteorology know?

 

[ego]

what county you in, 53?

 

[tigervol9802]

what county you in, 53?

Im thinking we're fairly safe now unless something comes out of nowhere.
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[TEX_VOLFAN]

Looks like a pretty strong line went thru Oak Ridge, heading north of Knoxville.

 

[NWGVol]

Is that Rome GA?
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Catoosa Co. GA borders Chattanooga.

 

[gorockytop101]

A few guys just said that there is no power on the Strip.
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[Volst53]

what county you in, 53?

Scott

 

[tigervol9802]

Catoosa Co. GA borders Chattanooga.

The hotel collapsed in Rome.

Sounds like 2 horrible incidents.
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[CountVolcula]

:thumbsup:

OK...I was just wondering because 62/82 is right at 75%, and I wasn't sure since you mentioned that if Tdew = 82, then that would be 100% humidity, and I thought you might be implying (82/82 = 100%).
So, we're on the same page. The formula above is an approximation, but it'll get us close enough. But, for those of us that think in Fahrenheit and not Celsius, it would be:

RH = 100 - 2.8(T-Td) ....

or since that would come closer to requiring a calculator ... we could probably get away with

RH = 100 - 2.5(T-Td)

for relative humidity values over 70% or so without introducing too much error....

When it comes to calculating Dew point, I really never had too. I always use the maps. I let the bigger brains do that.

Again, I'm just a novice

 

[ego]

Im thinking we're fairly safe now unless something comes out of nowhere.
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yeah, still a light thunderstorm going on...but nothing like it was. i'm not gonna lie, i was on edge during that first go-round. this building is brand new and made to take in a lot of damage, but i thought i was done.

 

[VOL_FAN_in KY]

The hotel collapsed in Rome.

Sounds like 2 horrible incidents.
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Don't think that was in Rome.

Sounds like it was in Ringgold, GA. Same county from what I understand?

 

[tigervol9802]

yeah, still a light thunderstorm going on...but nothing like it was. i'm not gonna lie, i was on edge during that first go-round. this building is brand new and made to take in a lot of damage, but i thought i was done.

Yup. The one we discussed earlier scared the pee out of me.
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[zjcvols]

Most of the bad is through, but there are still a couple cells it seems.

 

[tigervol9802]

Don't think that was in Rome.

Sounds like it was in Ringgold, GA. Same county from what I understand?

Oh, I misunderstood then. Thought they said Rome.
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[CountVolcula]

Saying that a 3 story motel in Ringgold Georgia took a direct hit, trapping multiple victims

 

[ego]

Most of the bad is through, but there are still a couple cells it seems.

i didnt realize you were in friendsville. that was the first one we got a call on. have much property damage?

 

[TennTradition]

When it comes to calculating Dew point, I really never had too. I always use the maps. I let the bigger brains do that.

Again, I'm just a novice

I love to see anyone who has a passion for understanding and following the weather

 

[MaehlMan]

Another tornado warning issued for knox county. Wow.
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[Volst53]

Watch out Knoxville area, some more heading in from sweetwater right now.