The Weather Thread

[Securb]

Speng I have a great shed you can stay in

[Speng]

Can I bring my hot plate?

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Four tornadoes classified as EF-2 hit the state, the National Weather Service forecast office in Jackson, Mississippi said Tuesday evening.
Two were in Yazoo County, one slammed Starkville, and the fourth touched down in Raleigh. An EF-2 twister (on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale) produces wind gusts, estimated by damage assessments, of 110-137 mph, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In Attala County, storms destroyed nine mobile homes, injured six people and left parts of the area without power, the service said.
A tornado touched down in Yazoo County on Monday night, causing damage to a courthouse in downtown Yazoo City and tossing debris in a wide area, according to an emergency management spokesman.
The twister touched down about 8:05 p.m., according to the National Weather Service's Jackson office.

[Hooch]

In Attala County, storms destroyed nine mobile homes, injured six people and one monkey and left parts of the area without power, the service said.

Sounds like it affected most, if not all, of our staff.

[Speng]

I hope Brett Favre's relatives are ok.


I think that's the same area that was hit by a tornado earlier in the year. I saw part of an episode of Storm Chasers (there was nothing else on) where Yazoo had some houses wiped out.

[Speng]

Check this out:



The photograph is just one image from the portfolio of electrician Sean Heavey. The supercell cloud was photographed in July west of Glasgow, Montana, USA.

Mr Heavey, 34, an amateur photographer, created the jaw-dropping panoramic image by stitching together three photos from the 400 frames he took of the violent scene he witnessed in July

It caused minor damage, and lasted several hours before moving on. Massive storm systems like this centre on mesocyclones -- rotating updrafts that deliver torrential rain and high winds.

The dangerous outbreak of weather raged for several hours and caused minor damage to local communities - while watchful Mr Heavey captured all its devastating beauty from a distance.

Taking photographs of storms for the past seven years, this year Mr Heavey and his masterpiece are up for a prestigious award from National Geographic.

Called the 'Mothership', because of the striking image's similarity to an alien space ship, the photograph was actually four years in the making.

'I have two storm chasing friends I met through my wife Toni and they've been badgering me to go out with them for that long,' explained Sean.

'I' normally rely on simply being in the right place at the right time for my photography, while I'm out working. But in July I finally decided to do it and thankfully this picture was the result. We don't usually get weather like this out in Montana, it felt like the perfect storm.

'The power was awe inspiring.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...ntana.html

[Speng]

Anyone get snow yet? We're getting our first measurable snowfall right now.

[Hooch]

Anyone get snow yet? We're getting our first measurable snowfall right now.

we're supposed to see some later today, but nothing significant.

[Securb]

No snow yet but it should be 20 - 25 degrees below freezing for the Pats/Jets game tonight. With any luck both teams will die of hypothermia. Mark Sanchez could survive by cutting open Rex Ryan and climbing in to elude the elements.

[Speng]

Mark Sanchez could survive by cutting open Rex Ryan and climbing in to elude the elements.

"I thought he smelled bad......on the outside..."