Tornado Talk

Yesterday’s tornado just south of Clinton, MO is incredible to watch. Thank you to Amanda Johnson for sharing this security camera video hitting the south side of Clinton. Notice how it hits the barrels first, then almost immediately ramps up and begins tearing apart trees. So dangerous and in just a few seconds. #SevereWeather #Tornado #LRC

12:38pm CDT #SPC_MD 0463 , #vtwx #nywx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

Manila, AR F4 #Tornado – April 16, 1998! Part of a 61-tornado outbreak, this F4 developed just west of Manila and moved northeast through the city. Two children were killed in a destroyed mobile home. The tornado also leveled a discount store, gas station, factories, and homes in the main residential area. tornadotalk.com/manila-ar-f4-t… #arwx #OTD #tornadohistory

Video of the tornado from Clinton Missouri Wednesday afternoon #mowx

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Illinois and Missouri until 12 AM CDT

Tornado moments ago in Clinton #Mowx Intercepted ground circulation at close range just after this photo.

WATERSPOUT?? Taken 3:01 PM from UW Atmospheric Science building roof, looking towards Magnolia neighborhood. Look just over the hill. @NWSSeattle #wawx

6:20pm CDT #SPC_MD 0457 , #txwx #okwx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

6:17pm CDT #SPC_MD 0456 , #ilwx #wiwx #iawx #mowx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

3:57pm CDT #SPC_MD 0453 , #arwx #mowx #okwx #kswx #txwx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

3:55pm CDT #SPC_MD 0452 , #pawx #nywx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

Here are our Key Messages for Friday (4/17).

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri until 9 PM CDT

3:26pm CDT #SPC_MD 0451 , #ohwx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma until 9 PM CDT

2:16pm CDT #SPC_MD 0449 , #iawx #mowx #kswx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

1:52pm CDT #SPC_MD 0448 , #iawx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

1:39pm CDT #SPC_MD 0447 , #okwx #txwx, spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md…

Frio County, TX F4 #Tornado – April 15, 1973! This F4 tracked just over 23 miles across Frio County, moving over Frio Airport, the Melon community, and south of Pearsall. Five people were killed when it crossed I-35 and struck two cars. It also destroyed 8 homes, damaged hangars, wrecked airplanes, ripped asphalt from a runway, and devastated crops. tornadotalk.com/frio-county-tx… #txwx #OTD #tornadohistory

ON THIS DATE IN 2011: The "forgotten" tornado outbreak of April 15, 2011. Out of the 46 confirmed tornadoes on that day across Alabama, the total damage path length was over 250 miles, with 10 of those tornadoes having damage paths over 10 miles long. The event was "forgotten" by many due to what would happen 12 days later, on April 27, 2011, when a generational tornado outbreak would kill 252 people in our state. One of the large EF-3 tornadoes to strike Central Alabama on the day created a swath of damage from northeastern Greene County, just southeast of the community of Ralph, to just south of Veterans Memorial Parkway just east of Tuscaloosa in south-central Tuscaloosa County. Winds with this monster were estimated at 140 mph, mainly uprooting and snapping trees. A few homes and businesses received damage as the twister moved north of Shelton State Community College and crossed Alabama Highway 69 near Taylorville, and crossing I-20/59 near Alabama Highway 82. Another large EF-3 tornado struck the Myrtlewood-Pinhook communities with estimated winds of 150 mph. Several dozen single-family and mobile homes were destroyed or severely damaged. One person was killed when his mobile home was tossed several hundred feet across Alabama Highway 69. Two more people were injured as their mobile homes were rolled and tossed. Two more people were injured as the roof and several walls of their home were destroyed. Another EF-3 tornado hit Central Alabama, this time it was in the Boones Chapel community in Autauga County. This twister was the third one to affect the same general area for the day, but this one was a killer. Three people were killed and four were seriously injured as the tornado destroyed the manufactured home they were in. In all, at least 50 homes and one business was either destroyed or significantly damaged. For years, the official tornado count stood at 45 on April 15, 2011. However, earlier this year the National Weather Service confirmed a 46th tornado in Greene County near Forkland (EF-2) following a re-examination of historical data and citizen reports.