Topic: East Tennessee Tornado(s)

[SlowModem]

Well, the storms have started today, and they're predicted to continue and worsen through the day.  Possible (not yet confirmed by the NWS) tornado(s) touched down in the Chattanooga area and moved NNE.  My dad has a large tree down in his front yard.  Numerous reports of trees down and roofs blown off, etc., are coming in.  Schools are closing.  At least 64,000 are without power.  It's nowhere near the damage sustained in Arkansas (we're lucky in that regard).

http://www.wrcbtv.com/

http://www.newschannel9.com/

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/apr/27/people-trapped-homes-roads-impassable-after-storm-/

http://wdef.com/

[DaculaWeather]

Take care Greg, we're getting the same stuff later.

[Downlinerz2]

  Stay safe all!!!  This is the wildest April I can remember for quite a while.  It is much more like May!  So many tornadoes!  And the same places seem to be getting hit over and over.  We had a short tornado warning here just before Noon.  Came out of the blue.  Wasn't much of anything on the radar.  No lightning.  A funnel cloud was sighted south of here and there has been some wind damage.  I have had gusts up to 41mph.
 take care everyone,
     Mark

[SlowModem]

Round 2 is just west of Chattanooga now moving northeast.   

[DaculaWeather]

Huntsville GRLevel3 radar http://www.daculaweather.com/grlevel3/storm_mode_3.php

[Gulfcoast]

http://www.alabamawx.com/

[C5250]

I just so happened that I was in Johnson City yesterday. Saw the lightning starting up before getting the chance to find out what was going on, and then started hearing about what had happened in AL.

Supposedly, a tornado went across 26 between Bristol and Johnson City. Didn't see any signs of tornado damage on the way back home today though, until we got to Glade Spring, VA.

There there where many buildings with major damage, and many, many more with minor damage. Barely a tree without damage, and I don't think I saw a single undamaged sign. A truck stop there took it pretty hard too. There where more containers than I could count scattered on either side of, and in the median of I-81. Along with at least 3 or 4 18-wheelers. 

[W Thomas]

Along with the damage at Glade Spring there was significant damage at W&L construction's offices and shop which were destroyed as well as probably 10-15 spans of 3ph primary blown down poles and all. The tornado then continued across the ridge, although weakened, and done considerable damage in the community of Carlock Creek. Several trees broken off mid trunk and mobile homes slammed against houses.

More on this at my web site   http://www.smythweather.net

We were so lucky being only minutes from all the carnage.

[W Thomas]

I can certainly agree !  The Super Outbreak likely had more actual track time on the ground and possibly in more states..but this system was producing tornado after tornado wherever it approached.  Just another of those situations where several things have to come together at the right time and was able to do just that.  That is in itself rare.