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Unread 04-18-2012, 10:00 AM
 
Location: SouthWestern CT
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I always hate seeing pictures of stripped trees because it means one thing, the Tornado was devastating.

From NWS Witchita, Kansas.

Preliminary EF4 damage south of Kanopolis Lake, KS
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Preliminary EF4 damage south of Kanopolis Lake, KS
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Part of the EF2-EF3 damage about 2 miles southwest of Conway Springs, KS
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Unread 04-18-2012, 10:02 AM
 
Location: Buxton, England
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Nice to see that this family doesn't think about cleaning out their toilet bowl. Yuck.
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Unread 04-18-2012, 11:59 AM
 
Location: SouthWestern CT
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One more insane image from EF4 in Kansas. Looks like the stairway was the place to be. Geesus. Thats the foundation of the home but nothing remains except the stairs.

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Unread 04-18-2012, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Buxton, England
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What's crazy is how that massive box of tissues survived with nary a scratch.
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Unread 04-21-2012, 11:17 PM
 
Location: Amarillo
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Nice picture! Thanks for sharing it with us. Once again, Amarillo was west of the dryline...so, we got nothing.
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Unread 04-28-2012, 05:12 PM
 
Location: SouthWestern CT
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Not really an outbreak today but take a look at whats happening in Mid Section. Hail being reported all over the state of MO and IL. Up to 3.25" hail reported by trained spotter.
National Weather Service Text Product Display

Radar looks crazy. Warnings out.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
601 PM CDT SAT APR 28 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
CENTRAL ST. CHARLES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
ST. LOUIS CITY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 558 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARYLAND HEIGHTS...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH. HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT HOUSE AND BUILDING DAMAGE POSSIBLE. MOBILE
HOMES COMPLETELY DESTROYED IF HIT. SOME TREES UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED. VEHICLES WILL LIKELY BE THROWN BY TORNADIC WINDS.

Last edited by Cambium; 04-28-2012 at 05:22 PM..
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