Incredible Storm System - Tornadoes and rain at 4+ inches per hour

[Gerry]

Since last night, it seems we have been under one tornado warning after another and coming in with great frequency now. Some describe this as "Box Cars" in that one storm after another along a line just keep coming.

Now we are dealing with a deluge of water dumping on the local scene at a rate of more than 4 inches per hour.

Me and the dogs are safe and ready to hunker down in the root cellar if need be.

 

[Tia Wood]

Location?

 

[Gerry]

Winston Salem NC area.

I was watching CNN when they jumped in and said if you are in Winston Salem you need to take cover now.

That caught my attention.

Rain so hard it sounded like hail against the window but it was simply rain whipped up by wind blowing sideways.

 

[Tia Wood]

So get off the internet, Doc.

 

[Gerry]

So get off the internet, Doc.

Right now, only reliable news I have. DishNetwork out.

The latest alert is this cell, already produced tornadoes, now along the same line heading northwest with the other cells.

That classic kidney bean shape is not cool. This is in Statesville, NC.

http://biwi.mobi/images//cat.jpg

Keeping kids held over in school to keep the buses off the road.

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11 tornado warnings since 1:40 pm this afternoon.

23 tornado warnings last night from about 7:30 pm to about 3:30 am.

 

[draggar]

Be safe, Doc.

 

[Tia Wood]

Right now, only reliable news I have. DishNetwork out.

Do you know about this site? http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php

 

[Gerry]

I am at the cross mark in almost center on these images.

http://biwi.mobi/images//x 1.jpg
http://biwi.mobi/images//x 2.jpg
http://biwi.mobi/images//x 3.jpg

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Do you know about this site? http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php

Yeah, I have seen it.

We are getting confirmation for NWS out of Blacksburg VA and Raleigh NC.

Reports of several confirmed EF1 tornadoes last night and today.

Watching one right now that is moving this way at 63mph.

I think I will get closer to the shelter for a while.

 

[Tia Wood]

I think I will get closer to the shelter for a while.

I don't blame you. Be safe. PM your phone number in case you find yourself in a bad situation. It helped me out a lot when I had a fellow domainer to communicate with the internet on my behalf when I was down, so better safe than sorry!

 

[draggar]

http://www.wunderground.com

They have some great radar / satellite (and other)s maps - you can even integrate many together with their Wundermaps.

 

[Gerry]

Just heavy rain at the moment, roads flooded all through downtown, roads closed due to high water, told my wife not to even try to come home from work for a while, all post-school extracurricular activities canceled, and so on.

Heavy interstate traffic from I-40, I-77, I-73, I-74, rte 52 stalled and barely crawling from what news traffic cams are showing.

 

[Mark Talbot]

Was there last night, on the sixth floor of a motel, near stratford.

And I can vouch for the storms.

It was quite wicked.