SE DUers: HEADS UP. WATCH YOUR WEATHER! Look at this:

[DemoTex]

Look at all the MESOs and 50,000'+ storms. Some tracking NE at 60 knots. This picture will be old when I post it, but you get the idea. These bastards can be on top of you before you know it. Pay attention to local weather. Be careful.

Mac

[uppityperson]

1. 4 MESOs? crap

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/070301_rpts.html
link to where tornadoes, hail, wind have been

[Roxy66]

11. MESO? Definition. Sorry for the stupidity

[uppityperson]

12. mesocyclones, here is definition from wiki. Indicators of nastyass weather

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesocyclone
A mesocyclone is a cyclonic vortex of air, between approximately 2 and 10 km diameter within a convective storm. They can often be found in association with a updrafts in supercells, where tornadoes may form. The term refers only to mesoscale cyclones found within convective storms, and does not apply to other cyclones on the mesoscale.<1> Storms with mesocyclones can feature strong surface winds and severe hail.
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The presence of a mesocyclone is believed to be a key factor in the formation of the strong tornadoes associated with severe thunderstorms. Doppler radar, which can detect the rotation of air within the storm, is currently the best means of detecting mesocyclones.

[DemoTex]

13. TVS is Tornado Vortex Signature

Usually seen with MESO (MESO/TVS).

[uppityperson]

14. Thanks. I have used the words for yrs, never knew the specifics beyond the quasi-scientific

"nasty-ass-storm" generality and beware, tornadoes.

[babylonsister]

2. Pretty scary; seems like now we don't have to wait for hurricane season

to be fearful, and these are a lot more frightening because they hit so suddenly.

[whathappened]

3. i no

i'm setting here in milton fl. in a dam 5th wheel , like a setting duck , wish us luck down here

[uppityperson]

4. Go get yourself somewhere that is a bit sturdier.

School, store, gvt building, go hang out at the mall or somewhere with walls that can withstand wind and not tip over.

[DemoTex]

6. Watch that line moving in from Mobile Bay. Use your computer.

Looks like it's just about into the western panhandle of Florida. Be careful. Good luck!


http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/LoadPage.aspx?seg=LocalWeather&loc=usa&Product=Radar&prodgrp=RadarImagery&prodnav=none

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Holy Cow. Stay Safe All!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

7. It's Shaped Like Katherine Harris's head!

Coincidence? I think not.

[Skink]

8. Take cover

[DemoTex]

9. Actually, the radar on my O/P is updating. NOTE 70,000' MESO SW of Columbus, GA

Also, 55000 footer west of Pensacola.

Big picture at 22:45 GMT:

[uppityperson]

10. 6 Mesos in your OP now

[mikelewis]

15. K & R for the alert!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

16. thanks, DemoTex... It's gonna be a long night here.

Piedmont NC DUer here

[Wilber_Stool]

17. I can't even find my state

in that mess.

[CatWoman]

18. it took me nearly 90 minutes to get home

whereas normally it's only a 15 minute drive.

:scared:

this weather is wicked

:scared:

[hedgehog]

19. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Georgia, Florida and Alabama

used to get tornadoes outside of a hurricane? Not to mention Virginia and Maryland!I don't remember this from when I was kid. Back then tornadoes ran up the alley: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkasas, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.

[Terri S]

20. tornado hits high school in Alabama on MSNBC now

MSNBC is reporting a high school in Alabama hit by a tornado - 15-18 killed.