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Tornado kills two in Missouri; more tornadoes on tap for today

Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 12:53 PM GMT on October 18, 2007

The tropical Atlantic is quiet today, and none of the reliable models are predicting tropical cyclone formation over the next five days.

At approximately 12:15 am CDT this morning, a tornado near Paris, Missouri, killed two people when it ripped apart their mobile home and tossed them 400 feet away. At least four other tornadoes hit Missouri yesterday, and two tornadoes touched down in Texas, and one each in Louisiana and Mississippi. The driver of a Petal Water & Sewer service truck was hospitalized in Mississippi after strong winds picked up his truck and tossed it across I-59.

Another severe weather outbreak is expected today in the U.S., from the Mississippi Valley northward through the Tennessee Valley and the Great Lakes. Tornado Watches have already been posted, and today's severe weather has the potential to generate a few strong, long-track tornadoes. You can follow the outbreak today on our new interactive tornado map, which will post the tornado damage reports as they are received. The new feature also allows one to plot all the historical tornado activity back to 1950 for any region in the U.S. If you take a wunderphoto of a tornadic storm or tornado damage, and click on the "tornado" type of image flag when uploading it, our software will attempt to match your photo to the storm report for that tornado. These photos will then be available when you click on a storm report on the interactive tornado page. One of the storm reports for Missouri yesterday has several wunderphotos of the thunderstorm that spawned the tornado available, thanks to wunderphotographer Paleohebrew.

Jeff Masters

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601. Cavin Rawlins 9:42 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
90W...A ball of symmetric convection Member Since: July 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

602. NRAamy 9:43 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
589. Floodman 2:34 PM PDT on October 18, 2007 Amy, as far as I'm concerned, you keep the avatar, and I'll whip anybody that says otherwise ; ) hmmm...better get a Devo avatar if you're gonna "whip" anyone... ;) Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

603. TampaSpin 9:43 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Yep that was what i was seeing also Bone Member Since: September 2, 2007 Posts: 176 Comments: 19767

604. Floodman 9:43 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Wow, I can see them (I was starting to wonder)...thanks, Bone! Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

605. Bonedog 9:44 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
right now my guess is it is a mesocyclone. If a hook developes then I would be worried. Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

606. Floodman 9:44 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
602. NRAamy 4:43 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 589. Floodman 2:34 PM PDT on October 18, 2007 Amy, as far as I'm concerned, you keep the avatar, and I'll whip anybody that says otherwise ; ) hmmm...better get a Devo avatar if you're gonna "whip" anyone... ;) LOL Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

607. TampaSpin 9:45 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Amy doesn't look sexy, she looks like the weather girl on that there tv thing.....lol Member Since: September 2, 2007 Posts: 176 Comments: 19767

608. Bonedog 9:46 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
velocity radar just updated another spin to the SW or W of the other vort. That line looks like it will need to be monitiored as it tracs NE. The other one is small so it might be a waterspout have to see if it satys or disapates in the next frames Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

609. Cavin Rawlins 9:48 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Central Caribbean Disturbance Our upper low has helped initiate a surface trough which is producing showers and thunderstorms over the Central Caribbean. A tropical wave further east in the Eastern Caribbean will help add to the instability as it moves west and interacts with the surface trough. Despite development , more showers for Jamaica, Caymans and Central America. Current streamlines dont really show moisture advection to Cuba and the Bahamas but this may change. BBL Member Since: July 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

610. Bonedog 9:48 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
just updated again.. the other spin grew larger so it may be another Meso. so that line is spinning up. Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

611. TampaSpin 9:53 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
610. Bonedog 5:48 PM EDT on October 18, 2007 just updated again.. the other spin grew larger so it may be another Meso. so that line is spinning up. so does that mean it is a spin that is parellel to land. Member Since: September 2, 2007 Posts: 176 Comments: 19767

612. Bonedog 9:55 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
not really Tampa. A mesocyclone just means the whole storm cell is spining. When we spot a hook with a pixle in it that usually is the signature of a tornado. But mseo's breed tornados so it bears watching Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

613. TampaSpin 9:56 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Thank you just trying to learn the good stuff. Member Since: September 2, 2007 Posts: 176 Comments: 19767

614. NRAamy 9:59 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
607. TampaSpin 2:45 PM PDT on October 18, 2007 Amy doesn't look sexy, she looks like the weather girl on that there tv thing.....lol that's 'cause I was havin' a bad hair day...kinda like Jerry's every day hair day... ;) Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

616. Floodman 10:01 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Bone, I see a bright red "S" shaped feature moving NE towards P'cola...this is what you;re talking about, yes? Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

617. Bonedog 10:01 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
no problem Tampa. As always, glad to help Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

618. Bonedog 10:02 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
floodman looking at regular radar or velocity? Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

619. Floodman 10:02 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
615. StormW 4:59 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 Good evening! Hey flood, was someone puttin' the bad on Amy's avatar? Yep, Storm...giving her the stink eye, but she pretty kicked his, umm, posterior...I simply offered to do her light work... Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

621. Floodman 10:03 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Velocity, Bone... Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

622. TampaSpin 10:03 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
616. Floodman 6:01 PM EDT on October 18, 2007 Bone, I see a bright red "S" shaped feature moving NE towards P'cola...this is what you;re talking about, yes? Thats what i have been looking at.. Member Since: September 2, 2007 Posts: 176 Comments: 19767

623. Bonedog 10:03 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
StormW SW of Pcola over water Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

624. NRAamy 10:04 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
StormW....I guess my avatar just isn't as well liked as my previous one...who knew people would prefer a Japanese animated Good Humor Bar to my face.... yeesh...I think I may need to go into therapy after today... Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

626. Bonedog 10:04 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
BTW Storm I am using the Mobile Radar on storm relative. Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

627. Floodman 10:04 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
620. StormW 5:03 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 Floodman / Bonedog...where we lookin'? WSW of P'cola, inbound Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

628. Floodman 10:05 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
that's 'cause I was havin' a bad hair day...kinda like Jerry's every day hair day... ;) Darlin', that's not a bad haior day, it's a statement! Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

629. Bonedog 10:06 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Yes Flood and Tampa thats what I was looking at. Not bright red though on the NWS screen 5 to 10knts but yes its that cell Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

632. Floodman 10:09 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Yep, StormW, there's no accounting for some folks taste...like I said before, Amy, keep the avatar and I'll whoop anyone that says different! Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

633. 1900hurricane 10:10 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Things are really starting to pop now. This looks more like a mid-spring outbreak to me! Link Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 43 Comments: 10456

634. Floodman 10:11 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Well, folks, it's been fun, but the time bhas come for me to head to the house...I'll likely be on again later Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

635. Patrap 10:11 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Recent Mesoscale Discussions Link Member Since: July 3, 2005 Posts: 377 Comments: 113014

636. DallasGumby 10:12 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
624. NRAamy 10:04 PM GMT on October 18, 2007 StormW....I guess my avatar just isn't as well liked as my previous one...who knew people would prefer a Japanese animated Good Humor Bar to my face.... Actually, I liked the photo by the pool also!!! Member Since: August 22, 2007 Posts: 0 Comments: 376

637. aubiesgirl 10:12 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
AMy your beautiful don't sweat it!!

638. NRAamy 10:12 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
thanks guys....I only come in here to learn, 'cause we have no weather to speak of out here in La La Land.... Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

639. Floodman 10:12 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
636. DallasGumby 5:12 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 624. NRAamy 10:04 PM GMT on October 18, 2007 StormW....I guess my avatar just isn't as well liked as my previous one...who knew people would prefer a Japanese animated Good Humor Bar to my face.... Actually, I liked the photo by the pool also!!! By the pool? Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

640. NRAamy 10:13 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
thanks Gumby! :) Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

642. NRAamy 10:14 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
Jerry...me on my last trip to Miami...with my butt white feet in the pool.... Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

643. pcola 10:14 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
wow you guys I see it too. Sure wish I wasn't in the sw area of pensacola. It's getting dark again and lots of thunder. Member Since: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1 Comments: 159

644. NRAamy 10:14 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
thanks aubiesgirl! :) Member Since: January 24, 2007 Posts: 315 Comments: 31939

645. Bonedog 10:15 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
that cell SW of Pcola looking to push onshore any minute Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

646. aubiesgirl 10:15 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
644. NRAamy 10:14 PM GMT on October 18, 2007 thanks aubiesgirl! :) Action: \| Ignore User Welcome

647. Floodman 10:16 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
What's the change in the signature mean? The last frame I have shows a number of chevrons as a opposed to the "S' wave I saw earlier... Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

649. Floodman 10:17 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
642. NRAamy 5:14 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 Jerry...me on my last trip to Miami...with my butt white feet in the pool.... Hmmm...I must have missed that one...furchtbar! Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

650. Bonedog 10:17 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
all it means Flood is the structure of the storms are changing Member Since: July 14, 2005 Posts: 14 Comments: 7418

651. Floodman 10:18 PM GMT on October 18, 2007
648. StormW 5:17 PM CDT on October 18, 2007 637. aubiesgirl 6:12 PM EDT on October 18, 2007 AMy your beautiful don't sweat it!! Ditto! Lookin pretty good there youself aubies! You noticed that too, did you? Member Since: August 2, 2006 Posts: 10 Comments: 9919

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