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Rare January tornado hits Vancouver, Washington

Posted by: Dr. Jeff Masters, 13:33 GMT dnia 11-styczeń-2008

A rare tornado hit Vancouver, Washington (just north of Portland, Oregon) on Thursday at noon local time. The unusual twister demolished a rowing club, downed power lines, uprooted trees, and tossed shopping carts into cars along its four mile path. No injuries were reported, though. The state of Washington averages about two tornadoes per year. Yesterday's tornado was only the third January tornado observed in Washington since 1950, according to the National Climatic Data Center (2000 and 2006 were the other years). Tornadoes were also reported yesterday in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. About 100 houses were damaged and destroyed and 11 people were injured in Lowndes County, Mississippi from one of the tornadoes. A total of 34 tornadoes have been confirmed for the severe weather outbreak that began on January 7th, and total number of tornadoes could reach 60 or more by the time all the damage surveys are complete. More tornadoes are expected today from the Florida Panhandle northeastward to coastal North Carolina. Watch the Weather Underground's Severe Weather Page and Tornado Page to keep up with the storms.

Figure 1. Storm reports for Thursday, January 10, 2008. Image credit: NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.

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Jeff Masters

Missouri tornandos (bikesnapper)

Our news commented that for Springfield there were 63 tornado warnings over 15 hours of which at least 10 passed over the city. It was a very long scary night that these storms kept coming and coming and coming

Tornado Damage in Vancouver (weathercrazy82)

A rare EF-1 tornado does quite a bit of damage...

Bus on the Roof (DUNDEEYANK)

The F3 hit Caledonia school campus just after 2PM. All personnel were in the hallways. No deaths only minor injuries. Photos by my son Kristofer

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451. Tazmanian 02:30 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
mode runs and maps would be nic Member Since: maj 21, 2006 Posts: 5088 Comments: 111355

452. Drakoen 02:54 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
Heres a look at Sunday Morning from the GFS Taz. It will be cold across the nation. Also i want to note that there will be some light to moderate precip in California precip as a postively tilted 500mb trough digs southward. Possibly a developing mid to upper level low along the vorticity lobe which is the San Fran snow event that the GFS is picking up on. The 540 line will be far enough south but it still looks very ambitous and robust at this point with the GFS bias on SW cold weather events. As we get closer to the event we will get a better idea. Member Since: październik 28, 2006 Posts: 57 Comments: 29010

453. Tazmanian 03:00 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
Drakoen thanks could all of ca see snow??? Member Since: maj 21, 2006 Posts: 5088 Comments: 111355

455. Drakoen 12:44 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
Member Since: październik 28, 2006 Posts: 57 Comments: 29010

456. Cavin Rawlins 13:53 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
GM all Drak the subtropical jet stream is not located over the Gulf. It is a feature that is normally located east of the North America somewhere between 80W and 40W from 20N to 35N. Member Since: lipiec 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

457. Cavin Rawlins 13:55 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
the southwesterly flow is created by an upper level trof over the CONUS...whereas the subtropical jet is created north of a climatological upper high over the Caribbean. Member Since: lipiec 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

458. Drakoen 13:45 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
456. Weather456 1:53 PM GMT on January 15, 2008 GM all Drak the subtropical jet stream is not located over the Gulf. It is located east of the North America somewhere between 80W and 40W from 20N to 35N. The winds are associated with the jet stream i didn't say it were the jet stream was located. Member Since: październik 28, 2006 Posts: 57 Comments: 29010

459. Cavin Rawlins 13:59 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
The winds are associated with the jet stream i didn't say it were the jet stream was located. subtropical jet stream moisture advection in ur graphic Member Since: lipiec 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

460. Drakoen 13:49 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
459. Weather456 1:59 PM GMT on January 15, 2008 The winds are associated with the jet stream i didn't say it were the jet stream was located. subtropical jet stream moisture advection in ur graphic exactly lol. The moisture is being advected from the Pacific into the Gulf by the Jet stream winds. Member Since: październik 28, 2006 Posts: 57 Comments: 29010

461. Cavin Rawlins 14:03 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
exactly lol. The moisture is being advected from the Pacific into the Gulf by the Jet stream winds. Action: \| Ignore User I know that but why did u called it the subtropical jet stream. Member Since: lipiec 24, 2005 Posts: 407 Comments: 19076

462. AussieStorm 14:14 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
The Australia Day Challenge Internationl Rugby League Match Date: 26 January 2008 Location: Hodges Stadium, University of North Florida Audience:10,000 Rugby League fans from around the globe Contact (904) 536-7501 or www.australiadaychallenge.com Two of the best International Professional Rugby League teams are set to clash in the USA for the first time. The South Sydney Rabbitohs (Australia) will for the first time play the Leeds Rhinos (England) in an international Rugby League match held in the USA. Jacksonville's very own American National Rugby League team the Jacksonville Axemen are kindly helping host the teams while they are in Jacksonville and are organizing all ticket sales. These guys wear no padding no helmet and only 17 player per team(13 players on the field at one time), no stop action.....this is the real man's game. Anyone in Jacksonville go out and have a look and tell me what ya think. Cheers AussieStorm Member Since: wrzesień 30, 2007 Posts: 5 Comments: 13351

463. MissBennet 15:12 GMT dnia 15-styczeń-2008
What's this I hear about a big rain and wind event hitting the Northern Gulf Coast? Is this something we in New Orlenas should be concerned about? From Weather.com: zip code 70130 ...LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE GULF WILL BRING THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS... MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY... AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... REACHING THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL INTERACT WITH A LARGE AND RETREATING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH MAY START TO IMPACT COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO THE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA LATE TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI COAST BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND RISING ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. WATER LEVEL RISES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE LEVELS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING TO THE TIME OF HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCREASE MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS...OUTSIDE OF THE LEVEE PROTECTION SYSTEM...FROM WAVELAND MISSISSIPPI TO THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKES MAUREPAS...PONTCHARTRAIN AND BORGNE... TO NEAR PORT FOURCHON LOUISIANA. IN ADDITION TO TIDAL CONCERNS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ELEVATED ROADS AND BRIDGES... AND STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO DOWN WEAKENED TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. WIDESPREAD RAIN...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT CAUSE FLOOD PROBLEMS...HOWEVER... DRAINAGE OF RAINWATER COULD BE IMPEDED BY THE HIGH TIDES IN COASTAL AREAS. RESIDENTS AND MARINERS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI... ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM.

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