fucking hell

4/17/2011 10:30:47 PM

Again for those who don't read the last posts

Just released...

the sanford-raleigh tornado was EF3 on the scale... 63 mile path length, maximum width at one point of 3 miles wide!!!! estimated winds of 160mph

bertie county tornado - EF3 - 165mph winds, path length 18.8 miles
max width 3/4 mile wide

fayetteville-smithfield tornado - EF3, 140mph winds, path length of 65 miles, max width of 1 mile

wilson-lucama tornado - EF2 tornado, 120mph winds, path length of 5 miles, max width 100 yards


here are write ups from NWS
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/rah/news/content/20110416_raleigh_survey.pdf
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/rah/news/content/20110416_fayetteville_survey.pdf

4/17/2011 10:32:10 PM

hey Bdub, got a source? Want to share with my dad (journalist) but he'd be like "NEED MOAR SOURCE".

4/17/2011 10:32:11 PM

finally got over to madonna acres and longview area today

good fucking lord

there are no trees left in madonna acres, and behind the glascock food lion there's a stand of trees that look like they were taken down with a giant string trimmer

4/17/2011 10:33:17 PM

if you click those links i posted, the stats are at the top of each section

it also warns that the information is preliminary and subject to change after the final review

FYI

[Edited on April 17, 2011 at 10:34 PM. Reason : yea]

4/17/2011 10:33:45 PM

I see you sourcin'

EDIT: When I posted, you hadn't reposted with the source.

[Edited on April 17, 2011 at 10:34 PM. Reason : fff]

4/17/2011 10:34:14 PM

twister on Kaplan?

4/17/2011 10:37:38 PM

i know one thing that will change in the final report

the ending lat/lon is in pennsylvania (39.96N, 78.41W)

not correct

4/17/2011 10:42:14 PM

They just opened S. Saunders back up (per rpd scanner) who wants to go see the bad part??

4/17/2011 11:22:15 PM

so my cousin was driving from massachusetts to florida and happened to pass through smithfield as a tornado was rolling through. her and her family had to ditch their car to escape

4/17/2011 11:43:08 PM

omg

4/17/2011 11:44:12 PM

^^^ lol i might be hitting up the bar downtown in a bit will definitely go in the direction of danger to get there if its open

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4/17/2011 11:46:39 PM

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"so my cousin was driving from massachusetts to florida and happened to pass through smithfield as a tornado was rolling through. her and her family had to ditch their car to escape"

Where did they run to?

4/17/2011 11:54:26 PM

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4/17/2011 11:56:42 PM

^^ the bathrooms at a rest stop

4/17/2011 11:58:11 PM

sounds like the start of a gay porn

4/17/2011 11:59:27 PM

Quote :

"That's great. That's just fucking great, man! Now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We're in some real pretty shit now man! Game's over man, game's fucking over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do? "

4/18/2011 12:01:15 AM

Did the car survive?

4/18/2011 12:15:16 AM

yeah. they finished driving to FL today. supposedly they got some good photos, i'll post some once they get them online

4/18/2011 12:18:22 AM

Yeh the Raleigh tornado didn't seem as bad as the 1988 N. Raleigh tornado, but the path length may have been longer. Craziness!

4/18/2011 12:59:11 AM

Quote :

"Could anyone else in Cary hear the tornado? I was taking a nap when my room went dark, hail started hitting the windows, and there seemed to be a low steady thunder. At first I thought it was just a long thunder clap but it just kept going. I probably should have headed into my closet but my cats were acting chill so I figured all was well. Probably a retarded decision on my part but I didn't want to get out of bed "

Yep, we heard this as well. Just about when it started hailing.

4/18/2011 1:22:02 AM

^What part of Cary are you guys in? I'm in the Reedy Creek/Maynard Road area. It was raining so hard I didn't really notice. I was also listening to the Skywarn reports and knew that the tornado was going to miss me.

4/18/2011 4:50:05 AM

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/04/17/nr.nc.tornado.weatherman.cnn?hpt=C2
CNN Interviews Mike Maze

4/18/2011 5:28:15 AM

Quote :

"the sanford-raleigh tornado was EF3 on the scale... 63 mile path length, maximum width at one point of 3 miles wide!!!! estimated winds of 160mph"

big damn tornado if this estimate stays as is. 63 path is pretty impressive, too.

and whoever said this looked like an F1 needs to do some research, unless you meant just near you. While much of the damage appears to be at least F2, the majority of affected areas certainly have (judging from descriptions/ireporters/etc) F3 damage, if not F4 type damage scattered here and there. There are certainly some F0-F1 areas, but you judge the storm on it's whole/maximum.

[Edited on April 18, 2011 at 7:11 AM. Reason : .]

4/18/2011 7:04:53 AM

^ 3 I'm near that area too. It wasn't loud, just a constant, steady rumble.

Quote :

"Oh George, not the live stock! "

Lol

[Edited on April 18, 2011 at 7:13 AM. Reason : T]

4/18/2011 7:13:24 AM

3 miles wide? O_o

4/18/2011 7:30:02 AM

Damn, I have friends overseas emailing me asking if I'm okay. Every time NC is on the international news...

4/18/2011 8:26:14 AM

man, glad everyone is ok for the most part!

4/18/2011 8:47:31 AM

Quote :

"and whoever said this looked like an F1 needs to do some research, unless you meant just near you. While much of the damage appears to be at least F2, the majority of affected areas certainly have (judging from descriptions/ireporters/etc) F3 damage, if not F4 type damage scattered here and there. There are certainly some F0-F1 areas, but you judge the storm on it's whole/maximum."

He was actually right. Update of the link above

Quote :

" AT APPROXIMATELY 350 PM AN EF-1 TORNADO...WITH WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH...TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS TRYON ROAD...BETWEEN LAKE WHEELER ROAD AND THE RALEIGH GOLF ASSOCIATION GOLF COURSE. SEVERAL HOMES ALONG TRYON ROAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES AS THE THE TORNADO PROCEEDED NORTHEAST SNAPPING TREES THROUGH A HEAVILY WOODED AREA ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE VILLAGE OF TYRON SUBDIVISION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH SAUNDERS STREET WHERE FOUR BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED. A BODY SHOP HAD THE MOST SEVERE DAMAGE WHEN THE ROOF WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF AND THE SIDE WALLS COLLAPSED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO SNAP HARDWOOD TREES AND POWER-LINES ACROSS MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY AND NEARBY HOMES. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TOWARDS SHAW UNIVERSITY...IT APPEARED THE TORNADO WEAKENED WITH MOST DOWNED TREES HAVING BEEN UPROOTED. DORMITORIES AND THE STUDENT CENTER ON CAMPUS HAD WINDOWS BLOWN IN WITH ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO AN EF-2 WITH WINDS GREATER THAN 110 MPH AS IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST PRODUCING EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IN AN APPROXIMATE 100 YARD WIDE PATH FROM STONY BROOK DRIVE TO BUFFALO ROAD. SNAPPED TREES CRASHED ONTO AND THROUGH NUMEROUS HOMES ALL ALONG THE PATH. IT IS IN THIS AREA WHERE 3 FATALITIES WERE REPORTED WHEN TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE THROWN 30 TO 50 FEET WHEN THE TIE DOWNS SNAPPED FROM THEIR ANCHOR POINTS. NEARLY ALL OF THE MOBILE HOMES IN THE PARK SUSTAINED SOME TYPE OF DAMAGE. THE EF-2 TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS BUFFALO ROAD NEAR THE CARDINAL GROVE SUBDIVISION. SEVERAL TWO STORY HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH NUMEROUS OTHER HOMES SUSTAINING MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE. DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-2 TORNADO CONTINUED WITH WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN A 150 YARD WIDE SWATH ALONG FORESTVILLE ROAD. A COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES WERE DESTROYED AND SEVERAL TWO STORY HOMES SUFFERED EXTENSIVE ROOF DAMAGE...WITH CONTINUED NUMEROUS SNAPPED TREES ON HOUSES. THE TORNADO WEAKENED OR LIFTED AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST TOWARDS ROLESVILLE. DAMAGE BECAME VERY SPORADIC AND ISOLATTED IN NATURE AS IT CROSSED THE WAKE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE"

4/18/2011 8:48:21 AM

Quote :

"Damn, I have friends overseas emailing me asking if I'm okay. Every time NC is on the international news..."

haha i know! i had family from out of state call me yesterday in a panic. i was like, "we cool we cool - didn't you see my status updates on facebook asking for places open to eat for dinner? "

4/18/2011 8:59:53 AM

lot of shit got tore up at the plant i work at north of roxboro

[Edited on April 18, 2011 at 9:16 AM. Reason : tornado came right through the plant]

4/18/2011 9:16:04 AM

day 3 with no power in oakwood

4/18/2011 9:29:53 AM

It looks like the pdf linked to above was updated to show the maximum pathwidth of 0.3 miles instead of 3.0 miles.

4/18/2011 9:54:27 AM

^^^Which plant, L-P?

I'm from Roxboro, I know the Bethel Hill area took a hit, every thing else seems fine.

[Edited on April 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM. Reason : .]

4/18/2011 10:00:23 AM

progress energy mayo plant. across the street from L-P.

bethel hill got smacked. took the roof off the gym of the elementary school. trees down everywhere in the area of the ruritan club and on bethel hill rd.

4/18/2011 10:03:02 AM

http://youtu.be/_OIJ_Tul1zM


crazy

4/18/2011 10:06:16 AM

no power for me in NE raleigh, estimated tomorrow night

4/18/2011 10:08:19 AM

^^ That is crazy. But that's from last year.

4/18/2011 10:09:37 AM

lol

4/18/2011 10:12:15 AM

NRR--Was the plant itself damaged or just trees down and such?

4/18/2011 10:30:02 AM

Wilson tornado video

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=395_1303061940

4/18/2011 10:36:57 AM

^Dweedle posted that shit on Page 74.

4/18/2011 10:50:45 AM

ive been on youtube all morning just looking at random tornado videos ... crazy shit

search for "tornado up close"

4/18/2011 10:50:45 AM

flooding up here... one of the levees in georgetown harbor broke, so the whole area flooded really bad..


before:




(no clue who the dude is)

today:





[Edited on April 18, 2011 at 10:51 AM. Reason : too big]

4/18/2011 10:51:06 AM

complimentary scuba gear provided to people on first floor?

4/18/2011 10:52:14 AM

Lowe's story made cnn front news

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/18/life-and-death-in-path-of-tornadoes/?hpt=C1


Sad most deaths were in mobile homes.

4/18/2011 10:57:48 AM

from some Aurora, NE tornado in 09 ... storm chasers INSIDE the damn tornado

4/18/2011 10:58:54 AM

Reed is such a tool.

4/18/2011 11:00:20 AM

they've been playing that Wilson beast dude's video on CNN

4/18/2011 11:01:16 AM

shaw university destruction:
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/wake-county/2011/apr/17/shaw-university-student-provides-look-destruction--ar-956173/

4/18/2011 11:09:06 AM