Tornado in Elkville, Ill. Photo tweeted by Jayson W. By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist
Mar 23, 2012; 2:11 PM ET
Some storms are turning severe from the Ohio Valley to the Deep South with damaging wind gusts and up to tennis ball-sized hail.The large twisting nature of the weather system responsible for the thunderstorms will aid in tornado formation. Southern Illinois into Kentucky have been under the gun since the midday hours.
RELATED: Pictures, Videos of Tornadoes Spinning Up
A line of nasty thunderstorms are stretching across eastern Illinois near Champaign and western Indiana to north of Evansville, Ind. The primary threats of these thunderstorms are damaging wind gusts and large hail. It is not out of the question for an isolated tornado to develop.
Feisty storms could reach the Chicago area by 5:15-5:45 p.m. CDT and the southern suburbs even sooner.
Southern Alabama and southern Georgia have also been in the path of dangerous, tornado-producing thunderstorms.
Generally, any tornadoes that develop will be weak. However, if they target a populated area, there could still be damage, injuries and loss of life.
So far today, there have been a total of 12 tornado reports.
If a severe storm or tornado-related warning is issued for your area, seek shelter immediately.
Latest Storm Reports:
3:25 p.m. EDT: Law enforcement reported seeing a tornado on the ground in Kolomoki Mounds, Ga.
1:57 p.m. CDT: A tornado briefly touched down 2 miles southeast of Carter, Ill.
1:26 p.m. CDT: A tornado was reported in Opdyke, Ill.
1:14 p.m. CDT: A tornado touched down in the Heritage Creek area in Fern Creek, Ky., east of Louisville.
1:09 p.m. CDT: Police scanner has reported a tornado touchdown east of Tamaroa, Ill.
1:49 p.m. EDT: A possible tornado damaged roofs and downed trees near Dothan, Ala.
12:38 p.m. CDT: Schools in Du Quoin, Ill., have gone into tornado warning mode. Picture of the wall cloud from the Zeigler Elementary school web cam.
12:31 p.m. CDT: @Henry_Margusity tweeted: Tornado on the Ground near Dowell and north of Elkville, Ill. Police are tracking. Golf ball-sized hail was reported near Harrisburg, Ill.
12:14 p.m. CDT: A funnel cloud was spotted 5 miles north of De Soto, Ill.
11:36 a.m. CDT: Public reported a funnel cloud east of Fruitland, Mo.
11:33 a.m. CDT: Fire department reports that a possible tornado touched down briefly 1 mile west of Neelys Landing, Mo.
11:11 a.m. CDT: Tennis ball-sized hail hammered Jackson, Mo.
9:34 a.m. CDT: A tornado damaged a house and a barn 1 mile south of the Troy, Ala., Airport on Oak Grove Road.
9:29 a.m. CDT: A tornado was spotted west of the Troy, Ala., Airport, heading eastward toward the airport.
No comments:
Post a Comment