12-23-15 severe weather event

[starkvegasdawg]

I am in Clarksdale and headed to northwest TN today. Leaving between 10:30 and noon.
Am I about to ride straight into this bad stuff?

Yep.

[DawgInMemphis]

Accurate post here. Moderate is not a term to use lightly. If you live in about a 150 mile radius of Memphis, you need to be extremely focused on this event as you could see some very very dangerous weather.

Now that's not to say everyone else shouldn't be focused, but that's the high focus area. Everyone still needs to be on high alert though. This is setting up to be a bad one.

Wonderbau.

[SignalToNoise]

Thanks for the info everyone. Staying on the MS gulf coast with my wife's family for Christmas. What's the outlook here?

[starkvegasdawg]

Thanks for the info everyone. Staying on the MS gulf coast with my wife's family for Christmas. What's the outlook here?

You're probably in the safest place you could be and still be in MS.

[THE Bruce Dickinson]

Just noticed the weather channel took the TornCon up to 8 in North MS. How far south does that extend ? What's the outlook for Starkville?

[DLGDawg]

Awe crap. Here comes the sun in Webster county. Seems I read you said look out if the sun comes out.

You're probably in the safest place you could be and still be in MS.

[starkvegasdawg]

Awe crap. Here comes the sun in Webster county. Seems I read you said look out if the sun comes out.

Yep. That's fuel on the fire.

[RC3]

Sun poking out in Holmes county as well

[starkvegasdawg]

Just noticed the weather channel took the TornCon up to 8 in North MS. How far south does that extend ? What's the outlook for Starkville?

Down to hwy 82 corridor. Probably not far enough east to hit Starkville but close.

[TheRef]

Yeah. Sunlight before an event is just fuel. Cloudy skies here in Greenville, but the temperatures are hovering around 70 ?F

[TheRef]

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Mesoscale Discussion for the North half of the state. Tornado watch is about to be issued for the area. How confident are they? 95% chance of watch issuance soon.

Mesoscale Discussion: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md2036.html

[Bucky Dog]

Weather Channel mentioning the sun and instability across central and east MS into Bama as well. Said it could be a rough afternoon and night from Jackson north and east

[shoeless joe]

Heading from Columbus towards smith cnty around 2 pm. Would going 45 to meridian be any safer than taking 25 to Carthage, since it's further east?

And thanks guys for keeping us up on all the latest. Much better info hear versus anywhere else...it is much appreciated.

[TheRef]

Heading from Columbus towards smith cnty around 2 pm. Would going 45 to meridian be any safer than taking 25 to Carthage, since it's further east?

And thanks guys for keeping us up on all the latest. Much better info hear versus anywhere else...it is much appreciated.

It may delay it if you take 45 down to Meridian. Plus it's a little more wide open so you might be able to get out of the way/into a ditch sooner.

[starkvegasdawg]

Heading from Columbus towards smith cnty around 2 pm. Would going 45 to meridian be any safer than taking 25 to Carthage, since it's further east?

And thanks guys for keeping us up on all the latest. Much better info hear versus anywhere else...it is much appreciated.

That early either route may not matter but 45 would have the least chance of storms.

[TheRef]

Tornado Watch #559 has been issued for NW Mississippi. This is a PDS watch, which means a Potentially Dangerous Situation. This is the highest classification for a Tornado Watch, which means the tornado threat is VERY real today.

[FISHDAWG]

good job guys and thanks for the updates ...... love having our own ED weather channel

[MSUMatt]

Cell around Cleveland already showing rotation.

[TheRef]

Just a reminder, just because you see sunlight today doesn't mean you're in the clear. Sunlight=Heat=Fuel

[scottycameron]

should we evacuate?