Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Severe Thunderstorms Wednesday From the Western Gulf Coast Into the Mississippi Valley (FORECAST)

Jon Erdman
Published: April 27,2016
Severe thunderstorms, including possibly a few tornadoes, will hammer parts of the western Gulf Coast northward into Mississippi Valley Wednesday.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of eastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi until 3 p.m. CDT. This watch area includes New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Jackson, Mississippi.
Before sunrise, winds gusted to 59 mph in Conroe, Texas, north of Houston in a squall line. The National Weather Service received reports of "numerous trees and power lines down" from Magnolia to Montgomery to Willis, Texas early Wednesday. Widespread power outages and tree damage were reported in Hardin County, Texas.
(MORE: Latest Severe Weather News/Impacts)
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Roughly 350 reports of severe weather (large hail, high winds/wind damage, and tornadoes) were received by National Weather Service offices in the 24-hour period ending 7 a.m. CT Wednesday. It was the second most active 24-hour period for severe thunderstorms so far in 2016, topped only by the Feb. 24 outbreak.
Despite that gaudy number, there were fortunately only 5 reports of tornadoes Tuesday. However, one tornado late Tuesday night was destructive in Grayson County, Texas. Large hail reports were numerous including one report of 5 inch diameter hail near Bremen, Kansas.
Scroll below for additional storm reports from this week.

Severe Weather Forecast

Wednesday
  • Scattered severe storms expected from mid-Mississippi Valley to Louisiana and Mississippi.
  • Detailed TOR:CON lists
  • Threats: Damaging winds, large hail, a few tornadoes
  • Cities: New Orleans | Memphis | St. Louis
(INTERACTIVE: Your 7-Day Severe Weather Outlook)

Wednesday's Thunderstorm Outlook
There will be another round of severe storms in the southern and central U.S. Thursday into the weekend. For full forecast details on this late week threat, click the link below.
(MORE: Late Week Severe Weather Threat Ahead)

Tuesday's Storm Reports

Reports of severe weather from 7 a.m. CDT, Tuesday April 26, 2016 until 6 a.m. CDT Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The red icons indicate tornado reports, while the blue icons represent either high/damaging wind or hail reports.
(NOAA/NWS/SPC)
April 26 featured several rounds of severe thunderstorms over a broad swath of the Plains and parts of the Midwest.
A squall line tracked over 700 miles in just over 15 hours from far northeast Kansas early Tuesday morning to eastern Kentucky late Tuesday night, producing a swath of damaging thunderstorm winds meeting the critieria for a derecho.
High wind/wind damage reports for the 24-hour period ending 7 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, illustrating the low-end derecho from northeast Kansas to eastern Kentucky.
(MORE: What is a Derecho?)
Among the damage reports from this low-end derecho included:
  • A carport flipped and blown into trees near Frankfort, Kansas
  • A grain roof blown off and thrown 600 feet near Nortonville, Kansas
  • A roof ripped off and four power poles snapped in Sedalia, Missouri
  • Siding blown off a home in Mokane, Missouri
  • Flag pole and mailbox pole snapped in half near Weldon Spring, Missouri
  • Empty grain train cars rolled over in Pickneyville, Illinois
Hail up to 5 inches in diameter (larger than softballs) fell near Bremen, Kansas, for 15 minutes Tuesday evening damaging roofs and shattering vehicle windshields, according to Marshall County's emergency management chief.
NWS Topeka ✔ ‎@NWSTopeka
A picture of what was found at a house between Bremen &
Herkimer in Marshall County. Photo: Pat Bussmann

Tuesday evening, strong wind gusts over 70 mph were observed in parts of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. Some wind damage and power outages were reported around Wichita Falls, TX where gusts reached 70 mph. A wind gust of 74 mph was reported near Chickasha, OK. Tuesday night, a wind gust of 91 mph was reported near Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City.

Monday's Storm Reports

Monday, hail up to baseball size hail, 2.75 inches in diameter, to parts of the San Antonio metro, less than two weeks after, arguably, the area's more destructive hailstorm on record.
(MORE: Yet Another San Antonio Hailstorm)
Bryan Wood ‎@bryanwx
Another hail storm causing damage in San Antonio tonight. Not close to 4/12, but green areas have damage potential.

Golf ball-sized hail was observed in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Fennville, Michigan, as well as in Wauconda, Illinois where damage to vehicles was reported.
The picture below is of the hail in Port Washington.
KayleneSW ‎@KayleneWalker2
@weatherchannel And a beautiful rainbow after the Hail!

Sunday's Storm Reports

Sunday evening, a tornado was reported near Holyrood, Kansas and near Glendale, Kansas, with numerous reports of funnel clouds near Ellsworth. Hail up to 3 inches in diameter was also observed near New Cambria, Kansas. Two tornadoes were also spotted in southern Nebraska, near Superior and Deshler Sunday evening. Damage to a trailer home has also been reported in Munden, Kansas, possibly due to a tornado and two people were injured during the storm.
(MORE: Tornadoes, Hail Impact Plains Sunday)
Damage from a possible tornado was also reported in League City, Texas Sunday evening, including roof and fence damage.
Farther north, there were multiple reports of a brief tornado near Delavan, Minnesota Sunday night. A tornado was also reported near Waseca, Minnesota.

MORE: Plains Severe Weather April 26, 2016 (PHOTOS)

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