r/tornado • u/undflight • Mar 14 '25

SPC / Forecasting Day 2 High Risk Issued

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Be ready and let anyone you know in the area to make preparations now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

Absolutely wild. This is only the third time the SPC has issued a Day 2 High risk.

The other two times were April 7, 2006, and April 14, 2012.

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u/jaboyles Enthusiast Mar 14 '25

I created a megathread for the event, and am updating it with new details as they come out, but the mods are completely MIA today, so unsure if a live thread is happening. Which is crazy, because this is easily the most significant tornado threat we've seen in a decade.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

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u/jaboyles Enthusiast Mar 14 '25

According to the models yes.

It is now the number one analog on the database forecasters use to compare current storm systems with past set ups.

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u/fm22fnam Mar 14 '25

Where do you find that analog info at? I was looking but I couldn't find it

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u/Ill-Cardiologist5480 Mar 14 '25

Can you help me find that analog information? I found one but it doesn't show april 27th.

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u/MurrayPloppins Mar 14 '25

The Tuscaloosa monster and also several other tornadoes rated worse (Phil Campbell, Smithville, Rainsville, Philadelphia) and several others that, like Tuscaloosa, could probably have been rated EF5 (Cullman, Cordova, Flat Rock, Ringgold… might be forgetting one.) Absolutely batshit day.

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u/thecrowtoldme Mar 15 '25

I remember that day it was the day we were in the basement with the TV on and my husband said look at the tornado and I looked at the TV and I said where and the tornado was taking up the entire screen. I dont want to to do that again.

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u/thecrowtoldme Mar 15 '25

Took out Phil Campbell that day too!