The Laughing Wolf

Storm Blog

Well, it is 1306 hours and the sirens have gone off. The double line of storms has hit the area, and has hit a bit more than originally predicted. There is a tornado in the south side of Huntsville, may be the one that went south of us just a few minutes ago. Wind got bad for a brief bit, and a very short amount of heavy rain, but has almost stopped for now. Not sure how interesting this will get, but will update as appropriate.

LW

1311 hours: Tornado confirmed on the ground at Redstone Arsenal/Marshall Space Flight Center, moving into south Huntsville.

1315 hours: Things calm here, but the tornado is just to the east of south Memorial Parkway. Significant winds (straight line?) reported north Memorial Parkway, north Huntsville. Sirens going off here again, but nothing on radar. If you live in South Huntsville, you need to be in shelter and not reading a bloody blog.

1320 hours: Strong winds, indicated at 70 mph via radar, reported in souther Lincoln County, Tennessee. Possibly also in northern Madison County in Alabama. Siren has, thankfully, stopped here.

1326 hours: Worst seems to be past for now. Large power outage reported in south Huntsville by Huntsville Utilities. Good news to share is that the tornado that hit in Tuscaloosa, home of the other university in Alabama, produced no -- repeat -- no injuries. No word on damage.

1330 hours: If you live south of Huntsville, along the line of Guntersville, Boaz, etc., hang on to your socks. If you live east and northeast of Huntsville around Maysville, Paint Rock, and Skyline, stay in your shelters. It appears very bad south of here, which is where they initially expected the problems, so stay safe.

1333 hours: The two storm lines, one running east and one running north, are merging north and east of Huntsville. If you live north of Gurley, around New Market and points east and north of Maysville and New Market, hit the shelter and stay there for a while. Things can happen very suddenly when two systems meet like this, and you may hear things coming before you can see them. Be careful.

1338 hours: The worst appears to be past Huntsville and heading east for the most part. This is a line of storms that extends from Nashville to Huntsville to Birmingham to Montgomery. I am going to hand things off the the Georgia bloggers, and any bloggers in central and east Tennessee. Hang on to your socks, and they report heavy rain on the way behind the storms. Take care, and be safe!