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29. What a storm for January!

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:35 AM

Jan 2012

Blew the heavy storm shovel off my porch.
Looks like it is leaving my part of the Bluegrass right now.
Good luck everybody.

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"Particularly Dangerous" Tornado Outbreak Underway -- Liveblog Updated 13x [View all] FourScore Jan 2012 OP

K&R !!! RKP5637 Jan 2012 #1

Tornado on the ground now, headed for city of Memphis Newsjock Jan 2012 #2

Knoxville, TN here. Just checked the weather and wondered about the violent T-storms predicted SharonAnn Jan 2012 #3

I'm glad you saw it, SharonAnn. FourScore Jan 2012 #4

Yep coming towards Nashville. We should get it after mid-night. I always sit with my southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #5

And peace be with you. jwirr Jan 2012 #10

Thanks I hope it will be a peaceful night. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #13

Where exactly are you? Samantha Jan 2012 #17

I would call. FourScore Jan 2012 #18

Sorry I didn't get back to you I went to bed and watched tv til 3:00am. We were pretty lucky southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #42

I sure hope you aren't praying to the carla Jan 2012 #32

Thanks for the advice most people in TN don't have basements like me. I was up til 3:00am in southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #41

K&R Nictuku Jan 2012 #6

Tornadoes is frakking January? WTF? Odin2005 Jan 2012 #7

A tornado swept through western N.C. about 10 days ago DesertRat Jan 2012 #8

I am in SW Ala. watching the line of storms head our way. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #21

Tornado watches now in effect in LA, MS, AL AND TN. FourScore Jan 2012 #22

Any time you have warm air masses colliding with cold air masses, you can have severe storms Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #25

Ain't climate change grand. aquart Jan 2012 #33

Climate change, what a bunch of hooey Hugabear Jan 2012 #44

December and January are normally the months with the fewest tornadoes. redqueen Jan 2012 #39

Thoughts are with those who are and will be experiencing these storms qanda Jan 2012 #9

For those who may have questions: Mid-winter tornado outbreaks aren't totally rare. AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #10

I think you mean 'not unheard of'. The Doctor. Jan 2012 #51

Pretty close to what I meant. AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #53

Be safe everyone in the path! Broderick Jan 2012 #12

Stay safe, Southrons Vanje Jan 2012 #14

WTF? We have Winter LIGHTNING going on here, SW of Chicago. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #15

I just thought something blew up in my house. frazzled Jan 2012 #16

Hahaha, that reminds me of when we got thundersnow here last spring. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #34

our local whether or not gurus reported that a few peoples reported lightning. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #36

Radar image from TWC FourScore Jan 2012 #19

Tornado warning for Calloway County, KY until 11:30pm CT. FourScore Jan 2012 #20

This is why I have a weather alert radio with a loud alarm. murielm99 Jan 2012 #23

god damned republicans- really - we needed action a long time ago certainot Jan 2012 #24

Tornado warning in north central AL -- Marshall Co, extreme SE Madison Co eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 #26

Dude this sucks.. I'm in Gadsden headed towards Tuscaloosa in a few. Edweird Jan 2012 #27

Hope the trip to work Broderick Jan 2012 #28

Tornado sirens went off right as I was leaving Gadsden. Edweird Jan 2012 #30

Glad you're safe Broderick Jan 2012 #31

It turns out I was within striking distance of at least 1 tornado on my drive. Edweird Jan 2012 #48

Do you work at the University? Stuckinthebush Jan 2012 #38

No. Edweird Jan 2012 #47

Not too bad of a drive Stuckinthebush Jan 2012 #49

I don't have to go back to Gadsden until Friday. Edweird Jan 2012 #50

What a storm for January! era veteran Jan 2012 #29

Bless Fourscore and DU existentialist Jan 2012 #35

Hope you all got thru safely....on left coast here...I'll take earthquakes....peace Magoo48 Jan 2012 #37

Two dead in Alabama redqueen Jan 2012 #40

That storm hit at 4 am. Poor people.Possible 4 dead, says news. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #43

Yeah, I figured that number would rise. redqueen Jan 2012 #45

What is it about Oak Grove? ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #52

The storms come in a diagonal line, long bands running from SW to NE, across the eastern USA. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #54

We saw the west edge of this cell when we went out last night. nt patrice Jan 2012 #46

There were 3 reported tornadoes in Arkansas Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #55