Monday, April 28, 2014

UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop-thank you)
April 29, 2014
0230.19z

There is a stationary vortex offshore with a central circulation directly east of Rhode Island. 

It is stalling the system currently over the USA. 

By Robbie Ward
TUPELO, Mississippi Tue Apr 29, 2014 7:56am IST


(Reuters) - On a second day of ferocious storms (click here) that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials.

At least one person was killed in Tupelo, a city of about 35,000 in the northeast of the state and the birthplace of Elvis Presley.

Most of the deaths from the severe storm system occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states.

Monday's twister in Tupelo, one of several to tear across Mississippi, damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, downed power lines and tore up trees, the National Weather Service said.

"It was real bad. We're trying to pull people out," Tupelo Police Chief Bart Aguirre, told Reuters, referring to emergency crews going house to house, searching damaged buildings....


There are brick structures destroyed. Has to be at least a EF 3. About 140 mph. 

There is nothing left of that school. The ground is wiped clean. Other than collapsed walls there isn't even debris laying around.

 





Here is all the debris. It was dumped in a lake.

I think that was more than 140 mph winds.