St Louis area storm situation [damage assessment, saw FOX helicopter page 3]

[Maxxi]

Yikes. The wind died down for me but I still have power.

By the looks of it, the tornadic radar echo swallowed itself up and doesn't appear threatening anymore. There is some heavy strengthening on the rear adding more rain and wind.

Edit: Warning extended into Illinois

False, the circulation seems to be spinning up according to radar from 3 minutes ago.

Winds are going in seperate directions so the tornado is still on the ground and alive.
New EAS bulletin.

TORNADO WARNING
ILC133-163-MOC099-189-020430-
/O.NEW.KLSX.TO.W.0030.140902T0407Z-140902T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1107 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  WEST CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS...
  NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LOUIS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1102 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARNOLD...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  COLUMBIA AND DUPO AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
  CAHOKIA AROUND 1120 PM CDT.
  MILLSTADT AND CENTREVILLE AROUND 1125 PM CDT.
  BELLEVILLE AND SWANSEA AROUND 1130 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE NEW HANDOVER.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES MASTODON HISTORIC SITE.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 55 IN MISSOURI FROM EXIT 185 TO EXIT 191.
INTERSTATE 64 IN ILLINOIS FROM EXIT 9 TO EXIT 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

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[Xphifre]

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[Maxxi]

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[XR-7]

I'm looking at Doppler winds at the circulation is very weak if anything. Are you sure your radar is updated?

Its right on the Mississippi where I'm looking.

No edit: now even the meteorologists on TV are saying the main threat is diminished. I'm ahead by a good couple minutes.

[Xphifre]

WICKED WINDS INCOMING
1 Minute left on backup power
Wish me luck guys.
Xeph out.

[Maxxi]

I'm looking at Doppler winds at the circulation is very weak if anything. Are you sure your radar is updated?

Its right on the Mississippi where I'm looking.

Last radar update from storm prediction center was at 11:07
the circulation seems to be really spinning if anything according to the radar signature.

[XR-7]

WICKED WINDS INCOMING
1 Minute left on backup power
Wish me luck guys.
Xeph out.

RIP Xephifre

Was a good person :c

Last radar update from storm prediction center was at 11:07
the circulation seems to be really spinning if anything according to the radar signature.

Okay...its 11:16 here...

[Nal]

there is literally nothing happening where I'm at lol
I heard there was going to be a storm though lol

[XR-7]

there is literally nothing happening where I'm at lol
I heard there was going to be a storm though lol

Too bad you're 350 miles away :/

New development in the west has rainfall frequency coming at five inches per hour. Looks like I'm in for a dousing.

[Maxxi]

Too bad you're 350 miles away :/

New development in the west has rainfall frequency coming at five inches per hour. Looks like I'm in for a dousing.

Signature has faded from radar from 10 minutes ago.

[XR-7]

Signature has faded from radar from 10 minutes ago.

Sounds about right.

[Emmanuel Goldstein]

Nature is a bitch sometimes. Today I woke up at 3:00 AM to the sound of explosive thunder.

[Georges]

It wasn't that bad up a bit northeast from you guys. I think it was just like a normal storm, i think.

[XR-7]

It wasn't that bad up a bit northeast from you guys. I think it was just like a normal storm, i think.

By the looks of it I got barely any rain. I know it did rain for a while but it was just an average steady dump. Some places not far from STL got 6in or more.

The tornado passed through my school district though. A girl in art class said that a tree crashed into her front door (High Ridge) so she had to go out the back to get to school.

[Georges]

A girl in art class said that a tree crashed into her front door (High Ridge) so she had to go out the back to get to school.

That sucks.

We once had a tree fall on our van, it totaled it. And the scary thing is, my dad was literally less than a minute away from getting in it and driving it out of the way. ;-;