US Severe Convective Storm
Posting Date: 24 January 2012
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A severe weather outbreak across the southern U.S. late Sunday, 22 / early Monday, 23 January, brought hail, high winds and tornados to the region. The National Weather Service has reported 24 tornados across the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. (It should be noted that this is a preliminary list of reporting and is not the actual number of tornados). Of this figure, as of 00:00UTC Tuesday, 24 January, 9 tornadoes have been reported in Alabama in the counties of Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair and Tuscaloosa; 10 tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas in the counties of Arkansas,, Cleveland, Crittenden, Dallas, Lonoke and Prairie.
Preliminary reports indicate significant damage, particularly in Alabama where a state of emergency has been declared across all Alabama’s 67 counties as a result of the severe weather. Media reports are indicating that as many as 200 homes in Jefferson County, Alabama, have been damage. The National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama has confirmed that a tornado of intensity 3 on the enhanced fujita scale stuck the town of Clay.
The convective outlook through to Friday, 27 January indicates a slight risk of further storms in the southeast.
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