Maps: Tennessee MCS Shoves on through
April 26, 2012; 11:55 AM
AccuWeather.com MapSpace depicted a terrifying-looking MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) moving through Tennessee and into North Carolina this morning. Click on the images below for larger, more detailed versions.
In fact, one roof was ripped off a house in Kentucky overnight, with trees and powerlines downed along the storm's bow-echo track, which also dropped hail to 1.75" in diameter:
Counting storms to the Northeast which formed overnight, over 45,000 lightning strikes hit the ground between midnight and 11 a.m. today:
The storm also looked decent on IR satellite, although I'm sure Scott @ CIMSS will have some more incredible images.
And finally, a couple of radar loops - wide angle (download hi-res) and zoomed in (download hi-res):
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