Significant Heavy Rainfall Is Possible With Potential High Impact Flash Flooding And River Flooding From Late Sunday Through Tuesday…

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Heavy Rainfall Totals From 3 To 5 Inches With Locally Higher Amounts
Are Possible Across Extreme Southeastern Arkansas…much Of Central
And North Mississippi And Northern Portions Of Northeast Louisiana.
South Mississippi And Southern Portions Of Northeast Louisiana
Should See Rainfall Totals Ranging From 2 To 3 Inches.

A Large…deep Vortex Will Lock In Over The Central Plain States And
Will Send Several Lobes Of Shortwave Trough Energy Across The
Arklamiss Region From Late Sunday Night Through Tuesday. From Sunday
Night Into Monday…the Heaviest Rainfall Should Stay Across
Southeast Arkansas And Portions Of The Northern Yazoo Delta Region.
There Is A Possibility That A Mesoscale Convective System (mcs)
Could Form And Move East To Southeast Towards The Natchez Trace By
Monday Morning. The Region Could Get A Brief Break From Late Monday
Morning Until Late Monday Afternoon. However…from Monday Evening
Into Tuesday Abundant Moisture And Sufficient Lift From A Favorable
Jet Stream Will Produce The Most Significant Rainfall Of The Event.
More Jet Energy From Tuesday Afternoon Into The Evening Could Bring
Another Round Of Heavy Rainfall. A Cold Front Will Finally Move
Through Early Wednesday Ending The Heavy Rain Threat.

Vegetation And Warmer Temperatures Have Allowed Soils To Dry Out
Somewhat From The Significant Rainfall Events Earlier In The Month.
However…heavy Rainfall That Occurred Thursday Night Wetted The
Soils Across The Yazoo Delta And Portions Of The Big Black
Increasing The Risk Of Flooding For Those Areas. There Is Some Good
News…many Of The Rivers Have Fallen Below Flood Stage Or Will
Before The Rainfall Begins. An Exception Will Be The Big Black River
At Bovina. The Lower Big Black River May Also Still Be Above Flood
Stage By The Time The Rainfall Begins.

The Potential For Significant Flooding Is High With This System. The
Pattern Associated With This System Is Similar To Some Of Our Big
Historical Floods In Mississippi. This System Will Be Slow To Move
Out Of The Region And There Will Be Multiple Heavy Rain Episodes
Before Ending Early Wednesday Morning. It Is A Potentially Dangerous
Flash Flood And River Flood Producer.

This Weather System Has Plenty Of Moisture To Work With. There Is
Still Uncertainty Associated With The Predicted Rainfall Amounts And
The Location Of Heaviest Rainfall. Rainfall Amounts Could Be Much
Higher Than Currently Predicted. Those Living In Flash Flood Prone
Areas And Areas Affected By Small Stream Flash Flooding And River
Flooding Earlier This Month Need To Keep Abreast Of This Potential
Flood Risk. A Flood Watch May Need To Be Issued On Sunday Especially
For Central And Northern Mississippi…southeast Arkansas…and
Portions Of Northeast Louisiana.

Stay Alert As This Weather System Has The Potential For Dangerous
Flash Floods And River Floods.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
858 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2014  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...  
NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...  
NORTHEAST RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...  
 
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT  
 
* AT 854 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST  
OF OLSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FRANKFORT AND LILLIS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

  
 
LAT...LON 3981 9640 3962 9625 3942 9668 3957 9677  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 234DEG 25KT 3954 9664  
 
HAIL...1.25IN  
WIND...60MPH  
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TORNADO,

TWC Breaking @TWCBreaking

#Tornado was reported near tiny town of Gum Neck, NC at 4:43pm. Storm appears to be weakening as of 4:58p.pic.twitter.com/x22Img1P4E

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Video of tornado in Pantego

IrishEagle Video of tornado in Pantego by Huter Sutton shared on WITN_TV FB page. twitpic.com/e0l6d5 facebook.com/photo.php?v=28… …http://twitpic.com/e0l6d5

TORNADO

Confirmed tornado on the ground near Pantego, NC. Photo by Corey Toppin. pic.twitter.com/uDymR2U01C

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
403 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT  
 
* AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING  
A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF BELHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
KILKENNY BY 420 PM EDT...  
GUM NECK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEVELS BY 435 PM EDT...  
FRYING PAN LANDING BY 440 PM EDT...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A  
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS  
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN  
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO  
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE  
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY  
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  
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TORNADO WARNING

  
TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
403 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT  
 
* AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING  
A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF BELHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
KILKENNY BY 420 PM EDT...  
GUM NECK AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEVELS BY 435 PM EDT...  
FRYING PAN LANDING BY 440 PM EDT...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A  
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS  
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN  
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO  
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE  
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY  
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
342 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
BEAUFORT COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
TYRRELL COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT  
 
* AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR  
YEATESVILLE...OR 15 MILES EAST OF RIVER ROAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
40 MPH.  
 
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
PUNGO BY 350 PM EDT...  
PIKE ROAD...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEECHVILLE AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST  
OF WENONA BY 355 PM EDT...  
PONZER BY 400 PM EDT...  
PUNGO LAKE BY 405 PM EDT...  
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTER OF PHELPS LAKE BY 410 PM EDT...  
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALLIGATOR LAKE BY 415 PM EDT...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS  
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY  
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU  
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE  
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO  
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.  
 
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A  
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS  
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN  
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO  
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE  
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  
 
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY  
CALLING...1...8 0 0...8 8 9...6 8 8 9 OR NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  
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Is Formula 1 in Crisis?

The Buxton Blog

Is Formula 1 in crisis? No. But you’d never know it given the hullabaloo in the press. Red Bull saying this isn’t Formula 1. Ferrari saying this isn’t Formula 1. Bernie saying this isn’t Formula 1. Well I’m sorry guys, but you’ve only yourselves to blame.

This new engine formula came about as a direct result of Renault holding the sport hostage. Formula 1 was living in the past said Carlos Ghosn, and Renault would not be hanging around unless it changed its regulations to move in line with more road relevant technology. If they’d had their way, we’d currently have flat fours. As it is, they backtracked slightly to the 1.6 litre V6s which have so divided the sport’s fanbase.

That Renault has arguably done the poorest job in preparing for this new formula is nobody’s fault but their own. They pushed for this technology. They made their bed…

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