This brings me back to concern for tornado season. I really wonder how much severe weather will
ramp up when it's actually Spring. I still have that gut feeling that there will be historic severe weather later.
I hope I'm wrong lol

Been warm the last few days.

Been warm the last few days.

It's nice to finally have spring after a long fake winter!

It's nice to finally have spring after a long fake winter!

Looking forward to it!

The worst thing with the Nashville tornado is that it hit in the middle of the night. Can you imagine waking up to your house being ripped up around you or being outside and having no idea where the tornado is?

It definitely didn't look like a direct hit at all. Things would've gotten much louder as well had  it been a direct hit.

Plus some of those vehicles in the lot may have been rolled, or at minimum moved..that didn't happen, plus you don't see any tree branches or large debris fly by.
I had muted the sound, so didn't hear it.

yet again.... it's a small world. That video you just linked to was, for some reason, uploaded by "Fox 2 News," from St.louis. I lived in St.louis for about 9 years

Interesting it worked out that way .lol. I'm guessing that video  was sent to the Fox station in Nashville, which then shared it with the Fox network in general...the St.louis station then put it on their YouTube.

Supercells with purples in the middle (depending on radar color) are the ones I'd watch out for very closely.

Yep supercells that show purple/magenta or radar are going to be stronger & have heavier rain/hail.

I'm going to attach some pic's to show what truly to watch out for with tornadoes on radar. (in all cases I grabbed these while watching the TN storm)
Image A: This is 'Velocity' (ie: motion) - rather than the standard 'Reflectivity' you see on radar (not all apps or sites will show this mode). Red indicates moving away from the radar site, green indicates moving towards. (and brighter color is faster speed). Note that little area with a red/green couplet where I have the arrow pointing - that's the anticyclones (and in this case a weak tornado on the ground). this one isn't the best example because its near the edge of the radar's area, the red would normally be brighter & wouldn't be have white   

Image B: Standard 'Reflectivity' (ie: rain). This storm doesn't quite have the classic "hook echo" shape, but its a good enough example... Tornado is where the white arrow points. Gray circle would be around where the RFD is. White circle is around where the hail core is.

Image C: Again 'Velocity' Arrow in the center of  red/green couplet like before  is approx location where tornado on the ground is. Note: to the east of this, the town of Cookeville - one of the locations with the worse damage.

Image D: This is 'Correlation Coefficient' (a mode most generic weather apps or sites won't show). See that blue spot where I put the arrow. In this case  that is debris from the tornado on the ground.  (if this was closer to the radar site , it'd give a clearer 'picture' .. the other blue spots should be ignored, they are interference or not related to tornadic activity)

We are having "training" severe thunderstorms

I love when that happens here (but its usually thundershowers, not severe storms.) And is fairly rare.
I know you guys don't need anymore  rain (especially seeing what people on that weather-related discord site I visit were saying last night)

  When I walked outside just before it went over, I could actually feel the "lift" of the wind on myself. Needless to say, I got inside quick!

Sounds like you felt the main updraft! (a pretty dangerous part of the storm since that's  right near where the tornado can drop...well, as you saw)..
I woulda been on that thing with the videocamera (yes call me crazy if you wish)

This brings me back to concern for tornado season. I really wonder how much severe weather will ramp up when it's actually Spring.

People on a weather-related website are saying it appears that we *may* be  in for an active March - possibly above average severe/tornadic weather. (lets just hope that if this comes true it avoids populated areas!)

  Can you imagine waking up to your house being ripped up around you or being outside and having no idea where the tornado is?

You'd know where it is if your house was being ripped up
And yep that'd be a horrible horrible way to be awakened at night!
(I for one am glad I live in a location where that won't happen)

Looking forward to it!

Me too! It smelled like spring for the first time on Monday.

We're going to have a few warm days - highs in the 60's (maybe as high as 70 in Denver on Sat...so maybe around 65  for me)
Winter ain't over yet though...still got the rest of Mar, plus all of Apr & May, any of which it can snow.

We're going to have a few warm days - highs in the 60's (maybe as high as 70 in Denver on Sat...so maybe around 65  for me)
Winter ain't over yet though...still got the rest of Mar, plus all of Apr & May, any of which it can snow.

For the past couple years, it seems like we have had very mild winters and very rainy springs, specifically May.

Based on damage found in NWS survey results in Putnam County, TN, the tornado there has been given a preliminary rating of EF-4

We barely had any snow, just a few storms.

We barely had any snow, just a few storms.

Same here. The forecast at the beginning of the year was a false alarm.

We had very little snow in January, but February on the other hand was snowy.
March is one of the snowiest months here on average, so will just have to wait & see what nature brings....

Tornado on the ground in California as I'm posting this...