Talk:List of tornadoes in the 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak

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UTC: Date Separation[edit]

It's my understanding that Central Standard Time is UTC-6 and Eastern Standard Time is UTC-5 during the winter. So, shouldn't all tornados that occured after, say, 0600Z qualify as February 6 tornados? I don't understand why many are still listed under February 5. ~ Triberocker (talk) 19:16, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Technically it should go until 12z as the Storm Prediction Center defines a severe weather day as 12z to 12z. ---CWY2190^T^C 19:28, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If that's the case then, only two tornados on February 6 were after 12Z... thoughts on what we should do? ~ Triberocker (talk) 19:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The 0800Z separation has just been a "compromise", and is used on most articles (unless a note is added, usually for an event that ends shortly after that like at 0830Z). That is midnight PST (and 4 am EDT - the latest possible time and by then it would feel like morning for most early risers), which covers all time zones in the continental US even though there are very few outbreaks west of the Rockies. CrazyC83 (talk) 02:39, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like original research. I'd be in favor of splitting the days by UTC or by local time, but 0800 is too arbitrary, and should be changed. -Running On Brains 17:31, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe 1200Z per SPC convention? Local time does not work as outbreaks often span time zones, and UTC would create a break in the middle of peak periods, as opposed to (generally) a low point. CrazyC83 (talk) 01:28, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Alabama log update[edit]

In the Alabama section, I believe the Chapel Hill tornado in Morgan County was actually part of the same tornado that went through Lawrence County. It was there where the path of that tornado ended. It can probably be deleted from the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aaronkt (talk • contribs) 01:29, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

One more tornado to add to the list. The NWS in Huntsville says a brief F0 touched down South of Cullman. The path length was only 200 yards. [[1]] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aaronkt (talk • contribs) 03:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Madison County, Alabama can be taken off the list. A NWS Huntsville officer did not see enough damage to warrant an investigation of tornado damage. http://www.talkweather.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=45505&view=findpost&p=541695 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aaronkt (talk • contribs) 05:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unconfirmed reports[edit]

I noticed someone cleaned them out. Generally speaking they are cleaned out about 10-15 days after the outbreak, one NWS office at a time once that office has clearly completed surveys (I don't think any with outstanding reports have completed surveys at this point though). Occasionally, late reports do come in, and those get added as well. Unconfirmed reports are maintained only in situations where surveys have to be done super-late due to access issues or overlaps and cannot be published until the final reports come in (I would guess late summer or fall). Reports are removed immediately if confirmed to be straight-line winds or only a funnel cloud though. CrazyC83 (talk) 20:30, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]