A major blizzard in West Texas, plus severe tornadic weather across central Texas, plus 79 degrees and flood warnings here in NorthEast Texas (the green, between Texarkana and Shreveport, LA).
All going on at the same time, in a single State...
Posted on 12/26/2015 7:24:07 PM PST by Morgana
Four people were killed in Garland, Texas, after fierce storms and tornadoes swept through the region Saturday, police said.
All four deaths occurred near the intersection of I-30 and I-90 in Garland, within a couple thousand feet of each other, Garland police spokesman Mike Hatfield said.
It is believed all four victims were in vehicles at the time, Hatfield said. There were also multiple injuries reported at an apartment building south of I-30, he said, but the injuries were not considered life threatening.
At least two tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down south and east of Dallas beginning at around 6 p.m. local time (7 p.m. E.T.), according to the National Weather Service.
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A car is a bad place to be in a tornado, not that they likely even knew it was there after dark.
Texas ping
I-30 for sure, but it’s not I-90, I don’t think.
Horrifying
Yikes
We NYers get a bunch of dreary weather, but never anything deadly.
Must be scary. Prayers out.
Checking in from Flower Mound.
On KXAS they just announced two more deaths in Collin County at a gas station that was destroyed in Copeville.
Multiple tornado hits in counties east of Dallas. Rowlett hardest hit and aid requested from neighboring cities. 2 fatalities in Collin County
Yea I saw that but this was over an hour ago. I saw on Facebook that Glenn beck said some tornados were currently touching down. This is one of the most current news stories I could find. I know there will be more to come.
No I-90 runs across the northern US. Some of it around Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. Maybe US 90 or State Route 90?
I-30 @ 190 (George Bush Turnpike).
Thanks
2015 weather in MI has been good overall. So far escaping the worst but here comes January. No big deal any which way.
Showing pictures of the cars that were involved. Horrible, roofs flattened to the doors
Texas people are on this thread reporting their condition:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3376949/posts
See post 13.
My son sent me a pic from TV. Big wedge tornado.
A major blizzard in West Texas, plus severe tornadic weather across central Texas, plus 79 degrees and flood warnings here in NorthEast Texas (the green, between Texarkana and Shreveport, LA).
All going on at the same time, in a single State...
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