Should be hitting me in about an hour
be safe!
looking at HD radar now (WeatherTAP)
nasty stuff indeed.
You OK kiddo?
Additional on Weather blog —
7:26 p.m. There are reports of water eight to 10 inches deep in the inside lanes of I-30 near Hulen in Fort Worth. Our Weather Watcher in Dalworthington Gardens reports 2.30 inches of rain in a period of 30 minutes and it is still coming down. This is also a serious flooding situation; and if you don’t have to get out, you should just stay put this evening. New Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rains and Van Zandt counties until 8:45 p.m.
7:22 p.m. Three schools in Arlington, Martin High School Dunn and Burgin elementaries have reported roof damage.
7:15 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings continue for Dallas, Navarro and Ellis Counties until 7:30 p.m., eastern Tarrant County until 7:45 p.m, Henderson, Kaufman and Rockwall Counties until 8:00 p.m., and Collin County until 8:15 p.m.
7:13 p.m. Downtown Dallas has just disappeared in the wind. Winds are so strong the Texas flag flew off a flag at Victory Plaza. The sirens have stopped. - Gary Reaves, Victory Plaza in Dallas
WFAA ABC 8 live streaming link:
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/VideoPlayer/makeASX.php?title=beloint_wfaa&live=1
Weather Blog update —
7: 45 p.m. The National Weather Service has reported 90 to 95 mph winds with significant damage in Terrell. People from Canton to Emory, and traffic along I-20 east of Terrell, should expect near 100 mph winds. - Meghan Danahey, WFAA Meteorologist
7: 39 p.m. The very dangerous line of storms stretches from Denton through the northern portions of Dallas and Collin into Rockwall counties to Terrell, Kaufman and Canton, down to Athens. This line is not weakening and winds from 80 to 100 mph can still be expected as this line pushes east at 45 mph. - Meghan Danahey, WFAA Meteorologist
WFAA Channel 8 is warning people to the east. They said on the news that people *better believe it* for what is coming because they said “It’s hard to believe, but we’re going to make a believer out of you when it hits!”
Someone being interviewed said — I’ve been here 17 years and I’ve never seen weather like this — couldn’t see 10 feet in front of you...”
Tornado reported touched down in Collin County
Man calls in to report tornado touched down in Kaufman County, took out a hangar...
WFAA Weather Blog Update —
8:15 p.m. Flooding is still a big concern across much of Dallas and Fort Worth. A creek has overflowed its banks in Grapevine at highways 121 and 360. Flash Flood Warnings continue for Wise, Johnson and Tarrant Counties until 9:30 p.m., Dallas County until 10:45 p.m. and Collin and Denton counties until 11:30 p.m.
8:01 p.m. The Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dallas and Ellis Counties has been cancelled as the line of storms moves eastward. Doppler radar is still indicating very heavy rain and wind from Plano up 75 through McKinney to Melissa. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues until 8:15 p.m. for Collin County. This part of the line is headed right toward Greenville and Commerce. The line continues southward to Rockwall to Canton to Athens and Fairfield. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings continue until 8:45 p.m for eastern Kaufman and Rockwall counties. - Meghan Danahey, WFAA Meteorologist
Around March 1st, the National Weather Sevice predicted that we would have a drier than normal spring. Now we are 8-10 inches above normal in DFW. Do you think the 50 year predictions have no more chance of being accurate than the one released 2 months ago?
Plenty of trees and branches down around city park and University.
WFAA Channel 8 Weather Blog Update —
8:26 p.m. Winds around 70 mph were reported near Van Alstyne. The heaviest storms are finally pushing out of the area. The line stretches from Sherman to Greenville, Emory and Athens. People in Paris to Sulphur Springs and Quitman to Tyler can expect damaging winds from 80 to 100 mph as the storms move rapidly east at 45 mph. A few showers and some moderate rain will be possible across the Dallas-Fort Worth areas, so high water may be a problem well into the night. We can expect scattered storms again on Thursday.
WFAA Channel 8 Weather Blog Update —
9:54 p.m. North of Stone Briar Mall, there is no power anywhere. It is pitch black until you hit Stone Brook Road. There were no lights in the grocery stores and gas stations in the area. Temporary stops signs have been placed where traffic lights are out, and I’ve seen a few emergency vehicle with their lights on. - Doug Boehner, downtown Dallas
9: 34 p.m. Up in Frisco around Stone Briar Mall, down trees are all around the mall. Police officers are moving trees and debris off of Gaylord. Parkway. At a Target, grocery carts are scattered across the parking lot and into bushes and trees. - Doug Boehner, downtown Dallas
9: 15 p.m. Leaving work from the WFAA building off of Young Street, I saw a tree split in half. There were also other trees that had fallen and a street sign had been pulled from the ground. - Doug Boehner, downtown Dallas
9: 02 p.m. I discovered a plane that was turned over during the height of the storms at the Arlington Municipal Airport. Other planes also suffered minor damage. It actually was blown several yards from where it was originally sitting. - Aaron Chimbel, Arlington
WFAA Channel 8 Weather Blog Update —
10: 08 p.m. The severe weather caused a fire at a Plano home near Legacy and Custer roads. A power line fell onto the house. Firefighters were forced to fight the fire from afar since the power line still had power. - Shelly Slater, Plano
10: 00 p.m. For the most part, the severe weather has passed. However, flooding problems are still happening across the area. Dallas and Tarrant counties are dry now. While not flooding rain, there is more rain moving in our direction. We have seen up to four inches of rain in some areas. Pete Delkus, WFAA Meteorologist
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Okay, that’s the last one for me, tonight. Looks like all that’s left is to see what happened (perhaps tomorrow)...
Cable went out fairly early on here, before there were any specific warnings for the area, then the power, which was out for about 4 hours. Give Verizon credit. The phone system stayed up. They never did activate the municipal warning system.
I’ll check for damage in the morning.