Posted on 05/15/2013 6:53:07 PM PDT by Windflier
Update at 8:46 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: WFAA reports homes have been leveled in Hood County.
Update at 8:06 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: Tornado warning now in effect in Tarrant and Johnson counties.
Tornadoes have touched down in Pecan Plantation (a residential town near Granbury) and northeast of Decatur.
Update at 8 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: NWS reporting baseball-sized hail in Granbury not far from the town’s high school.
Update at 7:43 p.m. by Tristan Hallman: A tornado has been spotted developing in Hood County near Lake Granbury, the National Weather Service reports. Granbury is in the storm’s path.
Update at 7:34 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: And then there were fewer: Hamilton, Mills, Montague, Parker and Wise counties are still under tornado warnings. Out is Palo Pinto.
Update at 7:27 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: Two tornadoes have been confirmed in Parker County, the National Weather Service reports. The larger of the two tornadoes could cross Interstate 20 around mile marker 409.
Update at 7:10 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: Comanche and Jack counties are no longer under tornado warnings.
But Hamilton, Mills, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise counties still are.
Update at 7 p.m., by Tristan Hallman: Hail larger than golfballs is being reported in Millsap, located in Parker County.
Update at 6:30 p.m. by Tristan Hallman: Watches are quickly becoming warnings in some places. Comanche, Hamilton, Jack, Mills, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise counties are all under tornado warnings.
There are also reports of hail pelting Mineral Wells.
Update at 6:05 p.m. by Robert Wilonsky: Strong-to-severe storms continue to gather steam and form into a line as they move east, and so the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for most of North Texas — including Dallas
(Excerpt) Read more at thescoopblog.dallasnews.com ...
Fort Worth..west side.
I am back. Was about to get ready for bed. The storm is East of us.
I don’t believe the grapefruit sized hail, but this was a very upper level disturbance, so I suppose it is possible.
Thanks for concern. Storm is East of us.
Was about to get ready for bed.
have a good evening.
Pics of the hail on twitter..baseball and grapefruit size. First posted to Texas storm chasers twitter feed. It’s real...probably not a leaf left on the trees where it hit.
Yeah, that southern cell is the one that wont stop spawning rotation.
That is why T’mater gardens are a losing proposition in Texas.
You just get them going alright and “BLAMMO”!
WVKayaker posted a pic of the hail (#277) and it sure looked HUGE! I am still in a stunned state about it all! (And glad you and other FReepers are safe!)
bTW...I don’t worry about stalkers anyway...I am heavily armed...lol
Don’t know where you are, but glad you are safe! Geeeeeze this is just awful!
Ping to post 74...
Yep..between the wind,drought and crappy soil..it’s about near impossible.
Thank you very much!
All clear here, thus far.
But! It has been done!
LOL
Gnight.
Thanks York!!
It is awful....local news going late with coverage....another news presser at 2:00 am. From Granbury.
Many prayers and support needed in coming days.
6 dead now..up to 13 missing...dear Lord....comfort these people.
6 dead 22 missing 177 injured 23 critical from Granbury EMS.
Horrible!
Prayers for Texas.
Awful. Will be praying for all of these people for a long time.
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