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Tornado watch issued for North Texas, including DFW; tornadoes touch down in western counties
Dallas News ^ | 15 May 2013 | Robert Wilonsky

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 ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: texas; tornado; tornados
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To: My Favorite Headache

Wow...did not hear about that many injured and critical.


341 posted on 05/15/2013 10:53:16 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Heart big and sore just hearing news.

May God comfort the living, heal the injured and bless those lost with eternal life by His side.Amen


342 posted on 05/15/2013 11:00:16 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Ah, good deal then.

The weather maps are showing purple in San Saba county. Last week they had so much hail and rain that the main street was rushing with ice. Their water treatment aka city park has a small water fall feature that was gushing. Do y’all remember the story last week about the 105 year old bacon lady, Pearl Cantrell? She’s in San Saba county.


343 posted on 05/15/2013 11:07:29 PM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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To: penelopesire

Fort Worth..west side.
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Thanks. When you mentioned earlier about the storm moving through Azle toward you, I wasn’t sure if it was West FW or North of there. ....Just was trying to figure out direction of the movement, since I’m in Grapevine.

Knowing where you’re located lends more understanding of your postings on threads like this. ...Thanks, again.


344 posted on 05/15/2013 11:21:55 PM PDT by octex
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Freeper reporting in from Granbury, Texas. The worst hit area appears to be Rancho Brazos. A family in our church lost their home and van tonight, but their family and pets are safe. Several of the homes in that area were Habitat for Humanity homes and the owners had spent hours building homes there in that program. The death toll is said to be 6 with several people reported missing. There were many injuries. Daylight will tell us more. Churches and fellow residents are quickly coming to their aid. Neighbors help neighbors in our town. Please keep the prayers coming for those who have lost so much tonight.


345 posted on 05/15/2013 11:23:48 PM PDT by betsyross60
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To: betsyross60

City of Ennis in Ellis County got hit by an F0-F1 OR straight line winds recorded at 80 mph about 90 mins ago. Dairy Queen reported collapsed, thousands without power, at least 7 buildings have collapsed, structure damage, trees down, injuries...a real mess is unfolding in Ennis right now.


346 posted on 05/16/2013 12:11:56 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

SO. Grandbury and Ennis have both gotten hit hard. Double bad news.


347 posted on 05/16/2013 12:13:02 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Taco Bell collapsed in Ennis off 45.


348 posted on 05/16/2013 12:13:56 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: GeronL

Don’t forget Cleburne.


349 posted on 05/16/2013 12:14:26 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: GeronL
Here is the point of impact for Ennis at the time:
350 posted on 05/16/2013 12:17:30 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: GeronL

I-Hop in Ennis had roof ripped off with patrons eating inside. Ennis Inn Motel reportedly destroyed.


351 posted on 05/16/2013 12:19:11 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (In a world where I feel so small, I can't stop thinking big.)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Taco Bell and a Dairy Queen?

That is just wrong.

/sarcasm

Argh, and Cleburne. Wow. What a bad night.


352 posted on 05/16/2013 12:19:45 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: My Favorite Headache

yikes.


353 posted on 05/16/2013 12:21:38 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: bgill
I'm still here. I haven't looked at the damage yet. I'm going to have my coffee before I go outside to look. I know we got some heavy winds last night.

Prayers for all those affected in Grandbury. I'm still waiting to hear from a cousin down there.

/johnny

354 posted on 05/16/2013 4:30:30 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Good. Hope your garden is fine.


355 posted on 05/16/2013 5:05:41 AM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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To: bgill

Praying for all of my North Texas FRiends.


356 posted on 05/16/2013 5:22:51 AM PDT by txmissy
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To: octex

My husband was working at the Cash America building there on the Trinity river. The first floor lobby became a triage unit because at the time it was the first major building nearby.

I had to go get my husband because his car was demolished. It looked like the entire Texas Rangers baseball team took their bats to it all at once. Never seen anything like it before or since.


357 posted on 05/16/2013 5:25:05 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: bgill

No, I missed the article about Pearl.

We sure could use some of the rain you speak of. The last 2 years have been the worst since the drought of 1895. But I don’t need the hail, we are days away from harvesting our wheat. We are in the seed business and scratching to have enough production for our normal customers this fall.


358 posted on 05/16/2013 5:28:49 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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I just finished the walk around. It's not too bad. A few tobacco plants got beat up, some small limbs down from a tree, and some water damage inside my shop where apparently part of the roof lifted up in the winds.

All of the really severe weather was west and south of us here, so we didn't get hail any bigger than 1/4".

/johnny

359 posted on 05/16/2013 5:36:52 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Good to hear but guess you’ll be fixing the roof today. Be careful.


360 posted on 05/16/2013 5:53:37 AM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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