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 ...
National Weather Service spotters on the ground say that the tornado in that area is a mile wide.
The front’s spinning up over central Oklahoma, might lead to a “train” of storm cells over the same region of north Texas.
The Sheriff from that area was just on the radio, and says that help is on the way.
Houses in the DeCordova Ranch area hit hard. Not sure what else as they are naming streets (Davis Road and more) and I am not familiar with the area. VFW being used as a staging area. Injured being transported as possible. Once police car is transporting three injured to triage.
One mile wide tornado is supposed to pass over us in 15 minutes, Over and out.
Fatalities in Granbury on scanner.
Prayers up!!
Praying for you...
Good Lord. Stay safe.
Prayers!! God speed!
Long way to get to hospital in Fort Worth. A couple in Hulen area in SW Ft Worth would be closest.
Prayers for you.
prayers for you, yours, and those in the path.
PRAYING!!!
Looks like the cell over south west Dallas County is tightening up — near Cockrell Hill and Illinois Blvd.
Weather Service may upgrade warning to tornado watch....
Holding you and yours up in prayer.
Lived in Texas for 42 of my 45 years - you would think I’d be used to this by now. Still fascinates me.
Prayers for your family.
Good heavens.
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