Heads up Texas Freepers Large Tornadoes possible

[newsperson999]

AT 343 PM CDT...A LARGE DEADLY TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF THROCKMORTON. PERSONS NEAR THROCKMORTON AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY NEED TO BE IN SHELTER NOW!

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so far they have seen two..one small one and this monster....My brother is on the cell phone with them...and relaying me info via AOL IM..I will post updates...situation is ripe for large tornadoes..a PDS Tornado watch remains up for the region(PDS= Particually Danouroues Situation..issued rarely)

[Allegra]

Well, it's that time of year again. They're calling for possibly severe weather in Houston later this afternoon and the wind is howling something fierce out there. I hope the folks in Throckmorton County are taking cover. Guess I'd better turn Fox News off and put on something local.

[linn37]

I have family in Bell Co,where is thockmorton?

[vetvetdoug]

This time of year is just about right. On April 10th, 1979, a big one hit Wichita Falls. It took two days before I found out my family was ok.

[donozark]

I remember that one. Was it ever rated on the Fujita scale (which came into use later?)?

[newsperson999]

The area bewteen abilene, Dallas, and Wichita falls.....sun is out..lost of wind shear..head ups....by the way I believe the 1970 wichita falls tornado was at the high end of the F4 range..

[vetvetdoug]

F-4 and was the most devastating tornado until the OKC one two years ago. Both touchdowns were separated by about 40 miles.

[newsperson999]

1970=1979

[John W]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 418 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... YOUNG COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 418 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OLNEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OLNEY IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM THIS STORM PRODUCED A LARGE TORNADO IN THROCKMORTON COUNTY! TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.

[John W]

That bulletin from this site:

http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/

And,it appears they never warned regarding the Throck. tornado itself.I've worried for some time about public complacency developing from widespread warnings of "doppler indicated" tornadoes.I hope we haven't gotten to some point where Doppler has to confirm public sitings before a warning is issued.

[newsperson999]

doppler radar shows very strong rotation along with inflow and outflow jets into the storm over the NE part of the county...Looks like the storm is becoming a high precipatation Supercell,,,meaning the tornado may be wrapped in rain and hard to see..

[chesty_puller]

The lightnin and thunder are incredible today!!! But this is Texas, and this is SPring. I wouldn't trade it for anywhere else.

[newsperson999]

rotation is maxed out on the radar and is very tight..odds are a very storng torando is currently on the gorund...

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Everyone in Texas and other states near these storms - be careful!

Stormwatch

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Radar

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Speaking of lightning....

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Hey you! :)

We had lightning and hail all night last night and the path between our house and the next door neighbor's is a river that merges into the river that used to be a street and sidewalk.

We're in the process of getting our front wall and roof fixed from the tornado that came through here last fall. We've already replaced the fence.

Someone tell me when there isn't a tornado around here.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Yikes. Sounds like you are in tornado alley!

Stay safe!

Intellicast Radar Loop

Snake like line of storms coming together it seems heading east. Look out all parts east of this line.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Those lightning bolts were coming straight down last night. We didn't get hit this time, but the phone lines went dead for a few hours.

Don't forget to turn your radio on once in awhile. ;)

Thanks FWI.