Posted on 04/03/2012 11:26:00 AM PDT by Strategerist
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 116 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY...
AT 116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRMED A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LANCASTER...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THE CITY OF LANCASTER! SEEK SHELTER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LANCASTER AROUND 125 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN TEXAS.
weather channel showing video of those semi trailers being toss around in the air, just unreal.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
This is what an F5 will do to a home.
Ironically this is the anniversary of the infamous April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak.
You have no understanding of their criteria for that map. It's based on severe weather % chances near a given point. If these two tornadoes were out in some farm field nobody would care or notice. And these are the ONLY two tornadoes; it's not a massive outbreak, they're just unfortunately placed.
They did have a tornado watch box out.
Mesquite has one reported on the ground.
one inch hail reported south of dfw airport.
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Statement as of 2:02 PM CDT on April 03, 2012
... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 215 PM CDT for
northeastern Dallas County...
At 201 PM CDT... National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed a
large and dangerous tornado. This tornado was located 5 miles east
of Dallas or near the Mesquite Rodeo... moving northeast at 20 mph.
This is a tornado emergency for Dallas... Garland and Mesquite! Seek
shelter now!
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A large... extremely dangerous... and potentially deadly tornado has
been confirmed. To protect your life... take cover now! Move
underground or to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If in a Mobile home... a vehicle or
outdoors... move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT Tuesday evening
for eastern Texas.
Lat... Lon 3298 9664 3298 9652 3280 9652 3274 9660
3273 9672 3276 9678 3298 9675 3299 9665
time... Mot... loc 1901z 203deg 17kt 3278 9668
Both cells now have reformed tornadoes, tornado emergency for Dallas and Mesquite TX for the eastern cell.
Prayers for your Dad and all in that area.......please keep us posted.
baseball sized hail in Euless
I guess they were wrong then. Are you not listening to WBAP? There are three tornadoes near Garland and one near Euless.
Some hook echoes on those two cells that you can spot them easily zoomed all the way out like this view.
supercell in Ellis county has split in two , may be intensifying..
Prayers for your Dad and everyone in the path of these storms. I hope he is ok!
Lost her phone service but has ipad for at least how long her battery lasts
Anyone hear any update on Irving, please let me know.
And yes I am familiar with the SPC Mesoscale Analysis. It is a forecast. Usually, when an outbreak occurs, they update to a PDS.
Justin, Euless and Mesquite have tornado activity currently being reported..
Tornado (((ping))).
So scary. Praying everyone is okay. Just horrible.
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