Tornado on the ground in Dallas metro area

[thewiseguy]

It is near Bedford. Western Dallas suburbs.

Here is a picture taken from a high rise building in Dallas..

http://yfrog.com/h2mnawdj

[Mutley]

1. Wow, it looks pretty big.

:(

[thewiseguy]

2. Tornado reported on the observation at Dallas "Love Field"

[thewiseguy]

3. Tornado is just now east of Euless

[tammywammy]

4. Actually Bedford is closer to Ft Worth than Dallas

Just west of DFW airport. Golf ball at least sized hail there as well. I'm just barely to the south of this passing cell, I think the next one will hit me.

Lots of wind, kinda freaky outside right now.

edited to add: They're saying up to softball sized hail. Euless is to the east of Bedford, right up next to the airport.

[alfredo]

5. Got a friend nearby. I will have to check on him.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. The tornado will be near... Irving and Coppell around 830 PM CDT...

The tornado will be near...
Irving and Coppell around 830 PM CDT...
University Park... Dallas and Buckingham around 845 PM CDT...


That's a lot of population in that area. :(

[tammywammy]

7. I'm just to the south of it

In Arlington. :scared:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Stay safe!

Keep your eyes open and stay abreast of the updates. Take it seriously.. :hug:

[av8rdave]

14. Grapevine here...believe it missed both of us

[tammywammy]

16. Just started raining here

I'm getting hit by the second cell. Golf ball sized hail at least in Euless. Another friend a little more north of me on 360 closer to 183, tennis ball sized.

I'm in East Arlington, near Cowboys stadium.

[av8rdave]

19. Got some hail here, but not quite as big...just on west side of DFW

[tammywammy]

22. None here so far

I'm just a couple miles south of the Ballpark and they got golf ball supposedly.

Keeping my fingers crossed!

[thewiseguy]

9. Hail photo from Irving

http://yfrog.com/h3apqfoj

[Lucinda]

20. That's huge!

:(

[Shagbark Hickory]

10. U sure that's a tornado? Looks like a wall cloud.

But who am I to say, you're the one looking out the window.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Not sure if it's on the ground or not but the warning says theres one

At 834 PM CDT... storm spotters and Doppler radar observed a
developing tornado near Irving moving east at 35 mph. This storm is
capable of producing large damaging hail up to baseball size.

The tornado will be near...
Dallas... Highland Park and University Park around 845 PM CDT...

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Move to an interior bathroom... closet... or hallway on the lowest
floor of your building. Cover yourself with blankets... pillows... or a
mattress for protection.


Lat... Lon 3298 9652 3258 9652 3277 9703 3299 9703
time... Mot... loc 0134z 279deg 31kt 3282 9691


http://weather.dallasnews.com/US/TX/119.html

[kentauros]

15. There are several rotating thunderstorms in that area right now,

according to Weather underground. The following link is zoomed in on the DFW area. You can add data with the choices to the right, including storm tracks, tornado icons and webcam links:

Wunderground map

[struggle4progress]

28. Yeah, it looks like a lot of heavy thunderstorms I've seen in the distance on the plains

[av8rdave]

11. Wall cloud recently passed over my house in Grapevine

[doublethink]

13. Live News Feed From Dallas .....

http://www.zahistation.com/watch-kdfw-dallas-live

[thewiseguy]

17. Hail photos from Dallas

http://yfrog.com/gyq3jxbj

Power flashes in Dallas...

[KittyWampus]

50. HOLY CRAP. It really IS as big as a tennis ball. Never seen such a thing.

That size hail might do some serious damage.

[tammywammy]

18. Strong rotation in Benbrook and SE of downtown FTW

Next two cells are going to be a doozie.

[thewiseguy]

23. Jim Cantore is saying there is a large tornado on the ground at Eagle Ford Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

21. OK forgive me for a minute- rotation in University Park.

Let it suck up Bush Library...pleeeezzz?
OK,I'm sorry.

[RB TexLa]

25. And the people that live in that area?

really?

[w8liftinglady]

30. nahh- just bush Library...c'mon-I can see it from my place.

My job is 8 blocks from there.
Good grief.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

39. Hey, in Piedmont, OK today a horse was dropped into a man's pool unhurt

Tornadoes are know for wild, weird selective acts. :D

[w8liftinglady]

44. I'm hoping our hospital goes untouched... whew!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

47. No kidding!

Do you know how much damage the area up there is actually taking? Reports appear to indicate mostly hail damage so far. Which is good if it's true.

[bullwinkle428]

24. Possible tornado heading toward baseball stadium, where game

was in progress - they did postpone game to evacuate stands.

[w8liftinglady]

27. my mom lives three blocks from there... cross your fingers!

She is in an inner unit of a very safe building...in a windowless room. still has power...so I'm hoping it'll be OK

[w8liftinglady]

34. golfball sized hail at my mom's apartment. I had to nag her

to go to a windowless room and "Dance With The stars" will have to wait!

[thewiseguy]

26. Possible tornado near the University Park

[thewiseguy]

29. Spotters are reporting a tornado. It is rain wrapped.

[thewiseguy]

31. Photos from possible tornado in Irving Dallas area

http://yfrog.com/h4aepwlj

http://twitpic.com/52580x

[thewiseguy]

35. There is tornado east of Arlington moving west

[w8liftinglady]

32. baseball sized hail in downtown fort worth...watch out,neighbors!

[av8rdave]

33. right now? Guess there's more to come!

[w8liftinglady]

36. Now,circulation is headed towards Hutchins, 3 mi north of me

[w8liftinglady]

37. BallPark in Arlington majorly evacuating - damn.

Glad my kids are waiting until saturday... It Looks BAD!!! sirens going off!

[thewiseguy]

38. 35,000 fans being evacuated at Rangers stadium...sirens going off

[MadBadger]

40. Apparently they are taking fans into tunnels near the dugouts

[Lone_Star_Dem]

43. Oh, you answered my question below

Thank you!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

42. Evacuated to where?

Not just made to leave the stadium I hope. That's a lot of people in cars sent out into a major hail storm with a history of producing tornadoes. They'll be sittings ducks. :(

[w8liftinglady]

75. under the dugouts... there's a lot of space.

[w8liftinglady]

41. now rotation towards Forney...Rockwall

[xmas74]

45. Bless all ya'll in the path.

Stay safe-we don't need any more fatalities. We've too many the past few days as it is.

[thewiseguy]

46. Possible tornado north of Arlington moving east

[thewiseguy]

51. Tornado warning for Joplin Missouri?!

[MadBadger]

48. The Large threat for Arlington now is the hail, not as much the tornado

[MadBadger]

55. Another line of storms on the way

[tammywammy]

69. I'm in east Arlington, south of the Ballpark

Larger than dime, smaller than golfball sized hail here. Thankfully. Now to try and sleep. Heh

[MadBadger]

71. There is another line of storms headed your way

Stay safe

[struggle4progress]

49. WFAA

http://www.wfaa.com/news/links/Live-Streaming-Video-70231852.html

[w8liftinglady]

52. shit- new storms forming near weatherford... you guys know what that means

get the flashlights and pillows ready...

[thewiseguy]

53. Possible tornado near Balch Springs...Power flashes seen

[w8liftinglady]

54. Oh,no- large hail core in Balch Springs... possible rotation

near 2 different prisons..and not far from my partner's elementary school.

[MadBadger]

56. Possible Wedge Tornado in Lancaster, TX

South of Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

59. damn... tornados are hitting the poor folks in a major fashion.

stay safe,neighbors!

[thewiseguy]

57. Tornado with debris reported at Hutchins in Southeast Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

58. Shit- rotation Hutchins/Wilmer...

very poverty stricken area...also home to our county prisons

[thewiseguy]

60. Large wedge tornado reported at I-45 south of I-20

[w8liftinglady]

61. that would be 5 miles north of me... headed towards my partner's neck of the woods

[bobbolink]

62. !!!

:hug:

[thewiseguy]

65. It it near I 20 and Trinity river. Stay safe.

[seabeyond]

64. what is a wedge tornado. nt

[uppityperson]

67. here's a link. Ed to add, they look wide, like wedges, vs Wizard of Oz rope tornado

http://www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/wfaqtorn.htm

Q: What are the characteristics of a "wedge" tornado?


National Severe Storms Lab.
Wedge tornado near Shamrock, Texas, May 16, 1977.

A: The Storm Prediction Center's Frequently Asked Questions about tornadoes Web site describes "wedge" tornadoes as those that appear to be at least as wide as they are tall. This slang term is used by storm observers to describe tornado shape and appearance between the ground and the base of the thunderstorm cloud. Since cloud base in a tornadic thunderstorm is about one or two thousand feet, that would make a wedge tornado at least a quarter- to a half-mile wide, capable of destruction over a wide area. But, while wedge tornadoes can be, and many times are, ferocious, SPC cautions that tornado size says nothing about strength.

"Some very large tornadoes over a quarter-mile wide have produced only weak damage of F0 to F1" on the Fujita tornado damage scale, SPC asserts. The Fujita Scale ranks tornadoes by the damage they produce on an increasing scale from F0 to F5.

[seabeyond]

70. thanks. nt

[seabeyond]

73. with your edit... i have seen appearance of like a few times, but told myself

nah, just an odd sky. during storms, our clouds do awesome things. now? i will jsut be afraid, lol

thanks again.

crazy all the tornados

[jtuck004]

68. Single funnel. eom

[w8liftinglady]

63. my partner teaches in the Seagoville school district...keep them in your thoughts

schools are already bursting thanks to republican family values. ..and the families tend to live below the poverty level there.
Keep safe,Cleberg Cowboys!

[thewiseguy]

72. soft ball size hail in Seagoville

[w8liftinglady]

66. I feel for the prison population in Hutchins

http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hj.htm

they are mostly medium-risk,drug related crimes.
In the line of fire...

[w8liftinglady]

74. roof peeled off Inwood/lemmon ave in Dallas...

Downtown near the hospital district and the GLBT district... gotta check with my friends!

[w8liftinglady]

76. Hail Core running down 175 -Kaufman County- a little too close

to my partner's place on Cedar Creek Lake... sheesh

[w8liftinglady]

77. 70 MPH winds in collin county... Plano

[w8liftinglady]

78. More storms brewing Southwest of Tarrant County

[w8liftinglady]

79. 60-70 mph winds between Irving and Cockerell Hill.... shudder!

[w8liftinglady]

80. NOW Ellis County is in the warning from NWS

75,000 Dallas county residents out of power