msp Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 greenville is the next large city in line to be possibly hit... pop. 25,557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Homes almost completely gone in Rockwall County per PD. For at least two or three volume scans there that couplet was very strong (~100 kts gate to gate). And from Brandon's pictures that was a pretty large tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Brandon Sullivan was within yards of the Rockwall County tornado a couple minutes ago before his stream went out, was a large tornado. http://www.facebook....#!/BTSullivan91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquatchinNY Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Cell headed for Greenville http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=1&frame=0&delay=15&scale=0.125&noclutter=0&ID=FWS&type=L20&showstorms=10&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=0.125¢erx=-89¢ery=447&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 all american airlines incoming and outgoing flights at dfw have been canceled for the remainder of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 A lot of damage coming in from Rockwall County, numerous entrapments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B. LaForce Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Holy S#%*! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I-30 on the east side of Royce City is not a good place to be right now. Although if the tornado turns right, it will stay to the south of it for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Buildings completely gone at the Rockwall/Hunt County line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Holy S#%*! Yeah... there ain't no freakin' way I'd be anywhere near that close to a tornado that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 There's going to be some insane video from this event. Tons of chasers were on these cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrgjeff Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Classic outflow boundary sleeper setup. WTF did I miss today? When I checked the SPC this morning before work, this looked like nothing special. Never expected to see strong tornadoes around the DFW area. But my head was not into it either, going about my normal work duties focused in the Tennessee Valley. Those pesky outflow boundaries; morning rain, afternoon pain. May-like only moderate 0-6 km kinematics with hi CAPE and excellent 0-1 km turning. Now my head, heart and prayers are certainly in North Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonbo Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Brandon just posted this on his FB page. Can't wait for the video Huge tornado developed right behind me, moved beside me then stopped in the field and began to come back toward me.. Very intense moment.. All caught on in car and external cameras... Working on video now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyForYourThoughts Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 NWS apparently considering issuing a EMERGENCY for Greenville per myFOXdfw.com live stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Damage looks ef1 maybe ef2 but the live shots of the tornadoes in progress look like they're ef2-4 with the size and amount of debris flying...Wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 427 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRMED A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR GREENVILLE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 30 NEAR GREENVILLE! * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GREENVILLE AND LONE OAK AROUND 435 PM CDT... CAMPBELL AND NEYLANDVILLE AROUND 445 PM CDT... COMMERCE AROUND 500 PM CDT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derecho! Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Damage looks ef1 maybe ef2 but the live shots of the tornadoes in progress look like they're ef2-4 with the size and amount of debris flying...Wtf? Empty truck trailers are pretty light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernNJ Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Southeastern portions of Greenville, I-30, and the airport nearby could be in some trouble in the next few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 WFAA, spotter via phone reports a large TOG in Caddo Mills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Damage looks ef1 maybe ef2 but the live shots of the tornadoes in progress look like they're ef2-4 with the size and amount of debris flying...Wtf? This is why there is no sense speculating on the EF rating yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Have to watch that little cell developing ahead of the line near Emory (between I-20 and I-30). Isolated and moving into the boundary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Brandon just posted this on his FB page. Can't wait for the video Glad they're OK. At that distance (or lack thereof) the possibility of getting diced by debris is a bit much. Imagine that tornado whipping a 30-foot chunk of barb-wire fence your way with little or no warning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Supposed picture of aTornado near Lancaster (Only uploaded 20min ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Damage looks ef1 maybe ef2 but the live shots of the tornadoes in progress look like they're ef2-4 with the size and amount of debris flying...Wtf? From what I saw of the tornado videos, there is quite a bit of rapid cycling going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derecho! Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 110 Aircraft damaged by hail at DFW per TWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Empty truck trailers are pretty light. Even empty trailers are not light, they usally weigh around 10,000 pounds, give or take. Depending on the construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 sfc low with all of this is now down east of temple/killeen, tx . btw, as for the tractor trailers, yea their main weight is 10000 lbs. but it's the density of the trailers as well. if they're unloaded they are easy targets for tipovers and such, as much as if they're top heavy. reason why: the surface area of a tractor from the side is huge. so winds will have a lot more actual force acting against it than a car profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0436 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0438 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2012 AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CNTRL/ERN TX CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 133...135... VALID 032138Z - 032245Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 133...135...CONTINUES. MONITORING TSTM DEVELOPMENT W OF AUS AND S OF WW 133/135 FOR AN ADDITIONAL WW...BUT UNCERTAINTY DOES EXIST IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TSTMS S THE ONGOING WW. 21Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACED A COMPOSITE COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW FROM 30 E DAL TO 10 W AUS. A COUPLE OF TSTMS HAVE FORMED BEHIND THE FRONT AROUND 25 W AUS...LIKELY AIDED IN DEVELOPMENT BY AN APPARENT GRAVITY WAVE EMANATING SWD FROM THE MCS OVER NERN TX PER VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. A WEAK MESOSCALE CIRCULATION IS ALSO APPARENT IN THE CU FIELD CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE TX COASTAL PLAIN WHICH IS LIKELY MITIGATING STRONGER CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT SW OF AUS. ALTHOUGH THE WARM SECTOR IS STRONGLY UNSTABLE...THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT SW OF THE ONGOING WW/S IS UNCERTAIN. SHOULD TSTMS BE MAINTAINED...PRIMARY RISKS SHOULD BE LARGE HAIL GIVEN DEEP-LAYER SHEAR VECTOR ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE FRONT AND WEAK LOW-LEVEL SHEAR PER THE GRK VWP. ..GRAMS.. 04/03/2012 ATTN...WFO...HGX...FWD...EWX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Empty truck trailers are pretty light. Ehhhh maybe relatively light haha. Several tons is pretty heavy, I think they're usually 58' long also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Ehhhh maybe relatively light haha. Several tons is pretty heavy, I think they're usually 58' long also 53 footers are the longest, unless it's a specialized flatbed or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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