Indystorm Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 if there is one I'll be able to give a first hand report.. it's heading right for my apartment complex jhamps, where in the Fort Worth area are you? Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 if there is one I'll be able to give a first hand report.. it's heading right for my apartment complex SVR Warning was just upped to 90mph winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Now it is TWed, though it should have been for about 15 mins now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 There was a 100kt base velocity pixel, toward FWS radar Still there; tor warned now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Another circulation in the line South of Briaroaks and North of Keene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 SVR Warning was just upped to 90mph winds. should have said 100MPH winds... That is probably the most intense thunderstorm I have ever went through in my life... Howe we have power I have yet to understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 TWC just had a great shot of Fort Worth, crazy dark green sky with a wall cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 TWC just had a great shot of Fort Worth, crazy dark green sky with a wall cloud. Strangely it's now calm now... no winds at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Circulation within the squall line seems to have tracked about 3 miles south of downtown Fort Worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Those roll clouds mean bad things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 here's my first hand report, the sky was ugly green.. and came on quickly... we had to have had 80-85MPH winds, right now I'm hearing sirens from FWFD as I expect someone's house was hit by lightning if not a tree down on a house somewhere... I haven't ventured out of my apartment to look but the trees right next to my building appear to be strong, and surprisingly we still have power here... Props to Oncor for building a sturdy power grid! no hail, just wind... extremely intense winds.. indystorm, the blue dot is my location here in SW Ft Worth just east of Benbrook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 New TW on the south-end of that storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 here's my first hand report, the sky was ugly green.. and came on quickly... we had to have had 80-85MPH winds, right now I'm hearing sirens from FWFD as I expect someone's house was hit by lightning if not a tree down on a house somewhere... I haven't ventured out of my apartment to look but the trees right next to my building appear to be strong, and surprisingly we still have power here... Props to Oncor for building a sturdy power grid! no hail, just wind... extremely intense winds.. indystorm, the blue dot is my location here in SW Ft Worth just east of Benbrook Based upon radar the circulation would have passed right over you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 possible tornado on Rt. 67 approaching midlothian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The circulation east of Venus has winds around 90mph associated with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 So I'm in Richardson right now and the sky is really weird. How screwed am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Based upon radar the circulation would have passed right over you. from what I saw (when I had enough guts to look towards the window) I would not have been shocked if it did.. the rain and wind was so intense I couldn't even look at the clouds to see any rotation, but based off of my eye windometer it was over 80-85MPH winds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Very clear TDS on the Kansas storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Very clear TDS on the Kansas storm. I'm not seeing a TDS, problem is the storm is directly in the middle of five radars, so you can't get a good low level scan of the storm. I will say there is definitely a lot of hail in that storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'm not seeing a TDS, problem is the storm is directly in the middle of five radars, so you can't get a good low level scan of the storm. I will say there is definitely a lot of hail in that storm. It seems more evident when I loop it, I updated my post with a screenshot. If you don't mind, can you explain what we may be looking at there. I'm not doubting you, I'm generally interested in learning. Am I looking at the hail core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Venus ref/vel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 It seems more evident when I loop it, I updated my post with a screenshot. If you don't mind, can you explain what we may be looking at there. I'm not doubting you, I'm generally interested in learning. Am I looking at the hail core? Yes you are looking at a hail core, the radar is hitting the storm at 8000 feet there, and the circulation doesn't look like a violent tornado that would have a TDS up to that level. What you are seeing is the radar beam bouncing off the hail within the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSWx Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Yes you are looking at a hail core, the radar is hitting the storm at 8000 feet there, and the circulation doesn't look like a violent tornado that would have a TDS up to that level. What you are seeing is the radar beam bouncing off the hail within the storm. That makes sense, thanks for clarifying that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Sunday is looking pretty nice on guidance for Central/S TX, although it's a separate system so might be best to start a dedicated thread for that rather than extend this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msalgado Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Was on that supercell in central texas today that ended up spawning that bow echo that ripped through the metroplex. Very strange storm, but it wasn't even surface based so I'm not sure why it was ever tornado warned. The sky was so hazy it was hard to see anything about the storm until it was right on you. Only chased it for about an hour and a half before it was just a line and racing off to the NE. One of the strangest chase days I've had, but at least got to see a cool whales mouth. Nothing else really of note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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