Texas Spring-2015

[Texas Snowman]

@DFWscanner: NOT DFW - Van, TX - A large tornado has apparently hit the town of Van in Van Zandt County 70 miles east of Dallas. Mass casualty incident.

[Texas Snowman]

Between 20-30 injuries so far in Van per Twitter reports

[Texas Snowman]

@NWSFortWorth: 1130PM: 7.26" measured at Corsicana airport over the past 2 hours and 20 minutes. #dfwwx #TADD #floodemergency

[Ralph's Weather]

I live just east of Van and thankfully we have not gotten Abby real bad stuff here. All reports indicate a bad situation in Van all while more severe storms and flooding rain continues over the area.

[Texas Snowman]

@TWCBreaking: Tornado Warning for Bowie, Red River and Titus Counties in TX until 12:15 AM CDT http://t.co/zXW3Wa74TO

[Texas Snowman]

@DFWscanner: A resident in #Van states the town sustained "major damage" and “looks like a war zone.” We certainly send our prayers to them. #txwx

[Texas Snowman]

@NETXscanner: Multiple patients are being transported by EMS from Van to hospitals in Tyler and Athens so far.

[Texas Snowman]

@DFWscanner: Public safety in #Van reports “extensive” damage to the elementary school & bus barn. Multiple buses overturned. #txwx #tornado

[Texas Snowman]

@N5REL: @TxStormChasers @NWSFortWorth Just spoke on the phone with a friend in #Van. Said he was disoriented in town because of the damage. #txwx

[ravyrn]

TORNADO WARNING
TXC001-110545-
/O.NEW.KFWD.TO.W.0068.150511T0514Z-150511T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1214 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 1213 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELKHART...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF
PALESTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY.

[Texas Snowman]

Facebook post from Bassmaster Elite Series pro James Niggemeyer. He finished a BASS tournament out west this weekend and is on his way back to Van where he lives:

"Our little town was just hit by 2 tornadoes. The family is safe. I won't get there until Monday night. Some of the homes were flattened. ambuses (buses converted into ambulances) are being dispatched from Dallas."

[ravyrn]

Anyone know if there's a confirmed tornado on the ground on that cell NE of Elkhart? It is tornado warned and heading right towards my mom's in Maydelle and also me in Jacksonville. I called and woke them up and warned them.

[Ralph's Weather]

Anyone know if there's a confirmed tornado on the ground on that cell NE of Elkhart? It is tornado warned and heading right towards my mom's in Maydelle and also me in Jacksonville. I called and woke them up and warned them.

KLTV had a viewer report of a tornado from the Slocum area. SHV just went with severe ts warning on that one.

[Texas Snowman]

I haven't seen anything confirming a tornado on the ground in a while. Here's the latest I've seen on that storm and it was some time ago:

@CBS11Larry: New TORNADO WARNING for southern Anderson Co. until 12:45a. Possible tornado moving NE at 35 mph. Seek shelter! http://t.co/FJYdwWCjDe

[ravyrn]

Well the storm is over Maydelle and approaching Jacksonville now. Will update after it passes.

[Texas Snowman]

@CBS11Larry: #NEW: FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Henderson Co. til 4:45am. Many roads are impassible w/ upwards of 9-12" of rainfall http://t.co/GMZWsiviP4

[Ralph's Weather]

I have over 4" so far here. Crazy that that is not an extreme amount.

[TheProfessor]

It looks like flooding is going to be a problem again this week.

[ravyrn]

Main portion of the storm passed just to my south. No word on conditions in Maydelle which the storm went right over. I already woke my mom up once tonight so I reckon I'll wait and hear from her tomorrow. Had some hail here, but I didn't want to go outside to see how big it was due to the lightning. After the storm passed, I went out to see if I could find any but could not. It was likely dime-sized hail based on dinks I heard on my window. I'm sure a few miles to my south between here and Rusk got some larger hail.

[ravyrn]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
133 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

TXC073-401-423-110700-
/O.CON.KSHV.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-150511T0700Z/
RUSK TX-CHEROKEE TX-SMITH TX-
133 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL RUSK...NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHEASTERN SMITH
COUNTIES...

AT 133 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW SUMMERFIELD...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN NEW
SUMMERFIELD...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HENDERSON...TURNERTOWN AND JOINERVILLE AROUND 200 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CONCORD...NEW SUMMERFIELD AND GALLATIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.