Tornadoes in the Dallas area - April 3

[CrazyC83]

This outbreak doesn't look like a Slight Risk to me, some of the new anchors said they haven't seen a widespread outbreak such as this one occurring during their tenure (decades) .

You're not kidding. This caliber of a tornado outbreak deserves AT THE VERY LEAST a moderate risk.

Agreed, a small MDT should have been placed in there at 2000Z for NE Texas once it was already going on. It wasn't even a hatched area...

[Fyzn94]

Well.....there's your problem...

[Dave]

(5:55 PM) SHV issues Tornado Warning for Bowie, Red River [TX] till 6:00 PM CDT ...* AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF CLARKSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. CLARKSVILLE...ANNONA AND ENGLISH ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO.

[Dave]

(5:56 PM) FWD issues Tornado Warning for Delta, Hunt, Lamar [TX] till 5:45 PM CDT ...* AT 456 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR COMMERCE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND 70 MPH WINDS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

[cycloneye]

Wow! Trailers flying. I agree with vb, that this was an EF-3.

[Dave]

(5:59 PM) SHV continues Tornado Warning for Bowie [TX] till 5:45 PM CDT ...AT 458 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO REPORT STRONG ROTATION WITH THE STORM JUST SOUTHWEST OF DEKALB...MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN DEKALB...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

[Dave]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0438
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0500 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...NERN/E-CNTRL TX...FAR SERN OK/SWRN AR

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 133...135...

VALID 032200Z - 032300Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 133...135...CONTINUES.

PRIMARY TORNADO RISK WILL REMAIN WITH SEMI-DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
PERSISTING ALONG REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER FAR NERN TX AND
PERHAPS DEVELOPING INTO EXTREME SERN OK/SWRN AR. MESOCYCLONE
CIRCULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN W/E-ORIENTED CONVECTION ACROSS FAR NERN TX
AND ALONG THE NRN PORTION OF A QLCS THAT EXTENDED FROM 30 W PRX TO
20 S ACT AS OF 2145Z...IN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY 0-1 KM
SHEAR AROUND 20-25 KT. ADDITIONAL PRE-FRONTAL TSTM DEVELOPMENT IS
POSSIBLE AND SHOULD MAINTAIN A CONTINUED TORNADO RISK FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS WEAKER WITH S/SWRN EXTENT ALONG THE
QLCS PER THE GRK VWP AND GIVEN THE UNDERCUTTING NATURE OF THE
COMPOSITE COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW...LIKELY MITIGATE THE TORNADO THREAT
RELATIVE TO THE RED RIVER VICINITY.

..GRAMS.. 04/03/2012

[Bunkertor]

A Trailer lifted 20 meters above ground, i´d consider this above EF3

[Dave]

A note here...I'm only posting tornado warnings & info but there are multiple thunderstorm warnings at the same time so if you are in or near any of these listen to your local media and do what they say.

[Fyzn94]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0438
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0500 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2012

AREAS AFFECTED...NERN/E-CNTRL TX...FAR SERN OK/SWRN AR

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 133...135...

VALID 032200Z - 032300Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 133...135...CONTINUES.

PRIMARY TORNADO RISK WILL REMAIN WITH SEMI-DISCRETE SUPERCELLS
PERSISTING ALONG REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OVER FAR NERN TX AND
PERHAPS DEVELOPING INTO EXTREME SERN OK/SWRN AR. MESOCYCLONE
CIRCULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN W/E-ORIENTED CONVECTION ACROSS FAR NERN TX
AND ALONG THE NRN PORTION OF A QLCS THAT EXTENDED FROM 30 W PRX TO
20 S ACT AS OF 2145Z...IN AN ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY 0-1 KM
SHEAR AROUND 20-25 KT. ADDITIONAL PRE-FRONTAL TSTM DEVELOPMENT IS
POSSIBLE AND SHOULD MAINTAIN A CONTINUED TORNADO RISK FOR THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS WEAKER WITH S/SWRN EXTENT ALONG THE
QLCS PER THE GRK VWP AND GIVEN THE UNDERCUTTING NATURE OF THE
COMPOSITE COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW...LIKELY MITIGATE THE TORNADO THREAT
RELATIVE TO THE RED RIVER VICINITY.

..GRAMS.. 04/03/2012

So.....does this put most of Arkansas in the clear?

[Dave]

From SPC outlook day 1 S & SW AR are still in Slight Risk area.

I'm in a slight risk area too but looks like after 10 pm for me in Indiana.

[somethingfunny]

I chased the storms today, never left the eastern half of Dallas County. I've never seen a tornado in my life and have lived in DFW for 11 years. Today I saw three of them.

I'm not a good photographer when I'm driving.

Near Loop12 and I-30 in East Dallas, the funnel is too freaking close to me. In the foreground, behind the stupid Shell gasoline makes your engine better sign. It wasn't on the ground at this point.



In east Mesquite driving east, came around a bend and saw this:



Zoomed in, it was a monster. Was only on the ground for a few minutes, in Forney.


I also saw the tornado from I-20 near I-45. I SAW that thing and it was terrifying. And gray against a gray sky and I don't think any of my photos came out with anything identifiable.

[Dave]

6:12 PM): FWD issues Tornado Warning for Hopkins [TX] till 6:00 PM CDT ...* AT 511 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS NEAR SULPHUR SPRINGS...MARTIN SPRINGS...PINE FOREST AND WEAVER ARE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

[Extratropical94]

WOW, that's absolutely amazing!
Do you have any information about the situation in Mesquite or Garland? Some TV channels broadcasting live coverage said something about damage in Garland.

[somethingfunny]

All I can say is I live in Garland near Kingsley/Centerville and haven't had damage, and didn't see any while chasing earlier....I stayed east of downtown though.

[Dave]

Current tornado warning only...

[Cyclenall]

It could have been much worse if they happened a couple hours later at the peak of rush hour...or had hit downtown Dallas directly...

See this for more information on that. It could have been much better considering little was expected today (if anything). A tornado outbreak hitting in a densely populated region is not dodging a bullet.

[Dave]

Arkansas:

MILLER-
513 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT...FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY...

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
MILLER...

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
FOUKE...GENOA AND MANDEVILLE...

AT 513 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
DETECTING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOUKE...OR 14
MILES NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

$$

[orangeblood]

Fort Worth NWS was miserable in forecasting this event today. Go check out their discussion from early this morning....main threat was calling for hail/winds but only low risk for tornadoes. Tornado forecasting is almost as bad as their winter weather forecasting!! Geez!!!!

[ravyrn]

Doh! I never noticed this thread til now. I'll start posting in this one regarding the storms. Where do I find the images where forecasters try to pinpoint the location of a tornado in a cell? The easternmost tornado warned cell that is over DeKalb, TX is right on top of our deer lease. Our deer lease is just 6 miles northeast of town. Wondering if our camps and trailers are gonna be there.