Funnel Clouds and more in the Houston area...

[WaitingForSiren]

jschlitz, isnt jarrell closer to SE texas? And yes, it is true that most texas tornadoes fire along the dryline, i'm just saying that the overall level of rotation and dynamics associated with those storms is often less than in a place like Illinois, where dynamics are almost completely responsible for the tornadoes.

[Portastorm]

jschlitz, isnt jarrell closer to SE texas? And yes, it is true that most texas tornadoes fire along the dryline, i'm just saying that the overall level of rotation and dynamics associated with those storms is often less than in a place like Illinois, where dynamics are almost completely responsible for the tornadoes.

No, Jarrell is about 40 miles north of Austin. We're in south central Texas and cannot be categorized as southeast Texas.

[jasons2k]

jschlitz, isnt jarrell closer to SE texas? And yes, it is true that most texas tornadoes fire along the dryline, i'm just saying that the overall level of rotation and dynamics associated with those storms is often less than in a place like Illinois, where dynamics are almost completely responsible for the tornadoes.

Take a look at this excellent link about the Jarrel Tornado. It has a detailed anlaysis.

It also has some information about tornadoes that form in high cape/low shear environments. Note that similiar events in Kansas (3), Nebraska (2), Wisconsin (1), and Colorado (1) are being studied as well.

http://www.vvm.com/~curtis/Jarrell/Jarrell.htm