Texas Spring 2019

[Cerlin]

Had some brief (maybe 3-5 minutes) of ping-pong to golf ball sized hail. Seemed like the hail core popped out of nowhere.

[bubba hotep]

Moving into DFW

[South Texas Storms]

DFW is in the 50s and won't warm much more. I think watch is mostly for winds with any storms.

Down south a nasty cell is moving towards San Antonio. Tor warned and large hail.

Yep that was an unexpected supercell thunderstorm that tracked from Del Rio to northern SA. My parent's were lucky to only get marble size hail...5-10 miles north there was 3" hail. Impressive storm.

[Ntxw]

That certainly did come out of nowhere with ping pong hail in Irving.

[gpsnowman]

That certainly did come out of nowhere with ping pong hail in Irving.

Mostly pea size here but the heaviest hail I have ever seen for about 1 minute. All rain now thank goodness.

[bubba hotep]

Reportedly this is from the Colony with an earlier storm via twitter

[Ntxw]

That certainly did come out of nowhere with ping pong hail in Irving.

Mostly pea size here but the heaviest hail I have ever seen for about 1 minute. All rain now thank goodness.

Yeah it didn't last very long and was moving northwest from 183 towards the airport. Kind of surprised.

That little hail core is moving between Coppell and Grapevine now.

[Ntxw]

Reportedly this is from the Colony with an earlier storm via twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4CyShRXsAESqtM.jpg

That's pretty amazing. Given temps are really cool around the metroplex shows how strong the lift is and dynamics of the system. We could've used this storm in the winter of course.

[Ntxw]

It definitely did hit the airport at the time of observation (after 10:45am). Usually hail never lasts longer than 10-15 mins, it's rare to get the official station to record it at the time they log it.

Current conditions at
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW)
Lat: 32.9°NLon: 97.02°WElev: 541ft.

Thunderstorm Heavy Rain Hail and Breezy

55°F

13°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NE 25 mph
Barometer 29.57 in (1000.9 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill 49°F (9°C)
Last update 13 Apr 10:53 am CDT

[rwfromkansas]

I feel safe saying I will get two inches today. Finally a decent rain event. Maybe this will help start a bit of a pattern change.

[Brent]

Over 2 and a half inches already here lot of ponding driving to work. Finally a good rain event

[Yukon Cornelius]

Absolutely pouring all day. Hourly rates at 0.70”, steady temp around 44.

[weatherdude1108]

Got a half inch here.

[Ntxw]

We've been pretty lucky. Had this system moved a bit more northwest DFW and company would've been in line for more severe weather. Some long tracked violent tornadoes already in the far SE area of FW CWA.

[Haris]

[

.6” in my gauge today. Nice storms !
My location nearing 3” rain total wise. The city officially now up to 5.2” !

Another good chance for heavy rain Wednesday! Yes please !

[ravyrn]

Significant damage in Alto, TX. Dozens of downed trees, power lines, and some homes destroyed. The high school has been heavily damaged. I had some friends who happened to be driving through town right after the storm. They were headed towards Crockett after passing through Alto and ran into the aftermath of another tornado-warned storm and came across a demolished van on the highway.

[ravyrn]

https://www.facebook.com/BlakeHollandKLTV/videos/vb.353948258065500/426376814796416/?type=2&theater

[ravyrn]

The gymnasium at Alto High School. There's supposed to be a wall there.

[ravyrn]

Two fatalities reported near Pollok. Two children, ages 3 and 8, were killed after a tree fell on the vehicle they were traveling in.

[rwfromkansas]

Over 2 inches IMBY. Looks like DFW won’t get 2 inches though.