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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#721 Postby Texas Snowman » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:18 pm

Lots of tornado damage not far from where I live.

At least one fatality in Grayson County from this evening’s tornadoes. :cry:

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Twin tornadoes pummel parts of Texoma

By KTEN News

(KTEN) — The Sherwood Shores peninsula on the Texas side of Lake Texoma and an area east of Kingston, Oklahoma, were hit hard by a rain-wrapped tornado on Monday.

The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed at least one fatality in Sherwood Shores.

Sara Somers with Grayson County Emergency Management said Texoma Medical Center in Denison had received at least five injured people and two others were being treated at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.

Somers said initial reports indicated between 20 to 40 homes had been damaged or destroyed in the storm. Hillcrest road was blocked by debris.

The First Baptist Church in Whitesboro opened its doors as a shelter for refugees of Monday's storm.

The tornado skipped across Lake Texoma and caused damage near Kingston. The Buncome Creek Marina was damaged; nearby homes were destroyed, some people were trapped in the debris, and a church was damaged.

Nearly 7,000 customers were without power in Marshall County; hundreds more lost electrical service in Love, Grayson and Cooke counties.

The Willis Bridge (U.S. 377) and the Roosevelt Bridge (U.S. 70) across Lake Texoma were closed to traffic for a time on Monday night.

There were at least two tornadoes tracked across Texoma on Monday. KTEN Chief Meteorologist Mandy Bailey maps their paths:
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#722 Postby somethingfunny » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:23 pm

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rwfromkansas wrote:Got .75 of rain. Most in months. Finally.


Good news DFW did receive 0.45" of much needed rain.

Bad news that brings the monthly total to 0.75" and not much more is looking likely for March. In turn we will add another 2.85" to the deficit.


2.22" today IMBY in Richardson, but I know the areas west of us really needed it more
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#723 Postby jasons2k » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:30 pm

Texas Snowman wrote:Lots of tornado damage not far from where I live.
At least one fatality in Grayson County from this evening’s tornadoes. :cry:


Wow - I am so sorry to hear this news!! :(
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#724 Postby Ralph's Weather » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:36 pm

It has been a very rough evening across East Texas with several significant tornadoes and a few more more minor ones. Thankfully they skipped all around me but I did have 3 potential tornadoes within 25 miles around 9 pm. Sounds like Crockett and Gilmer areas got hit hardest. One went right through Tyler but doesn't seem like it was on the ground or at least not in a significant way.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#725 Postby ElectricStorm » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:42 pm

Likely tornado on the ground near Cushing, TX. This supercell just refuses to quit. Started near San Antonio and has been tor warned for like 6 straight hours
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#726 Postby UTSARoadrunner4 » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:50 pm

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UTSARoadrunner4 wrote:San Antonio dodged a bullet today. Godspeed to everyone east of IH-35 & prayers to all that received damage from today’s storms.


Thankful we dodged the severe wx bullet but also received very little much needed precip. Areas to our northwest, west, and south are a tinderbox ready to ignite (and probably will sometime this week) Would have been nice to get a little more rain with nothing in the forecast for the next 7-10 days.

Glad the northern hill country and large parts of TX got some good rain today despite the severe wx. It was much needed.

Maybe we’ll see more rain in April. April showers bring May flowers, right?
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#727 Postby UTSARoadrunner4 » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:53 pm

I guess San Antonio is getting a little last bit of surprise. Hail reported immediately north of Downtown, near The Pearl. Severe Thunderstorm Warning on the Southside between the Toyota Plant and Elmendorf
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#728 Postby txtwister78 » Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:54 pm

Big line of storms moving through SA now.... western areas missed out today but a good chunk of SA from north central down into southern areas points east is getting some much needed rain, but also some pockets of big hail embedded within the line unfortunately (southern area of county especially) .
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#729 Postby wxman57 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:52 am

I measured 1.52" in SW Houston overnight. Checking my records, that's the heaviest rain since September 14th when I measured 1.73". Only three other occasions of over 1n inch of rain since mid-September - 1.07" Sept. 29, 1.04" on Dec. 18, and 1.32" on Feb. 22.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#730 Postby Iceresistance » Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:59 am

My Aunt's relatives lives in Kingston, OK, not long after the tornado passed, they said that they were fine, but their friend's homes were struck by the tornado

They are fine too, but they sadly lost their homes & everything inside. :(
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#731 Postby Iceresistance » Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:00 am

wxman57 wrote:I measured 1.52" in SW Houston overnight. Checking my records, that's the heaviest rain since September 14th when I measured 1.73". Only three other occasions of over 1n inch of rain since mid-September - 1.07" Sept. 29, 1.04" on Dec. 18, and 1.32" on Feb. 22.

I measured .8, which brings my monthly total to 1.3 inches of rain & 3 inches of snow.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#732 Postby Edwards Limestone » Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:03 am

Measured 0.16" for yesterday's event at my location in northern SA. 2.3" for the annual total (+/- 3" deficit).
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#733 Postby cstrunk » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:09 am

2.33" here in Longview. Definitely a wild evening.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#734 Postby Portastorm » Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:21 am

The Portastorm Weather Center in scenic south Austin received about an inch and a half of liquid gold yesterday. That was nice! The other stuff (high winds, hail, nearby tornadic rotation) was not so nice.

There were a few moments where I was legitimately concerned for my personal safety. I'd have to go back to May 27, 1997, and the tornadoes in Spicewood/Cedar Park/Jarrell, as the closest day I can think of with dangerous Austin area weather. Yesterday was wild and we're fortunate in this area that more people weren't hurt (or died).
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#735 Postby South Texas Storms » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:09 am

txtwister78 wrote:Big line of storms moving through SA now.... western areas missed out today but a good chunk of SA from north central down into southern areas points east is getting some much needed rain, but also some pockets of big hail embedded within the line unfortunately (southern area of county especially) .


Wow that's surprising. No models showed that happening last night. Looks like the airport largely missed out on the storms yesterday but eastern Bexar county saw some good rain.

Here in Houston I picked up 2.2 inches of rain along with some pea size hail and 40-50 mph wind gusts this morning. Much needed rain.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#736 Postby txtwister78 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:01 pm

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txtwister78 wrote:Big line of storms moving through SA now.... western areas missed out today but a good chunk of SA from north central down into southern areas points east is getting some much needed rain, but also some pockets of big hail embedded within the line unfortunately (southern area of county especially) .


Wow that's surprising. No models showed that happening last night. Looks like the airport largely missed out on the storms yesterday but eastern Bexar county saw some good rain.

Here in Houston I picked up 2.2 inches of rain along with some pea size hail and 40-50 mph wind gusts this morning. Much needed rain.


Yeah it definitely was. The dryline stalled right along 35 as most models had that trucking along pretty far to the east. That surprised me a bit going into yesterday that models had it making that much headway with a trailing front several hours behind. As we've seen before, those drylines often stall at night and sometimes even retreat west before the kicker (the front) moves them along. Nice secondary development further west as a result, but you're absolutely right I didn't see any model forecast that.

Definitely some much needed rain for many. Maybe another system mid next week perhaps? GFS seems to think so right now but of course several days out.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#737 Postby Cpv17 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:57 pm

txtwister78 wrote:
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txtwister78 wrote:Big line of storms moving through SA now.... western areas missed out today but a good chunk of SA from north central down into southern areas points east is getting some much needed rain, but also some pockets of big hail embedded within the line unfortunately (southern area of county especially) .


Wow that's surprising. No models showed that happening last night. Looks like the airport largely missed out on the storms yesterday but eastern Bexar county saw some good rain.

Here in Houston I picked up 2.2 inches of rain along with some pea size hail and 40-50 mph wind gusts this morning. Much needed rain.


Yeah it definitely was. The dryline stalled right along 35 as most models had that trucking along pretty far to the east. That surprised me a bit going into yesterday that models had it making that much headway with a trailing front several hours behind. As we've seen before, those drylines often stall at night and sometimes even retreat west before the kicker (the front) moves them along. Nice secondary development further west as a result, but you're absolutely right I didn't see any model forecast that.

Definitely some much needed rain for many. Maybe another system mid next week perhaps? GFS seems to think so right now but of course several days out.


I believe the Euro was showing that system for a couple runs but recently backed off.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#738 Postby HockeyTx82 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:05 pm

So did the hail materialize yesterday and was over shadowed by the tornadoes or did hail just not show up as forecasted?

There was a huge chunk of Texas under hatched hail yesterday.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#739 Postby txtwister78 » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:02 pm

HockeyTx82 wrote:So did the hail materialize yesterday and was over shadowed by the tornadoes or did hail just not show up as forecasted?

There was a huge chunk of Texas under hatched hail yesterday.


SPC had a few large hail reports just NE and east of SA across Comal and Gudalupe counties, which made sense as this is where we saw higher instability values as a result of some clearing/heating during the afternoon (lower 80's) that aided in destabilizing the atmosphere a bit more, but overall this was a high shear severe weather event, which of course is what led to the tornadoes. I think for most areas in the hatched region as a result of lower instability (longer period of cloud cover/earlier rainfall) further north it was more in the range of quarter size or below hail.

I feel had the calendar read mid April instead of mid March, this event would have been even more significant than it was, which is saying something considering the tornado reports we did have.
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Re: Texas Spring 2022

#740 Postby cheezyWXguy » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:40 pm

txtwister78 wrote:
HockeyTx82 wrote:So did the hail materialize yesterday and was over shadowed by the tornadoes or did hail just not show up as forecasted?

There was a huge chunk of Texas under hatched hail yesterday.


SPC had a few large hail reports just NE and east of SA across Comal and Gudalupe counties, which made sense as this is where we saw higher instability values as a result of some clearing/heating during the afternoon (lower 80's) that aided in destabilizing the atmosphere a bit more, but overall this was a high shear severe weather event, which of course is what led to the tornadoes. I think for most areas in the hatched region as a result of lower instability (longer period of cloud cover/earlier rainfall) further north it was more in the range of quarter size or below hail.

I feel had the calendar read mid April instead of mid March, this event would have been even more significant than it was, which is saying something considering the tornado reports we did have.


I think there were a couple of other things that led to the hail threat not quite materializing as well. For one, there was virtually no significant open warm sector activity east of the dryline north of Killeen, though this really just builds on what you said. There probably would have been a lot more open warm sector activity capitalizing on ideal conditions if morning showers hadn’t restricted sufficient WAA to a relatively narrow band ahead of the dryline. Some of the storms that raced north across dfw during the early afternoon had quite a bit of juice in them, but never were able to tap into the surface as a result.

The other thing being that by the time sufficient surface cape had arrived in the northern half of the risk area, upper flow and storm motion were too meridional and became linear quite quickly. Even though individual cells could be identified west of the metro down into central Texas, most were packed too closely together to establish sufficient inflow. It was clear that conditions were ripe for higher end severe weather when storms could manage to cut ahead of the line (jacksboro tornado, dfw airport circulation), but it wasn’t long before they were undercut.

On a tangent, I made a point to use this event as an opportunity to keep tabs on how the models handle WAA, and to see if they, especially the globals, underestimate it. I’m pretty convinced they do, by a good degree. If the GFS runs from even a day or two ago had been correct, almost nowhere in the warm sector would have exceeded 70, and dfw would have been in the low 60s. This was fairly accurate for early in the day during the early showers, but that’s it. My temp in Dallas was 72 before the storms rolled in, and areas southwest of the metro were near 80.
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