The last round of severe weather has moved through much of the DFW Metroplex finally, with numerous tornado, wind, and hail reports from the entire region. I will provide more details as they come in.
Radar snap from 10:47 pm CDT
Our next and possibly last round of severe thunderstorms is approaching the Metroplex now! These storms are linear in nature and forming directly along the dryline. The tornado risk is still moderate, so please keep a close eye to the skies!
Radar snap from 9:42pm CDT
Very strong rotation over eastern Dallas headed east into Mesquite at this time. Tornado reports from Corinth, west of Justin, & Springtown already. High wind reports and storm damage from Saginaw and Fort Worth. Large hail up to 4.25 inches in Irving already. The night isnt over people, stay tuned to your local weather service [read more...]
A line of developing severe thunderstorms is moving ENE towards the DFW Metroplex. These storms will reside in an area primed for tornadic potential, so I urge everyone to keep a keen eye to the weather this evening. Radar snap from 6:44 pm CDT.
DFW, this is the storm to watch today. It is in a favorable environment, isolated from other supercells. If this storm becomes tornadic, it will very likely affect the Metroplex directly. The storm motion is about ENE at 50kts. ETA to northern parts of the metroplex is 6pm to 6:30pm cdt.
Below is a radar snapshot from 4:36 pm CDT, just west of Oklahoma City.
May 242011
Storms have kicked up off the dryline in western Oklahoma and north west Texas. Storm movement is NE to ENE at 25-30 kts. Several rotating supercells have emerged over west central Oklahoma, while convection is just now beginning across north west Texas. Radar snap from Frederick, OK radar site at 3:22pm CDT. Radar snap from Vance AFB, [read more...]
PDS Tornado Watch # 356 has been issued for all of central Oklahoma and parts of north central and north west Texas. Storm initiation is expected by 2 – 3pm CDT, and move ENE at 25-30kts. This means the DFW Metroplex and I-35 corridor is likely to be affected by 5-8pm CDT. URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED [read more...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK is forecasting a large tornado outbreak on Tuesday across much of Kansas, Oklahoma, and north Texas, including the DFW Metroplex. Very favorable conditions are coming into place for Tuesday afternoon to create a ‘classic plains tornadic outbreak’ as the SPC has mentioned. EDIT: The SPC has upgraded areas [read more...]
An active afternoon for the metroplex as a cluster of severe thunderstorms moved through during the early evening hours. Only hail and high wind reports today around all of north Texas, even though there were a few tornado warned storms during the day. The largest hail in the immediate metroplex was in Haltom City, with [read more...]
