DFW area storms

Phoenix · May 25, 2011

Sure was fun last night! Rain, non-stop lightning, strong winds, tornado warning sirens, power outage, and of course a little hail!

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CowboyDan · May 25, 2011

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Yeah, tell me about it. Did you guys have any major damage?
We are just South of all the fun last night, so we heard the sirens and had the storm, but no hail or tornados.

Doomsday101 · May 25, 2011

I heard on the news last night Dallas was getting hammered. We sure could use some rain in Houston but can live without the tornados and hail

Phoenix · May 25, 2011

CowboyDan;3958240 said:
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Yeah, tell me about it. Did you guys have any major damage?
We are just South of all the fun last night, so we heard the sirens and had the storm, but no hail or tornados.

I live in Irving in the TX-183/Belt Line vicinity, and I didn't notice any major damage, but haven't really had any time to look. Saw some branches down this morning, stuff like that. Thankfully my car was covered.

CowboyWay · May 25, 2011

Got some damage to my truck from hail. Biggest hail I've ever seen in person.

This was literally the first storm I was ever actually afraid off. I had all the kids in the closet riding it out.

YosemiteSam · May 25, 2011

CowboyWay;3958328 said:
Got some damage to my truck from hail. Biggest hail I've ever seen in person.

This was literally the first storm I was ever actually afraid off. I had all the kids in the closet riding it out.

I remember when I was around 14. I was at my grandparents house in South Ft Worth near Miller Brewery. Cantaloupe sized hail started falling and would smash completely through some peoples roof. My grandfather picked up two of them and put them in the freezer.

big dog cowboy · May 25, 2011

More rolling thru here last night as well. A couple more found dead after a huge tree fell onto a car and smashed it. A mother and her teenage son died together in the front seat. At least the college age daughter in the back seat will live. Damn tornados........

ZeroClub · May 25, 2011

CowboyWay;3958328 said:
Got some damage to my truck from hail. Biggest hail I've ever seen in person.

This was literally the first storm I was ever actually afraid off. I had all the kids in the closet riding it out.

Sorry to hear about your truck. Sounds like it was a quite a storm.

Chocolate Lab · May 25, 2011

Was a tornado in town ever confirmed this morning? I was watching the coverage last night, and there were several reports of a wedge tornado in the south Dallas area around 9:30 or so.

To be perfectly honest, and not trying to be controversial here, I find the DFW area guys to be a little, um, hysterical about these storms. The media and the NWS office there seems to be more liberal in declaring tornado warnings than they do up in Oklahoma. Who knows, maybe like with so many other things these days, they have to worry about liability issues. But I think they have to be a little leery of crying wolf too often.

Phoenix · May 25, 2011

Chocolate Lab;3958467 said:
Was a tornado in town ever confirmed this morning? I was watching the coverage last night, and there were several reports of a wedge tornado in the south Dallas area around 9:30 or so.

To be perfectly honest, and not trying to be controversial here, I find the DFW area guys to be a little, um, hysterical about these storms. The media and the NWS office there seems to be more liberal in declaring tornado warnings than they do up in Oklahoma. Who knows, maybe like with so many other things these days, they have to worry about liability issues. But I think they have to be a little leery of crying wolf too often.

Well, the DMN has photos today of some funnel type thingys

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/photos/local-news/20110524-severe-weather-hits-dallas-fort-worth.ece

Chocolate Lab · May 25, 2011

Phoenix;3958559 said:
Well, the DMN has photos today of some funnel type thingys

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/photos/local-news/20110524-severe-weather-hits-dallas-fort-worth.ece

Right, that one up near Haslet/Denton was confirmed during daylight... I was thinking more of the one near Cedar Hill/South Dallas after dark that one spotter on channel 11 was calling a large wedge tornado on the ground. If that had happened, there'd have been tons of extensive damage in that area.

I know, better safe than sorry, but I wish they'd be a little more conservative at times.

Phoenix · May 25, 2011

Well like many of my stupid neighbors, stupid me was outside on his lawn during all the sirens looking around to see where the tornado was...never saw anything

67CowboysFan · May 25, 2011

nyc;3958342 said:
I remember when I was around 14. I was at my grandparents house in South Ft Worth near Miller Brewery. Cantaloupe sized hail started falling and would smash completely through some peoples roof. My grandfather picked up two of them and put them in the freezer.

I remember those storms. Early to mid 90's around 93 or 94 I think. We had some cars towed into the dealership that were totaled from hail. It even tore up the interior of the car on a few of them. I never dreamed hail could be that big.

Mrdude108 · May 25, 2011

Luckily it just grazed Plano, we got strong winds of about 70mph but no Tornadoes or huge hail. My truck is safe!

WoodysGirl · May 25, 2011

Chocolate Lab;3958599 said:
Right, that one up near Haslet/Denton was confirmed during daylight... I was thinking more of the one near Cedar Hill/South Dallas after dark that one spotter on channel 11 was calling a large wedge tornado on the ground. If that had happened, there'd have been tons of extensive damage in that area.

I know, better safe than sorry, but I wish they'd be a little more conservative at times.

I've got a ton of friends in FW and one was spotted near 820 and 30. Since I knew the weather was bad, I immediately started making calls to my family up there.

They all got on me about not coming to see them when I was up there the last time. I didn't call to get censured.

Hoofbite · May 25, 2011

Sorry to go off topic but did I hear right, there's 1500 unaccounted for in Joplin?

Is that a serious number?

Phoenix · May 25, 2011

Hoofbite;3958964 said:
Sorry to go off topic but did I hear right, there's 1500 unaccounted for in Joplin?

Is that a serious number?

Absolutely a serious number, and wow! Really? That many? WOW!!

Warick · May 26, 2011

South Irving was hit by EF1, and hit my sisters neighborhood. Just got power back today. Not much damage to the house, but it ripped the tops of some of the trees off, and uprooted others. The upper part of one tree landed on the bed of my truck, and caused some body damage, but the important thing is, everyone is safe.

It's been a crazy, tiring last few days, and an experience I hope to never have again. I'll post some pics soon.

big dog cowboy · May 26, 2011

Hoofbite;3958964 said:
Sorry to go off topic but did I hear right, there's 1500 unaccounted for in Joplin?

Is that a serious number?

They released an official list today that had 230 names on it.

speedkilz88 · May 26, 2011

Phoenix;3958236 said:
Sure was fun last night! Rain, non-stop lightning, strong winds, tornado warning sirens, power outage, and of course a little hail!

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You sure those aren't from some airplane's toilet? There huge!

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