Spring storms ripped through TX

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

I hate spring storms. I'm not seeing some of our TX posters who might have been in the pathway of our dangerous weather conditions yesterday. Some areas were hit hard with tornadoes. Declared disaster areas. Thinking of, @MamaWick. No posts today.

Seems that the path through TX has continued to cause havoc, having traveled NE. Lots of hail and numerous tornadoes were still being reported this morning. Mississippi was getting pummeled.

I hope that some in the extensive path of these storms will check in to let everyone know they're okay.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@BlueFinch I believe the Wicks have out-of-town guests. They are NE of San Antonio; were there tornadoes in that area? They seem to be worse than usual in Texas this year.

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SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

just had slushy snow in Amarillo about melted but we needed what water it bought.

Texas Gray Wolf · ‎06-10-2015

We live in Northeast Texas (ArkLaTex). We received 2.7 inches of much needed rain....lots of thunder and lightning, no tornado. We were under a tornado watch until 3 a.m.

On It · ‎03-15-2021

A lot of the tornadoes were in the vicinity of the I 35 corridor. Jackboro which is west of Fort Worth had an elementary school heavily damaged with 500 students and some of their parents who were in the pick up line sheltering in the interior. Following down the interstate Round Rock north of Austin had extensive damage. The town of Elgin on the eastern side of Austin was also damaged.

I 35 is where the humidity levels increase considerably due to the terrain and the closer proximity to the Gulf of Mexico moisture. A strong line of thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes formed along that corridor and spun those tornadoes. The line moved eastward. Dallas had many reports of rotation and tornadic storms.

About two-thirds of Texas is West of I 35 and has been battling wildfires for the past two days. I am in West Texas about 5 hours from the closest tornado. We are having horrible winds. Earlier today our area had 60 mph gusts.

From her posts I have concluded MamaWick is west of Austin in the Hill Country. I have not heard of any tornadoes in that vicinity.

Boomernichols · ‎11-22-2013

@BlueFinch I too glanced for her pictures of the deer and Willow to no avail. I live in north Mississippi and our weather watch just expired at 7:00 tonight. We had lots of heavy rain in our area today where I questioned if we would need to do the backstroke. In my area of Mississippi our little town received 3 to 5 inches. I feel blessed because some in our are were not so lucky.

Spacrazy · ‎12-14-2018

@BlueFinch Thank you for the thoughtful and caring post. My family and I are in Texas just east of Dallas.

Once again we are good but too close for comfort. Son in law just came in from checking on live stock and all are accounted for so that's a huge relief.

We are blessed.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

There were several fires in central Texas just recently. The high winds were fueling and spreading them. Then the areas got a little bit of rain and it helped but some are still smoldering last I heard. My friend's house was just 5 miles away from one of those large grass fires. One tiny town was nearly all burned down she said.

Texasmouse · ‎09-27-2010

We were fortunate here, just outside the northwest part of San Antonio. Just rain, nothing severe, thank God. Some pockets in the area got fairly large hail but we were spared this time, unlike the disaster we experienced in 2016.