DFW Threat

Final Update: The dryline, which popped the intense supercells around DFW which pompted tornado warnings, crawfished westward based on radar and surface analysis. Naturally, the storms died quickly as their source of boundary layer convergence died as well. The DFW area should count themselves quite lucky today that a couple of tornadic supercells didn't spawn tornadoes and rampage across the area.

First off, I apologize for not being to update from the road yesterday. I'll get that kink worked out next trip. I'll post a report with pics this evening, but in short, it was a really fun and exciting chase.

Right now, I'm very concerned for the DFW area for the next several hours into this evening. I think there is a strong threat for torndoes around there. Dryline to the west with isolated supercells exploding along it. They will move into a pretty favorable area for tornadic development along the I-35 corridor. This evening, a front will end up along the Red River Valley further enhancing tornado potential. I hope folks down there are paying close attention and prepared to take action.

UPDATE: Things are cranking up near the DFW area....


!!!!!!!!!!...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHERN JOHNSTON AND NORTHWESTERN BRYAN COUNTIES... AT 502 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR LITTLE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE NEAR LITTLE CITY SHOULD TAKE SHELTER NOW!

AT 438 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION LOCATED NEAR MELISSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH. ROTATION WITH THIS STORM CONTINUES TO DECREASE AND THE WARNING MAY BE CANCELLED PRIOR TO EXPIRATION IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE.

AT 421 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM OVER DESOTO...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH. ROTATION WITH THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND THE TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 430 PM. THIS STORM WILL BE MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REINTENSIFICATION.

AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A THUNDERSTORM WITH ROTATION NEAR NEAR CEDAR HILL...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH. THE ROTATION HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY SINCE 345 PM BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESTRENGTHEN. EARLIER...THIS STORM DAMAGED OR DESTROYED TWO HOMES IN GODLEY IN NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DESOTO...GLENN HEIGHTS AND OAK LEAF BY 415 PM CDT... LANCASTER AND RED OAK BY 420 PM CDT... HUTCHINS...WILMER...FERRIS AND BALCH SPRINGS BY 430 PM CDT...

AT 358 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRISCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRISCO..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FRISCO BY 410 PM CDT... FRISCO AND PLANO BY 415 PM CDT... PROSPER BY 425 PM CDT... ALLEN AND CELINA BY 430 PM CDT... MCKINNEY AND FAIRVIEW BY 435 PM CDT... LUCAS BY 440 PM CDT...

AT 351 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEWISVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... THE COLONY...HACKBERRY AND LITTLE ELM BY 400 PM CDT...

AT 339 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RENDON..MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MANSFIELD BY 345 PM CDT... CEDAR HILL STATE PARK BY 400 PM CDT... CEDAR HILL STATE PARK AND CEDAR HILL BY 405 PM CDT... DUNCANVILLE...GLENN HEIGHTS...OVILLA AND OAK LEAF BY 410 PM CDT... DESOTO AND OAK LEAF BY 415 PM CDT...

AT 337 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A DEVELOPING TORNADO NEAR FLOWER MOUND..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LAKEWOOD VILLAGE AND OAK POINT BY 345 PM CDT... LAKE LEWISVILLE...LITTLE ELM...HEBRON AND LINCOLN PARK BY 350 PM CDT... THE COLONY...HACKBERRY AND LITTLE ELM BY 355 PM CDT...

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT COUNTIES... AT 321 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVED A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KEENE...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. STORM SPOTTERS REPORT A FUNNEL CLOUD MAY BE FORMING IN THIS AREA AT 321 PM CDT.