Tornado emergency for Dallas and Hutchins. Take cover now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

Footage on msnbc impressive.

Take cover.

South of Dallas tornado on the ground, unconfirmed.

Updated to reflect civil defense

[DevonRex]

1. Thank you. KnR nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Showing video south of Dallas

It appears to be tornado on the ground.

Johnson County is under tornado watch. Relatives of newsies are taking shelter. (Tamron Hall)

Reporter on ground is confirming second tornado on ground.

(typing for cube rats)

Transformers seem to have been hit.

Large area southern Dallas County, moving north east and actually touched ground.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. South side of metro Dallas area

For this one.

Structural debris.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Moving east north at 25 mph

The weather guy says most damage would be to the east side...he fears very serious damage.

Reports of other tornadoes on the ground. Three warnings in progress.

North west side of Dallas metro

And one between Dallas and Ft Worth.

And the one on the air.

The one on air moving towards mesquite.

[w8liftinglady]

22. the southeast part of Dallas is also the industrial district- it will be a BIG deal

It is also where all the electricity providers have their main distribution sites.

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. I have a darling friend in Mesquite, which is ..SE? suburb of Dallas

just sent her an email...
god, I hope she is safe.

[w8liftinglady]

48. I hope she is ,too...

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Debris was clear on the air

This is not going to be pretty.

Intersection of 45 and 20 if I got it right.

This is a tornado emergency, take cover now.

[w8liftinglady]

19. There are two prisons at that intersection...

[SoCalDem]

6. Our son has been a "Texan" for a few months now & has a newly-found respect for weather

They lived in Seattle for the last 12 years and Calif for the previous 25, so he's only experiencing REAL weather now

They are in Montgomery County..far from this one, but.....

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. From the tv it is not going to be pretty

There was a large swath of debris on the air.

[SoCalDem]

11. Lots of places affected..check this chart out

http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. I am betting FEMA is starting to spin up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Damage reports are coming in

Joshua county. Have not been able to confirm any damage, starting to do assestment.

[w8liftinglady]

20. apparently 4 homes destroyed in cleburne

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

8. Large trailer type vehicle in the air over 100 ft

amazing and dangerous.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I prefer to watch from far away, heads up for Arlington.

[brooklynite]

30. ...apparently at the "Flying J" Truck Stop south of Dallas

[hankthecrank]

125. video

&feature=player_embedded

[VenusRising]

13. I knew this storm was going to be bad.

The thunder we had this morning felt like an earthquake. The bed, dresser, and mirrors were all vibrating.

Hope everyone in safe down in DFW.

I think it's going to go east of Wichita Falls, which is where I am.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Stay safe

Me typing for cube rats.

[VenusRising]

17. Will do.

I'll update if anything happens around me.

I'm north of Dallas, but not that far north.

[SoCalDem]

21. Check this out.. It's huge

[VenusRising]

26. That is a giant storm!

Doesn't look like it's going to hit me, though.

[calimary]

116. We had some pretty ferocious winds blowing the other day, and all night, before it all blew eastward

My husband said our windstorms here in SoCal probably contributed to the turbulence in Texas now. He was a pilot before we had kids, and studied the weather - A LOT. He's still the best weather-caster I've ever known!

My boys are headed that way tonight. My son and his band starts a tour with Candlebox in Shreveport LA on Friday and they're gonna be staying over with my best friend, in Fort Worth, on Thursday. My friend said the tornadoes are all east of where she lives, and that everything has passed them by. But she was concerned about hailstorms that the local forecast had said would include baseball-size hail.

[VenusRising]

128. That wouldn't surprise me about the winds.

There was one point during all the thunder that I thought I heard the tell-tale sound of a train, but heard no sirens. I was trying to figure out through a hazy sleep how fast I could grab the cat and get the mattress in the hallway. Thankfully, it turned out to be wind and rolling thunder.

I hope your boys have a safe trip. It sounds like they are going to be having a lot of fun!

I also hope your friend fared well. I was a bit too north and west of the storms, so we just got thunderstorms.

[calimary]

129. They're all doing okay. Boys arrived safely, the birthday-boy's party is proceeding accordingly.

He evidently decided to keep the party at the house, about which we're all quite pleased. They had no damage or any adverse conditions. The tornadoes didn't come near her part of town. At the moment, I'm told, the weather's fine, the roof survived, and everybody's pretty darn pleased and excited about the tour - which starts TOMORROW!!! WOOHOOOO!

[VenusRising]

130. So glad they arrived safely!

I hope the tour is a smashing success for them!

[calimary]

135. There was a line of people waiting to get in on the first night, last night.

They ran through a whole box of CDs - there are 50/box! They might actually earn their keep this time!

[w8liftinglady]

15. I'm in Red Oak,just South of Lancaster

Apparently,one touched the ground in Lancaster,one in Arlington one in Cleburne.Police sirens everywhere.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. From weather channel more than three

Only good news, since it is hitting urban areas, not at rush hour.

You stay safe...as a nurse I fear you will be busy.

[OneGrassRoot]

42. Oh, okay, I see where you are. CNN showed images of Lancaster...

very bad.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. First damage pictures coming is as well

Stay safe.

[VenusRising]

23. Wow!

It is picking up the flat beds from tractor trailers and hurling them through the air.

[w8liftinglady]

24. I20/45 intersection is a MAJOR truck stop

[VenusRising]

25. My boyfriend's brother drives trucks all through there.

I hope he's not on a run today!

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Dallas Ft Worh Airport under emergency now.

[w8liftinglady]

28. Fuck.South Arlington was hit hard

south of 287/i20...the affluent side of arlington...also,students at UT Arlington are in the basement

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Somebody take over, we need to go buy some stuff.

[w8liftinglady]

31. touchdown at jim miller and bruton in dallas

[w8liftinglady]

32. Touchdown now in mesquite,Texas

[w8liftinglady]

33. touchdown near dfw airport

[w8liftinglady]

34. wall cloud near ranger stadium(my mom's apartment)

[derby378]

35. I really dodged a bullet today

I drove east to Mineola to bury Banjo today, not knowing that I was outrunning the tornadoes that hit Dallas County.

It's not over yet, though. That storm system may have enough strength to follow me all the way out into the Piney Woods.

[w8liftinglady]

36. touchdown in Denton county

[w8liftinglady]

37. Big Tornado in mesquite near the stockyards-geez

[w8liftinglady]

39. shit- the tornado destroyed a gas line in arlington

arlington is joe barton's natural gas drilling mecca.

[OneGrassRoot]

40. Geez, I've lived in all the areas being mentioned on the news and here...

Arlington, Mesquite, Euless...

Stay safe, everyone!!! w8liftinglady, I hope you're out of harm's way!!!

[w8liftinglady]

43. my mom's in her bathroom(on oxygen).My kid's in the HS Basement

and I'm on the internet...something is wrong with that picture

[OneGrassRoot]

46. Oh my.....

[nadinbrzezinski]

83. Mom and kiddo should be fine

[w8liftinglady]

41. major search and rescue operations in south arlington

[rdking647]

44. live updates from dallas

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/04/weather.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

47. thank you....

My friend in Mesquite has not answered my 2nd email...

[w8liftinglady]

45. Now they are reporting heavy damage and victim search in Lancaster

[w8liftinglady]

49. photo from I20/Bonne View

about 5 miles from me.It ain't gonna be pretty

[Glimmer of Hope]

51. Stay safe!!

[hankthecrank]

121. here video semi trailers floating in air like leaves

&feature=player_embedded

[w8liftinglady]

50. Reports of scattered cars in the parking lot of Skyline High in Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

52. shit- new funnel reported near Harry Hines /Royal ave dallas

[w8liftinglady]

53. photo of my tornado... I need a doobie

[dixiegrrrrl]

61. "doobie doobie do..."

best I could ....do

[w8liftinglady]

54. now sirens going off in North Plano

[w8liftinglady]

55. new tornado warning for arlington. oy

[opiate69]

56. any damage by the ballpark in Arlington?

My company`s main warehouse and manufacturing plant is only a block away from there

[w8liftinglady]

58. My mom lives on sanford st

so far,no- but they just set out another warning for the same area

[opiate69]

60. thanks... hope she fares well...

I`m not the prayin type, but good vibrs amd thoughts for her, and all in the area

[w8liftinglady]

57. Tornado on the ground Dallas north tollway and trinity mills blvd- north dallas

[w8liftinglady]

59. Hell..now another tornado hits Johnson county -south of ft worth

[w8liftinglady]

62. two squalls have passed through DFW Airport so far-no report of damage yet

[w8liftinglady]

63. new rotation southern dallas county...just north of me

[w8liftinglady]

64. State of Disaster declared by Arlington, TX mayor according to WFAA-TV

[w8liftinglady]

65. new funnell kaufmann County-just east of me

[w8liftinglady]

66. new funnel- Rockwall county-north of Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

67. Lancaster mayor issues disaster declaration

[w8liftinglady]

68. now they are reporting a tornado at Love Field in Dallas

[w8liftinglady]

69. they just held release at my kid's high school..kids remain in lockdown

[w8liftinglady]

70. third squall passing through my area..sirens going off again

[w8liftinglady]

71. funnel sited at southeast dallas near Cesar Chaves st

[w8liftinglady]

72. extensive damage to south arlington

http://www.wfaa.com/video?id=139367478&sec=553117

[dixiegrrrrl]

73. Live flyover shots of damage in Dallas area:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/live-news-6105570

[w8liftinglady]

74. new tornado reported in Forney(just east of Dallas)

[w8liftinglady]

75. tornado on top of Lewis Elementary at d/c time in Forney

tons of schools in the line of this tornado

[malaise]

76. Take care everyone

[w8liftinglady]

77. Forney high school just hit by tornado

[w8liftinglady]

78. crosby elementary in forney hit by tornado

[w8liftinglady]

79. another tornado on the ground sulfur springs,tx I/30

[dixiegrrrrl]

86. Picture of four tornadoes hitting at once in DFW today

https://twitter.com/#!/TamaraJoleeTV/status/187279659862458369/photo/1

[Maine-ah]

136. holy shit

[malaise]

80. Damn look at that damage on CNN

How is Midland in all this?

[w8liftinglady]

81. midland is about 300 miles to the west-sister lives there it ok,i think

[malaise]

90. One of my nephews is there with his two kids

Thanks

[nadinbrzezinski]

82. This is like a bad nightmare

When the dust clears I expect quickly for emergency declarations from Perry and FEMA. Perhaps a DMAT team.

I hope not, but DMORT (morgue) will not surprise me.

[Aerows]

84. How horrible

I feel for the folks in Texas. Stay safe everyone, and I hope things aren't too bad, because what I've seen so far is horrible.

Did they know what the wind speeds were on these things? One picture I saw looked like something straight out of Twister. Winds capable of throwing around 18-wheelers are DEADLY dangerous.

[nadinbrzezinski]

85. This is getting worst

New tornado just hit the ground.

(Weather climate change predicts shit like this)

[malaise]

89. Word is that some horrific images will be coming in shortly

60 - 70 homes destroyed

[nadinbrzezinski]

93. It's far from over

[w8liftinglady]

87. New tornado on ground Royce city and greenville

[w8liftinglady]

88. a mile north of me

[w8liftinglady]

91. I don't know what's going on- tons of rescue vehicles

[nadinbrzezinski]

92. That return is one of the nastiests I remember

Be careful.

[dixiegrrrrl]

96. OMG..I Hate to see the purple colors in the radar...

and it seems that damn storm is just sitting there, regenerating..
at least looks that way on the radar from here.
That long tail is in Texas and the head is now in central Miss.

[w8liftinglady]

94. I always worry when it gets deadly still like this... almost negative pressure

[malaise]

95. Please stay safe

[uponit7771]

109. RIGHT!!! Negative preasure dark clouds and not a breeze....it was scary, I was in Richardson

[w8liftinglady]

97. per the mayor- 300 homes damaged in Lancaster(1 mile from me)

[w8liftinglady]

103. we had an f4 in Lancaster in 1994- this city has been hit hard multiple times

(This is several miles long-tornado path in Lancaster-1994)

[Marrah_G]

133. I'm really glad you are okay n/t

[w8liftinglady]

98. this is a first

"I have never seen two tornadoes hit two large metropolitan areas at the same time before," AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity said.

[nadinbrzezinski]

100. Yes it's a first

This is nasty. Stay safe.

[w8liftinglady]

99. curfew just declared from 7p-7a

[Life Long Dem]

101. Check the wind out

It's coming down from Canada and smacking right up with Texas near Dallas.

http://hint.fm/wind/

[nadinbrzezinski]

102. Wow!

[uponit7771]

106. I figured this would happen, that the wind from the north would eventually slam into us & cause hell

...to break lose

[w8liftinglady]

104. Lancaster authorities are evacuating the residents of the Portofino Apartments,

possibly up to 700 people, because of structural damage and fear of gas leaks

[nadinbrzezinski]

105. Ok that does it

Has the guard been called up? Has anybody heard from the governor? I am willing to bet Federal assets are already in standby, but Perry needs to physically cry uncle.

[w8liftinglady]

110. you have to understand...this isn't Highland Park

I'm sure some of the Klansters here will consider this a gift from someone they think is god.

[uponit7771]

113. AMEN!! If it was George Bush's neighborhood National Gaurd would've been called by now

[nadinbrzezinski]

115. And there I was going to make a sarcastic comment

God is punishing Texas for it's immigration policy.



In line with oh a certain right winger blaming Katrina on the Gay.

[w8liftinglady]

107. arlington has seen at least 180 homes,an apartment complex and a nursing home seriously damaged

so far

[uponit7771]

114. Yeap, that's just arlington...total of 7 tornados touched down in DFW

[uponit7771]

108. I'm 5 miles sounth of Green Oaks and I-20 my neighborhood is fine but that area looks like all hell

...has broken lose

...I pray everyone can stay safe and recover fast

[w8liftinglady]

111. do you need anything?

[uponit7771]

112. No, we're fine the hell is west of us ...I'm going to see if anyone else needs help though...thx

[tammywammy]

118. Hey uponit7771! I'm in east Arlington

I live near Abram and 360. No damage here. Both my parents escaped damage (south of 20 off Park Springs & Green Oaks at Pleasant Ridge). I work just a few miles over in Grand Prairie. We were all evacuated into safe areas of the plant.

Thankfully I heard that though there was a lot of damage at that nursing home, only 1 minor injury from there.

[uponit7771]

122. THANK YOU!! I have a close relative that lives there, he isn't picking up the phone...good to know

[w8liftinglady]

123. my mom lives across from Cowboy Stadium...they dodged

The rangers are down the street-they are playing tonite...South Arlington was hit the worst.No fatalities

[tammywammy]

126. Glad your mom is okay!

And glad you're okay! I'm not far from Cowboys stadium.

[w8liftinglady]

117. They actually had a funnel hit Ranger Stadium--

they were getting ready for a pre-season game...looks like they're still going to play

[w8liftinglady]

119. unofficial count- 12 tornados touched down..to be updated

[malaise]

124. Wow!!

12 tornadoes????????????

I'm worried about all those gas leaks

[w8liftinglady]

120. that explains a lot- tornado touched down at I-35/Hwy 77 intersection here...

lots of cement and industrial plants there...no wonder 8 million fire engines were passing me.

[Catherine Vincent]

127. Such destruction.

It's times like these when all the political arguments take a back seat to mother nature. It doesn't play!

[Odin2005]

131. God Damn!

[LanternWaste]

132. What strikes me though is that it resulted in no deaths.

A total of 13 tornadoes, rated from EF0 to EF3 touched down in Tarrant, Dallas and Kaufman counties. What strikes me though is that it resulted in no deaths.

Early warning on the local stations were really on top of things.

[nadinbrzezinski]

134. Wait you mean guvmint works?

By my bootstraps personal alarm system coud not be that efficient.