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LanternWaste

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

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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 10:25 AM

Apr 2012

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.

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Tornado emergency for Dallas and Hutchins. Take cover now. [View all] nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 OP

Thank you. KnR nt DevonRex Apr 2012 #1

Showing video south of Dallas nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #2

South side of metro Dallas area nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #3

Moving east north at 25 mph nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #4

the southeast part of Dallas is also the industrial district- it will be a BIG deal w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #22

I have a darling friend in Mesquite, which is ..SE? suburb of Dallas dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #38

I hope she is ,too... w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #48

Debris was clear on the air nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #5

There are two prisons at that intersection... w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #19

Our son has been a "Texan" for a few months now & has a newly-found respect for weather SoCalDem Apr 2012 #6

From the tv it is not going to be pretty nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #9

Lots of places affected..check this chart out SoCalDem Apr 2012 #11

I am betting FEMA is starting to spin up. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #12

Damage reports are coming in nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #7

apparently 4 homes destroyed in cleburne w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #20

Large trailer type vehicle in the air over 100 ft GreatCaesarsGhost Apr 2012 #8

I prefer to watch from far away, heads up for Arlington. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #10

...apparently at the "Flying J" Truck Stop south of Dallas brooklynite Apr 2012 #30

video hankthecrank Apr 2012 #125

I knew this storm was going to be bad. VenusRising Apr 2012 #13

Stay safe nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #14

Will do. VenusRising Apr 2012 #17

Check this out.. It's huge SoCalDem Apr 2012 #21

That is a giant storm! VenusRising Apr 2012 #26

We had some pretty ferocious winds blowing the other day, and all night, before it all blew eastward calimary Apr 2012 #116

That wouldn't surprise me about the winds. VenusRising Apr 2012 #128

They're all doing okay. Boys arrived safely, the birthday-boy's party is proceeding accordingly. calimary Apr 2012 #129

So glad they arrived safely! VenusRising Apr 2012 #130

There was a line of people waiting to get in on the first night, last night. calimary Apr 2012 #135

I'm in Red Oak,just South of Lancaster w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #15

From weather channel more than three nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #18

Oh, okay, I see where you are. CNN showed images of Lancaster... OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #42

First damage pictures coming is as well nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #16

Wow! VenusRising Apr 2012 #23

I20/45 intersection is a MAJOR truck stop w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #24

My boyfriend's brother drives trucks all through there. VenusRising Apr 2012 #25

Dallas Ft Worh Airport under emergency now. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #27

Fuck.South Arlington was hit hard w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #28

Somebody take over, we need to go buy some stuff. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #29

touchdown at jim miller and bruton in dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #31

Touchdown now in mesquite,Texas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #32

touchdown near dfw airport w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #33

wall cloud near ranger stadium(my mom's apartment) w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #34

I really dodged a bullet today derby378 Apr 2012 #35

touchdown in Denton county w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #36

Big Tornado in mesquite near the stockyards-geez w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #37

shit- the tornado destroyed a gas line in arlington w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #39

Geez, I've lived in all the areas being mentioned on the news and here... OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #40

my mom's in her bathroom(on oxygen).My kid's in the HS Basement w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #43

Oh my..... OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #46

Mom and kiddo should be fine nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #83

major search and rescue operations in south arlington w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #41

live updates from dallas rdking647 Apr 2012 #44

thank you.... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #47

Now they are reporting heavy damage and victim search in Lancaster w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #45

photo from I20/Bonne View w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #49

Stay safe!! Glimmer of Hope Apr 2012 #51

here video semi trailers floating in air like leaves hankthecrank Apr 2012 #121

Reports of scattered cars in the parking lot of Skyline High in Dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #50

shit- new funnel reported near Harry Hines /Royal ave dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #52

photo of my tornado... I need a doobie w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #53

"doobie doobie do..." dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #61

now sirens going off in North Plano w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #54

new tornado warning for arlington. oy w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #55

any damage by the ballpark in Arlington? opiate69 Apr 2012 #56

My mom lives on sanford st w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #58

thanks... hope she fares well... opiate69 Apr 2012 #60

Tornado on the ground Dallas north tollway and trinity mills blvd- north dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #57

Hell..now another tornado hits Johnson county -south of ft worth w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #59

two squalls have passed through DFW Airport so far-no report of damage yet w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #62

new rotation southern dallas county...just north of me w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #63

State of Disaster declared by Arlington, TX mayor according to WFAA-TV w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #64

new funnell kaufmann County-just east of me w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #65

new funnel- Rockwall county-north of Dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #66

Lancaster mayor issues disaster declaration w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #67

now they are reporting a tornado at Love Field in Dallas w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #68

they just held release at my kid's high school..kids remain in lockdown w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #69

third squall passing through my area..sirens going off again w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #70

funnel sited at southeast dallas near Cesar Chaves st w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #71

extensive damage to south arlington w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #72

Live flyover shots of damage in Dallas area: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #73

new tornado reported in Forney(just east of Dallas) w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #74

tornado on top of Lewis Elementary at d/c time in Forney w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #75

Take care everyone malaise Apr 2012 #76

Forney high school just hit by tornado w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #77

crosby elementary in forney hit by tornado w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #78

another tornado on the ground sulfur springs,tx I/30 w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #79

Picture of four tornadoes hitting at once in DFW today dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #86

holy shit Maine-ah Apr 2012 #136

Damn look at that damage on CNN malaise Apr 2012 #80

midland is about 300 miles to the west-sister lives there it ok,i think w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #81

One of my nephews is there with his two kids malaise Apr 2012 #90

This is like a bad nightmare nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #82

How horrible Aerows Apr 2012 #84

This is getting worst nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #85

Word is that some horrific images will be coming in shortly malaise Apr 2012 #89

It's far from over nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #93

New tornado on ground Royce city and greenville w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #87

a mile north of me w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #88

I don't know what's going on- tons of rescue vehicles w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #91

That return is one of the nastiests I remember nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #92

OMG..I Hate to see the purple colors in the radar... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #96

I always worry when it gets deadly still like this... almost negative pressure w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #94

Please stay safe malaise Apr 2012 #95

RIGHT!!! Negative preasure dark clouds and not a breeze....it was scary, I was in Richardson uponit7771 Apr 2012 #109

per the mayor- 300 homes damaged in Lancaster(1 mile from me) w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #97

we had an f4 in Lancaster in 1994- this city has been hit hard multiple times w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #103

I'm really glad you are okay n/t Marrah_G Apr 2012 #133

this is a first w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #98

Yes it's a first nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #100

curfew just declared from 7p-7a w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #99

Check the wind out Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #101

Wow! nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #102

I figured this would happen, that the wind from the north would eventually slam into us & cause hell uponit7771 Apr 2012 #106

Lancaster authorities are evacuating the residents of the Portofino Apartments, w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #104

Ok that does it nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #105

you have to understand...this isn't Highland Park w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #110

AMEN!! If it was George Bush's neighborhood National Gaurd would've been called by now uponit7771 Apr 2012 #113

And there I was going to make a sarcastic comment nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #115

arlington has seen at least 180 homes,an apartment complex and a nursing home seriously damaged w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #107

Yeap, that's just arlington...total of 7 tornados touched down in DFW uponit7771 Apr 2012 #114

I'm 5 miles sounth of Green Oaks and I-20 my neighborhood is fine but that area looks like all hell uponit7771 Apr 2012 #108

do you need anything? w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #111

No, we're fine the hell is west of us ...I'm going to see if anyone else needs help though...thx uponit7771 Apr 2012 #112

Hey uponit7771! I'm in east Arlington tammywammy Apr 2012 #118

THANK YOU!! I have a close relative that lives there, he isn't picking up the phone...good to know uponit7771 Apr 2012 #122

my mom lives across from Cowboy Stadium...they dodged w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #123

Glad your mom is okay! tammywammy Apr 2012 #126

They actually had a funnel hit Ranger Stadium-- w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #117

unofficial count- 12 tornados touched down..to be updated w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #119

Wow!! malaise Apr 2012 #124

that explains a lot- tornado touched down at I-35/Hwy 77 intersection here... w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #120

Such destruction. Catherine Vincent Apr 2012 #127

God Damn! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #131

What strikes me though is that it resulted in no deaths. LanternWaste Apr 2012 #132

Wait you mean guvmint works? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #134