Massive tornadoes toss trucks across skies as large, extremely dangerous twisters target Texas

Daily Mail Online UK ^ | UPDATED: 15:11 EST, 3 April 2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Mechanicos]

Millions of people are being urged to seek shelter immediately as dramatic news footage shows trucks and other massive debris being thrown across the skies in Texas.

[Mechanicos]

This looks bad.

[Jonty30]

Obama must really be pissed at Texas.

Hope for the best.

[thedrake]

Could be that Karl Rove dusted off the old weather machine.

Not happy about Rick Perry going against the establishment pick.

All joking aside - prayers up for those in harms way.

[SMGFan]

Scary :
https://twitter.com/#!/dallasnews/status/187267600668049408/photo/1

[freedumb2003]

My wife was in Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville and they made the customers take cover. When she got out, she was then pinned into a highway overpass by the hail.

She is home now (Valley Ranch/Irving/Carolton) but the rain and hail are still intense.

I saw the video of the tornado picking up semi trailers like a toddler throwing toys.

Whenever humans get that hubris going, one need only experience an earthquake or see a tornado to remind us Who is in charge.

[rstrahan]

We have been hit bad. Several tornados, softball hail. So far no one killed. It is moving into East Texas. If it holds together, may mean a bad night for those east of us

[molson209]

watching live stream myFoxdfw.com looks like it’s never going to end

[wontbackdown]

One of the tornados touched down about a mile from me.

[Red Badger]

...and yet they claim WE are the sole cause of Global Warming.............what arrogance!.......

[Jedidah]

Terrible and dramatic live coverage just now on Ch. 11 as chaser and first responder with camera watched a funnel hit an elementary school, homes and businesses in Forney.

Some completely destroyed, direct hit to Crosby Elementary. Don’t know if kids had been sent home.

[Responsibility2nd]

Live thread from earlier today.

TORNADO EMERGENCY for Dallas, TX

Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:26:00 PM · by Strategerist · 126 replies

National Weather Service ^ | April 3, 2012

 

 

 

Link to live coverage.

[copaliscrossing]

Cubicle bound here. Anyone know if the town of Keller has been hit? Friends there.

[Guenevere]

I'm visiting the Austin area and just got home...

Is it heading our way?

[Biggirl]

I talked to a ATT customer service guy by the name of George yesterday because of having internet/tech outage issues in my area. He says he is working from TX. Hopefully not one of those affected by this tornado stuff.

[af_vet_rr]

Terrible and dramatic live coverage just now on Ch. 11 as chaser and first responder with camera watched a funnel hit an elementary school, homes and businesses in Forney.

Some completely destroyed, direct hit to Crosby Elementary. Don’t know if kids had been sent home.

It's not a funnel if it's touching down and doing damage, it's a tornado.

And I hope they didn't send those kids home - that's the worst thing you can do is push people into driving around in extremely bad weather if they don't need to be - all it takes is getting caught at a light or in a traffic jam and you'll have parents and kids scrambling for culverts.

It's tornado country, chances are they got the kids into the safest part of the school and hunkered down.

[Jedidah]

Haven’t heard a thing about Keller, which is a good thing today. That part of the area is in the clear now.

Worst damage was south and east of Keller. Still funnels on the ground on the east side of Dallas right now.

[af_vet_rr]

I forgot to add - if they were to try and send all of those kids home, they would be clogging up the streets and making it difficult for paramedics, police, and firefighters to get around. There are enough would-be storm chasers running around and clogging up the streets as it is, hoping to get their videos up on Youtube or whatever.

[re_nortex]

We have been hit bad.

Texans are resilient and are uniquely equipped to deal with our weather extremes, ranging from ice storms, record droughts and tornadoes plus flooding and a host of other challenges. Our strong Christian principles and an unabashed faith in Almighty God gives us the courage to face the fury.

GOD Bless Texas!

[Guenevere]

The damage showing on TV in the Arlington, Dallas area is unreal....

...severe....and an elementary school was hit.

[r-q-tek86]

My son goes to Martin HS in Arlington... says that a few of his friends have heard from their parents that their houses are GONE. The roof at the elementary school when my son went had its roof torn off (don't know if they mean roofing or structure). Mayor Cluck has declared a disaster.

On WBAP (Mark Davis’ home station) reported that some of the tilt wall buildings in Kennedale (south of Arlington) have collapsed.

My home is ok and my son is safe - thank God. Lots of people need lots of prayers.

[taillightchaser]

Talked to my granddaughter there and everyone is OK.

[r-q-tek86]

Anyone know if the town of Keller has been hit?

I've been listening to WBAP and I think Keller is ok. The main cell went east of there... over DFW Airport

[Jedidah]

Chill pill, af. We’re all stressed today, no need to parse words.

I’m an old Texas gal, quite well acquainted with weather terminology, both proper and colloquial. So a funnel on the ground is a tornado. Maybe you can lecture me on whether “twister” is a proper term??

They’re now saying there were no kids in the school. Since Forney is east of Dallas, they may well have had time to dismiss and get them all home before the storms rolled in there. I don’t know. Arlington and Dallas schools did indeed shelter in place, in lockdown.

[r-q-tek86]

chances are they got the kids into the safest part of the school and hunkered down.

Arlington Martin was on lockdown until 3:30 or so. I heard Arlington High was on lockdown longer than that.

[RitchieAprile]

Texas has the scariest weather in the country.

Wonder how my former home in Gainesville/Lake Kiowa is doing?

[GeronL]

whew. It was all around Irving and over us but nothing happened here. Thank goodness.

[GeronL]

Yes, Shneider Trucking in Dallas got gobsmacked. That is what all the orange trailers were. The Flying J truck stop is next to it (they WERE really flying today)

I hunkered down here and turned off the laptop, just in case. But Irving was spared.

[Jedidah]

I checked. Forney ISD sheltered in place.

Our schools all have emergency plans and seem to have done an excellent job today in protecting our kids.

[GeronL]

Is their an update on that Elementary School?

[sissyjane]

I’m sorry, but what is a “tilt wall building”?

[Jedidah]

A little rain, that’s all, apparently. There was a nasty cell moving SW to NE through Denton County that clipped SE Cooke County, but I don’t think Cooke got any damage.

Farm and family home there.

[Jedidah]

That sounds very California, doesn’t it? ;-)

[GeronL]

I heard Arlington High was locked down for a while.

[sissyjane]

Well, actually I’m a fifth generation Californian, and I don’t have a clue what it means. That’s why I asked.

[sissyjane]

Well, actually I’m a fifth generation Californian, and I don’t have a clue what it means. That’s why I asked.

[r-q-tek86]

I’m sorry, but what is a “tilt wall building”?

That is a building made from concrete panels. The panels are poured flat on the slab and then tilted up into place. They are like hugh (sic) card houses if thry don't have a strong roof structure and proper lateral bracing.

[GeronL]

lol. You already answered that question in the previous post

[r-q-tek86]

Tilt wall panel being erected

[dragnet2]

I heard Arlington High was on lockdown longer than that.

Why do government schools use prison terminology?

[Churchillspirit]

Wow! Your wife was lucky....stay safe - both of you.

[NYTexan]

[Made In The USA]

Amen to that. Had a few clouds forming a circular pattern over a building here in Las Colinas. Seems to be clearing up as of 4:28... expecting a very long drive home tonight.

[NYTexan]

Notice the Tractor-Trailer fliping in the air:

[GeronL]

Looks like another cell from the south arriving

[Churchillspirit]

Prayers up for all in the path of these storms and tornadoes.

[GeronL]

One of the weather guys said it looked like debris on the weather radar!! Whoa!!

[r-q-tek86]

Why do government schools use prison terminology?

Because they see the students as inmates?

[NYTexan]

[Ironfocus]

I was hunkering down with my 2 daughters here in Frisco...had heavy rain, light hail and some frayed nerves.

[ataDude]

Looks like Keller was missed.