Texas Tornadoes: Emergency Declared In Dallas (April 2012)

güttsfükk · #1 ● 04-03-2012, 05:23 PM

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A "tornado emergency" has been declared in Texas after two twisters caused mayhem in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The United States National Weather Service confirmed that two separate "supercells" had formed on Tuesday afternoon.

It warned: "Take cover now! Go to the safest room or interior room in your home or business!
"This is a life-threatening situation!"

Dramatic footage filmed from a helicopter showed a Dallas lorry park being hit by one of the monster storms.

Truck driver Michael Glennon saw the twister hit the Flying J Truck Plaza, where it hurled the trailer trucks like matchboxes.

"The second trailer is ripped to pieces and thrown 50 to 100 feet into the air," he said.

Electrical transformers could be seen exploding as the powerful winds wrenched them from power poles.

Sky's US reporter Hannah Thomas-Peter said: "Tornado warnings have been issued across much of that northeastern area of Texas.

"The big concern is that they are moving towards densely populated areas, but so far no fatalities have yet been reported.

"We already have reports of extensive flooding and baseball-sized hailstones."

The Dallas-Fort Worth international airport was closed as the storms swept into the region and all flights were grounded.

Airport spokesman David Magana said officials were trying to protect passengers from glass windows by moving them into stairwells and restrooms.

"We are sheltering passengers at the moment," Mr Magana said.

The first twister touched down at 1pm, about 20 miles south of Dallas and started to move east.

As the tornado shifted across Dallas County, another one developed in Mansfield, just south of Arlington in Tarrant County.

National Weather Service meteorologist Amber Elliott said there were "reports of wall clouds and funnel clouds all over the area. It's an extremely dangerous situation."

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DannyDrama · #2 ● 04-03-2012, 05:46 PM

Well the UK may be boring as fuck, but there's a lot to be said for living where tornadoes don't occur (much).

Faline · #3 ● 04-03-2012, 06:37 PM

Faline · #4 ● 04-03-2012, 06:41 PM

Crazy tornado over city of Forney Texas. Tearing through Forney down Hwy80.

Tornado touching down in Forney, TX - 4/3/12
Shot from Deen Implement Co at 703 W Broad St, Forney.

Ed Gein · #5 ● 04-03-2012, 06:51 PM

LadyPox · #6 ● 04-03-2012, 07:20 PM

Not able to find one to repost, but there's video of a Dallas tornado tossing around tractor trailers and throwing them hundreds of feet through the air. Amazing.

This is the same storm that brought us snow today and will bring us more tonight.