STORM2K

A PDS TORNADO WATCH is in effect for the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in effect until 10 PM this evening. Hail of baseball to softball size, wind gusts to 80 mph and damaging tornadoes are likely in this area. Stay tuned to TWC, NOSS WX RADIO, or sign up for project notify on http://www.weather.com/notify

A dangerous night ahead for north Texas and the metroplex. Stay safe out there. A huge supercell is moving east from Stonewall County into Throckmorton with a tornado threat. That's the big one and more on the way throughout the night also.

Jim

That's IS indeed a NASTY CELL. The adjoining radar site is down, however, this radar link showed white reflectivity with (75DBZ and UP) in the radar loop!!!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... kfdr.shtml

Update: Storm Chasers reported an 82 mph wind gust with that cell 3 miles N of Haskell, TX (in Haskell County) along with Gulf-ball sized hail.

WOW! :o That is one SWEET cell!

StormCrazyIowan wrote:WOW! :o That is one SWEET cell!

Look for that one to put out a chain history of severe weather reports ... I can't get a good radial velocity reflectivity on it because Dyers AFB, TX radar is unavailable right now. But I'm sure gate to gate shear exceeds 100 mph with that one.

This cell looks to be heading right toward the northern 'burbs of Dallas/Ft.Worth. If it deviates any to the right... :o

:o WOW :o ! That is one mean looking storm! I sure hope it stays north of the Metroplex! :o . Could be seeing alot more of this tonight into tommorow as well.

I just took a look at the latest RUC soundings....they are unbelievable.

850WAA-VKNT is SE and SSE while at the 500mb Geopotential Height Level - Winds are WSW ... there's over 90º directional shear!

It's not going to be pretty.

2314 UTC - Throckmorton County, TX in Woodson ... Roof blown off and windows blown out along with 4.25" diameter hail (Softball size)

:o