Texas Spring-2014

[Texas Snowman]

@stormchaser4850 · Developing: Law enforcement reported a tornado on ground near Mount Vernon, TX in Franklin County (9:45 pm CDT)

[Texas Snowman]

Is there anymore info on the damage near Greenville.

Just hearing of some "demolished homes."

Once storms get out of the immediate Dallas/Fort Worth area, information becomes spotty until the next day. Or least that's my experience.

The good news is that as strong as these tornado couplets have looked, most have been in fairly rural areas tonight.

Of course, that's of little comfort if your home is the only one hit and demolished.

[Ntxw]

Picture of the day from the Frisco roughriders game

[South Texas Storms]

Wow what an ominous looking sky. Today was a crazy day across north Texas.

[ravyrn]

Picture of the day from the Frisco roughriders game

Is that a tornado in the background?

[Ntxw]

I think this is the 4th year in a row where a localized overachieving event has occured over NTX especially around the metroplex with tornados and expensive large scale hailstorms. 2011 had the May outbreak, I remember this one well as the hailed damaged my roof. Tornados were mostly in the southern counties. 2012 had the April 3rd tornados (the famous flying J semis). I also had big hail in that one. Last year was western half (ef4) in granbury and weaker ones in Parker county. I only got quarter hail with that one. And of course today (I saw nothing from it except brief downpours) but definitely interesting northern counties.

Many of these were boundary events left over from morning storms that missed or nearby.

[TheProfessor]

Picture of the day from the Frisco roughriders game

Is that a tornado in the background?

Probably not, in another pic you can see sky below the cloud.

[TheProfessor]

I think this is the 4th year in a row where a localized overachieving event has occured over NTX especially around the metroplex with tornados and expensive large scale hailstorms. 2011 had the May outbreak, I remember this one well as the hailed damaged my roof. Tornados were mostly in the southern counties. 2012 had the April 3rd tornados (the famous flying J semis). I also had big hail in that one. Last year was western half (ef4) in granbury and weaker ones in Parker county. I only got quarter hail with that one. And of course today (I saw nothing from it except brief downpours) but definitely interesting northern counties.

Many of these were boundary events left over from morning storms that missed or nearby.

Usually we have only one major outbreak a year, but I have this fuzzy feeling that we will have another one this year, possibly even worse than today's event.

[Ntxw]

I would agree. El Nino when it turns on adds a lot of tropical input as well as stronger storms and southern tracking systems.

[Texas Snowman]

@TxStormChasers: RT @N5REL: @NWSFortWorth @WeatherNation @wfaaweather Birthright and Tira in northern Hopkins Co hit hard. Much damage. SAR underway. #txwx

[horselattitudesfarm]

So much for a colder Gulf delaying the onset of severe weather this year

[Ntxw]

So much for a colder Gulf delaying the onset of severe weather this year

It did, March went without much fanfare. Despite yesterday's event the Tornado count for the country is still amongst the lowest in reliable data (as if last year wasn't quiet enough). Just because there was a localized event doesn't mean it made a dent in severe weather output as a whole.

Of course like Texas Snowman said it doesn't mean much if the one house hits happens to be the one you live in

[weatherdude1108]

Picture of the day from the Frisco roughriders game

WOW! That is downright epic looking! Doesn't look real. That was the highlight of the game for sure.

We got a small scare with golfball hail falling east of Fredericksburg heading towards Marble Falls. It quickly dissipated as it got towards Marble Falls, and completely dissipating when it got to us. We had large sprinkle drops by the time it got to us. Looking forward to tomorrow's widespread scattered thundershower possibilities, at least for south central Texas!

[Rgv20]

Well my sister in Denton got a lot of Hail and wind....looks like I came a day early to the RGV, would have not mind being in Denton last evening!

[Portastorm]

I miss those days/years when springtime squall lines went extend north-to-south across the bulk of the state and would roll eastbound, raining generously on many of us.

Those days, sadly, are gone, gone, gone. In 10 years or so, some are saying Austin will be the new San Angelo (climate, vegetative wise).

[Lagreeneyes03]

What is the reasoning that the cold air is not quickly moderating as it usually would this time of year? 4-5 days of temps well below average. This seems strange given the angle of the sun, daylight hours, etc. Makes for a miserable April for sure.

[Ntxw]

What is the reasoning that the cold air is not quickly moderating as it usually would this time of year? 4-5 days of temps well below average. This seems strange given the angle of the sun, daylight hours, etc. Makes for a miserable April for sure.

Canada is still well below average. Pacific ridging has not allowed any kind of meaningful zonal flow to bring in milder Pacific air. Each time a system comes through it pulls a chunk of colder air down from the vortex that is persistent between Hudson bay and Davis straits. There are signs of a complete pattern breakdown towards the end of April and full retreat but still a ways off.

[WeatherGuesser]

So much for a colder Gulf delaying the onset of severe weather this year

So far this year, SPC is up to WW0062

On this date in:

2013, WW0082 was issued.
2012, WW0140 was issued.
2011, WW0098 was issued.

However, in 2010, they were only up to WW0046

[dhweather]

getting some 70+ mph winds here

Do you have an anemometer or is that an estimate?

[TheProfessor]

it was an estimate, the winds seemed more intense than 60mph.