04/09/08 NOW: OK/TX/KS/AR

[Bret Hendrickson]

Came into Breckenridge just after the tornado passed. It flipped the semi near the intersection of 2231 and highway 183. Many chasers were stuck in Breckenridge because the tornado made a northeast path through town and passed just east of the intersection of highway 67 and 180. Many power poles down and roofs ripped off of several homes.

 

[Chris Allington]

Verne Carlson reporting a wedge on the ground via severestudios chat!

 

[Bob Schafer]

Time to keep an eye on the storm SW of Snyder. 73dBZ with developing hookage.

Edit: make that 75.

 

[Jeff Piotrowski]

Radar update AT 6:50 pm

Radar based only tornado near the town Oran a new tornado developing just east of the town of Whitt.

 

[Jay McCoy]

New storm exploding back NE of Big Spring. David Drummond is getting on this one and is streaming video. great flying eagle.

 

[David Poch]

Two tornado warnings in Eastern and South Eastern Oklahoma on two different cells. One ENE of Ada and the other nearing Eufaula.

 

[J.B. Dixon]

Looks like we've had another occlusion/handoff cycle just north of Mineral Wells. The cooler air (if it really was) doesn't seem to bother this beast. Shear is ridiculous. Making a beeline for NW side of DFW in the next 45-hour with no real signs of weakening. Also taking a more NE track over the past 15-20 minutes. That may be a blessing.

 

[Jeff Piotrowski]

Two tornado's from the same storm

Based on radar it looks like two tornado circulations near the towns of Perrin & Gibtown TX at 7:08 PM.

 

[James Aydelott]

radar shows a noticable LEFT turn in the past couple of scans.

 

[Bob Schafer]

Okay, I'm not surprised the "Snyder" storm seems to be weakening. All the sfc obs surrounding it indicate NE winds and T's of 47 to 54. Strange that it exploded the way it did to begin with. Maybe that was all elevated convection?

 

[Alex Lamers]

Per Tulsa TOR...dangerous tornado confirmed in Choctaw/Pushmahata Co Warning.

AJL

 

[Jeff Piotrowski]

Radar update 7:21 PM

Tornado signature 7 SSW of Bridgport moving NNE 35 MPH. BTI 7.0

UPDATE 7:33 PM strong signature 7 SW Decatur TX should pass 2 miles South of Decatur.

 

[J.B. Dixon]

Much like Breckenridge, the circulation looks to pass just to the south of Decatur in the next 20 minutes if it holds its current line. May see another tornado emergency bulletin soon. No confirmation of anything on the ground at this time that I can find. Anyone hearing from these chasers that are on it?

 

[James Aydelott]

cloud base rotation there, no wall cloud reported right now.

 

[Mikey Gribble]

I'm nowcasting for Grant and he said about five minutes ago there was a wall cloud with good rotation, but no tornado.