2009-03-26 NOW: TX

[Evan Stubbart]

To anyone still trying to chase the storms along the red river- the cell that has developed to the west of the current warned cell has taken on a right turn in the last couple minutes and is looking pretty good on radar. Currently just south of Gainesville staying safe of this thing.

Edit- City to target would be around St. Jo on the second storm

 

[Jonathan Whitehead]

growing cell catching up to parent storm from west...it also has low-level couplet, afraid it might eat the parent storm and become the dominant one

 

[Chris Lott]

WFAA out of Dallas saying they are getting reports from spotters and chasers of a tornado on the ground near Muenster.

 

[Evan Stubbart]

I just confirmed Tor on the ground with some Fire guys I know in the area (I'm a Volunteer FireFighter for Argyle). Damage is reported.

 

[Sean Poling]

Not chewing up the parent storm yet, but definitely has become the dominant one. Looks as if base reflectivity is showing a nice hook on the western cell. Couplet on both, and still in a good area of helicity and shear.
Showed a spot of 75 dbz for a bit. Hope thats not debris.

 

[Mark Farnik]

It appears the town of Myra, TX is under the gun, as the well defined couplet on the dominant western cell is currently passing directly over town...

EDIT: The couplet briefly weakened somewhat for a few scans on base reflectivity, and has since ramped up again. The circulation is taking direct aim on the city of Gainesville and should be passing over town within the next 20 minutes.

EDIT 2: Tornado reported near Lindsay by storm spotters at 9:10 p.m. CDT, moving east at 15 mph. The tornado will be entering Gainesville within the next ten minutes

 

[Charles Kuster]

The northern storm now appears to be the more impressive of the two storms once again. It now has a clear hook and decent rotation. The possible tornado was located about 5 miles WNW of Sherman, TX at 9:50pm CDT.

 

[Jeff Duda]

I will say, "thank you", to Mr. Gibson for adding the TDWRs to GR3. The two cells are passing within range of TDFW, and the resolution (especially with velocity) is much better on the TDWRs than on the NEXRAD radars.

The western storm has really fallen apart in the last 30 minutes and the eastern one is still kicking along, but the low level velocity couplet has weakened, possibly due to the angle of the storm from the radar.

 

[Jim Saueressig]

Sherman Tx is being beat to death. http:///www.kxii.com

Power Flashes reported and now softball sized hail.