3/30/07 NOW: TX / OK / KS

[Jim Hunt]

Tornado watch was issued and within 15 minutes a tornado warning was issued south of Johnson City. Excellent rotation and hook on radar.

 

[beaudodson]

Reports of a possible tornado with damage entering the Austin area (should pass just northwest of the city). Strong hook on radar. 10:20 a.m.

 

[John Peters]

Very strong rotation in the storm southeast of Big Spring. I'm really surprised there is no tornado warning on this storm

 

[Jim Hunt]

I think the Big Spring storm isn't quite as organzied as the one NE of Coleman which as a TOR issues a few minutes ago.

 

[David Wolfson]

Indeed. The cell now north of Brownwood is right-moving and rotating like mad. Hopefully it will stay north of the US377 corridor and not threaten the big towns like Dublin and Stephenville.

 

[Terry Tyler]

anybody watching that rising star storm?

looks bad on velocity and its going though a densley populated area...

 

[Jim Hunt]

Waurika, OK has a SVR with the cell trying to organize some rotation. The tops shot up 57.5K feet over 3 scans.

 

[David Wolfson]

The wave between SJT and ABI seems to be developing quite spectacularly, with the warm sector starting to clear out. Any bets on a high risk PDS soon?

 

[Glenn Dixon]

just saw all TOR warnings in central TX disappear - perhaps too much worked-over atmosphere?

 

[Justin Bailey]

cell SE of Sonora is looking very nice now. i'd expect a TOR to be issued very soon for this storm.

 

[Evan Stubbart]

Where did everything go? I'm sitting on Highway 287 Just outside of Justin, TX (west of Denton) and there were some good looking cells and now nothing... My connection is still bad but better today. If anyone is chair chasing today I'd love any help.. My cell is 940-783-2136. I'm going to sit here for a bit...

 

[David Wolfson]

I'd say the experts are too busy to be posting much right now. To me it sure looks like a classic event developing. I think I can pick out all the features on the vis loop: low level jet with tons of moisture, mid-level dry advection (the clearing you mention, I think, Glenn), upper jet, mega-forcing from the west, and focused surface helicity from the developing wave.

 

[Glenn Dixon]

I see a 'trained spotter' has reported a touchdown near Thurber - and that cell cranked back up for sure on radar. Perhaps time to head west!

 

[Rodney Harper]

That cell in Parker Co, TX seems to be turning more and more to the right. Springtown might be a good bet now.

 

[Melissa Moon]

Phil Hurlbut is on the Thurber Storm (now about to cross into Parker County), and I'm nowcasting for him at work. it's starting to look better and better on radar I think. Can anyone refer me to an online map that has the counties on them? Because Google maps doesn't show the counties on them