Severe threat for 10/23/10

[Xander]

Once again, we have a severe weather outbreak possible for today.

I've marked the area we're most concerned about as of 12:00 EST.



Once again, if you're interested in watching some live streams, check out the following sites, although the storms may not fire up until later this afternoon around 3:00-4:00PM CST

http://severestudios.com/livechase

http://chase.tornadovideos.net/pages/full_screen - this site has a neat interactive radar where you can see the lightning strikes, direction of the storms, and the little cars you see, you can click on them and see the live streams.

Hope all of you stay safe today, and I'll update this thread with any new information I come across.

[Xander]

Alright guys, first tornado warning of the day.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
SOUTHERN KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTH CENTRAL NAVARRO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF RICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS IS ALSO LIKELY ALONG WITH
DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COTTONWOOD AND ROSSER AROUND 400 PM CDT...
GRAYS PRAIRIE AROUND 405 PM CDT...
OAK GROVE AND KEMP AROUND 410 PM CDT...
KAUFMAN...POST OAK BEND CITY AND OAK RIDGE AROUND 415 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A
MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION.

IN ADDITION TO TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM.

A LARGE hook echo is forming at this time, a tornado is highly likely given the current information on radar.