The Weather (Houston, Dallas, Plano: tornadoes, live, moving)

[Guerilla]

You won't find that in Houston (home with a basement).

[dallas,texas]

I wanted to post about this, bu you beat me to it Anyways here near university park(actually bluffview and preston hollow where I was) we took shelter as the sirens went off. When we were in shelter, we had huge golfball size hail, and the power went off for a little. There was a funnel cloud near by, and the hail pounded against the house. It was freaky. sorry mom about you not getting that much of the storm, but boy was it bad here!

Bye!!

[Guingirl]

Originally Posted by mpope409

You are certainly right. It's cool until it becomes dangerous, and then you're on the first plane back to Cali.

Hardly going back anytime soon! I will let ya know so you can help pay for my ticket

Its something I have never experienced before and it was exciting, but I hardly said that I wanted people hurt or anyone to suffer property damage. Get a grip.

[momof2dfw]

Or Dallas. No basements here.

[KewGee]

Okay, a while back a poster said Texas didn't have tornadic outbreaks and when a tornado occurred, it was just one. I informed him with my experience on December 29, 2006 of 20 tornadoes that had occured in North Central Texas.

Anyway, today is just more proof that Texas very often has many tornadoes touch down from a single line of thunderstorms. This line tonight just didn't occur in the Metroplex. Hamilton County and several others had tornado sightings as well.

When it's all over, we'll see how many were sighted. From what the TV is still saying, more are sighted as the storms move to the east. So far, there's only one death and I pray that will be all. Ugh, and ugh again.

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by Guerilla

You won't find that in Houston (home with a basement).

If there aren't any basements, just have a storm cellar installed. It's great, and brings such peace of mind when this nutsy weather occurs.

[Guerilla]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

Or Dallas. No basements here.

Well, I actually have some friends that have basements in their houses (Arlington).

Texas does have tornadoes, but mostly in the Panhandle/Metroplex area. Houston does not get as much. A few a year at the most.

[midnightbirdgirl]

Originally Posted by mpope409

Well I have no idea what the weather is like in California, but that one user suggested it was boring, so I assumed that there was practically no weather at all. Now as far as Texas' weather, I would be lying to you if I said that it didn't require caution from time to time. Hail, heavy rain, tornadoes, and hurricanes by the coast. It's not so bad that you would have to reconsider living here, though. Even with that said, try to look for a home with a basement.

Well, where I live it is boring, that is likely true with the other poster. There is no weather to speak of...except gusting winds.
It rarely rains, in the summer it is hotter than heck, 115+ is not unusual, oh but it is a dry heat And winters are dry and cold...like in the teens... so yeah, boring.
Thank you though for the heads up, since we have yet to buy, and are currently looking.
MBG

[KewGee]

I didn't find any indication of lax reporting as the storms moved east after Haltom City was damaged. Shortly thereafter, my daughter called me and said, "Mom, what's going on in Dallas?" She was traveling (Duh, didn't I teach you any better than to pay attention to this Spring weather) in Dallas, the sky turned dark, and it was hailing like crazy. She was a bit uptight.

I turned on Channel 8 and gave her a complete description of where the most severe storms were at that time as well as informed her of my son, her brother, who lives near Haltom City on the 3rd floor of an apartment building, was okay. Duh, didn't I teach him any better either? Why he didn't go to the lowest floor in the complex, I can't even guess. He said he and his girlfriend watched the storm and hail come. Anyway, his vehicles did get hail damage. Three floors up ~ insane!!

I thought the coverage was absolutely terrific. I love WFAA.

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by Guerilla

Well, I actually have some friends that have basements in their houses (Arlington).

Texas does have tornadoes, but mostly in the Panhandle/Metroplex area. Houston does not get as much. A few a year at the most.

In the past 56 years, Harris County (Houston) has had 211 tornadoes, Dallas County, 80, and Tarrant County, 76. That is quite a big difference overall.