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19,375 2,829 April 10, 2008 at 05:09 AM in News
It looks like a tornado hit my apartment complex last night. Many trees down, lots of covered parking spots are destroyed. I saw at least 3 cars with broken windows. It's surreal.

I had to step over a tree when I got home this morning.

I would take pictures, but I'm too lazy.

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Tonedeaf
04-17-2008 at 08:15 PM.
04-17-2008 at 08:15 PM.
Storm is passing through my neck of the woods right now. Quite a lot of thunder and veru heavy rains. No hail thankfully.
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SDRebel
04-17-2008 at 08:32 PM.
04-17-2008 at 08:32 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
A covered parking spot isn't always the best place to be. That last big storm, a bunch of vehicles were damaged by carports collapsing at a couple of apartment buildings.
yeah, that's what I saw... but it helps against the hail
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saint.
04-17-2008 at 08:35 PM.
04-17-2008 at 08:35 PM.
saw a lil bit of hail. it stayed southwest of me.
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04-17-2008 at 08:58 PM.
04-17-2008 at 08:58 PM.
Quote from Slinger :
got a bit of hail..strong rain and some wind but over all easy compared to the outskirts of town...thank goodness for living in downtown dallas Smilie
did you see the national radar? the damn storm line went from the border of mexico all the way to Chicago.
I did see a big thing in the radar. I doubt you'd get something like a tornado there in downtown... I am not too far north from there
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SDRebel
04-17-2008 at 09:03 PM.
04-17-2008 at 09:03 PM.
I did get hail, you lucky bastards Mad
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DNC
04-17-2008 at 10:28 PM.
04-17-2008 at 10:28 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
A covered parking spot isn't always the best place to be. That last big storm, a bunch of vehicles were damaged by carports collapsing at a couple of apartment buildings.
See post #14 laugh out loud
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SDRebel
04-18-2008 at 10:17 AM.
04-18-2008 at 10:17 AM.
I am alive and my car doesn't seem to have any damage Whee Whee
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04-18-2008 at 11:38 PM.
04-18-2008 at 11:38 PM.
Quote from Zoe Moon :
It was so scary, first Slick Deals went down, then the tornado sirens started. I had to get hubby to hold me...and it's not even Saturday night yet! Evil
laugh out loud Plano city said they screwed up when turning on the sirens laugh out loud
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04-19-2008 at 05:42 AM.
04-19-2008 at 05:42 AM.
Quote from SevJustSev :
laugh out loud Plano city said they screwed up when turning on the sirens laugh out loud
They caught crap for not activating them for the previous storm.
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04-23-2008 at 04:05 PM.
04-23-2008 at 04:05 PM.
I wathced in the news this morning that there was going to be bad weather again, and possible tornadoes... everyone fine so far?
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carebearsluv
04-23-2008 at 04:13 PM.
04-23-2008 at 04:13 PM.
We just had a little sprinkling, and some wind blowing, but it cleared right up, and now the sun is out again. laugh out loud Damn this Texas weather
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tsuperwanker
04-23-2008 at 04:19 PM.
04-23-2008 at 04:19 PM.
Texas sucks.

/end thread
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Zoe Moon
04-23-2008 at 04:19 PM.
04-23-2008 at 04:19 PM.
The air here is very still and heavy. Feels like tornado weather.

Looking at the NOAA radar, looks like there's a tornado somewhere near Breckenridge.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=fws&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

And another one just NNW of Big Spring.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.ph...11&loop=no
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04-23-2008 at 05:47 PM.
04-23-2008 at 05:47 PM.
Whee run for your lives Whee
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Zoe Moon
04-23-2008 at 06:07 PM.
04-23-2008 at 06:07 PM.
Starting to get some lightining and thunder here in Grapevine. Another tornado in Hood county. **Edit: the tornado warning has expired** Severe thunderstorm warning in Tarrant county and getting closer. Whee
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