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w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)
23. I will be right off I-30 and I-75 all weekend
Fri Apr 13, 2012, 08:05 PM
Apr 2012

And The DMN is already warning about saturday's storms

http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20120413-forecasters-say-saturday-s-storms-could-be-life-threatening.ece

In an unusually early and strong warning, national weather forecasters cautioned Friday that conditions are ripe for violent tornadoes to rip through the nation's midsection from Texas to Minnesota this weekend.

As states across the middle of the country prepared for the worst, storms were already kicking off in Norman, Okla., where a twister whizzed by the nation's tornado forecasting headquarters but caused little damage.

It was only the second time in U.S. history that the Storm Prediction Center issued a high-risk warning more than 24 hours in advance, said Russ Schneider, director of the center, which is part of the National Weather Service. The first such warning was issued in April 2006 before nearly 100 tornadoes tore across a large swathe of the southeastern U.S.

The latest warning covers portions of Illinois, Iowa , Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. The worst weather is expected to develop late Saturday afternoon between Oklahoma City and Salina, Kan., but other areas also could see severe storms with baseball-sized hail and winds of up to 70 mph, forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center said Friday.

From the NWS demtenjeep Apr 2012 #1
I live in the D/FW area and I'm a bit concerned about Sunday afternoon. AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #22
I will be right off I-30 and I-75 all weekend w8liftinglady Apr 2012 #23
be safe demtenjeep Apr 2012 #27
A kick up leftynyc Apr 2012 #2
Another kick! amandabeech Apr 2012 #17
this needs to stay on top for a while demtenjeep Apr 2012 #3
It's pouring here in So Cal. Initech Apr 2012 #4
Near Riverside.. gloomy & slight drizzle... SoCalDem Apr 2012 #14
Biblical deluge in OC a bit ago, along the coast. nt wiggs Apr 2012 #16
K and R! n/t zappaman Apr 2012 #5
Please stay safe everyone Aerows Apr 2012 #6
we just bought some demtenjeep Apr 2012 #26
Weather from a Fox link? Zax2me Apr 2012 #7
weather is weather demtenjeep Apr 2012 #9
Stay safe everyone out there on the plains - here we just have to watch the smoke csziggy Apr 2012 #8
Saturday hell, we got a tornado on the ground in Norman Oklahoma right now CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #10
oh wow demtenjeep Apr 2012 #11
Yeah, I think we're gonna be rockin' and rollin' for a while... KatyaR Apr 2012 #12
Keeping it kicked. laundry_queen Apr 2012 #13
Tornado on the ground now in Norman, OK n/t Horse with no Name Apr 2012 #15
I once had a really great set of speakers from Norman. amandabeech Apr 2012 #19
You did not just post a link from Fox News. YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #18
I didn't realize it was "fox" demtenjeep Apr 2012 #20
Understandable - it's one of their many well known strengths. bluedigger Apr 2012 #21
*Important Update* Omaha, and Lincoln, Neb., now part of High Risk area. AverageJoe90 Apr 2012 #24
I am scared demtenjeep Apr 2012 #25
looks like we will have a pretty quiet night and morning demtenjeep Apr 2012 #28
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