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Severe storms hit area
Update 3, 11 pm: Still some activity in western and southern McLennan County, but well below severe standards.
On those conflicting tornado reports: something tornadoish was reported at Fort Hood, but the thinking at the National Weather Service in Fort Worth is that it was likely a gustnado springing from the storm’s gust front rather than a proper tornado extending from the storm cloud’s base.
Update 2: NWS passing along emergency management reports of a roof blown off a mobile home in Leroy. We’re checking on that one. Law enforcement is also reporting trees blown down in Elm Mott. Meanwhile, the storm warning will be allowed to expire at 9:15.
Separately (and I’ll put up a separate post on this once the storm clears) a DFW-area heat advisory has been extended to include Waco. It’s in effect until10 pm Saturday.
Update: The storm warning for Bell and Coryell counties has expired, A flood advisory for Coryell County remains in effect until 10:45 pm. There are conflicting reports on whether a tornado accompanied this storm; also, trees were reported blown down near Pidcoke.
Meanwhile, the storm warning remains for McLennan County:
AT 850 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF NORTHCREST…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… RURAL EASTERN MCLENNAN COUNTY AT 900 PM CDT
Original post: Two severe storms springing up tonight. First, let’s look at the McLennan County storm:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN MCLENNAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
UNTIL 915 PM CDT
AT 815 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTHCREST…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… LACY-LAKEVIEW BY 825 PM BELLMEAD BY 845 PM
A KXXV viewer has reported trees blown down near the TSTC campus.
An earlier warning went out for Bell and Coryell counties. Here’s the latest:
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WESTERN BELL AND SOUTHERN CORYELL COUNTIES…
AT 818 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF COPPERAS COVE…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… COPPERAS COVE BY 830 PM CDT… FORT HOOD BY 845 PM CDT…
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