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Got to hear Whelen Vortex-r's during a Dec tornado warning
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:57 am
by q2bman
Fort Worth Emergency Mang. sounded a tornado warning on December 29th! A bit late in the year for spring storms. Apparently several tornados were reported from Waco to Ft Worth. I was sitting with my back door open watching the weather when i heard the wind-up. Strange enough, the wind-up was the loudest part. The siren i could hear best is about a mile from me. Apparently the low frequency of the initial wind up carries farther that the warning tone. I was dissapointed in that this siren only sounds a steady tone for three mins. The other sirens wail! That would carry better.
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:48 pm
by Trey
I saw that a tornado was spotted in Tarrant county yesterday.
Tornadoes never came into the city right?
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:26 pm
by Travis
Heh. My mom was watching Oprah and the whole left side of the TV was covered with warnings. No action up on this side of the metropex though.
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:00 am
by q2bman
no nothing in the county. Big one near waco. Captured on video at
www.wfaa.com
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:48 pm
by Nelso90
I was in Flower Mound when the storm hit. No sirens. We did however get about 4" of rain!!
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:27 pm
by Travis
Nelso90 wrote:I was in Flower Mound when the storm hit. No sirens. We did however get about 4" of rain!!
I had the privilege of driving to Dallas Love Field in that. I learned that toll plazas + lightning= interesting light show.