October 21, 20196 yr "Yeah, uh, boss, cancel that party tonight... I'm going to be on the news, over"
October 21, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Constant said: My non-expert opinion while being out there, it had to be a f-2/small f-3 with the damage I saw. Preston Hollow damage looks like EF Hutton.
October 21, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, bolverk said: You got some splainin' to do, Constant. Ha, I wish. A few photos we took on the way back after daybreak.
October 21, 20196 yr Damn, Dallas PD going all NOLA Heineken man... I was watching that live last night and thought the exact same thing!
October 21, 20196 yr 50 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: Damn, Dallas PD going all NOLA Heineken man... Shit. If you're going to grab (and try to go) opt for something other than Kamchatka.
October 21, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Trey3216 said: Forgive me, it was 2:30 in the morning, dumping rain, my dog had to shit so bad that she still went out in the rain and lightning, I was tired as shit and somehow I got from squall to squaw on my iPhone. Fuck. I think you typed "squaw" on purpose and justly deserve props for doing so.
October 21, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: I think you typed "squaw" on purpose and justly deserve props for doing so. I may have been dreaming about one prior to being frantically awakened by my puppy... Edited October 21, 20196 yr by Trey3216
October 21, 20196 yr IIRC [mention=1044]luke duke[/mention] lives in the area affected. Check in, friendo.Checked his & his wife's FB, no posts from the last week.Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk
October 21, 20196 yr Yikes glad it ended when it did, about 10 more minutes it would have hit my house
October 21, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, Quagmire said: Yikes glad it ended when it did, about 10 more minutes it would have hit my house My folks as well. They live about 1/2 mile from Breckenridge Park/Firewheel Golf Course
October 21, 20196 yr I'm hoping my favorite Dive Bar (King's X) at Forrest and Greenville made it ok. Haven't heard any reports yet.
October 21, 20196 yr I just got a message that Operation BBQ Relief is coming to town and looking for local volunteers all week. I volunteered with them in Houston after Harvey and they do good work. You can sign up online.
October 21, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Constant said: Ha, I wish. A few photos we took on the way back after daybreak. buckle your seatbelt, constant! heh.
October 21, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, The University said: DIdn't see this before posting earlier. Question: This time, and that last wind storm we had when we lost power, I had cellular phone (mostly), text/SMS (mostly), but no data/wireless internet. I understand that voice, SMS, and data are separate networks and can be independently up or down. But I assume what happens is power is killed to the local tower(s), backup power is engaged, but voice is given priority (power) over data until power is restored. Is that right? Or is it something else? Also, looks like it went right over/by TI/Raytheon. There's a fair amount of hazardous shit on that campus that might could be loosed in a tornado. Edited October 21, 20196 yr by TwiceHorn
October 21, 20196 yr With that storm track musta hit at least one Strip Club.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
October 21, 20196 yr Wow. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Major-Damage-Reported-in-Dallas-After-Reported-Tornado-Touchdown-563522151.html
October 21, 20196 yr 11 hours ago, Hate said: Tornadoes hate white people. And North Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas 4 hours ago, TwiceHorn said: It shouldn't have done much in Highland Park proper (south of Mockingbird) or UP (south of NW Hwy). Yeah, friends in HP said it was probably high winds that took out the trees and roofing.
October 21, 20196 yr The Home Depot at 75 and Forest is toast. Roof caved in. Preston Royal Shopping Center is pretty destroyed. Interabang Books looks like the tornado dropped right down on it. Thomas Jefferson HIgh School got hit pretty bad. Not sure how they'll be able to have classes there.
October 21, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, ROFL BOX said: Checked his & his wife's FB, no posts from the last week. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk He's good. We just traded texts. Said it's really bad 1/2 mile from his place, though.
October 21, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, mdmost said: The Home Depot at 75 and Forest is toast. Roof caved in. Preston Royal Shopping Center is pretty destroyed. Interabang Books looks like the tornado dropped right down on it. Thomas Jefferson HIgh School got hit pretty bad. Not sure how they'll be able to have classes there. Looked like Walnut Hill Elementary took even more damage than TJ based on aerial shots. I don't see how they'll be able to hold classes there until the spring at the earliest.
October 21, 20196 yr 27 minutes ago, C-Man said: He's good. We just traded texts. Said it's really bad 1/2 mile from his place, though. I figured maybe he convinced his wife and kids to crawl in the smoker, since it's the safest, heaviest place around.
October 21, 20196 yr Had some damage around the shop west of 35 on NW Hwy. Busted light poles, roof torn off the Race Trac gas pumps. Power is out. My buddy had his driver's side window busted out from a tree branch. He said he saw an industrial sized AC unit sitting in the middle of the highway early this morning.
October 21, 20196 yr Man this was a hell of a lot bigger than I thought last night. Really fucking stupid of me to be "watching" from my patio.
October 21, 20196 yr Just heard that the Central Market at Preston and Royal had the roof ripped off and flooded. No word on Royal China.
October 21, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, HRSchenker said: Just heard that the Central Market at Preston and Royal had the roof ripped off and flooded. No word on Royal China. Heard CM was pretty jacked up last night. Robert Wilonsky has some pics of that center on the Royal China quadrant. There was some devastation in that center.
October 21, 20196 yr Yea that whole intersection looks trashed pretty bad. Side Note: Royal China is delicious
October 21, 20196 yr That "path" they keep showing on the map is way too big for the tornado that they keep showing on video.
October 21, 20196 yr I grew up in Preston Hollow. This is the second tornado to take basically this exact same path. In May 1976 a tornado literally walked the same route. It started over near Walnut Hill and Harry Hines and then lifted around Central and Northaven. Back in '76 it smashed Northhaven Gardens, Preston Royal Shopping Center and a number of the neighborhood streets in that area to pieces. The '76 tornado also wrecked some of the St Marks tennis courts and soccer goals back then. The same area now has a gym on it which was wrecked as well. My brother lives in Richardson, he was at the Cowboys game last night and I raced up to his house from Lakewood to check on his house. Made it as far up Abrams Road as Walnut on the north side of Richland College before getting into the debris field. Roads were blocked with powerlines down. Tornado likely went across the barren fields of Richland College before entering the neighborhood there. I zig zagged around that neighborhood trying to get to my brother's home. Could not get there that way. Lots of folks temporarily trapped in houses with people crying inside that I could see. Lots of gas leaks. Eventually made it around to Spring Valley where the damage was lighter. Brother's house lost a bunch of shingles and I was able to repair it with blue tarps and staples till it can be repaired. Not sure if that mosque and another church came out well. Some amazing damage out there. Mostly larger trees. Many structures look fine and if a property was not treed there is a good chance it came out unscathed. Seems the flying debris was not the main player here and more likely trees throwing limbs onto things. Driving back a different way last night it looked like Texas Instruments took a big hit at the Forest Lane campus. That place got clobbered. Kings X might have been hit hard, for the poster who asked. A real mess there and I don't plan on gawking at damage for a week or two.
October 21, 20196 yr Quote Man this was a hell of a lot bigger than I thought last night The devastation is way worse than most people thought when we went to bed last night. That Northhaven picture, the Home Depot on Forrest at 75, Royal Preston shopping center area....wow...and none of those places are that close to each other. We were at the Cowboys game. It was more than a bit unsettling to know that it was happening but now sure where and not being able to access good internet.
October 21, 20196 yr My folks as well. They live about 1/2 mile from Breckenridge Park/Firewheel Golf Course Yep I’m in the same area. Wife was freaking out, she thinks we should move, like tornados give a shit where you live.
October 21, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, C-Man said: Buddy from ST/DMN days shot this earlier. He’s in Corby’s neighborhood, I think. Some of the video of the tornado is ridiculous. Massive, massive tornado. My brother fucked Corby’s wife. I laugh about that every time I hear that douche on the radio go all OU.
October 21, 20196 yr Ok so I live in DFW and the surprise factor for these storms was pretty big. The local guys as late as yesterday morning said the primary threat was wind/heavy rain as the cold front came through but it would be short lived. And I think it was the channel 5 guy who said low tornado chances. Basically I’m not sure the first mega round that did the damage was even forecasted? Two tornadoes at least right?
October 21, 20196 yr 19 minutes ago, Quagmire said: Yep I’m in the same area. Wife was freaking out, she thinks we should move, like tornados give a shit where you live. First time in a while a Tornado has been that close to that part of the town. The hail storms on the other hand...
October 21, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, hayden_horn said: buckle your seatbelt, constant! heh. And get that cruiser inspected!
October 21, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Trey3216 said: Damn, Dallas PD going all NOLA Heineken man... That dude is so getting fired over the Chief's Twitter feed.
October 21, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Dayum....F-3, no? Three tornadoes now confirmed from last night. The one that blew through Preston Hollow was EF-3 with winds up to 140 mph https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Major-Damage-Reported-in-Dallas-After-Reported-Tornado-Touchdown-563522151.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DFWBrand&fbclid=IwAR1ILE6ougJ4sq-39YQXU9CaU95JRISUuXJnYwvCN1nwG_YyLDKqkjIMLYI
October 21, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said: Dayum....F-3, no? Gotta be. Check this one out. Giant AC unit on top of the school about 30 seconds in completely moved from it's moorings. Damn. https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/severe-weather/dfw-weather-october-20-storms-damage/287-89fdee6e-f374-49e4-9a42-0226181c43a7
October 21, 20196 yr I'll say this, thank God it was on a Sunday night at a relatively early hour when tons of people were still up watching tv. The fact that there's no reported fatalities or even serious injuries in this populated an area is a damn miracle.
October 21, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: I'll say this, thank God it was on a Sunday night at a relatively early hour when tons of people were still up watching tv. The fact that there's no reported fatalities or even serious injuries in this populated an area is a damn miracle. Most of the houses that were hit were of pretty high-quality construction, too. No mobile homes or fox and jacobs shit. Most are full brick veneer.
October 21, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: Is that school TJ? Very possible. TJ and Walnut Hill Elementary got hammered.
October 21, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, Trey3216 said: I'll say this, thank God it was on a Sunday night at a relatively early hour when tons of people were still up watching tv. The fact that there's no reported fatalities or even serious injuries in this populated an area is a damn miracle. Agreed. The fact it was 9PM on Sun and the Cowboys were playing meant most people were home already and watching TV and not yet asleep.
October 21, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, Dr Fear said: 1/2 mile west of Home Depot That looks like some post-apocalyptic shit when nature takes her acreage back.
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