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Tornado Debris Signature South of Fort Worth Tonight

Tornado Debris Signature South of Fort Worth Tonight

| April 26, 2015 @ 10:02 pm

Sunday, 9:59 pm The Fort Worth radar is showing a clear tornado debris signature in the long lived supercell in southwestern Johnson County west southwest of Rio Vista, heading in the general direction of that town. It will pass near Covington and near Grandview on I-35, just north of the split south of Dallas/Fort Worth. […]

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The Andover Tornado of 1991

The Andover Tornado of 1991

| April 26, 2015 @ 4:10 pm

On this day 24 years ago, an F5 tornado devastated the community of Andover, Kansas, in a violent tornado outbreak over the plains of Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. On April 26, 1991, a total of 55 tornadoes developed, 30 of which were rated an F2 or greater. At one point during the storm, three separate […]

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Large Tornado on the Ground Near Comanche, Texas

Large Tornado on the Ground Near Comanche, Texas

| April 26, 2015 @ 3:58 pm

By Bill Murray, 3:58 pm Sunday Spotters report a large tornado on the ground near Comanche, Texas this afternoon. This is a little more than 100 miles southwest of Dallas. FWD issues Tornado Warning [tornado: OBSERVED, tornado damage threat: CONSIDERABLE, hail: 4.25 IN] for Comanche [TX] till 4:45 PM CDT …AT 356 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED […]

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Sunny and Warm Sunday

Sunny and Warm Sunday

| April 26, 2015 @ 8:04 am

No Weather Xtreme Video this morning since I am providing weather support to the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. Much calmer weather expected for Central Alabama today after a challenging weather situation yesterday. Morning low clouds will give way to sunshine this morning with a mostly sunny afternoon expected. […]

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