Friday night Tornado barely misses my house! - Guitars101

**Riff Addict** · 05-08-2006, 06:48 AM

This was a brutal storm and F2 tornado that just missed my house. At first they were calling it straight-line wind damage from near 80 mph but just recently are saying it was a tornado. It was the 2nd to hit us in 2 weeks. I live right in the path of this tornado late Friday night.

Its one of the worst I've been through. Just got power back on yesterday morning but alot of residents still without. I live very close to the hardest hit areas and I feel very lucky that my neighborhood was spared. A few storage buldings were toppled on my street, trees uprooted and minor structural damage to a few homes and small businesses. Thankfully no one was killed. On May 11, 1953, an F4 tornado hit Waco and was one of the worst in Texas history. That anniversary is only 3 days away.

Some footage below:

Carmine · 05-08-2006, 07:02 AM

Jeez Riff....I'm glad everything is ok and that you luckily escaped any trouble.

**Riff Addict** · 05-08-2006, 07:12 AM

thanks man, yeah its tornado season so we may end up getting hit again since storms are moving back through the area late tonight then again on Sunday. Hopefully nothing like Friday night.

**mewisemagic** · 05-08-2006, 07:34 AM

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thanks man, yeah its tornado season so we may end up getting hit again since storms are moving back through the area late tonight then again on Sunday. Hopefully nothing like Friday night.

Glad You were spared the heavy stuff!!.....It really has been stormy in these parts lately!!

Carmine · 05-08-2006, 07:47 AM

I saw some Texas hail storms on the news over the weekend. That looked pretty bad too...

rain · 05-08-2006, 07:55 AM

Man...I'm so glad your ok hun,and everyone else there

**mewisemagic** · 05-08-2006, 07:58 AM

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I saw some Texas hail storms on the news over the weekend. That looked pretty bad too...

When the big hail used to hit,My dad would put on a hardhat and a catchers mit and reach out from under the edge of the roof and throw them in too me to put in the freezer....Ive seen them as big as softballs!!

rain · 05-08-2006, 08:04 AM

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When the big hail used to hit,My dad would put on a hardhat and a catchers mit and reach out from under the edge of the roof and throw them in too me to put in the freezer....Ive seen them as big as softballs!!

Gawd...Can you amagine getting caught out in the middle of no where with no shelter...Scary!

**Riff Addict** · 05-08-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mewisemagic

When the big hail used to hit,My dad would put on a hardhat and a catchers mit and reach out from under the edge of the roof and throw them in too me to put in the freezer....Ive seen them as big as softballs!!

Yeah hail like that is becoming more common in Texas with these bad storms. I only saw quarter size Friday night but some counties had baseball to golfball size.

TRox · 05-08-2006, 08:13 AM

Wow glad your okay! We have a chance of storms until thursday in Dallas.

**mewisemagic** · 05-08-2006, 08:15 AM

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Wow glad your okay! We have a chance of storms until thursday in Dallas.

They are saying it might get rough in D/FW Tonight!!

**Riff Addict** · 05-08-2006, 08:37 AM

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Wow glad your okay! We have a chance of storms until thursday in Dallas.

thanks and good luck! Hope it's not severe.