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Old Tiger
10-10-2006, 09:52 AM
For Burleson county! Till 10:15.
coiled2strike
10-10-2006, 09:53 AM
for grimes and brazos until 2 pm, as of 7 am
Old Tiger
10-10-2006, 09:54 AM
There is rotation 4.8 miles SW of Caldwell. Be safe everyone
Bullaholic
10-10-2006, 09:54 AM
A "warning" means there is a tornado on the ground. A "watch" means conditions are favorable for the formation of tornadoes and strong thunderstorms.
coiled2strike
10-10-2006, 09:56 AM
is anyone else having trouble getting kbtx.com/weather to work

or maybe that is where the tornado is...
Bullaholic
10-10-2006, 10:01 AM
Originally posted by coiled2strike
is anyone else having trouble getting kbtx.com/weather to work

or maybe that is where the tornado is...

Tune NOAA weather radio if you have a receiver that will pick it up, or the weather channel if you have cable TV.
CHS_CG
10-10-2006, 10:10 AM
Originally posted by Tiger WR
There is rotation 4.8 miles SW of Caldwell. Be safe everyone

that isnt to far away from my house... great!
injuredinmelee
10-10-2006, 10:12 AM
Be safe to our Caldwell posters.
Old Tiger
10-10-2006, 10:12 AM
The heaviest rotation is around FM RD 976, 60, and 1361
CHS_CG
10-10-2006, 10:14 AM
Originally posted by Tiger WR
The heaviest rotation is around FM RD 976, 60, and 1361

hwy 60 isnt but maybe 5 miles from my house same for 976 its about 7
Old Tiger
10-10-2006, 10:16 AM
I think there is no longer a threat. The county isn't highlighted anymore.
CHS_CG
10-10-2006, 10:20 AM
reports from Caldwell, the tornado warnings are goin off, FB_gurl's bf is underground at this moment!
Bulldog_12
10-10-2006, 10:34 AM
We are under a warning now too.
Ranger05
10-10-2006, 11:31 AM
warning doesnt mean that a tornado is on the ground it simply means that a rotation has been spotted
Bullaholic
10-10-2006, 11:34 AM
Originally posted by Ranger05
warning doesnt mean that a tornado is on the ground it simply means that a rotation has been spotted

No, "tornado warning" means a funnel has descended to the ground. A "funnel" descending from a wall cloud and remaining in the air is still called a "funnel".
spiveyrat
10-10-2006, 12:03 PM
Bull, sometimes tornado warnings are issued due to what the NWS sees on doppler radar. But traditionally, you are correct.
Bullaholic
10-10-2006, 12:23 PM
Originally posted by spiveyrat
Bull, sometimes tornado warnings are issued due to what the NWS sees on doppler radar. But traditionally, you are correct.

spivey, I am one of the weather spotters who goes out and confirms what the NWS is seeing on doppler radar and reports directly to the NWS via amateur radio. The NWS does not usually issue the warning unless there has been confirmation by a trained weather spotter or law enforcement/fire official. A "hook echo" is a stong indicator of the existence of a funnel or a tornado.

Not trying to be one of those "knows-it-all" guys, but I take storm spotting very seriously and do my best to try to inform the public with as much accurate info about tornadoes as I possibly can---it may save someone's life if they are ever in a tornado's path.


Tornado - A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm. A condensation funnel does not need to reach to the ground for a tornado to be present; a debris cloud beneath a thunderstorm is all that is needed to confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the total absence of a condensation funnel.

*Funnel Cloud - A condensation funnel extending from the base of a towering cumulus or Cb, associated with a rotating column of air that is not in contact with the ground (and hence different from a tornado). A condensation funnel is a tornado, not a funnel cloud, if either a) it is in contact with the ground or b) a debris cloud or dust whirl is visible beneath it.
bccards
10-10-2006, 03:38 PM
KLCH and KHGX issues Tornado Warnings all the time using this phrase:

"NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED WEST OF SANTA FE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH."

There never WAS a confirmed tornado, it was just RADAR INDICATED.

This was taken from the KHGX Tornado WARNING issued TODAY, @2:07PM
Adidas410s
10-10-2006, 03:43 PM
glad to see we have something in common, Bull! :thumbsup:
Bullaholic
10-10-2006, 03:46 PM
Originally posted by Adidas410s
glad to see we have something in common, Bull! :thumbsup:

storm spotting or "knowing" everything, Adidas? :D
RMAC
10-10-2006, 04:33 PM
I worked for the highway dept this summer and we had a spotter course. I think I'm certified now, but I never got a certificate.